http://www.mail.com/people/50688-padraig-harrington.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/50688-padraig-harrington.html http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2076054-castro-easy-players-debut.html PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods made birdie on every par 5 for the first time since 2006 and broke 70 in the opening round for the first time ever in The Players Championship. Rory McIlroy didn't hit driver on the front nine and broke par for the first time on the TPC Sawgrass. Ryan Palmer made only one cut in seven tries — the other year, he f... Fri, 10 May 2013 07:15:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2076054-castro-easy-players-debut.html 2013-05-10T07:15:28Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2075452-great-debut-castro-woods-solid-players.html PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods was nine shots out of the lead, not the best position at The Players Championship, especially since he had not even started his round. Perhaps the bigger surprise was the guy who posted the record-tying round Thursday. Roberto Castro had only played the TPC Sawgrass in a practice round. He made a debut he won't s... Fri, 10 May 2013 00:49:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2075452-great-debut-castro-woods-solid-players.html 2013-05-10T00:49:21Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2017516-tiger-woods-reprieve-masters.html AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Augusta National kept Tiger Woods in the Masters on Saturday, saying it would be "grossly unfair" to disqualify him for a rules violation that club officials didn't immediately recognize. In a bizarre twist to a complex case, it was a television viewer's phone call that ultimately spared the world's No. 1 player. The viewer questioned ... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 00:13:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2017516-tiger-woods-reprieve-masters.html 2013-04-14T00:13:41Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2008496-mcilroy-arrives-augusta-with-confidence.html AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — 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 with Tiger Woods that raised hopes of a big rivalry. The missed cut in Abu Dhabi. The first-round exit from the Match Play Championship. Quitting halfway through the second round of the Hon... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:12:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2008496-mcilroy-arrives-augusta-with-confidence.html 2013-04-09T20:12:36Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1998684-bettencourt-tomasulo-share-texas-open-lead.html SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Matt Bettencourt has spent the last year searching for answers to his severe asthma problem. The journeyman PGA golfer finally found that answer last week, in the form of the right combination of medication. His comfort showed on the golf course Thursday as he shot a 5-under par 67 to earn a share of the lead with Peter Tomasulo, and ho... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 02:07:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1998684-bettencourt-tomasulo-share-texas-open-lead.html 2013-04-05T02:07:32Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1910640-mcdowell-ends-lowrys-through-match-play.html MARANA, Ariz. (AP) — 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 take a 4-up lead at the turn, and then outlasted his Irish friend, 3 and 2, on Saturday to reach the quarterfinals of this World Golf Championship for the first time. ... Sat, 23 Feb 2013 21:24:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1910640-mcdowell-ends-lowrys-through-match-play.html 2013-02-23T21:24:05Z 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/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/1880688-snedeker-hahn-tied-lead-pebble.html PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — At least this time, Brandt Snedeker feels it's a fair fight. He started the final round at Torrey Pines seven shots behind Tiger Woods. A week later in the Phoenix Open, he went into the final round six shots behind Phil Mickelson. Snedeker, the hottest player in golf this year without a win to show for it, put matters into his... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 00:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1880688-snedeker-hahn-tied-lead-pebble.html 2013-02-10T00:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1874328-retief-goosen-fresh-start-pebble.html PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Retief Goosen started the week celebrating his 44th birthday. The two-time U.S. Open champion has reason to feel much younger. For starters, he's playing golf. When he left the PGA Championship last August, Goosen wasn't sure he'd ever play again. His back had been bothering him for three years, and it reached a point that a di... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 07:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1874328-retief-goosen-fresh-start-pebble.html 2013-02-07T07:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1864596-mickelson-fans-rocking-phoenix-open.html SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Phil Mickelson drew the loudest cheers from the biggest crowd in golf history Saturday at the Phoenix Open. Mickelson nearly aced the par-3 16th, hitting a 9-iron to a foot to set up a birdie on the rowdy stadium hole packed with nearly 20,000 screaming fans. "What's funny about that is 172 yards is a very tough 9-iron for me to g... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 23:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1864596-mickelson-fans-rocking-phoenix-open.html 2013-02-02T23:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1860230-mickelson-shoots-60-phoenix-open.html SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Phil Mickelson thought his 25-footer for a 59 was going in. So did caddie Jim Mackay, playing partners Jason Dufner and Rickie Fowler, and the fans packed around the ninth green at TPC Scottsdale. Lefty even pointed his putter at the cup and started walking toward the hole, ready to celebrate golf's magic number. Then, right at th... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 08:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1860230-mickelson-shoots-60-phoenix-open.html 2013-02-01T08:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1822564-paul-mcginley-europes-2014-ryder-cup-captain.html ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Paul McGinley was chosen as Europe's Ryder Cup captain for 2014, ending a chaotic campaign marked by a late challenge from former captain Colin Montgomerie. McGinley, a 46-year-old Irishman, replaces Jose Maria Olazabal, whose team rallied to victory over the United States in October at Medinah, outside Chicago. Euro... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1822564-paul-mcginley-europes-2014-ryder-cup-captain.html 2013-01-15T20:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1786432-roads-golf-tales-tour.html Dave Kindred, a preeminent American sports writer who has worked his trade for the better part of four decades, was walking down the right side of the first fairway at Kiawah Island with the final group at the PGA Championship when he mentioned he had been teaching a writing class to college students. Like most great columnists, Kindred's strength is his ... Tue, 25 Dec 2012 16:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1786432-roads-golf-tales-tour.html 2012-12-25T16:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1742014-mcilroy-voted-pga-tour-player-year.html LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — 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 three cuts, had not contended in a major and had only one win. The last two months changed everything. McIlroy was announced Tuesday as player of the year, and while the tour does not d... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1742014-mcilroy-voted-pga-tour-player-year.html 2012-12-04T15:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1720246-mcilroy-donald-warren-tied-lead-dubai.html DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Rory McIlroy shot a 5-under 67 Friday and was tied for the lead with Luke Donald and Marc Warren after two rounds of the season-ending Dubai World Championship. McIlroy, the top-ranked golfer, has already won the money titles on the European and PGA tours. He was one stroke in front at 11-under 133 with Donald (68) and 1... Fri, 23 Nov 2012 17:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1720246-mcilroy-donald-warren-tied-lead-dubai.html 2012-11-23T17:44:00Z