Dublin: Four-times champion Tiger Woods looked close to his very best in tough conditions at the Memorial tournament on Friday, ending a gruelling second round one shot behind pacesetting South African Rory Sabbatini. In pursuit of a 73rd PGA Tour victory and his second this year, Woods carded a three-under-par 69 at a wet and windy Muirfield Village Golf Club, finishing level with fellow Americans Scott Stallings (73) and Spencer...
08:40 AM, Jun 02, 2012
Dublin: Four-times champion Tiger Woods, without playing at his best, moved ominously into contention at the Memorial tournament after shooting a two-under-par 70 in Thursday's opening round. The former world number one birdied three of the four par-fives in surprisingly firm and fast-running conditions at a sun-drenched Muirfield Village Golf Club to finish one stroke off the early pace. Australian Aaron Baddeley, South African Rory Sabbatini, Argentina's Andres Romero and...
09:05 AM, Jun 01, 2012
London: British Open champion Darren Clarke has pulled out of next month's US Open at the Olympic Club in San Francisco because of a troublesome groin injury. "I am extremely disappointed that I will be unable to play in the US Open. But I have to make sure I am 100 percent ready for the British Open at Royal Lytham in July and to do that I've been advised not...
12:31 PM, May 29, 2012
Virginia Water, England: Briton Luke Donald went to the top of the world rankings for the fourth time in 12 months after strolling to a seemingly effortless four-stroke victory in the PGA Championship at Wentworth on Sunday. The 34-year-old Englishman took over from Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy at the summit after shooting a four-under 68 for a 15-under tally of 273 at the European Tour's flagship event. World number 10...
11:33 PM, May 27, 2012
Virginia Water, England: Luke Donald moved to the brink of a second successive BMW PGA Championship title and reclaiming the top ranking from Rory McIlroy by mastering tough conditions at Wentworth on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead into the final round. By shooting a patient 3-under 69, Donald was one of only three players to break 70 on a day of high scoring that led course designer Ernie Els...
08:33 AM, May 27, 2012
Virginia Water: Former England youth cricketer James Morrison hit his rivals for six with a stunning exhibition in the second round of the PGA Championship on Friday while world number one Rory McIlroy missed the cut. Morrison, a teammate of Test cricketers-to-be Alastair Cook, Tim Bresnan and Ravi Bopara when they were all teenagers, raced into a four-shot lead on 12-under 132 after six birdies and a second eagle three...
08:38 AM, May 26, 2012
Benton: After playing only one event on the European Senior Tour, Roger Chapman showed up at the Senior PGA Championship in fine form. Chapman shot a 3-under 68 on Thursday to take the first-round lead at Harbor Shores. Chapman finished in a share of 16th this month in the Mallorca Open " and that's about all he's done this season. "We have only played one event in Europe this year,...
08:29 AM, May 25, 2012
White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.: Tiger Woods is heading to the hills this summer to play in The Greenbrier Classic. Tournament organizers announced on Monday that Woods had committed to play from July 5-8, in the event which began only two years ago. It is played on The Old White TPC Course, where two years ago Stuart Appleby closed with a 59 to win. It will be the third time in...
10:15 PM, May 15, 2012
Ponte Vedera Beach, Florida: Kevin Na birdied the 18th hole to complete one of only three rounds without a bogey at The Players Championship on Saturday, giving him one-shot lead over Matt Kuchar as they chase the richest prize on the PGA Tour " a five-year exemption and a spot in all the majors. For all his practice swings and waggles, even purposely missing the ball so he could start...
08:53 AM, May 13, 2012
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida: After breaking 70 for the first time in seven weeks, Tiger Woods headed to the back of the practice range at the TPC Sawgrass to fine-tune his swing. That was much better than going to the clubhouse to clean out his locker. The Players Championship featured Matt Kuchar, Zach John and Kevin Na atop the leaderboard Friday. What it lacked was some of the golf's biggest...
08:26 AM, May 12, 2012
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida: Ian Poulter ran off four birdies around the turn and Martin Laird was the only player without a bogey on his card as the pair shared the lead Thursday in The Players Championship. Poulter birdied all of the par 5s on his way to a 7-under 65. Laird played in the afternoon and relied on his putting for some critical par saves to match Poulter. Laird,...
09:17 AM, May 11, 2012
St. Augustine: Phil Mickelson loved golf before he was old enough to walk and swing a club. It took him on a thrilling ride of major championships and a few spectacular crashes, eventually leading to his induction on Monday night into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Mickelson was inducted with two-time major champion Sandy Lyle of Scotland, writer Dan Jenkins, British player-turned-broadcaster Peter Alliss, and four-time LPGA major champion...
08:34 AM, May 08, 2012
Charlotte: Arjun Atwal landed two eagles in the final round of the Wells Fargo Championships to finish tied 21st in what has been best result of an otherwise dismal season. Atwal, who ballooned to a 75 on third day, shot three-under 69 with two eagles, three birdies but also had four bogeys, including three in a four-hole span between ninth and 12th. Atwal, seven-under for the week, has made only...
05:22 PM, May 07, 2012
Charlotte, N.C.: Rickie Fowler finally picked up his first PGA Tour win on Sunday in what might be the start of a rivalry for years to come. Fowler brought style and substance to a sudden-death play-off at Quail Hollow and delivered a clutch shot " a wedge into 4 feet to birdie the 18th hole and win the Wells Fargo Championship over US Open champion Rory McIlroy and DA Points....
09:14 AM, May 07, 2012
Charlotte (USA): Indian golfer Arjun Atwal endured a tough day, carding a three-over 75 in the third round to slip from overnight tied 10th to tied 42nd at the Wells Fargo Championship. Atwal is now four-under 212 for 54 holes and will need a brilliant final round for a decent finish. Atwal bogeyed the third and fourth and dropped another stroke on the eighth after a birdie on seventh. On...
05:26 PM, May 06, 2012
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