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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.
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 ...
Manassero wins Singapore Open in playoff
Matteo Manassero holed a 12-foot putt for eagle to beat Louis Oosthuizen on the third playoff hole and win the Singapore Open on Sunday.
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 ...
Scott, Oosthuizen share lead at HSBC Champions
The longer the holes at the Mission Hills golf course, the better Louis Oosthuizen and Adam Scott seemed to play. Oosthuizen and Scott each had a ...
A reason for Mark O'Meara to feel left off
One month, the debate was Fred Couples getting elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame by the slimmest of margins. The next month, conversation shifted ...
McIlroy avoids major hangover with Boston victory
Rory McIlroy needed three weeks to catch his breath after his first major victory, and it took him until the end of last year before he was back in ...
Woods scrambles to stay in the hunt
For the first time in a dozen years, Tiger Woods has started three straight majors with a round in the 60s. Nothing less was going to suffice Thursday ...
A race to get ready for the last major
The final major of the year, and everyone was cramming for their last big exam. Ernie Els and Adam Scott walked up to the 18th green at Kiawah Island ...
A clear mind and a Firestone best for Furyk
Jim Furyk wanted to clear his mind of everything but posting a good score. No more thoughts about being 15th in the Ryder Cup standings with only two ...
Furyk races out to the lead at Firestone
Jim Furyk made a detour to Florida to sit on his back porch and hang out with his kids as he tried to figure out why decent golf was producing ...
Fred Couples wins Senior British Open by 2 shots
Fred Couples won the Senior British Open by two strokes over Gary Hallberg on Sunday after holing a 25-foot putt to finish with consecutive birdies.
Piercy shoots 62 to take Canadian Open lead
Scott Piercy kept his cool in the rainy first round of the Canadian Open. Instead of beating up himself, the quick-tempered American roughed up ...
British Open champ Ernie Els set for Canadian Open
Ernie Els arrived at the Canadian Open with one trophy already in tow. He's hoping to leave with another. Despite a whirlwind couple of days that ...
For Adam Scott, his only win came after the Open
This year's British Open should be a proud moment for Greg Norman. Sure, it was painful to watch Adam Scott throw away a four-shot lead with four ...
Only Els thought he could win this major
Still in shock over winning the British Open, Ernie Els walked onto the 18th green to collect the claret jug. He looked at thousands of people in the ...
Officials to discuss rule for using long putters
One day after Ernie Els won the British Open to become the third major champion using a belly putter, the Royal & Ancient said long putters were ...
An epic collapse, a British Open for the ages
If this had been a normal British Open, Ernie Els would've been hanging out on the putting green hoping his work was done. Any other time, he wouldn't ...
Column: Stubborn Woods blows British Open chance
The enduring image of Tiger Woods from this British Open will be of him bent over on one knee, his other leg angled to the side, as he desperately ...
Ernie Els wins stunning Open when Scott collapses
Ernie Els plucked the ball from the hole after one last birdie and heaved it into the grandstand. At the time, it looked like nothing more than a ...
With painful meltdown, Scott joins infamous list
Adam Scott, meet Jean Van de Velde. And Ed Sneed. And Phil Mickelson. With a stunning meltdown, Scott gave away the claret jug Sunday and joined an ...
Column: A lifetime to arrive, a heartbeat to miss
Thirteen seconds elapsed from the moment Adam Scott anchored the broomstick-length putter to his sternum and watched the 7-foot par putt slide by on ...
Scott struggles to hold lead at British Open
Adam Scott was struggling to protect his lead Sunday in the finale of the British Open, making three bogeys early in the round, while Tiger Woods' ...