Tiger Woods is back to winning, and back to being the British bookies’ favorite to win the Masters. The 14-time major champion won his first PGA Tour tournament since 2009 on Sunday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill. It was his first chance to revel in a tour victory since his personal life went into turmoil following a sex scandal that ended his marriage and precipitated a steady…
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Brenden Pappas and Will MacKenzie both fired an eight-under 63 to grab a share of first place at the Louisiana Open, but a familiar champion lurks close behind after Thursday’s opening round.
Defending champion Tom Lehman, Fred Couples, Loren Roberts and Kenny Perry headline the field for the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic at rain-soaked Fallen Oak.
Tiger Woods, a six-time champion at Bay Hill, shot a 69 without breaking a sweat, much less breaking any body parts on Thursday.
Tiger Woods, a six-time champion at Bay Hill, opened the Arnold Palmer Invitational Thursday with a 69 without breaking a sweat. Woods sits 3 behind Charlie Wi, who made short work of the par 5s and finished with an 8-iron over the water to 6 feet for birdie on the 18th for a 6-under 66.
The six-time champion, including four in a row from 2000, committed to the field despite withdrawing from the WGC-Cadillac Championship two weeks ago.
Ethan Tracy and Arkansas will meet Duke, the defending champion, in the final match of the Callaway Match Play. Julie Williams
Coming off a historic season, Luke Donald was starting to feel forgotten. All the talk at the start of the year was whether Tiger Woods was trending toward a return to the top of golf. That gave way to Rory McIlroy, the 22-year-old U.S. Open champion who two weeks ago reached No. 1 in the world and figured to stay there for a long time.
Ernie Els is one of those rare athletes who became a champion while somehow remaining a favorite of the people, a guy who never seems to draw criticism or disdain. You want Ernie to do well and when he doesn't, you ache for him. Case in point: Sunday afternoon at the Transitions when Els, who had held a share of the lead for much of the afternoon, went bogey-bogey to finish his round one stroke …
The one-two wonders were crowned British Airways pairs champions after a tense play-off at the Sandals Emerald Bay Links in the Bahamas.
Two-time European Tour champion Matteo Manassero will be one of the host nation’s leading hopes when he makes his debut at the second edition of the Sicilian Open, which will be held from March 29-April 1 at a stunning new venue, Verdura Golf & Spa Resort in Sciacca, on the holiday island of Sicily.
Tiger Woods said his troublesome left Achilles tendon felt fine in practice and he’s ready to tee off in two events next week. In an article posted on his website, the 14-time major champion said the tendon didn’t bother him when he hit practice balls for the first time…
Capping a typically frantic first Thursday in the NCAA Tournament, the last quartet of games feature some of the top programs in the nation.
The defending champion UConn Huskies take on the Iowa State Cyclones while the No. 2 seed (East) Buckeyes of the Ohio State University begin a planned march toward New Orleans with a game against No. 15 Loyola. Another midwestern power, the Indiana Hoosiers, will open their tournament in the South Region against the New Mexico State. The latest scheduled start of the night belongs to UNLV and Colorado, a pair of western clubs duking it out at the Pit in Albuquerque.
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David Beckham feels the pain of Tiger Woods. Beckham had an Achilles tendon rupture in 2010. He missed his last chance to play for a World Cup title in the process. Yet a year and a half later, Beckham was a champion of Major League Soccer with the L.A. Galaxy.
