Golf
Tiger Woods' troubles, triumphs mark 2009 in golf
December 27, 2009By David Byrd The past year in golf gave fans plenty to cheer - and plenty to jeer - both on and off the course. Tiger Woods returned from injury, Tom Watson electrified the British Open, and Phil Mickelson helped his family fight cancer. A late season...
Tiger Woods loses another major sponsor
December 15, 2009The global consulting firm Accenture now says famed golfer Tiger Woods is "no longer the right representative" and is ending its relationship with him. This follows a move by Gillette to drop Woods from its advertising campaigns for now, following...
Maria Verchenova: gorgeous as well as skilled golfer
May 14, 2009Maria Verchenova, 23, was born in Moscow and has been making a name for herself on the Ladies European Tour (LET). She’s making amazing strides and playing solid golf. Verchenova is the first Russian to become a full-time member of the Ladies European...
- November 18, 2007
Miguel Angel Jimenez closed with a 3-under-par 67 Sunday to win the European Tour's 2008 Hong Kong Open Golf Tournament. It marked his second title at this event. Despite a bogey at No. 17 and a double-bogey on the final hole, the Spaniard overtook...
- November 15, 2007
K.J. Choi shot an eight-under-par 62 Thursday and owned a one-stroke lead after one round of the Hong Kong Open golf tournament. The players took advantage of ideal weather conditions at the Hong Kong Golf Club with 63 of them breaking par. Garry...
Rose takes lead at Volvo Masters
November 02, 2007Justin Rose was the only player to break 70 Friday and owns a four-stroke lead halfway through the Volvo Masters golf tournament in Spain. The final tournament of the European Tour’s season will likely decide the Order of Merit winner. Rose...
- October 01, 2007
Stewart Cink nailed down the winning point but it was a team effort Sunday, as the U.S. team easily posted its first Presidents Cup victory on foreign soil. U.S. golfers swept the foursomes in the morning to take a seven-point lead into the 12 singles...
