Tiger Woods was finished in the Match Play Championship after missing a 5-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole and losing to Nick Watney, 1-up, in their second-round match. “The old adage is to expect your opponent to make it,” Nick Watney said. “And when it’s Tiger Woods, you really expect him to make it.” [...]
Jessica Korda tried to win it, appeared to throw it away, then stole it back again. At the end of an historic 6-way playoff, the first in women’s Australian Open history, the American teenager holed a seven-metre birdie putt to win the $1.1 million tournament, her first triumph as a professional. The 18-year-old Jessica Korda completed [...]
Tiger Woods put himself in position to win his second straight tournament Saturday, and this one would leave little doubt about which direction his game is going. He finally won 2 months ago against an 18-man field in California. Tiger Woods shared the joint lead in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship after Saturday’s third [...]
Tiger Woods announced on his website Monday morning that he’ll make his 2012 PGA Tour debut at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The tournament is scheduled for February 9-12. It has not been pretty enough to get him back to the Monterey Peninsula, except for the 2010 US Open where he tied for 4th. Tiger Woods [...]
Luke Donald admits he surprised himself by winning the money-list title on both sides of the Atlantic this season and hopes it can be the springboard to major success in 2012. The 34-year-old Englishman, who won the American title earlier this year, had to finish better than 9th or hope Rory McIlroy didn’t win the [...]
Rory McIlroy, the world’s second-ranked player, said the fatigue he has felt for the past several weeks might be the lingering effects of dengue fever. Rory McIlroy, who is from Northern Ireland, had 2 late bogeys Friday to finish with a 1-under-par 71 in the second round of the Dubai World Championship. Rory McIlroy is [...]
Rory McIlroy and Anthony Kim both finished regulation at 18-under 27 e69 on Sundayolf Club. Since the event is not sanctionedany tour, no points were awarded for the vic, only money. The difference between first and second was rather large, with McIlroy taking home $2 milli Kim’s $750,000. Hunter Mahan (70) dy(73) shred third at [...]
Rory McIlroy tested out his injured wrist Friday morning and will fight through the pain in the second round. After being assured he could do no additional damage, Rory McIlroy played Friday in the 2nd round of the PGA Championship with a heavily taped right wrist. With tape coiling halfway up his right forearm, [...]
PGA Championship Golf – Tiger Woods and Steve Williams Is The Draw – The PGA Championship will start tomorrow, Thursday, August 11th, at the Atlanta Athletic Club. But while you’d think the buzz is about the current winners, it’s about Tiger Woods, still The World’s Greatest Golfer, and his now ex-caddie, Steve Williams. Tiger Woods [...]
Each week of the golf season, our experts will share their insights into which players fit the criteria for our four categories below: Birdie Buster, Horse for the Course, Super Sleeper and Winner. This week’s tournament: The PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Ga. Luke Donald, the number one player in the [...]