Tournament News
Heartbreak Kid
Phil Mickelson fell just short at the U.S. Open once again -- and there's
only one word for that, writes John Garrity.
PGA Tour Confidential
The Rose And The Thorns
Did Justin Rose win the U.S. Open or did Phil Mickelson lose it? Plus Tiger's
major problems and more.
Pressel leads Wegmans LPGA after 65
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) A barren stretch in the waning weeks of her teens made Morgan Pressel realize she wasn't working nearly hard enough on her short game. The youngest major winner in LPGA Tour history broke open a leaderboard logjam with a 7- ...Go to article
Kaymer takes 5-stroke lead in Germany
MUNICH, Germany (AP) Martin Kaymer shot a 9-under 63 Friday to take a five-stroke lead after the second round of the BMW International Open. Kaymer, the recent rookie of the year, had nine birdies for a 13-under 131 total. Francois Delamontagne shot ...Go to article
Kite ties record in Champions Tour event
CONCORD, Mass. (AP) Tom Kite matched the course record with a 9-under 63 on Friday to take the first-round lead in the Bank of America Championship. Kite birdied the first three holes at Nashawtuc Country Club and played the front nine in 6-under 30 ...Go to article
Scott falters, but another Aussie contending at Houston Open
HUMBLE, Texas (AP) Adam Scott faltered at the Houston Open. Predictably, another Australian moved into contention. Mathew Goggin shot an 8-under 64 to move within three shots of Johnson Wagner before an afternoon storm delayed play for an hour and 4 ...Go to article
Seven tied for the lead at Wegmans LPGA
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) Japan's Ai Miyazato, celebrating her 23rd birthday, shot a 4-under 68 on Thursday to join Cristie Kerr and five South Korean players atop the crowded leaderboard at the Wegmans LPGA. "I think it was a good start to my ...Go to article
Four players shoot 64s in Travelers
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) Johnson Wagner says he could shoot a 61 while playing the TPC River Highlands on his old Sega Genesis video game as a kid. The actual course didn't give Wagner much more of a challenge Thursday in the Travelers Championship ...Go to article
Nicklaus even more amazed at Tiger's victory
(AP) Jack Nicklaus always thought the U.S. Open was the hardest and most complete test in golf. That's what made Tiger Woods' victory even more impressive to the man whose major record Woods is trying to beat. "To have a will as stron ...Go to article
World of golf reacts to Tiger's surgery
(AP) A collection of quotes reacting to Tiger Woods missing the rest of the season to undergo knee surgery: "I'm sorry about Tiger having to miss the rest of the year due to more knee surgery. I know how frustrating it was to lose most o ...Go to article
Woods out for rest of '08
Tiger Woods will miss the remainder of 2008 after a planned reconstructive surgery on his left knee, the golfer's management company said Wednesday, confirming rumors that Woods was significantly more injured than he let on while winning the 108th ...Go to article
Villegas cashes in at World Skins Games
VERNON, British Columbia (AP) With a couple of hundred of thousand dollars on the line, Camilo Villegas felt some nerves at his first Skins Game. Coming off a top-10 finish at the U.S. Open, Villegas made more than $200,000 on Tuesday to win the two ...Go to article
Sorenstam to become ambassador for USGA
SAN DIEGO (AP) Annika Sorenstam will play in her final U.S. Women's Open next week at Interlachen, but her involvement with the U.S. Golf Association won't end there. The three-time champion will become a USGA ambassador, involved in the Rul ...Go to article
Tiger's future leads to a summer of speculation
SAN DIEGO (AP) Paul Azinger answered his phone during the final round of a U.S. Open that attracted a prime-time audience, the Ryder Cup captain among those camped in front of the TV. "I'm watching my show pony," he said, referring to ...Go to article
Teen star Hurst wins Futures Tour event
BRASELTON, Ga.(AP) Teen star Vicky Hurst won her fifth Duramed Futures Tour title of the year Sunday, closing with an even-par 71 for a one-stroke victory over Scotland's Vikki Laing in the season-ending Duramed Invitational. The 18-year-old Hurs ...Go to article
For 1 day, Ogilvy and Jimenez keep their noses in front of Woods
DORAL, Fla. (AP) Geoff Ogilvy left Bay Hill on a positive note last week after closing with a 66 to salvage a finish in the top 20, and he got back to his room in time to flip on the TV and watch the final hole of the Arnold Palmer Invitational. ...Go to article
A gritty playoff on a bum knee ... but Tiger Woods wins the 2008 U.S. Open
SAN DIEGO — Tiger Woods has defined his career in terms of major championship victories, and in turn they have defined him. Some wins have been monuments to his power, as when he obliterated the old Augusta National in 1997, and others have been tribute ...Go to article
