Europe Wins Ryder Cup in Historic Comeback
Europe has won the Ryder Cup, completing an improbable, historic comeback from a 4-point deficit. Martin Kaymer delivered the crucial point with a 1-up victory over Steve Stricker on Sunday, and Tiger...
View Article14-Year-Old Heads to Masters
At next year's Masters, there's a new kid in town: China's Guan Tianlang today won the Asia-Pacific Championship at the tender age of 14, becoming the youngest golfer ever to qualify to take a swing at...
View ArticleWant to Live Long? Golf Just as Good as Cycling, Rowing
Golf may be "a good walk, spoiled," but at least it doesn't spoil your life expectancy. In fact, a new study finds that heavy cardio sports like cycling and rowing do nothing to help you live longer...
View ArticleObama Golfs With Tiger Woods
President Obama beat former Dallas mayor Ron Kirk and Houston Astros owner Jim Crane on the links yesterday—with a little help from a guy called Tiger Woods. The foursome played 18 holes at Crane's...
View ArticleNo. 1 Golfer McIlroy Walks Off Course
The world's top-ranked golfer pulled a rare stunt today, calling it quits in the middle of his round and walking off the course. Rory McIlroy withdrew from the Honda Classic, where he's the defending...
View ArticleSergio Garcia Takes Crazy Shot —From a Tree
Faced with a ball that landed in a tree, Sergio Garcia today did what pretty much no golfer would do, ever: As Business Insider reports, he climbed about eight feet up, found his balance, then hit the...
View ArticleTiger in the Mix; 14-Year-Old Makes History
The first round of the Masters is in the books, with Australia's Marc Leishman and Spain's Sergio Garcia tied for the lead at 6-under, reports AP . But the big story line of Tiger Woods is very much...
View ArticleKid, 14, Makes Cut Despite Penalty; Tiger Near Lead
The two big story lines from the Masters continue to deliver: Guan Tianlang: The 14-year-old from China, already the youngest player ever to tee off at the event, made the cut at 4-over. This despite...
View ArticleTiger Woods Loses 2 Strokes Before Golf Even Begins
The Masters' rules-keepers aren't letting much slide this year, no matter how big the name. Tiger Woods got penalized two strokes before the start of the third round this morning after officials...
View ArticleAdam Scott First Aussie to Win Masters
Adam Scott has become the first Australian to win the Masters, beating Angel Cabrera on the second hole of a playoff on a rainy day at Augusta National. The Masters went to a sudden-death playoff for...
View ArticleObama Takes GOP Senators on Golf Date
Obama continued his campaign to woo Congresspeople to his second-term agenda today, inviting Republican Senators Saxby Chambliss and Bob Corker, and Democrat Senator Mark Udall, out for a round of golf...
View ArticleSergio Sorry for 'Not Racist' Fried Chicken Jab at Tiger
The Sergio Garcia-Tiger Woods feud sank to a new low last night when the Spaniard dropped an ill-advised racial stereotype to dig at his rival. When asked at a European Tour awards dinner if he would...
View ArticleDispute Over Golf Score Goes Horribly Wrong
Today's lesson in anger management, from a Detroit golf course: When one member of a foursome announced his score after a particular hole, one of his golfing buddies thought he was lying. The...
View ArticleGolfer Cans Her Caddie Mid-Round
Jessica Korda isn't exactly clinging to the old adage about dancing with the one who brought you: The golfer started yesterday's US Women's Open with caddie Jason Gilroyed, but right after the ninth...
View ArticleMickelson Dazzles in British Open Win
Phil Mickelson has won the British Open with a spectacular finish. Mickelson shot a 5-under 66 today to match the best round of the tournament and win his first claret jug. The celebration began while...
View ArticleDufner Beats Furyk at PGA for 1st Major
Equipped with a two-shot lead at the turn, and still carrying a few scars from his PGA Championship collapse two years ago, American Jason Dufner never showed signs of cracking. No one expected...
View ArticleIce Storm Fells Augusta National's 'Eisenhower Tree'
One of golf's most famous trees has been felled by an ice storm—nearly 60 years after then-President Dwight Eisenhower tried and failed to have it removed from Augusta National Golf Club. The tree, a...
View ArticleCulprit in Fires at Golf Courses? Titanium Clubs
Before you break out your titanium golf clubs for the warmer weather, you might want to grab a fire extinguisher as well. A new study finds that titanium golf clubs spark if they strike rocks while...
View ArticlePhil Mickelson, Carl Icahn Face Trading Probe
An unusual trio of public figures is raising federal eyebrows in an insider-trading investigation. The FBI and SEC are looking into whether billionaire investor Carl Icahn might have passed information...
View ArticleMcIlroy Wins British Open, Scores Cash ... for Dad?
Rory McIlroy held off Sergio Garcia to win the British Open today, making him only the third golfer in history—after Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods—to have won three different majors by the age of 25,...
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