Showing posts with label golf. Show all posts
Showing posts with label golf. Show all posts

Saturday, 19 December 2009

Woods voted PGA Tour Player of the Year by peers

Tiger Woods, who has taken an indefinite break from golf after being embroiled in a sex scandal, picked up another golfing honor on Friday when he was named PGA Tour Player of the Year.

Tuesday, 1 December 2009

Tiger Woods withdraws from tournament, not talking

Tiger Woods pulled out of a golf tournament this week, the latest fall-out from a minor car accident that has left a swirl of mystery and a hint of scandal around the world's top golfer and pushed him into full damage control.

Thursday, 15 October 2009

Scott takes lead in China

Australian Craig Scott fired a six-under 65 to take the lead after Thursday's opening round of the China Classic.

Monday, 31 August 2009

Slocum wins Barclays Classic by a stroke

Unheralded American Heath Slocum won the Barclays Classic by one stroke on Sunday after rolling in a 21-foot putt to save par at the last and finish ahead of four heavyweights, including Tiger Woods.

Sunday, 30 August 2009

Marino and Goydos share lead at Jersey City

A birdie hat-trick propelled Steve Marino into a tie for the lead with fellow American Paul Goydos after the Barclays Classic third round on Saturday.

Thursday, 27 August 2009

Goydos and Marino share early lead, Woods five back

Paul Goydos and fellow-American Steve Marino shared the early first-round lead with 65s in the Barclays Classic at Liberty National on Thursday with Tiger Woods five shots off the early pace.

Woods aims for $10 million prize to ease majors sting

Tiger Woods aims to ease the sting of a rare season without a major title when he launches his bid on Thursday for the FedExCup series title and the $10 million bonus it awards the winner.

Monday, 24 August 2009

Yang to take on Tiger again at HSBC Champions in Shanghai

PGA Championship winner Yang Yong-eun will renew his rivalry with Tiger Woods on Asian soil in November after confirming his participation at the $7 million HSBC Champions Monday.

Wednesday, 19 August 2009

Joy for Yang but Asia struggles to keep the cream

Yang Yong-eun's trailblazing major championship triumph -- the first for an Asian man -- has been universally welcomed by golf bodies around the region as a boost to the growth of the game and a spur to other players.

Monday, 17 August 2009

Korean Yang upstages Woods with Hazeltine win

South Korean Yang Yong-eun became Asia's first male major winner after overhauling Tiger Woods in stunning fashion to clinch the U.S. PGA Championship by three shots on Sunday.

Saturday, 15 August 2009

Woods opens commanding lead at gusty Hazeltine

Tiger Woods answered every challenge with a brilliant display of power shot-making on a hot, windy day at Hazeltine to seize a commanding four-stroke lead after 36 holes of the U.S. PGA Championship.

Friday, 14 August 2009

Woods still leads as he begins second round

Late starter Tiger Woods was still in the lead when he began his U.S. PGA Championship second round as strong gusts blew across the monster, 7,674-yard Hazeltine National.

Sizzling Tiger takes command at Hazeltine

The ominous figure of four-times winner Tiger Woods seized control of the U.S. PGA Championship on Thursday, firing a flawless five-under-par 67 to charge one stroke clear in the opening round.

Sunday, 9 August 2009

Harrington Ready For Tiger Tussle

Padraig Harrington is preparing to go into battle against Tiger Woods on Sunday.

Wednesday, 5 August 2009

Race to Dubai money cut no surprise for Westwood

Speculation that the European Tour's 2009 Race to Dubai will have its lucrative prize fund cut by as much as 25 percent has come as no surprise to Britain's Lee Westwood.

Sunday, 2 August 2009

Woods shifts into high gear at Buick Open

Tiger Woods will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Buick Open as the world number one shifted into top gear on Saturday firing a seven-under 65.

Friday, 31 July 2009

Fired up Woods rockets into contention at Buick Open

A fired up Tiger Woods roared into contention with a second round nine-under 63 at the Buick Open Friday, burying any thoughts he might miss consecutive cuts for the first time in his professional career.

Friday, 24 July 2009

Tom Watson: Open Championship putt was ugliest stroke in the world - Scottish Daily Record

TOM WATSON has vowed he will never watch a replay of the putt he missed that denied him The Open. The veteran American only needed a par at the 72nd hole to pull off a stunning victory at Turnberry last weekend.