McIlroy, Woods out in first round at WGC Match Play (via AFP) World number one Rory McIlroy and 14-time major champion Tiger Woods fell in the first round of the World Golf Championships Match Play event in Arizona. Ireland's Shane Lowry, ranked 68th … [Continue reading]
Tiger’s ex-coach to polish Obama’s golf game
February 18, 2013 by /
Tiger's ex-coach to polish Obama's golf game (via AFP) Once he obsessed over swing states, now he has the luxury of worrying about the state of his own swing. Barack Obama will flee winter this long President's Day weekend and plans to polish his … [Continue reading]
Snedeker up to fourth in world golf rankings
February 17, 2013 by /
Snedeker up to fourth in world golf rankings (via AFP) On-form American Brandt Snedeker is up to a career-best fourth in the world rankings following his win Sunday in the Pebble Beach Pro-Am. That triumph came hard on the heels of back-to-back … [Continue reading]
Snedeker captures at Pebble Beach Pro-Am
February 17, 2013 by /
Snedeker captures at Pebble Beach Pro-Am (via AFP) Brandt Snedeker, who finished second each of the last two weeks, busted through for his first win of the year on Sunday, firing a seven-under 65 to capture the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. The … [Continue reading]
Tiger wins at Torrey Pines for 75th career crown
February 4, 2013 by /
Tiger wins at Torrey Pines for 75th career crown (via AFP) World No. 2 Tiger Woods captured his 75th career title, winning the US PGA Farmers Insurance Open by four strokes for his record-setting eighth career triumph at Torrey Pines. Despite … [Continue reading]
Mickelson just misses magical 59
February 4, 2013 by /
Mickelson just misses magical 59 (via AFP) Phil Mickelson came tantalizingly close to golf's magic number of 59, a near-miss at his last hole leaving him with a 60 and a four-shot lead in the US PGA Tour Phoenix Open. Mickelson's 25-foot birdie … [Continue reading]
Tiger-Rory ad cute, but play suffers
January 30, 2013 by /
Updated Jan 18, 2013 10:54 PM ET Golf, it seems, isn’t as easy outside of a Nike ad. Days after Nike Golf debuted its new dynamic duo in a special effects-laden television ad, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy both shockingly missed the cut in their … [Continue reading]
USGA’s Davis to speak at players’ meeting on anchor ban
January 29, 2013 by /
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The PGA Tour is bringing a guest speaker to its mandatory players' meeting next week at Torrey Pines – USGA executive director Mike Davis. A proposed rule that would ban the stroke used for belly putters and broom-handle … [Continue reading]
Is Lance Armstrong the world’s biggest liar?
January 28, 2013 by /
This is a sad day. I wonder where all the real champions are? Baseball, football, and now cycling too. Jeeze I really can't beleive it. (AFP PHOTO /HARPO STUDIOS, INC/GEORGE BURNS) … [Continue reading]
Lance Armstrong apologizes to people in cylcling community ahead of Oprah Winfrey interview
January 20, 2013 by /
Thjis to me I just cant beleive that he did this and lied about it. There is no shame and he is just a crooked guy that needed the edge to win! On the eve of Monday’s taped interview with Oprah Winfrey, Lance Armstrong made a series of phone … [Continue reading]