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.
Pound echoes Player's doping claim
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) The head of the World Anti-Doping Agency supports Gary Player's claims that some golfers take drugs and criticized the PGA Tour for refusing to acknowledge there may be a problem. Player said just before the start o ...Go to article
Rose continues great play in majors
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) Justin Rose is closing in on a third consecutive top-10 finish in a major after shooting a 4-under 67 at the British Open on Saturday. Tied for 15th and improving in each round at Carnoustie, the Englishman is trying to w ...Go to article
Errant shot by Woods hits a spectator
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) A woman was hit in the head by Tiger Woods' ball when he sliced an approach at the British Open on Saturday. She needed two stitches to close the wound. Jennifer Wilson, from Antrim, Northern Ireland, was treated by me ...Go to article
Garcia positioned for first major title
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) — On a gloomy Scottish day, Sergio Garcia sent his ball soaring over the Barry Burn, a bounce in his step as he followed the trajectory against the ashen sky. "Be good!" he screamed. It was. The ball hopped a coup ...Go to article
Stenson fined for bashing tee marker
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) Sweden's Henrik Stenson was fined more than $1,000 for whacking a tee marker on the eighth hole at the British Open. Stenson swung at the marker in disgust after a poor shot Friday, taking out half of it. He was fined ...Go to article
Garcia out front, Tiger takes a dip, Lefty heading home after 77
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) Instead of charging, Tiger Woods got in trouble on his first swing of the day at the British Open. Woods yanked his opening shot into the Barry Burn, looking on in disbelief as the ball dribbled into the meandering stream. ...Go to article
Kid from Ireland claims leading role at Open
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) The kid from Holywood sure looks like a star. Of course, Rory McIlroy also looks like he got into the British Open with one of those tickets that allows juniors through the gates for free if they're with an adult. Wh ...Go to article
Garcia shoots 65 at 'Car-Nicely,' Tiger lurking
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) The British Open wasn't at "Car-Nasty" this time around especially for Sergio Garcia. Still trying to remove that unwanted title of best player never to win a major, Garcia took advantage of charitable cond ...Go to article
R&A official causes uproar over racist jokes
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) A Royal & Ancient rules official started his dinner speech with a fantastic impersonation of Seve Ballesteros, which segued to a series of racial and ethnic jokes. One day later, Graham Brown was under more scrutiny than ...Go to article
Gary Player alleges drug use in golf
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) — Gary Player put steroids at the forefront of the British Open on Wednesday, saying golf has its head buried in a bunker if it thinks the sport is clean and he knows of one player using performance-enhancing drugs. The nine- ...Go to article
Ballesteros ends a charismatic career
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) The Spanish eyes that came to life whenever Seve Ballesteros faced an impossible shot were soft and sad. The man who bounced on the balls of his feet when he won at St. Andrews sat calmly at a table to announce his career was ...Go to article
BYU star first amateur winner on Nationwide
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) BYU star Daniel Summerhays became the first amateur winner in Nationwide Tour history Sunday, closing with a 2-under 69 for a two-stroke victory in the Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational. "It's been a real ...Go to article
Ex-QB Chandler wins Tahoe celebrity golf
STATELINE, Nev. (AP) Former NFL quarterback Chris Chandler won the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship, making seven birdies in a nine-hole stretch Sunday to beat six-time winner Rick Rhoden by five points in the modified Stableford event. ...Go to article
Byrd soars to win at John Deere
SILVIS, Ill. (AP) Jonathan Byrd could see it all again. There was the look in Vijay Singh's eyes as he stepped to the first tee, the aggression that took him to a victory in the John Deere Classic four years earlier. Byrd did all he could to re ...Go to article
Pak's late birdie trumps Pressel's ace
SYLVANIA, Ohio (AP) Each year the city of Sylvania renames its main drag after the golfer who wins the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic. Imagine how much money Se Ri Pak has saved taxpayers who haven't had to pay for new street signs. Pak ove ...Go to article
