Top-ranked Luke Donald has withdrawn from the HSBC Champions next week in Shanghai to be with his wife for the birth of their second child. “Making history in the sport is very important to me, but the roles of husband and father are the most important in the world to me and being there for [...]
U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy shot an 8-under 64 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead in the Shanghai Masters, the lucrative invitational tournament that isnt sanctioned by any of the major tours. The 22-year in his bogey-free round on Lake Malarens Jack Nicklaus-designed Masters course. “If I can play as solid for the next [...]
The PGA Tour Player of the Year race isnt over yet. The tour decided Monday to wait two weeks before sending ballots to the players because of the HSBC Champions in Shanghai, a World Golf Championship event Nov. 3-6 that counts as official if a PGA Tour member wins it. The plan was for the [...]
As with Luke Donald in his U.S. season finale, they aim to make every shot count, mindful of the calendar on the wall. After a dizzying 10-month run of nonstop manic Mondays, the weekly mix of trash and panache we call Pond Scrum is shutting down for the next few weeks, until the Presidents Cup [...]
Golfers will no longer be penalized if their ball moves after it has been addressed in one of a number of rule changes announced by the sports governing body on Monday. Rory McIlroy and Webb Simpson are high-profile players to have been hit with one-shot penalties this year for what is widely regarded as one [...]
After bogeying to open Round 3, Kevin Chappell fires a 66 to take a share of the lead. (AP) Justin Leonard chipped in three times in a span of five holes Saturday to salvage a scrappy day at Disney with a 2-under 70 that gave him a share of the lead with PGA Tour rookie [...]
Hometown favorite Sergio Garcia shot an 8-under 63 on Friday to take a two-shot lead at the Castello Masters. Castello Masters Leaderboard Playing on a course where he was club champion at the age of 12, Garcia eagled the par-5 No. 8 and holed seven other birdies to move to 12 under for the tournament. [...]
U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy has split from agent Chubby Chandler. The 22-year-old Northern Irishman had been represented by Chandlers International Sports Management since turning professional in 2007. ISM said Friday that it took “great pride … in guiding him successfully through his formative years as a professional golfer.” Chandler added: “Onward and upwards. We [...]
Geoff Ogilvy says he finds it “astonishing” PGA Championship winner Keegan Bradley missed selection to the United States Presidents Cup team while Tiger Woods received special treatment. Ogilvy, a key member of the International team to play the U.S. in the biennial teams tournament at Royal Melbourne next month, said via a telephone conference Thursday [...]
Tiger Woods is outside the top 50 in the world for the first time since his 1996 rookie season Greg Norman doesnt think much of the way Tiger Woods plays golf these days, saying he would not have picked him to play in the Presidents Cup. Norman, who in a recent magazine interview said he [...]