http://www.mail.com/people/26358-charles-howell-iii.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/26358-charles-howell-iii.html http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1989922-points-wins-houston-open.html HUMBLE, Texas (AP) — 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 the PGA Tour. He had made only two cuts in nine tournaments this year, both times finishing at the bottom of the pack. All that changed Sunday, even after a final round most appropriatel... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 02:20:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1989922-points-wins-houston-open.html 2013-04-01T02:20:44Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1985226-points-putter-takes-early-lead.html HUMBLE, Texas (AP) — 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. He took two chips to reach the second green. He found the water on the third-easiest hole at Redstone Golf Club and made double bogey. What he salvaged Thursday in the Houston Open was a 73... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 01:02:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1985226-points-putter-takes-early-lead.html 2013-03-29T01:02:49Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1928972-thompson-wins-honda-1st-tour-title.html PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Michael Thompson's dream of winning his first PGA Tour event was walking up the final fairway with a big lead and very little stress. The reality was much different Sunday in the Honda Classic. He had a one-shot lead as he stood in the 18th fairway, some 240 yards from the flag with trouble in the way in the shape of large ... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 01:03:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1928972-thompson-wins-honda-1st-tour-title.html 2013-03-04T01:03:18Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1927670-guthrie-thompson-tied-honda-classic-lead.html PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Michael Thompson felt like he was playing in a U.S. Open whenever he saw his golf ball in the rough or the scores on the leaderboard at the Honda Classic. No one was going anywhere Saturday at PGA National. In cool, blustery conditions on a course with water hazards at nearly every turn, the strategy was to keep the head do... Sun, 03 Mar 2013 00:50:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1927670-guthrie-thompson-tied-honda-classic-lead.html 2013-03-03T00:50:57Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1926562-mcilroy-no-show-weekend.html PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Rory McIlroy walked off the 18th green at PGA National last year and shared a big hug with his father after winning the Honda Classic to reach No. 1 in the world for the first time. His departure Friday was nothing like that. Hands in his pockets, he waited short of the green to tell Ernie Els and Mark Wilson that they woul... Sat, 02 Mar 2013 08:18:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1926562-mcilroy-no-show-weekend.html 2013-03-02T08:18:36Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1926058-mcilroy-leaves-guthrie-leads-woods-struggles.html PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Rory McIlroy left before his round was even over. Tiger Woods had to rally just to stick around. And with all that drama Friday in the Honda Classic, hardly anyone noticed that Luke Guthrie showed off his potential in a big way with a 7-under 63 to take a one-shot lead going into the weekend at PGA National. ... Sat, 02 Mar 2013 01:30:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1926058-mcilroy-leaves-guthrie-leads-woods-struggles.html 2013-03-02T01:30:59Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1922634-villegas-takes-lead-with-late-eagle-honda.html PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — With one bold swing, Camilo Villegas turned a solid round at the Honda Classic into his lowest start in more than a year. Villegas drilled a 3-wood from 263 yards over the water to about 8 feet for an eagle on the par-5 18th hole at PGA National for a 6-under 64 that gave him a one-shot lead and another jolt of confidence a... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 02:28:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1922634-villegas-takes-lead-with-late-eagle-honda.html 2013-03-01T02:28:52Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1919878-mcilroy-woods-start-their-road-to-masters.html PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — This is not the rivalry anyone had in mind when Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy began the year. They made their debut in Abu Dhabi last month and both missed the cut. The next time they played in the same tournament was last week in the Match Play Championship, and both were eliminated in the first round. T... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:01:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1919878-mcilroy-woods-start-their-road-to-masters.html 2013-02-27T22:01:31Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1909910-shane-lowry-rolling-match-play.html MARANA, Ariz. (AP) — 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 that to be the end of his week. Lowry became a footnote in the 15-year history of this most fickle golf tournament on Friday when he became the first No. 64 seed to make it into the third... Sat, 23 Feb 2013 08:14:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1909910-shane-lowry-rolling-match-play.html 2013-02-23T08:14:50Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1909276-watson-top-10-seed-left-match-play.html MARANA, Ariz. (AP) — 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 world went home, more top seeds followed Friday when golf's most unpredictable tournament served up another reminder that the only time the word "upset" should be used is to describe the... Sat, 23 Feb 2013 01:48:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1909276-watson-top-10-seed-left-match-play.html 2013-02-23T01:48:04Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1907654-story-tiger-rory-early-match-play.html MARANA, Ariz. (AP) — Different month, different desert, same shocking outcome. Any thoughts of Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods going head-to-head late Sunday afternoon came crashing down under darkening skies in the high desert of Dove Mountain. Just like the last time they got together in Abu Dhabi to start the season, they didn't even make it to the weeken... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 08:15:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1907654-story-tiger-rory-early-match-play.html 2013-02-22T08:15:29Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1907332-1-2-knockout-mcilroy-woods-lose-match-play.html MARANA, Ariz. (AP) — Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods knocked out in the first round of the Match Play Championship? Not many would have given that a snowball's chance in the desert. Almost as surprising as the freakish snowstorm on Dove Mountain was the sight of golf's two biggest stars heading to the airport, only the second time in the 15-year history of t... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 03:38:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1907332-1-2-knockout-mcilroy-woods-lose-match-play.html 2013-02-22T03:38:16Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1905858-snow-arizona-delays-resumption-match-play.html MARANA, Ariz. (AP) — 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 Championship ranked among his bizarre weather experiences. "It's right there," said Russell, the PGA Tour's vice president of competition. And Russell has been on the job for more than 30 year... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:08:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1905858-snow-arizona-delays-resumption-match-play.html 2013-02-21T20:08:49Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1905202-snow-stops-round-match-play.html MARANA, Ariz. (AP) — 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 Championship ranked among his bizarre weather experiences. "It's right there," said Russell, the PGA Tour's vice president of competition. And Russell has been on the job for more than 30 year... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:13:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1905202-snow-stops-round-match-play.html 2013-02-21T08:13:01Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1903936-snow-halts-opening-round-match-play.html MARANA, Ariz. (AP) — 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 season already filled with wacky weather, the opening round of the Match Play Championship lasted only 3½ hours Wednesday until it was suspended by a winter storm that covered Dove Mountain... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 23:06:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1903936-snow-halts-opening-round-match-play.html 2013-02-20T23:06:54Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1902588-tougher-competition-awaits-woods-match-play.html MARANA, Ariz. (AP) — 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 Floridian, which is not to suggest the president had to carry the 14-time major champion. Secondly, Woods won't be competing against a Houston businessman (Jim Crane) and outgoing U.S. ... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 08:34:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1902588-tougher-competition-awaits-woods-match-play.html 2013-02-20T08:34:07Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1901776-tiger-round-with-obama-awaits-match-play.html MARANA, Ariz. (AP) — 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 four years — spent more time playing the game of golf, I'm sure he could get to where he's a pretty good stick," Woods said Wednesday. Woods comes into the Match Play Championship on some... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 23:59:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1901776-tiger-round-with-obama-awaits-match-play.html 2013-02-19T23:59:29Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1898544-woods-howell-1st-round-match-play.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods will face some familiar players in the opening round of the Match Play Championship. McIlroy, the 23-year-old from Northern Ireland, is the No. 1 seed at Dove Mountain north of Tucson, Ariz. He will play Shane Lowry of Ireland, who got in when Phil Mickelson chose not to play. Woods is the No. 2 and will pla... Mon, 18 Feb 2013 02:14:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1898544-woods-howell-1st-round-match-play.html 2013-02-18T02:14:55Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1891178-riviera-best-par-4-golf.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The story is grounded in fact, with a dose of fiction, but it speaks to the confounding nature of the best little par 4 in golf. For the opening two rounds, Geoff Ogilvy chose to hit iron off the tee on the 315-yard 10th hole at Riviera to the far left side of the fairway. That's the best angle into the skinny, diagonal green protected ... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:21:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1891178-riviera-best-par-4-golf.html 2013-02-14T08:21:05Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1846918-woods-atop-leaderboard-torrey-pines.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — 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 Pines. He had a two-shot lead at the tournament he already has won six times. He is driving the ball long and straight, just what he needs to handle the par 5s — he has played them in 9 under so... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 00:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1846918-woods-atop-leaderboard-torrey-pines.html 2013-01-26T00:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1844574-choi-snedeker-tied-lead-torrey-pines.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — 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 round at Torrey Pines that changed. Relatively calm conditions. Rough that didn't cover the top of his shoes. A course that has been good to him since he was a teenager. And despite his putt... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1844574-choi-snedeker-tied-lead-torrey-pines.html 2013-01-25T00:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1834534-brian-gay-wins-humana-challenge-playoff.html LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — 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 hole for his first bogey in four days in the Humana Challenge, then watched a short birdie try catch the edge and stay out on the eighth. A few holes later, the five-stroke lead he took... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 08:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1834534-brian-gay-wins-humana-challenge-playoff.html 2013-01-21T08:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1833996-brian-gay-wins-humana-challenge.html LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — Brian Gay found the extra distance he was looking for without sacrificing control. That was clear late Sunday afternoon in the Humana Challenge when Gay cracked a 300-yard drive down the center of the fairway to set up a birdie on the first playoff hole. A few minutes later, he split the fairway with a 297-yarder and made another ... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1833996-brian-gay-wins-humana-challenge.html 2013-01-21T02:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1819940-rookies-rage-pga-tour-opener.html HONOLULU (AP) — Tim Clark's timing could not have been worse. He played in the last group, closed with a 63 and still finished four shots behind. He made seven birdies over the last 11 holes — including four straight at the end — and made up only one shot on the leader. The 72-hole record at the Sony Open had stood for 12 years. Clark beat it by one shot ... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1819940-rookies-rage-pga-tour-opener.html 2013-01-14T17:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1818992-big-moment-bigger-stage-henley.html HONOLULU (AP) — Russell Henley has delivered big moments before, just not to this degree, and certainly not on this kind of a stage. Not even three months after he celebrated getting a PGA Tour card, Henley made his rookie debut with a three-shot win Sunday in the Sony Open that will not be forgotten anytime soon because of the sheer numbers. ... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1818992-big-moment-bigger-stage-henley.html 2013-01-14T08:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1818422-henley-pga-tour-career-to-record-start.html HONOLULU (AP) — Russell Henley only felt like a rookie at the Sony Open. He sure didn't play like one. He was so nervous Sunday afternoon that he couldn't feel his arms and legs, and everything around him seemed to be moving at warp speed. Only when he finished his record-setting performance with one last birdie did he realize what happened. And even then... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 04:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1818422-henley-pga-tour-career-to-record-start.html 2013-01-14T04:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1816880-henley-langley-tied-sony-open-lead.html HONOLULU (AP) — Scott Langley and Russell Henley joked around as if they were a couple of rookies fresh out of college. They sure don't play like rookies. After they set the Sony Open scoring record at 17-under 193 to share the lead, Henley walked into a news conference Saturday evening and realized Langley, who moments earlier had been sitting in the sam... Sun, 13 Jan 2013 04:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1816880-henley-langley-tied-sony-open-lead.html 2013-01-13T04:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1815548-henley-leads-breaks-record-pga-tour-debut.html HONOLULU (AP) — Russell Henley still remembers the celebration, even though the party had been in the works for more than a month. His family was with him when he finished the Web.com Tour season at No. 3 on the money list to earn a spot in the big leagues. "It was just kind of like, 'Wow! I just got my PGA Tour card.' You hope eventually one day you'll m... Sat, 12 Jan 2013 08:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1815548-henley-leads-breaks-record-pga-tour-debut.html 2013-01-12T08:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1815046-rookies-rule-sony-open.html HONOLULU (AP) — Two days into his PGA Tour career, Russell Henley was in the record book. Henley putted for birdie on every hole Friday on his way to a second straight round of a 7-under 63, giving him a two-shot lead over fellow rookie Scott Langley and Scott Piercy in the Sony Open. He was at 14-under 126, breaking the 36-hole tournament scoring record ... Sat, 12 Jan 2013 04:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1815046-rookies-rule-sony-open.html 2013-01-12T04:17:00Z