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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.
Tom Watson returns as US Ryder Cup captain
Weary of two decades of defeat in Europe, the Americans are breaking from precedent with a captain uniquely suited for the 2014 Ryder Cup in Scotland.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
McDowell ends a long drought at Sherwood
Graeme McDowell loves nothing better than to close out a long year with a win, and there's no better place for him to do that than Sherwood Country ...
McDowell ends drought by winning World Challenge
Graeme McDowell kept trying to convince himself and everyone else that his game was improving, even though he had gone two years without a trophy to ...
McDowell clings to a 2-shot lead at Sherwood
Based on history alone, the most comfortable part of Graeme McDowell's position is being at Sherwood Country Club. Ever since he first showed up at ...
McDowell heads for finish line at World Challenge
Perhaps it was no coincidence that Graeme McDowell finally had a good night of sleep and then put together the best round at Sherwood Country Club, ...
McDowell opens up 3-shot lead at Sherwood
Graeme McDowell has done a lot right this year, except for win. He now has one last chance to fix that. Back on the course that has provided two key ...
Bradley motivated by the putting ban
Keegan Bradley has earned nearly $8 million in his two years on the PGA Tour, enough to buy his own hamburger joint. But work in one? Such was the ...
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 ...
Golf's guardians want long putters to go belly-up
Brace yourself — just not your putter. In a proposal that would affect major champions as well as amateurs at their local clubs, the guardians of the ...
Long putters to go belly up
Golf's governing bodies, worried that players will turn to long putters as an advantage instead of a last resort, proposed a new rule Wednesday that ...
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 ...
McIlroy, Donald share lead after Round 3 in Dubai
Rory McIlroy sank a short birdie putt on the 18th hole Saturday to remain tied with Luke Donald as the world's two top-ranked golfers pulled three ...
Charlie Beljan's wild week ends with Disney win
Charlie Beljan felt as if his heart was about to burst out of his chest Sunday at Disney, and he couldn't have felt better. This wasn't another panic ...
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 ...
Pressure is on for players trying to keep cards
The final PGA Tour event of the year is a lot like the final stage of Q-school, one last chance for so many players to earn their full cards for next ...
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 ...