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Mickelson shoots 60 at Phoenix Open
Phil Mickelson thought his 25-footer for a 59 was going in. So did caddie Jim Mackay, playing partners Jason Dufner and Rickie Fowler, and the fans ...
Woods atop the leaderboard at Torrey Pines
Tiger Woods made one last birdie as the rain picked up strength Friday, and what he left behind was a gloomy forecast for everyone else at Torrey ...
Snedeker keeps on rolling at Torrey
Brandt Snedeker says the records set by Tiger Woods should have an asterisk because they're not easily matched by normal players. That presumably ...
Choi, Snedeker tied for lead at Torrey Pines
One week after he began his year by missing the cut, Tiger Woods didn't notice a big difference in his game. It was everything else about the opening ...
Watson pulls out at Torrey Pines
Masters champion Bubba Watson has withdrawn from the Farmers Insurance Open because of an illness. Watson is a past champion at Torrey Pines, winning ...
Column: For Mickelson, it's not easy being rich
It's not always easy being rich, as Phil Mickelson reminded us the other day. There are taxes to pay — apparently lots of them — and the price of a ...
Torrey Pines a good gauge for Tiger
Based on his record alone, there could be cause for alarm the way Tiger Woods started his season. Woods never finished out of the top 10 in his season ...
Phil Mickelson regrets airing opinion on taxes
Phil Mickelson is talking more about how much he pays in taxes than how many fairways he hits off the tee. Mickelson, regarded as the "People's ...
Brian Gay wins Humana Challenge playoff
Scott Stallings' chip on the par-5 sixth skidded and released instead of checking up, leading to a lost-shot par. He missed a 2-footer on the next ...
Brian Gay wins Humana Challenge
Brian Gay found the extra distance he was looking for without sacrificing control. That was clear late Sunday afternoon in the Humana Challenge when ...
James Hahn, Roberto Castro lead Humana Challenge
James Hahn's family moved to Oakland from South Korea when he was 2, and he started playing golf two years later at his father's driving range.
Mickelson opens season at Humana Challenge
Phil Mickelson was a bit lost in the middle of the fairway — and at his best in some rough spots in his season debut. Lefty made birdie after driving ...
Johnson gets PGA Tour season off to wild start
The power of Dustin Johnson is undeniable, especially the way his ball pierced through the wind at Kapalua. His touch with the short game doesn't get ...
Dustin Johnson wins PGA Tour opener at Kapalua
Dustin Johnson disappeared into a small valley of bushes and high grass as he searched for another errant tee shot, this one costing him a double ...
Kapalua now in a different golf landscape
Paradise can leave a lasting impression. Steve Stricker was just starting to pull himself out of a deep slump in 2006 when he was reminded by his ...
On the back roads of golf, tales from the tour
Dave Kindred, a preeminent American sports writer who has worked his trade for the better part of four decades, was walking down the right side of the ...
All signs point toward Watson as Ryder Cup captain
In the two months since a stunning loss in the Ryder Cup, the PGA of America talked about doing things differently when selecting its next captain.
US to announce next Ryder Cup captain
The PGA of America is bringing a mystery guest to the "Today" show — its next Ryder Cup captain. Golf Digest reported on its website Tuesday night ...
McIlroy voted PGA Tour player of the year
Rory McIlroy sure didn't feel like the PGA Tour player of the year when he arrived at Kiawah Island for the final major of the year. He had missed ...
Same questions, but for a different player
A little more than three months ago, Tiger Woods was on his way back to the top of golf with only time in his way. He already had won three times on ...
Villegas in good spirits, needs a good finish
Camilo Villegas felt like a lucky man, and it had nothing to do with his best round in nine months. At some point this year, when Villegas was missing ...
Charlie Wi takes lead at Disney in PGA Tour finale
Getting off to a quick start is nothing new for Charlie Wi. The hard part is figuring out how to finish. Wi took the 18-hole lead for the third time ...
Ian Poulter rallies to win HSBC Champions in China
Ian Poulter showed he can be a star even when playing only for himself. One month after leading an improbable European rally in the Ryder Cup, Poulter ...
Chinese 14-year-old headed to Masters
Guan Tianlang is an eighth-grader from China who barely weighs 125 pounds and doesn't hit the golf ball far enough to reach some par 4s. The next stop ...
Oosthuizen opens 5-stroke lead at HSBC Champions
On another big stage against another strong field, Louis Oosthuizen made it look easy. Oosthuizen, with a simple swing considered among the most pure ...