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Playing partner, rules official have no problem with Tiger's drop on 14th hole
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Playing partner Casey Wittenberg and Mark Russell, vice president of competition for the PGA Tour, have no concerns about Tiger Woods' drop on the par-4 14th hole. Woods hit a high, sweeping hook into the water do ...Go to article
Tiger Woods wins Players Championship as Sergio Garcia collapses on 17th hole
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A weekend filled with sharp words between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia came down to one last showdown Sunday in The Players Championship, this one staged across the water in a tiny, terrifying section of the TPC Sawgrass. ...Go to article
Tiger Woods, Sergio Garcia tied with Lingmerth through three rounds at Players
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia are part of a three-way tie for the lead at The Players Championship, both going after golf's richest prize without the pleasure of being in the same group for the final round at the TPC ...Go to article
Lee Westwood whiffs a shot, tumbles down leaderboard at Players
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Lee Westwood swung and missed on Moving Day at The Players Championship. Literally. Westwood double-bogeyed two of his first four holes to open the third round Saturday, the first one coming after he whiffed trying ...Go to article
Lingmerth leads Woods, Garcia, Stenson by two as storms disrupt the Players
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A rift between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia attracted all the attention on a stormy day at Sawgrass. Swedish rookie David Lingmerth quietly went about his business and wound up atop the leaderboard Saturday in The Players ...Go to article
Sergio Garcia blames Tiger Woods for bad shot at Players Championship
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Tiger Woods was surrounded by four rows of fans who stood shoulder-to-shoulder, curious to see how he was going to escape from the trees on the second hole at The Players Championship. Cheers erupted when he pulled out a 5 ...Go to article
Sergio Garcia-Tiger Woods duel takes center stage at Players Championship
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The Players Championship is shaping up to be more than just a duel between Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods. There are 18 players within five shots of the lead, including current major champions Adam Scott, Webb Simpson a ...Go to article
Ryan Palmer plays at TPC Sawgrass after best friend dies in car accident
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Playing with a heavy heart and the initials "CA'' on his hat, Ryan Palmer managed to keep his composure before and during the second round of The Players Championship on Friday. After was a different sto ...Go to article
Sergio Garcia one ahead of Tiger Woods at Players Championship
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The Players Championship already provides plenty of theater because of its thrill-a-minute golf course. Making it even more compelling is the star attraction of Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods, playing in the final group on ...Go to article
Great debut for Castro, solid start for Woods and McIlroy
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy had their best start ever Thursday in The Players Championship. It still wasn't enough to catch Roberto Castro, who had never played the TPC Sawgrass and made a debut he won't soon fo ...Go to article
Vijay Singh draws little public reaction in opening round at Sawgrass
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - One spectator wore fake deer antlers. Another yelled about eating venison. And a group of guys shouted, ``Stay off the spray, Vijay.'' But for the most part, there was little public reaction to Vijay Singh ...Go to article
Vijay Singh sues PGA Tour over deer-antler spray investigation
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Vijay Singh sued the PGA Tour on Wednesday, a week after his doping case was dropped, claiming it damaged his reputation by not doing a thorough job of researching his use of deer antler spray. ``I am proud of my achie ...Go to article
One day after NYC red carpet, Tiger Woods arrives at Sawgrass ready to end Players drought
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - One night after making his red carpet debut in New York, Tiger Woods was on a golf course that hasn't treated him very well over the years. Woods said it took him a week to get over his tie for fourth at the Maste ...Go to article
Couples' Hall of Fame career began with what he calls 'dumbest decision I ever made'
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Fred Couples was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, a journey that began with what he called ``the dumbest decision I ever made.'' It was one that, like so many other things in his life, turned out just f ...Go to article
New Jersey township honors Lewis for Sandy donation
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - Stacy Lewis will return to the LPGA ShopRite Classic later this month as more than the defending champion and No. 2 player in women's golf. She'll also be coming back as somewhat of a hero for donating $20,00 ...Go to article