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Keegan Bradley shoots course-record 60 at Nelson
Keegan Bradley had no thoughts about a course record, or the possibility of a 59, after consecutive bogeys in the middle of his opening round at the ...
Roberto Castro opens with a 63 in Players debut
Roberto Castro made a debut he won't soon forget in The Players Championship, opening with a 9-under 63 Thursday to tie the course record at the TPC ...
McIlroy tries to change his fortunes at Sawgrass
Rory McIlroy won two major championships at age 23. He was the youngest player since Tiger Woods to reach No. 1 in the world. He was won the money ...
Adam Scott tries to return to earth at Players
Adam Scott never had to take this much time walking from the clubhouse to the practice range at TPC Sawgrass. He couldn't take more than a few steps ...
Couples, Montgomerie among 5 inducted to hall
About the only thing Fred Couples and Colin Montgomerie had in common was a golf swing good enough to trust for a lifetime. Couples became the first ...
Rookie's unusual week ends in win at Wells Fargo
Derek Ernst didn't come out of nowhere to win the Wells Fargo Championship. He actually was driving a rental car toward Athens, Ga., the fourth ...
Rookie Derek Ernst wins Wells Fargo in a playoff
One phone call changed his plans. One shot changed a whole lot more for Derek Ernst. Six days after Ernst received a call that he was in the Wells ...
Mickelson, Watney tied for lead at Quail Hollow
Phil Mickelson's ball was just above the edge of the cart path, slightly below his feet, when he decided to hit a hard fade around the trees toward ...
Mickelson takes 2-shot lead at Quail Hollow
The bunker shot showed the magic of Phil Mickelson. He blasted out of the sand with so much side spin that the ball landed about 5 feet to the right ...
Mickelson takes charge at Quail Hollow
Phil Mickelson has figured out the secret to the greens at Quail Hollow. Or maybe he's just had a lot of good bounces for two days. Mickelson opened ...
McIlroy opens with 67 at Wells Fargo
For all the talk about the greens, Rory McIlroy's most important club was his driver Thursday in the Wells Fargo Championship. McIlroy kept the ball ...
Scott beats Cabrera in a playoff at Augusta
Adam Scott barely had time to think about an Australian in a green jacket when a sudden roar from the 18th green and a quick look at the TV reminded ...
Snedeker comes up short at Masters again
The last time Brandt Snedeker came this close to winning the Masters, he wept uncontrollably, distraught that the tournament he's dreamed of winning ...
MASTERS WATCH: Adam Scott, Masters champion
Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Adam Scott has become the first Australian to win the Masters, beating Argentina's Angel Cabrera on the second playoff hole.
Snedeker, Cabrera tied for lead at Masters
The longest, strangest day at the Masters for Tiger Woods began with a text message from his agent Saturday morning to meet with Augusta National ...
Day leads at Masters, 14-year-old makes cut
The 14-year-old from China isn't going anywhere in a hurry. And this Masters is still a long way from taking shape. Despite being the first player at ...
A glance at Guan Tianlang
A glance at Guan Tianlang, who is battling to make the cut in Friday's second round of the Masters at the 7,435-yard, par-72 Augusta National Golf ...
10 things to know for the Masters
Ten facts about the Masters going into the second round at Augusta National Golf Club: 1. SERGIO SET UP FOR ANOTHER TRY Sergio Garcia is atop the ...
Garcia, Leishman tied for lead at Masters
Sergio Garcia might have written himself off too quickly at the Masters. When last seen walking off the course at Augusta National, the impetuous ...
Nicklaus: Never had a sit-down with Tiger Woods
Jack Nicklaus has shared his secrets and strategy about Augusta National with anyone who wanted to learn from a six-time Masters champion, a list that ...
Column: Augusta has women, but hardly a leader
The men in green jackets could barely contain themselves, sitting there smugly as if they had done something to transform the game of golf.
Par 3 Contest: A chance to unwind at the Masters
Lee Westwood's mum walked away from the ninth hole, waving her hand in front of her face on a balmy spring day. "I feel sorry for the caddies," Trish ...
The Masters not always kind to favorites
The first tee shot clattered through a pair of pines on the left side of the 13th fairway, finally landing on the wrong side of Rae's Creek.
Lefty's nervous heading into Masters
One of the last golfers you'd expect to feel anxious heading into the Masters is three-time champion Phil Mickelson. Yet, the creature of habit is ...
On top again, Tiger resumes pursuit of Nicklaus
Jack Nicklaus was trying to remember the last time Tiger Woods won a major title. Three and a half years ago? Nope, longer than that.