Former 100 metres world record holder Asafa Powell has been forced to withdraw from his first meeting since last year's Olympic final because of a hamstring injury, Athletics Australia said on Tuesday. ...
12:42 PM, Apr 02, 2013
California: Former U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell, who relishes playing golf in California, edged closer to his first win in two years by ending the third round of the World Challenge with a two-shot lead. The Northern Irishman, who despite several close calls has endured a barren title run worldwide since his playoff victory at the World Challenge in 2010, fired a flawless four-under-par 68 on Saturday to post a...
11:45 AM, Dec 02, 2012
Thousand Oaks, California: With his game markedly better than this time a year ago, tournament host Tiger Woods was happy enough after grinding out a two-under-par 70 in Thursday's opening round of the World Challenge. Though Woods did not strike the ball as well as he did in Wednesday's pro-am competition, he sank several par putts from around 10 feet to remain in contention and ended an overcast day at...
08:44 AM, Nov 30, 2012
Thousand Oaks, California: Twelve months after ending a two-year victory drought at the tournament he hosts, Tiger Woods is excited about his prospects for 2013 as he prepares to defend his World Challenge title this week. His one-shot triumph over fellow American Zach Johnson at last year's World Challenge set the tone for a successful 2012 PGA Tour campaign highlighted by three wins, the only disappointment being his continued barren...
09:22 AM, Nov 28, 2012
Tournament host Tiger Woods will be joined by two reigning major champions in what he regards as one of the deepest fields ever seen at the World Challenge, to be played from November 29-December 2 in Thousand Oaks, California. Masters champion Bubba Watson and U.S. Open winner Webb Simpson were both named on Wednesday in the elite 18-man field for the $5 million invitational event at Sherwood Country Club. Also...
10:08 AM, Oct 18, 2012
California: Tiger Woods has soared to 21st from 52nd in the world rankings after his triumph in the Chevron World Challenge at Thousand Oaks, California. The 35-year-old American, who has won 14 majors, landed his first tournament victory since the 2009 Australian Masters when he edged out fellow countryman Zach Johnson by one stroke on Sunday. Britain's Luke Donald will end the year as world number one regardless of his...
09:44 AM, Dec 06, 2011
California: After going more than two years and 26 tournaments without a win, and after so much turmoil in his personal life and with his golf game, Tiger Woods stood over a 6-feet birdie putt on Sunday to win the Chevron World Challenge and felt as though nothing had changed. Finally, the outcome was familiar, too. Woods poured in the putt to cap off a birdie-birdie finish at Sherwood, close...
08:42 AM, Dec 05, 2011
California: Tiger Woods lost his three-stroke margin with every shot that looked good until the wind decided otherwise. He lost his lead in the Chevron World Challenge because of something that was really out of his control. Zach Johnson was 163 yards away in the 18th fairway on Saturday, one shot behind and hopeful of getting his 7-iron onto the top shelf to make par as easy as possible. Imagine...
11:45 PM, Dec 04, 2011
Thousand Oaks, California: Tiger Woods knows he's playing better than he has in the last two years, and he has the leaderboard to prove it. Woods hit a half-dozen extraordinary shots on Friday in the Chevron World Challenge on his way to a 5-under 67, giving him a three-shot lead over Matt Kuchar and KJ Choi going into the weekend at Sherwood Country Club. It was the second straight tournament...
12:39 PM, Dec 03, 2011
Thousand Oaks, California: KJ Choi birdied his opening five holes, then held on in 30 mph gusts for a 6-under 66 that gave him a three-shot lead over Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker at the Chevron World Challenge on Thursday. Woods looked as good as he did in Australia, making his fourth birdie with a 3-iron to an elevated green on the par-5 fifth that covered the flag in the...
01:37 PM, Dec 02, 2011
Zagreb, Croatia: Usain Bolt made a cautious start in his first 100 meters since his disqualification at the world championships and still won in a season-best 9.85 seconds at the Zagreb World Challenge on Tuesday. Bolt, who false-started in South Korea last month to end his hopes of retaining his world title, shaved 0.03 seconds off his previous fastest time this year " 9.88 at Monaco in June " on...
11:32 AM, Sep 14, 2011
California: The sure way for a player to make headlines is to say something about Tiger Woods that can be interpreted as anything but high praise; Rory McIlroy was no exception. In an interview with Irish newspapers in August — one week after Woods had his worst performance of his pro career — McIlroy was quoted as saying he would love to face Woods in the Ryder Cup if his...
05:17 PM, Dec 04, 2010
Woods has cited car accident injuries as a reason behind his withdrawal. ...
09:02 AM, Dec 01, 2009
