PGA Tour returns to New Orleans
April 25, 2006As the PGA Tour returns to New Orleans this week for the first time since Hurricane Katrina, Tom LaMarre says the tour hopes to give the embattled region something to cheer about, along with some much-needed charity.
Tom relishing New Orleans return
April 25, 2006David Toms wants this week's Zurich Classic to show that normality is returning to hurricane-hit New Orleans.
No women likely at Open
April 25, 2006THE chances of Michelle Wie and other women playing in this year's British Open for the first time have faded almost to nil. With the LPGA Tour's Women's World Matchplay event starting on July 6 in the US and regional qualifying for the British Open
Els backing Woodworm's new brand
April 25, 2006Els backing Woodworm's new brand Woodworm, the British cricket bat manufacturer with ties to 'Freddie' Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen, is to enter the golf clothing market after signing a five-year deal with Ernie Els. 'click' the headline to read the
Petrovic's Keys to Victory
April 25, 2006Last year, Tim Petrovic defeated James Driscoll on the first hole of the playoff to win the Zurich Classic in New Orleans. Looking at the ShotLink data, Petrovic relied on an excellent short game and deft touch on the greens to claim his first victory
Tiffany triumphs
April 25, 2006Tiffany triumphsPosted on 25 April 2006 - 17:43It was almost one-way traffic for Tiffany Avern-Taplin on the final day of the Pro Shop KwaZulu Natal Ladies golf championship at the Bluff National Park on Tuesday when she blasted her way to the matchplay
2006 MWC Men's Golf Championships Tee Off Thursday
April 25, 2006MWC Men's Golfer Of The Month For April MWC Men's Golfer Of The Month For March • Email this to a friend 2006 MWC Men's Golf Championships Tee Off Thursday April 25, 2006 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The 2006 Mountain West Conference Men's Golf
Notes: Petrovic looks to successfully defend title on different course
April 25, 2006For the second consecutive week, a player will have the opportunity to defend his 2005 tournament crown on a different course. This week, Tim Petrovic, who won the 2005 Zurich Classic of New Orleans on the TPC Louisiana, will look to defend his title at
Wyoming's Steger Ineligible for MWC Championship
April 25, 2006Wyoming's Steger Ineligible for MWC Championship UW freshman mistakenly withdrew from a necessary class. April 24, 2006 LARAMIE, Wyo. - University of Wyoming Director of Men's and Women's Golf Joe Jensen announced today that Cowboy freshman Corey
Jim Furyk owns 10 career PGA Tour titles, but based on his recent lack of success, is it possible he's simply overrated? Bob Har
April 25, 2006There is an old saying that it is better to have tried and failed than never to have tried at all. It could not be more appropriate when talking about Jim Furyk. Streeter Lecka/Getty ImagesFuryk owns just one PGA Tour win since the beginning of the 2004
Much like the NFL, the PGA Tour has been infused with its brand of parity, where no one dominates and everyone has a chance.
April 25, 2006The first 17 PGA Tour events of the year have produced 14 different winners. It's the kind of parity that would have made late NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle proud. But, as with the balance achieved in pro football, the question sure to arise is this:
Sirak: Dowds will share private act of love on public stage
April 25, 2006When the Academy Awards honor the best in filmmaking each year, we are reminded of how casually we have come to regard the truth. A second thought is rarely given to the work that embellishes reality in the pursuit of art. That's just the way it is done.
The year of the blowout on the PGA Tour
April 25, 2006NEW ORLEANS --Stuart Appleby won the season-opening Mercedes Championships in a playoff by making birdie with a tough bunker shot behind the green to beat Vijay Singh. But that hardly set the tone for the year on the PGA Tour.Four months into the
Golf: Tiger Woods clears the rough in New Zealand dirt-track car race
April 25, 2006WELLINGTON, New Zealand : The world's top golfer Tiger Woods proved his super-competitive spirit isn't confined to the fairways and greens when he won a celebrity stock car race in New Zealand. Woods' insurers must have breathed a sigh of relief after
Great Story Lines at Inaugural Ginn Open
April 25, 2006PALM HARBOR, Fla. -- There has been a buzz on the LPGA Tour for almost a year now about the new event in the Orlando area that will feature one of the top purses on Tour. The time is finally here, and the top stars on tour travel to Reunion Resort &
Notes: Year of the Blowout; Wie's Big Heart
April 25, 2006NEW ORLEANS -- Stuart Appleby won the season-opening Mercedes Championships in a playoff by making birdie with a tough bunker shot behind the green to beat Vijay Singh. But that hardly set the tone for the year on the PGA TOUR. Four months into the
Nationwide Tour Hosts Pro-Am Event
April 25, 2006The Nationwide Tour hosts its version of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am this week as amateurs join the professionals at the BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs. Last year, the event was shortened to 54 holes for the first time since 2002 as
European Tour Back on European Soil
April 25, 2006The European Tour leaves the Far East and lands back on European soil to begin its 13 week run-up to the Open Championship with this week's Open de Espana at the San Rogue Club in Cadiz, Spain.Host country star Miguel Angel Jimenez will share the
Finchem helps bring attention to New Orleans recovery
April 25, 2006When PGA TOUR commissioner Tim Finchem convened an economic forum in New Orleans on Monday morning, it was his way of taking a pro-active stance in helping in the recovery of the hurricane battered city. From all reports, the forum was a success.
GOLF'S COMING HOME
April 25, 2006By Carl Markham, PA Sport Click here for all the latest golf scores Click here for European Tour calendar Click here for US Tour calendar Click here for more golf news The 2006 European Tour this week finally makes landfall on the continent it calls home
Yim's Rank Soars; Top-10 Remains Unchanges
April 25, 2006With her win Sunday at the Florida's Natural Charity Championship, Sung-Ah Yim flew up 57 spots to No. 49 in the latest version of the Rolex World Rankings. The top-10 in the rankings remained unchanged from a week ago. No. 1 Annika Sorenstam was again
Players Not Sold on New Houston Open Course
April 25, 2006HUMBLE, Texas-- The Shell Houston Open will move to the weekend before The Masters next year, a change organizers hope will lure a more star-studded field. It's not the date, but the course that could keep many away. The Tournament Course at Redstone,
Bruins Hold 36-Hole Lead after Day One of Pac-10 Championship
April 25, 2006April 24, 2006 The fifth-ranked UCLA men's golf team took the 36-hole lead at the 47th Pac-10 Championship Monday at Bighorn Country Club in Palm Desert. With two teams still on the course, day one was suspended due to darkness, but the Bruins held a
Royal Liverpool shapes up for The Open
April 25, 2006Royal Liverpool shapes up for The Open 25-Apr-2006 09:24 (BST) imageThe 16th hole at Royal Liverpool will be played as the 18th hole during the 2006 Open David Cannon-Getty Imageszoom A change to the numbering of the holes at Royal Liverpool means that
Hoylake hiatus explained
April 25, 2006Hoylake hiatus explained Posted on 25 April 2006 - 14:43The Royal and Ancient Golf Club, organisers of the British Open, explained on Tuesday why Royal Liverpool, Hoylake, had returned to the major rota after an absence of nearly 40 years. There has been
Golf's majors don't always offer larger purses than lesser-quality events. Should they? Our experts debate in Alternate Shot.
April 25, 2006This week's inaugural Ginn Clubs & Resorts Open on the LPGA Tour will play host to one of the year's top fields while doling out a total of $2.5 million to its competitors. Nice story, but one which could become problematic as well. That's because the
Appleby becomes third multiple winner this season
April 25, 2006HUMBLE, Texas -- Stuart Appleby made it look easy in the Shell Houston Open. Did You Know ... Appleby Sunday was the sixth time in his career that Stuart Appleby had an outright lead heading into the final round of a PGA tournament, and he's hung on to
Australians make mark on PGA Tour
April 25, 2006He won the Shell Houston Open in wire-to-wire fashion Sunday, dominating like Norman did during his prime and notching the fifth victory by an Aussie in 17 PGA Tour events this season. It was the second in a row, too, following first-time winner Aaron
TaylorMade-adidas extends Scottish sponsorship
April 25, 2006TaylorMade-adidas extends Scottish sponsorship A major new sponsorship deal sees TaylorMade-adidas Golf continue its support of Scotland's amateur golf squads until the end of the 2008 season. 'click' the headline to read the story in full Els backing
Wie out of qualification for British Open
April 25, 2006Wie out of qualification for British OpenPosted on 29 March 2006 - 06:55Hawaiian golf prodigy Michelle Wie has confirmed she will not attempt to qualify for this year's British Open. For the first time, women will be able to enter regional qualifying for
No women likely at British Open
April 25, 2006No women likely at British Open Posted on 25 April 2006 - 13:30The chances of Michelle Wie and other women playing in this year's British Open Golf Championship for the first time have faded almost to nil. With the LPGA Tour's Women's World Matchplay
Women snub chance to play in Open
April 25, 2006Top women players have declined to take up the chance to try to qualify for this year's Open.
Why Isn't Singh Winning?
April 25, 2006It's hard to be critical of Vijay Singh. A man who leads the PGA TOUR in number of finishes in the top 10 - seven - is certainly not playing poor golf.It's really sharpening the dagger to say a man who has won 17 times in the past three years is in a
Chat with the Champ: Tim Petrovic
April 25, 2006Chat with the Champ: Tim Petrovic April 24, 2006 Editors note: Tim Petrovic returns to the Big Easy this week to defend his first PGA TOUR title at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. He sat down recently with PGA TOUR media official Joan Alexander for
Gonzalo up to speed - Murray
April 25, 2006GOLF LIVE ON SKY SPORTS OPEN DE ESPANA EN ANDALUCIA 11am, Sky Sports 1, Thurs & Fri 1pm, Sky Sports 3, Sat & Sun CLASSIC OF NEW ORLEANS 9pm, Sky Sports 2, Thurs & Fri 8pm, Sky Sports 2, Saturday 8pm, Sky Sports 3, Sunday What a wonderful sight towards
HOYLAKE MAKES SMALL ADJUSTMENTS
April 25, 2006This year's Open venue Hoylake has been lengthened by just 122 yards ahead of this year's Open Championship. The tees at the second, sixth and 12th holes have been pushed back from where they were during the Amateur Championship in 2000 while the green
WIE ONLY WOMAN IN WAITING
April 25, 2006Wie - only woman in running. WIE ONLY WOMAN IN WAITING By Phil Casey, PA Sport Click here for all the latest golf scores Click here for European Tour calendar Click here for US Tour calendar Click here for more golf news Click here to bet on Golf with
Daredevil Tiger back to his day job
April 25, 2006Golfer Tiger Woods emerged unscathed after driving a stock car in two celebrity dirt track racesin Huntly, New Zealand, on Monday - even winning the second race after starting at the back of the grid. And along the way, he wasn't afraid to mix it with
Two sport star?
April 25, 2006HUNTLY, New Zealand (AP) - Tiger Woods hunkered behind the wheel of his vehicle, its motor coughing noisily. One of the world's most visible athletes was suddenly unrecognizable under a flame-retardant suit, helmet and tinted visor. On Monday, the
Tiger wins stock-car friendly
April 25, 2006HUNTLY, NEW ZEALAND -- Tiger Woods hunkered behind the wheel of his vehicle, its motor coughing noisily. One of the world's most visible athletes was suddenly unrecognizable under a flame-retardant suit, helmet and tinted visor. Yesterday, the world's
Appleby moves up seven spaces in rankings
April 25, 2006Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Stuart Appleby climbed seven spots to No. 25 in the latest Official World Golf Rankings thanks to his win Sunday at the Shell Houston Open. The top 20 had plenty of movement this week. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson
Tiger launches booming drive
April 25, 2006April 25, 2006 TIGER Woods showed he can drive more than a golf ball last night, winning the second of celebrity stock-car races. Woods ... stock-car racing proved a breeze. Pic: Agence France-Presse Chequered flag: Stock-car's tale of the cat His
Appleby yearns for consistency
April 25, 2006April 25, 2006 STUART Appleby won his second US PGA Tour event of the season yesterday but is reluctant to accept his game has reached new heights. Although comfortably on track for the most successful season of his career, the new Houston Open champion
BGSU Hosts MAC Championships This Weekend
April 25, 2006April 24, 2006BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University women's golf team will play host of the 2006 Mid-American Golf Championships this weekend, starting on April 28. The three day event will be held at Walden Ponds Golf Club in Indian
USC Opens Pac-10 tourney Play
April 25, 2006By Jordan Scott Daily TrojanApril 24, 2006Los Angeles, CA (CSTV U-WIRE) -- Today might be the first day of the last week of classes, but it is also the first day of the last Pacific-10 Conference tournament for the women's golf team. A trip to the Oro
Two Lobos Named to All-MWC Team
April 25, 2006From Staff Reports Daily LoboApril 24, 2006Albuquerque, NM (CSTV U-WIRE) -- The UNM women's golf team had two players named to the All-Mountain West Conference team Saturday at the MWC Championships. The Lobos finished second overall at the conference
California Has Hopes of Second Conference Title
April 25, 2006By Vincent Tannura Daily CalifornianApril 24, 2006Berkeley, CA (CSTV U-WIRE) -- Ten teams. Three rounds of golf. One champion crowned at the end. This coronation is something the No. 12 Cal women's golf team has been seeking all season. The Bears will
Two Top Juniors Sign to Play for UCF
April 25, 2006April 24, 2006ORLANDO - UCF women's golf coach Emilee Klein announced Monday that junior golfers, Leigh Crosby of Watkinsville, Ga., and Victoria Tomko of Lontzen, Belgium have signed National Letters of Intent to play for UCF beginning in the fall.
Tiger Woods clears the rough in New Zealand dirt-track car race
April 25, 2006The world's top golfer Tiger Woods proved his super-competitive spirit isn't confined to the fairways and greens when he won a celebrity stock car race in New Zealand. Woods' insurers must have breathed a sigh of relief after he emerged unscathed after
Tiger Woods hits highest bungy - twice
April 25, 2006Tiger Woods Tiger Woods hits highest bungy - twice 24.04.06 If Tiger Woods' insurers were worried about his stock-car racing plans, they would have been apoplectic at his latest adventures. The world's number one golfer twice conquered New Zealand's
Appleby lifts 8th career PGA title
April 25, 2006HOUSTON: Australian Stuart Appleby carded a final round five-under 67 to storm to a record-equalling six-shot victory at the Houston Open. Appleby began the day with a two-stroke lead over Sweden's Mathias Gronberg and steadily built on his advantage as
OKLAHOMA LEADS BIG 12 MEN'S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP THROUGH WEATHER-SHORTENED FIRST DAY
April 25, 2006OKLAHOMA LEADS BIG 12 MEN'S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP THROUGH WEATHER-SHORTENED FIRST DAY April 24, 2006 Results (PDF) TULSA -- Oklahoma currently leads the weather-delayed Big 12 Men's Golf Championship through one-plus rounds at Southern Hills Country Club
This Week in Golf - April 27-April 30
April 25, 2006By Kevin Currie (TSN Golf Editor) (Sports Network) - PGA TOUR - ZURICH CLASSIC OF NEW ORLEANS, English Turn Golf & Country Club, New Orleans, Louisiana - The PGA Tour heads to the Bayou this week for the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. This will be one
Yim soars in women's golf rankings
April 25, 2006Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - With her win Sunday at the Florida's Natural Charity Championship, Sung-Ah Yim flew up 57 spots to No. 49 in the latest version of the Rolex World Rankings. The top-10 in the rankings remained unchanged from a week
Smyth's spirited defence fails
April 25, 2006DES SMYTH made a spirted defence of his Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf title in Savannah, Georgia when shooting a brilliant 66 in yesterday's final round. Unfortunately, it was not enough to challenge pillar-to-post winner Jay Haas who finished with a
2007 date switch for Houston Open
April 25, 2006The Houston Open will move to the week before the Masters next year in a bid to lure a more star-studded line-up. The PGA Tour event was often played the week before Augusta in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It got its late-April time slot in 2003, and
BIG EAST Championships Lineups
April 25, 2006Championships
San Jose State Takes Day One Lead of WAC Women's Golf Championship
April 25, 2006San Jose State Takes Day One Lead of WAC Women's Golf Championship Monday, April 24, 2006 The 2006 WAC women's golf championship began today at the Coyote Creek Golf Club in Morgan Hill, Calif. San Jose State has taken the early lead after shooting a
Gow captures Nationwide Tour event
April 25, 2006Gow captures Nationwide Tour event BOGART, Ga. (AP) - Australia's Paul Gow won his third career Nationwide Tour title Sunday, closing with a bogey-free 3-under 69 for a three-stroke victory over South Africa's Craig Lile in the inaugural Athens Regional
Tiger wins stock car race
April 25, 2006Tiger wins stock car raceRaces stock car in New Zealand By STEVE MCMORRAN HUNTLY, New Zealand (AP) - Tiger Woods hunkered behind the wheel of his vehicle, its motor coughing noisily. One of the world's most visible athletes was suddenly unrecognizable
Commissioner Finchem hosts Economic Forum on New Orleans recovery
April 25, 2006NEW ORLEANS, La. -- Approximately 100 CEOs and invited guests were updated on New Orleans recovery process and emerging business opportunities during a special Economic Forum hosted Monday by PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem. Featuring former New York
Birdies and bogeys back in the Big Easy
April 25, 2006Birdies and bogeys back in the Big Easy April 24, 2006By Dave ShedloskiPGATOUR.com Senior Correspondent This weeks Zurich Classic of New Orleans might be one of the most important on the 2006 PGA TOUR schedule. That the event begun in 1938 takes up
Hendrix returns home as a Nationwide Tour regular
April 25, 2006Hendrix returns home as a Nationwide Tour regular April 24, 2006By Dave LagardePGATOUR.com Correspondent There were some significant professional and personal developments in the life of Matt Hendrix late in 2005 and early in 2006. Hendrix, who turned
Appleby's Keys to Victory at the Shell Houston Open
April 25, 2006Appleby's Keys to Victory at the Shell Houston Open April 24, 2006By Mike VittiPGA TOUR staff The Course " This was the first year the event was held on the Tournament Course at Redstone Golf Club and while the field scoring average of 72.29 was
Tiger Woods Shows Off Driving Ability In Celebrity Race
April 25, 2006Tiger Woods Wins 2nd Of Two Celebrity Stock Car RacesPOSTED: 7:16 am EDT April 24, 2006UPDATED: 9:18 am EDT April 24, 2006HUNTLY, New Zealand -- Tiger Woods has shown off his driving ability off the golf course by winning the second of two celebrity
Appleby moves up to No. 25 in the world rankings after his Houston Open win
April 25, 2006New Shell Houston Open host venue draws lukewarm reviews from the players PGA Tour Notebook: Canadian Open seeks a sponsor with $5 million to spend BMW Asian Open victory is just part of a glorious stretch for Fernandez-Castano LPGA Tour Notebook: Evian
PGA Tour Notebook: Canadian Open seeks a sponsor with $5 million to spend
April 25, 2006New Shell Houston Open host venue draws lukewarm reviews from the players Appleby moves up to No. 25 in the world rankings after his Houston Open win BMW Asian Open victory is just part of a glorious stretch for Fernandez-Castano LPGA Tour Notebook:
New Shell Houston Open host venue draws lukewarm reviews from the players
April 25, 2006PGA Tour Notebook: Canadian Open seeks a sponsor with $5 million to spend Appleby moves up to No. 25 in the world rankings after his Houston Open win BMW Asian Open victory is just part of a glorious stretch for Fernandez-Castano LPGA Tour Notebook:
Sorenstam and Wie ready for The Open
April 25, 2006Annika Sorenstam, Michelle Wie and Paula Creamer, respectively ranked first, second and third in the world of women's golf, have all confirmed their entries for the Weetabix British Women's Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes from Aug 3 to 6. The last time
Tiger Woods goes to New Zealand extremes
April 25, 2006Tiger Woods goes to New Zealand extremesAUCKLAND, New Zealand, April 24 (UPI) -- Tiger Woods took a break from the golf course to win stock car race in New Zealand and drop twice from the country's highest bungy jump. Woods went down under to serve as
Sirak: Parity par for the course
April 25, 2006Parity now par for the course When it comes to winners on the PGA Tour, the more the merrier The first 17 PGA Tour events of the year have produced 14 different winners. It's the kind of parity that would have made the late NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle
Tiger on Leaderboard at Stock Car Race
April 25, 2006April 24, 2006, 8:15 PM EDT HUNTLY, New Zealand -- Tiger Woods hunkered behind the wheel of his vehicle, its motor coughing noisily. One of the world's most visible athletes was suddenly unrecognizable under a flame-retardant suit, helmet and tinted
Players Not Sold on Houston Open Course
April 25, 2006April 24, 2006, 5:30 PM EDT HUMBLE, Texas -- The Shell Houston Open will move to the weekend before The Masters next year, a change organizers hope will lure a more star-studded field. It's not the date, but the course that could keep many away. The
Woods gets daring down under
April 25, 2006Having taken a drop, Tiger Woods still managed to drive his way to the top of the leaderboard yesterday - all without venturing on to a golf course. The world No1, who had plunged 440 feet from New Zealand's highest bungy jump on Sunday, again emerged
Sorenstam leads Yim by one shot at Charity Championship
April 25, 2006Sorenstam leads Yim by one shot at Charity Championship By Ticker Story April 23, 2006 STOCKBRIDGE, Georgia (Ticker) - Mother Nature's intervention only delayed the inevitable at the Florida's Natural Charity Championship. After an 85-minute weather
Majors next for Apples
April 25, 2006The toast of Australian golf at the minute, Stuart Appleby, believes that only by recreating the form that swept him to victory by six strokes in the Houston Open can he breakthrough in one of world golf's four majors.Appleby, who finished at 19-under
Benton Earns All-Conference Honors
April 25, 2006Benton Earns All-Conference Honors CSU sophomore named to MWC all-conference team. April 24, 2006 CSU sophomore Chelsea Benton was one of eight players named to the All-Mountain West Conference team. The announcement came at Entrada at Snow Canyon in
Appleby Bagged Second PGA Tour Title In Houston
April 25, 2006Shaveta Bansal - All Headline News Contributor Houston, TX (AHN) - Australian Stuart Appleby posted a final round five-under 67 on Sunday for a storming six shot victory at the Houston Open to claim his second PGA Tour title of the season. Appleby,