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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.
Tiger Woods ready to win another Masters
Around every corner at Augusta National is another reminder that Tiger Woods isn't getting any younger. He played a practice round with a teenager ...
McIlroy arrives at Augusta with new confidence
Three months into the season, Rory McIlroy feels as if it's already been a long year. The splashy announcement of his Nike deal, and the commercial ...
Mickelson, Condi Rice engage in golf diplomacy
Phil Mickelson has won three green jackets, and he was the one asking all the questions Sunday during a practice round at the Masters. In his group ...
Points wins the Houston Open
D.A. Points can always find a ray of light in the darkest clouds. He arrived at the Houston Open having failed to break 70 in his last nine rounds on ...
Cink, Haas tied for lead in Houston Open
Seven players within four shots of the lead at the Houston Open have never won on the PGA Tour. Twelve of them still aren't in the Masters. One of ...
Qualifier in the lead as McIlroy barely makes cut
Steve Wheatcroft hates going to Monday qualifiers. He was reminded Friday why they can be worth it. Wheatcroft, who narrowly qualified for the Houston ...
Points has an old putter and takes early lead
The march to the Masters for Rory McIlroy looks more like a crawl. McIlroy only had four birdie putts on the front nine, none closer than 20 feet.
Stricker still gets requests for putting lessons
At some point, Steve Stricker may have to turn down all the requests for putting lessons. Since straightening out Tiger Woods stroke, Stricker has ...
McIlroy tries to find form going to Masters
Once the frost thawed, Rory McIlroy was back at work Wednesday morning trying to find a swing he could trust and repeat. McIlroy hasn't looked ...
Rose and Haas lead going into weekend at Bay Hill
Justin Rose no longer has the lead all to himself at Bay Hill, though he remained four shots clear of defending champion Tiger Woods. He's just not ...
Rose keeps his nose in front at Bay Hill
Bill Haas wanted to atone for the way he finished his opening round. He did that and more Friday and was tied for the lead in the Arnold Palmer ...
Haas shoots 66 to take early lead at Bay Hill
Bill Haas wanted to make up for his bad finish in the opening round at Bay Hill. He did that and more Friday. Haas kept bogeys off his card for a ...
Rose gets hot with the putter to lead Bay Hill
He didn't miss a putt inside 15 feet. He watched good shots and answered with better ones. He ran off a string of birdies to pull away. That's how ...
Rose takes lead with 65 at Bay Hill; Woods 4 back
Justin Rose started out as another guy in Tiger Woods' group Thursday at Bay Hill. He wound up in the lead. Rose put on a clinic with the putter and ...
Furyk opts for the straight and narrow
Jim Furyk goes into the Tampa Bay Championship at No. 5 in driving accuracy on the PGA Tour and No. 146 in distance off the tee. That's not unusual.
Woods rolling his way toward the Masters
Tiger Woods had gone more than three years without a World Golf Championship. He had no trouble remembering the drill. He sat at a table with the blue ...
Woods wins another World Championship at Doral
That red shirt is starting to look ruthless on Sunday again. One year after Tiger Woods hobbled off the Blue Monster, he picked up the pace in his ...
Woods stretches his lead on Blue Monster
With one last birdie putt that never looked like it was going anywhere but in the hole, Tiger Woods walked off the Blue Monster in a familiar position
A firm golf course and Tiger in charge at Doral
Tiger Woods was starting to pull away with six birdies over a span of eight holes. Phil Mickelson, on the other side of the golf course, caught up to ...
More birdies for Tiger, and the lead at Doral
Tiger Woods struggled on the practice range, and he didn't feel much better two holes into his second round Friday at the Cadillac Championship.