Here's Tiger's Baby

New dad has five weeks to prepare for Scottish Open title defense

(NEWSER) - Golf's most famously competitive personality is unlikely to miss the next major title, despite a frustrating defeat at the US Open at Oakmont and the birth of his first child shortly thereafter. Tiger Woods had announced he might possibly miss an event pending the birth of his daughter, Sam, but with five weeks before tee-time in Carnoustie, he is expected to play. More»

They do what they have to for kids

(NEWSER) - Relations are apparently so frosty between Tiger Woods and still-wife Elin Nordegren that the two were barely civil to one another at a recent birthday party for their 3-year-old daughter, Sam, reports Radar . The bash was the second thrown for Sam because Woods missed her first party to attend the US Open in California. He arrived nearly an hour late to the new 2-hour party. More»

Graeme McDowell takes top honors

(AP) - When Phil Mickelson made his birdie attempt from off the green on the opening hole yesterday, the gallery roared its approval. The fans were prepared to see Lefty charge. They did the same every time Ernie Els or Tiger Woods made a move, creating a rumble of energy through Pebble Beach at the US Open. By the end, those roars were reserved for unknown Graeme McDowell on the 18th green as the new US Open champ. Lefty, Ernie, and Tiger were nowhere to be found. Key bogeys had dropped the big names out of the running. More»

(AP) - Tiger Woods missed the British Open cut after shooting a 4-over 74 in today's second round, marking only the second time he has failed to advance in a major since turning pro; the first was the 2006 US Open, which took place soon after the death of his father. But two double bogeys on the back side sank him today, even after he birdied two of the last three holes. More»

They faced off in Times Square

(NEWSER) - Tiger's not so tough in the virtual world. Jimmy Fallon crushed the champion golfer in Tiger's own Nintendo Wii game at Times Square this morning, the New York Post reports. Woods conceded on the third and final hole, after shooting a double-bogey and a bogey. They played on the Bethpage Black course, where Woods ranked sixth during last weekend's real-life US Open. More»