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Keegan Bradley Stars as Ryder Cup Foursomes End All Square
September 28th, 2012 at 2:07 PM
***PHOTO1***  Keegan Bradley may be a Ryder Cup rookie, but he sent the message to U.S. Captain Davis Love that he's going to be a key player after a dynamic performance in his Ryder Cup debut. Team Europe and Team USA split the opening four foursomes or alternate shot matches, each winning...

Early Ryder Cup Atmosphere Contentious as Matches Begin
September 28th, 2012 at 9:13 AM
Things are already a little contentious among the teams as the 39th Ryder Cup kicked off this morning at Medinah Country Club in Chicago. Team Europe are the holders of the cup after their win in 2010 and Team USA will be looking to recapture the trophy on home soil. With the...

Would a Tiger Woods Win at the Tour Championship Muddy the Player of the Year Debate?
September 20th, 2012 at 10:51 AM
The general consensus of the golf media is that Rory McIlroy's four wins, that include the PGA Championship, have him as a lock for the PGA Tour's Player of the Year award. ***PHOTO1***   Unfortunately, the members of the golf media don't get to vote when the tour awards it's top prize later...

Four Players Remain in Contention at Ricoh Women’s British Open
September 16th, 2012 at 8:02 AM
Second round leader Jiyai Shin leads a group of four players left in contention as the third round of the Ricoh Women's British Open draws to a close at Royal Liverpool Golf Club. Shin, fresh off an eight under par 64 on Saturday, is one-under par on her third round thru...

Ricoh Women’s British Open Second Round Suspended Due to High Winds
September 14th, 2012 at 10:22 AM
Second round play at the 2012 Ricoh Women's British Open has been suspended for the day, due to adverse weather conditions.  Play will resume on Saturday at 6:50 am local time at Royal Liverpool Golf Club. Susan Simpson, LGU Tournament Director issued this statement at 11:00 am: The Rules Committee has declared...

Haeji Kang Early Leader at Ricoh Women’s British Open
September 13th, 2012 at 10:20 AM
Haeji Kang of Korea is the leader among early starters in the first round of the Ricoh Women's British Open at Royal Liverpool Golf Club. The 59th ranked Korean shot a two-under 70 for a one-shot, clubhouse lead over a group of six players that includes three-time champion Karrie Webb, the...

Vijay Singh, Phil Mickelson Top Impressive Leaderboard at BMW
September 9th, 2012 at 6:42 AM
Phil Mickelson recorded his best round since the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, to take a share of the 54-hole lead, with Vijay Singh, at the 2012 BMW Championship, the third league of the PGA Tour Playoffs for the FedEx Cup. ***PHOTO1*** Mickelson matched a career high with 10...

Vijay Singh Leads BMW but Tiger and Rory Still All the Buzz
September 8th, 2012 at 6:02 AM
Vijay Singh fired a six-under par 66 to take the 36-hole lead at the BMW Championship at Crooked Stick on Friday. ***PHOTO1***   But it was two other guys who created all the buzz as the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup Playoffs continued in Carmel, Indiana. For the second day in a row Tiger Woods...

Rory, Tiger Show Round Two on Tap for Friday
September 7th, 2012 at 8:14 AM
It was the display the fans at Crooked Stick and the world of golf had hoped to see.  Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods, the game's two biggest stars, matching shot-for-shot, birdie-for-birdie in an event with real significance.  It happened for the first time at the BMW Championship, the third leg of the...

Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods Continue Battle for FedEx Cup, Player of the Year
September 6th, 2012 at 9:12 AM
With the final selections for the U.S. Ryder Cup team now in the books, focus returns to the races for the FedEX Cup and PGA Tour Player of the Year when the tour's top players head to Indiana for leg three of the FedEx Cup playoffs. The goal for all the...

Rory McIlroy Hangs on for Win at Deutsche Bank Championship
September 3rd, 2012 at 7:26 PM
Rory McIlroy needed some help from playing partner Louis Oosthuizen, but held on for a one-shot victory at the Deutsche Bank Championship on Monday. The tournament, played at TPC Boston in Norton, Massachusetts, is the second leg of the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup playoffs. ***PHOTO1***   McIlroy shot a final round 4-under par...

Louis Oosthuizen Takes Third Round Lead at Deutsche Bank Classic
September 2nd, 2012 at 10:54 PM
It was supposed to be a duel between Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy.  But somebody forgot to tell Louis Oosthuizen.  The South African fired a third round 63, that included a tournament record 29 on the front nine, to take a three shot lead after three rounds of the Deutsche Bank...

Rory McIlroy Leads Deutsche Bank, Tiger Woods Two Back
September 1st, 2012 at 11:00 PM
Rory McIlroy shot his second consecutive round of six-under par 65 to take a one-shot lead after two rounds of the PGA Tour's Deutsche Bank Championship.  The second leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs is being held this week at the TPC Boston in Norton, Massachusetts. ***PHOTO1*** McIlroy has a 36-hole total...

Seung-Yul Noh Leads Deutsche Bank Championship; Tiger Woods Two Back
August 31st, 2012 at 6:19 PM
Seung-Yul Noh shot a career best 9-under par 62, to take the first round lead at the Deutsche Bank Championship, Friday at TPC Boston.  The tournament is the second leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs. ***PHOTO1*** Noh went out in 5-under par 31, his front nine including four straight birdies on holes...

Tiger Woods Shoots 64 to Share Early Deutsche Bank Lead
August 31st, 2012 at 2:05 PM
Tiger Woods   shot a seven-under par 64 to take a share of the lead midway through the first round of the 2012 Deutsche Bank Championship, the second leg of the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup Playoffs. ***PHOTO1***  Woods played nearly flawless golf for 17 holes, but bogied hole number nine, his 18th hole of...

Late Surge Lifts Ted Potter Jr. to Victory at Greenbrier Classic; Moves up 122 Positions in FedEx Cup
July 13th, 2012 at 4:23 PM
Ted Potter stood on the 17th green, three shots behind a seemingly unflappable Troy Kelly.  An eagle and two birdies later, he was a first-time PGA tour winner. Potter jumped 122 places on the FedEx Cup point standings, moving from 173rd to 51st in the year long points race. ***PHOTO1*** Potter made...

Steve Stricker Looks for Fourth Consecutive John Deere Title
July 11th, 2012 at 12:11 PM
Steve Stricker will try to become only the fifth man in history to win the same PGA tour event four consecutive times, when the PGA tour visits the TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois this week for the John Deere Classic. ***PHOTO1*** Stricker would join Young Tom Morris, who won the British...

Na Yeon Choi Dominates to Win First Major Tour
July 9th, 2012 at 12:28 PM
Na Yeon Choi survived a triple bogey to start the back nine and cruised to a four-shot victory over Amy Yang at the United States Women's Open at Blackwolf Run on Sunday. Choi held a five-shot lead on the 10th tee before pull-hooking her tee shot into the trees on the...

Marcel Siem Edges Francesco Molinari for French Open Title
July 8th, 2012 at 12:06 PM
Germany's Marcel Siem fired a 4-under 67 to beat Italian Francesco Molinari by a shot and win the European Tour's Alstom Open de France on Sunday. Siem, the 120th ranked player in the world, finished with an 8-under par total of 276 on the Le Golf National Course in Paris for...

Kirk Triplett Wins Senior Title at Pebble Beach
July 8th, 2012 at 12:06 PM
Three-time PGA tour winner Kirk Triplett shot a final round 66 for a two-shot victory over Mark McNulty at the Champions Tour's First Tee Open on Sunday at Pebble Beach Golf Links. ***PHOTO1*** The American finished with a 54-hole total of 10-under par 206 after rounds of 70, 70 and 66. The 50-year...