
McIlroy enters next phase of season
Rory McIlroy enters the next phase of his season knowing that his fortunes can change without notice. That's what happened last year. McIlroy had gone ...

Players expecting a bumpy ride at Quail Hollow
Quail Hollow has been a symbol of perfection for 10 years since it returned to the PGA Tour lineup, a beautifully manicured golf course where the six ...

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.

Tiger thrives as McIlroy has rough day at Doral
The comments from the gallery picked up as Tiger Woods kept hitting it close and making birdies, and as Rory McIlroy looked as though he were just ...

A fickle format that produces the right winner
For such a fickle format, the Match Play Championship sure does seem to produce the right winner. Matt Kuchar had reason to pack a full suitcase for ...

Matt Kuchar wins Match Play Championship
Even in the most stressful form of golf, Matt Kuchar and his easy smile made the Match Play Championship look like a weekend game with his buddies.

All-American final at Match Play Championship
Hunter Mahan and Matt Kuchar gave the Match Play Championship its first all-American final in five years. Mahan extended his streak to 166 holes ...

Poulter, Mahan on collision course at Match Play
Before the first shot of the Match Play Championship, and before the first snowfall, Hunter Mahan was asked for three players with the best reputation ...

McDowell ends Lowry's run through Match Play
Graeme McDowell ended what was still a big week for Shane Lowry at the Match Play Championship. McDowell made three birdies in a five-hole stretch to ...

Shane Lowry keeps right on rolling at Match Play
Shane Lowry said it would be one of the great days of his career if he were to beat Rory McIlroy in the Match Play Championship. He just didn't want ...

Watson the only top 10 seed left at Match Play
Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods now have plenty of company — somewhere other than the Match Play Championship. One day after the best two players in the ...

Snow in Arizona delays resumption of Match Play
Bundled in a winter jacket in a chilly tent near the snow-covered driving range, Mark Russell was asked where the opening day of the Match Play ...

Snow stops first round at Match Play
Bundled in a winter jacket in a chilly tent near the snow-covered driving range, Mark Russell was asked where the opening day of the Match Play ...

Snow halts opening round at Match Play
The best 64 golfers in the world got together for the first time this season and a snow fight broke out. In the most bizarre episode of a PGA Tour ...

Tougher competition awaits Woods at Match Play
Tiger Woods should not expect his next match to be as easy as his last one. For starters, President Barack Obama was his partner three days ago at The ...

Tiger gets round with Obama, awaits Match Play
Tiger Woods delivered a "State of the Game" on President Barack Obama's golfing prowess and the news wasn't all bad. "If he ever spent — after these ...

Snedeker finally gets a win
With one last birdie, Brandt Snedeker finally had a chance to catch his breath at one of the best places in golf. He was on the 18th tee at Pebble ...

Mickelson misses chance for tour 36-hole record
Phil Mickelson had a perfect view of his birdie putt for a 59 that curled 180 degrees and stayed out in the first round of the Phoenix Open. He missed ...

A Monday finish turned into a Monday start
As expected, Monday at the PGA Tour's season opener figures to be filled with anticipation at the Tournament of Champions. Not because of who might ...

PGA Tour's season opener delayed again
For those who think the PGA Tour season never ends, here's a new twist: This one can't get started. The season-opening Tournament of Champions was ...

First-day play washed out at PGA Tour opener
The PGA Tour season now starts on Saturday. Wind squalls that howled down off the mountains above Maui were so severe Friday that tour officials ...

Watson was an elementary choice for Ryder Cup
Remember this before saluting PGA of America officials for going "outside the box" when they selected Tom Watson as the next Ryder Cup captain.

Progress for Tiger, but still a long way to go
Ian Poulter finished his final round at the World Challenge and was chatting next to the clubhouse at Sherwood when he stopped in the middle of a ...

Watney takes 2-shot lead at Sherwood
Sure enough, putting was all the rage Thursday in the World Challenge. One day after golf's governing bodies proposed a new rule that will ban the ...