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Monty says Garcia controversy has gone too far
Recent World Golf Hall of Fame inductee Colin Montgomerie has described the Sergio Garcia "fried chicken" controversy as "making a mountain out of a ...
McIlroy, Donald miss cut at BMW PGA Championship
With less than a month to go before the U.S. Open, Rory McIlroy is still looking for his true form after missing the cut at the BMW PGA Championship ...
Garcia hopes to talk to Woods at US Open
Sergio Garcia is yet to speak to Tiger Woods after making an inappropriate remark about the world No. 1-ranked golfer, though he would certainly take ...
McIlroy cards 74, Kingston leads at BMW PGA
Rory McIlroy could only manage a disappointing 2 over par 74, while defending champion and former No. 1 Luke Donald slumped to a 78 on a rain-affected ...
Woods: Garcia comment hurtful, time to move on
Sergio Garcia apologized to Tiger Woods for saying he would serve fried chicken if they were to have dinner at the U.S. Open, an ugly addition to ...
Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell are still friends
Rory McIlroy has dispelled any split in his relationship with longtime friend Graeme McDowell. McDowell confirmed that McIlroy will be leaving ...
Ernie Els says he is ready to 'play ball'
Ernie Els is ready to "play ball" even without a long putter. The four-time major champion, who won last year's British Open with a belly putter, said ...
Garcia denies racism after Woods comments
Sergio Garcia's feud with Tiger Woods has deepened, with the Spaniard denying accusations of racism after "fried chicken" comments during an awards ...
Europe capt to pick 3 for Ryder Cup, up from 2
Europe captain Paul McGinley has given himself an extra pick for next year's Ryder Cup, copying American counterpart Tom Watson's decision to choose ...
Golf adopts rule to ban anchored putting stroke
Golf's governing bodies approved a new rule Tuesday that outlaws the putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, going against two ...
McDowell beats Thongchai to win World Match Play
Graeme McDowell made amends for last year's loss in the final to capture the World Match Play Championship title in Bulgaria on Sunday, defeating ...
American Peter Uihlein wins Madeira Islands Open
American Peter Uihlein won the Madeira Islands Open by two strokes after shooting a 4-under 68 on Sunday for his first career title in his 16th ...
McDowell reaches semis at World Match Play
Graeme McDowell reached the semifinals of the World Match-Play Championship after knocking out defending champion Nicolas Colsaerts on Saturday in a ...
Chile's Tullo leads Madeira after 3rd round
Mark Tullo of Chile shot a 4-under 68 Saturday to take a one-shot lead after the third round of the Madeira Islands Open. Tullo birdied four of his ...
Scotland's Craig Lee leads Madeira after day 2
Craig Lee of Scotland shot 4-under 68 to take a one-stroke lead of the Madeira Islands Open before bad weather forced the second round to be suspended ...
AP source: McIlroy to set up own management group
Two-time major champion Rory McIlroy is leaving Dublin-based Horizon Sports Management to set up his own management group. A person with knowledge of ...
Ian Poulter eliminated from World Match Play
Ian Poulter was eliminated from the World Match Play Championship after losing another round-robin match Friday. Poulter lost to Thomas Aiken 1 up at ...
Saltman takes 2-shot lead at Madeira after day 1
Lloyd Saltman of Scotland carded an 8-under 64 to take a two-shot lead after the first round of the Madeira Islands Open on Thursday. Saltman was the ...
Poulter, Colsaerts lose at World Match Play
Ian Poulter and Nicolas Colsaerts were unexpected losers Thursday on the first day of the World Match Play Championship. Poulter was handed a 3 and ...
European Tour in Bulgaria for World Match Play
In all his years on the European Tour, Ian Poulter has never seen surroundings like this — and not just because he's in a new country. With Bulgaria ...
Lingmerth takes leads at stormy Players Champ'ship
A rift between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia attracted all the attention on a stormy day at The Players Championship while Sweden's David Lingmerth ...
Who's humiliating whom in Vijay Singh lawsuit?
Vijay Singh is suing the U.S. PGA Tour for exposing him to "public humiliation and ridicule" by investigating his use of deer-antler spray. Now that's ...
Singh's suit draws little public reaction at TPC
One spectator wore fake deer antlers. Another yelled about eating venison. And a group of men shouted, "Stay off the spray, Vijay." But for the most ...
Castro opens with a 63 in Players debut
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy had their best start ever in The Players Championship. It still wasn't enough to catch a man who had never played the TPC ...