Tiger Trounces the Field at Firestone

(NEWSER) - Tiger Woods collected his 13th career major by winning the PGA Championship on the steamy Southern Hills course in Tulsa today, scoring a 1-under 69 for a two-shot victory over Woody Austin. Woods was the first major champion in seven tries, Newsday reports, to make a par on the 72nd hole at Southern Hills. More»

Tiger emerges as favorite at 7 under after workmanlike 3rd round

(NEWSER) - After an historic 7-under 63 at Southern Hills, Tiger Woods had no problem holding his lead in the third round of the PGA Championship today, even with a decidedly average 1-under 69. Woods will go into the final with a three-stroke lead over Stephen Ames—a position in which he's never lost a major. More»

Hopes Firestone success will carry over to PGA Championship at Southern Hills

(NEWSER) - Tiger Woods hopes to carry last week's success at Firestone over to this week's PGA Championship at Southern Hills, a course where he's struggled in the past—he finished 12th there in the 2001 US Open. But his strategy will be markedly different from the one that carried him to victory at Firestone, the world No. 1 tells Golf's Pat Mahoney in a chat on the range. More»

Leg will keep him out for first time since 1994

(NEWSER) - Another rough milestone for Tiger Woods: He will miss the US Open for the first time since 1994 because his leg still hasn't healed, reports USA Today . Woods messed up his left knee at the Masters in April while hitting from an awkward spot, and he says it's not ready for him to play next week in Maryland. More»

It will be the first time since 1997

(NEWSER) - When the new world rankings in golf come out Monday, the name Tiger Woods won't crack the top 10 for the first time in 14 years, reports AP . Woods has been on a steady decline in the rankings since his scandal, and he had to drop out of his last tournament because of leg injuries. How to console himself? Maybe with the $75 million he earned last year, which helped make him the top-ranked athlete (No. 6) on the Forbes list of powerful celebrities . More»