Tournament News
Heart In Texas
Sang-Moon Bae surged past Keegan Bradley midway through his final round, then
hung on at the Byron Nelson Championship for his first career PGA Tour title.
PGA Tour Confidential
Good Moon Rising
Is Byron Nelson winner Sang-Moon Bae the next great young player on the PGA
Tour? Our panel discusses this, the best Texas stop and more.
Tiger finally gives the tour a plug
Tiger Woods has bounced a golf ball off his wedge - behind his back and through his legs - in a spontaneous ad for Nike. He played the role of Carl Spackler from "Caddyshack" in a commercial for American Express. And in his latest TV ad for Bu ...Go to article
Mickelson defends Tiger's new tournament
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Rivals on the golf course, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson sounded like allies Wednesday in promoting the concept of Woods' new tournament in Washington being treated like an invitational.The field size for the new AT&T Na ...Go to article
Nike to replace some Sumo Squared drivers
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) - Nike Golf says some of its Sumo Squared drivers were found to be slightly over USGA regulations, and it has offered customers a replacement driver that conforms to the rules. Nike said none of its PGA Tour staff was using the ...Go to article
Sportsmanship costs Weekley 2 shots
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Boo Weekley tried to spare his partner a penalty. He wound up incurring one himself Saturday in a bizarre act of sportsmanship-gone-bad at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. "I learned another rule in the game of golf," W ...Go to article
Nirat of Thailand wins TCL Classic
SANYA, China (AP) -- Chapchai Nirat of Thailand shot a 1-under 71 on Sunday to win the TCL Classic and claim his first victory in a major tournament. The 23-year-old Thai led from start to finish to end with a 22-under 266 for four rounds. He opened ...Go to article
Purtzer beats Roberts in Champions playoff
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) -- Tom Purtzer won the Champions Tour's AT&T Champions Classic for the second time in five seasons, beating Loren Roberts with a 17-foot birdie on the fourth hole of a playoff Sunday. Purtzer closed with a 4-under ...Go to article
Palmer may be honorary starter at Masters
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Arnold Palmer might tee it up at the Masters again - as an honorary starter. The four-time Masters champion said Wednesday he has given "careful consideration'' to a request from Augusta National chairman Billy Pa ...Go to article
Rocco still proving his point to Palmer
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Rocco Mediate was 19 when he met Arnold Palmer. They have played golf more times than he can remember. He has sat in Palmer's office on countless occasions seeking advice. He feels as though he can ask Palmer for anything. ...Go to article
USGA approves new Nike driver to replace error in earlier club
BEAVERTON, Ore.(AP) The U.S. Golf Association approved new drivers from Nike on Monday to replace some Sumo Squared Drivers that did not meet the organization's regulations. Nike Golf announced last week that some of its square-shaped drivers had ...Go to article
Woods and Federer are both in Miami
David Cannon/Getty ImagesTiger Woods invited Roger Federer to join him inside the ropes at Doral on Wednesday. MIAMI (AP) -Tiger Woods and Roger Federer go about their business in different ways. Federer carries his own bag but has someone pi ...Go to article
LPGA releases list of banned substances
SUPERSTITION MOUNTAIN, Ariz.(AP) The LPGA Tour released the list of substances it will ban when it begins drug testing next year. The tour said Wednesday that it will test for 33 anabolic steroids, 29 stimulants and 20 beta-blockers, among other sub ...Go to article
Sorenstam and Ochoa set for showdown
SUPERSTITION MOUNTAIN, Ariz.(AP) A year ago, Lorena Ochoa broke Annika Sorenstam's five-year stranglehold on the LPGA Tour's player of the year award. Now Ochoa is looking to start a streak of her own. ``My goal is to maintain that posit ...Go to article
Portugal's Santos leads Madeira Islands Open
SANTO DA SERRA, Madeira Islands (AP) - Portugal's Ricardo Santos birdied seven holes and led by one stroke after the first round of the Madeira Islands Open on Thursday. Santos, a 24-year-old playing in his seventh European Tour event since his d ...Go to article
Wie to skip LPGA's first major
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) - Michelle Wie will not play the Kraft Nabisco Championship next week while she recovers from a wrist injury, the first LPGA Tour major championship she has missed in two years. Wie injured her right wrist during a fall last ...Go to article
Santos leads Madeira Islands Open
SANTO DA SERRA, Madeira Islands (AP) - Portugal's Ricardo Santos birdied seven holes and led by one stroke after the first round of the Madeira Islands Open on Thursday. Santos, a 24-year-old playing in his seventh European Tour event since his d ...Go to article
