Tournament News
Bradley Shoots 60
Keegan Bradley matched the best round of the PGA Tour season Thursday,
shooting a 10-under 60 to take the Byron Nelson lead.
PGA Tour Confidential
The Last Word
How does 2013 Tiger compared to his greatest years? Paul Goydos, runner up to
Sergio Garcia at the 2008 Players, joins our panel to discuss.
Golfer survives chomp by 11-foot alligator
VENICE, Fla. (AP) A man who lost his ball in a golf course pond nearly lost a limb when a nearly 11-foot alligator latched on to his arm and pulled him in the water, authorities said. Bruce Burger, 50, was trying to retrieve his ball Monday from ...Go to article
Troubled times for Wie as U.S. Open begins
You want it to end well, but somehow it doesn't seem it will. Child sports prodigies are a lot like child actors in that everything they do is not so cute once they start growing up. Michelle Wie is growing up, and fast. Just a few weeks ago she ...Go to article
Champions Tour to use PGA steroids policy
CONCORD, Mass.(AP) Champions Tour president Rick George doesn't think the over-50 golf circuit has a problem with performance-enhancing drugs. Even so, it will follow whatever steroid policy the PGA Tour comes up with. "We'll adopt what ...Go to article
Mahan wins first PGA title in playoff at Travelers
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) Hunter Mahan was not the fan favorite when he came down the 18th fairway trying for the Travelers Championship. That honor went to Jay Williamson, a 40-year old journeyman who had played baseball and hockey at nearby Trinity Col ...Go to article
After eagle at 17, Ochoa wins first playoff
PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) Trailing by three shots with two holes to play, Lorena Ochoa knew that nothing less than an eagle at the par-5 17th hole would rekindle her hopes at the Wegmans LPGA. When she reached the green in two and rattled in a 12-foot pu ...Go to article
Haas takes advantage of Purtzer collapse
CONCORD, Mass.(AP) Jay Haas set his sights on second place and instead came away with his second consecutive victory on the Champions Tour. Whittling away a three-stroke deficit when Tom Purtzer suffered through an eerily familiar Sunday collapse, Haa ...Go to article
As crowd cheers Langer, Fasth takes BMW
MUNICH, Germany (AP) Niclas Fasth of Sweden won the BMW International by two strokes Sunday, shooting a 2-under 70 to hold off veteran Bernhard Langer. Fasth finished at 13-under 275 to overtake Langer, who set the early clubhouse lead at 11-under. ...Go to article
Williamson takes 1-shot lead at Travelers
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) Jay Williamson would like to get back to playing PGA Tour events full-time. He's one day away. Playing on a sponsor exemption in the Travelers Championship, Williamson shot a third-round 67 Saturday for a one-stroke lead ov ...Go to article
Ochoa leads by 1 at Wegmans LPGA
PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) Lorena Ochoa never plays safe, especially when she's ahead. "My way is being aggressive, so that's what I'm going to do all the way to the end," the 25-year-old Mexican star said after shooting a 5-under ...Go to article
Va. Tech student is British Amateur champ
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England (AP) Virginia Tech student Drew Weaver became the first American to win the British Amateur golf tournament since 1979, dedicating his victory Saturday to the victims of the campus massacre. The 20-year-old junior defeated ...Go to article
Toms and Williamson tied at Travelers
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) Jay Williamson is right where he wants to be, in contention to win on the PGA Tour instead of the Nationwide. Williamson shot consecutive 66s and was tied with David Toms atop the leaderboard after two rounds of the Travelers Ch ...Go to article
Ochoa trails Kims by 3 at Wegman's LPGA
PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) Two South Koreans, a virtuoso and a rookie who share the most common surname in pro golf, shared a two-stroke lead heading into weekend play at the Wegmans LPGA. Newcomer In-Kyung Kim, whose best finish was a tie for fourth at l ...Go to article
Woods will play daddy, not Buick Open
GRAND BLANC, Mich. (AP) Tiger Woods will miss next week's Buick Open to be with his wife and newborn daughter. On Monday, Woods' wife gave birth to the couple's first child. (Click here to see photos of Tiger and Elin.) ...Go to article
A forgotten star, Webb still aims for No. 1
(AP) Karrie Webb never cared for the spotlight until she found herself in the shadows. There was a time she dominated women's golf, winning five out of eight majors, a standard topped only by Mickey Wright and Tiger Woods in the professional ga ...Go to article
David Duval withdraws from British Open
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) Former British Open champion David Duval pulled out of next month's championship at Carnoustie, citing personal reasons. The Royal & Ancient Club, which runs the July 19-22 tournament, said Friday that Duval was w ...Go to article
