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NEWS ABOUT: Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods stories: 138 news summaries

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 Tiger Wins 
 Masters 
 Down Under 

Pulls out win in first trip to Australia in 11 years

Nov 15, 09 8:18 AM CST
(AP) - Tiger Woods has won the Australian Masters for his seventh victory of the year, closing with a 4-under 68 for a victory that drew record crowds at Kingston Heath. In his first trip Down Under in 11 years, Woods put on quite a show for his $3 million appearance fee. More »

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 Tiger Loses Lead— 
 and Club— Down Under 

3-shot lead dwindles to 3-way tie for frustrated Woods

Nov 14, 09 6:45 AM CST
(AP) - In the 268 official tournaments that Tiger Woods has played around the world as a pro, he has never gone three consecutive tournaments without winning when he held at least a share of the 36-hole lead. That streak is in jeopardy at the Australian Masters, where Woods held a three-shot... More »

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Australia • golf • Tiger Woods • Greg Chalmers • James Nitties • Australian Masters

 IOC OKs Golf, 
 Rugby for 
 Rio Games  

Golfers, ruggers seek Olympic gold in 2016 for first time in 100 years or more

Oct 9, 09 10:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Medals for golf and rugby will be awarded at the 2016 Olympics for the first time in a century or more. The IOC voted today to reinstate the sports for the Rio de Janeiro games and provisionally accepted them for the 2020 Olympiad. Golf has not been played at the... More »

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golf • Tiger Woods • Rio de Janeiro • rugby • Padraig Harrington • Michelle Wie • Jacques Rogge • Olympic Games • 2016 Olympics • International Olympic Committee • Olympics • Summer Olympics

 Woods First Athlete 
 to Bank $1B 

On-course winnings, appearance fees, endorsement deals put him over the top

Oct 1, 09 7:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tiger Woods is undoubtedly saving what room is left in his trophy case for the majors he needs to pass Jack Nicklaus, but his latest accomplishment doesn’t come with a trophy anyhow: He’s the first professional athlete to earn $1 billion, Forbes says. The magazine calculated on-course winnings,... More »

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entertainment • Tiger Woods • Jack Nicklaus • PGA Tour • FedEx Cup • professional athletes • endorsement deals • trophy

OPINION

 Tiger's Loss Is 
 Good for Golf 


Aug 17, 09 11:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - There wasn’t supposed to be any drama at the Hazeltine National Golf Club yesterday. Tiger Woods with a lead on Sunday “is like Kristie Alley with cheesecake on her plate,” writes Dan O’Neill of NBC. “You can bet it’s going to be put away.... More »

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(AP) - Tiger Woods was one round away from winning another major but he squandered a four-shot lead and drew more company than he wanted at the US PGA Championship today. Woods played so-so on another windy afternoon at Hazeltine National until his lead was gone. Only at the end of the... More »

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pga championship

 Woods Retakes 
 Control at PGA 


Aug 14, 09 6:44 PM CDT
(AP) - Just like that, Tiger Woods was back in control of the US PGA Championship today. Woods took advantage of the shortened par-4 14th and a poor finish by Ross Fisher, needing only two holes to turn a tie into a three-stroke lead. Woods, looking to win his first major of... More »

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golf • Tiger Woods • Phil Mickelson • PGA Championship • Jay-ZTV

PGA championship

 Tiger Grabs Early Lead 


Aug 13, 09 6:21 PM CDT
(AP) - Tiger Woods—still seeking his first win at a major this season—shot a 5-under 67 that put him atop the leaderboard at the PGA Championship today. With his bogey-free round, he's one stroke up on playing partner and defending champ Padraig Harrington. Woods broke 70 in the opening round... More »

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golf • Tiger Woods • PGA Championship • PGA Grand Slam of Golf • Jay-ZTV • Hazeltine National

Olympic Board Backs Golf, Rugby for 2016

IOC execs reject baseball, softball; decision faces Oct. vote

Aug 13, 09 8:59 AM CDT
(AP) - Olympic leaders selected golf and rugby today for proposed inclusion in the 2016 Summer Games, rejecting bids from baseball, softball, and three other sports. The IOC executive board narrowed the field to two from a list of seven, which also included squash, karate, and roller sports. The board will submit... More »

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golf • Tiger Woods • rugby • Olympic Games • 2016 Olympics • squash • baseball • International Olympic Committee • Olympics • softball • Jay-ZTV • karate

OPINION

 Even When He Wins, 
 Tiger Can't Win 


Aug 4, 09 3:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Our outsized expectations for the “best player in his sport” mean Tiger Woods can’t get any “slack,” Michael Rosenberg writes for Fox Sports. “He missed the cut at the British Open last month and it was like he showed up drunk and club-less.” And... More »

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sports • golf • Tiger Woods • British Open (golf) • Lance Armstrong • expectations • Michael Rosenberg • Neil Armstrong • Jay-ZTV • Buick Open

BRITISH OPEN

 Tiger Misses 
 Cut; Watson 
 Keeps Lead 


Jul 17, 09 2:46 PM CDT
(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... More »

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golf • Tiger Woods • British Open (golf) • tournament • Jay-ZTV • Turnberry • Tom Watson • Steve Marino • Earl Woods • US Open Golf

(Newser) - Tom Watson—yep, that Tom Watson—found himself in an unusual spot today: explaining how on earth he's atop the leader board at the British Open at age 59. “I think there was some spirituality out there," he said after his 5-under-par 65, "just the serenity of... More »

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(Newser) - When the British Open begins Thursday, many players will get their first taste of the tournament’s estranged beauty: Turnberry. The last time the Open was held there, Bill Clinton was in his first term and Tiger Woods had just finished high school. The course, which runs along a rugged... More »

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OPINION

Federer Edges Out Woods
as Greatest Player


Jul 6, 09 2:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - It may be apples and oranges, but if judged by the cold reality of “winning big tournaments,” Roger Federer is “the most dominant athlete of any major sport,” Shaun Powell writes for NBC Sports. His 15 Grand Slam titles edge out friend Tiger Woods' 14, and... More »

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(Newser) - Tiger Woods won the DC-area AT&T National yesterday, but don't expect him to be done with Washington just yet, the Post reports: He and President Obama plan to play 18 holes together. “We'll get it done sometime down the road,” Woods said yesterday about his discussions with... More »

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(Newser) - NFL Hall of Famer and activist Jim Brown recently ripped Tiger Woods for not giving back to his community, and that’s just "dead wrong," Michael Wilbon writes in the Washington Post. Brown seems to think Woods' Learning Center in Anaheim exists to teach kids how to... More »

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 Fallon Beats Tiger 
 at His Own Wii Game 

They faced off in Times Square

Jun 25, 09 2:50 PM CDT
(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... More »

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(AP) - The US Open moved one round closer to a conclusion today, even if very little was settled on soggy Bethpage Black and the champion would not be decided for at least one more day. Ricky Barnes struggled on the back nine and scratched out an even-par 70 and kept his... More »

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 Doused, Soused Crowd 
 Taunts Tiger at US Open 

Woods could still pull off victory, but it's a long shot

Jun 21, 09 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tiger Woods still has a shot at victory at the US Open, but it would take a record-tying comeback. And to do that Woods would need incredible focus, because some soused spectators have been working on a distracting new hazard at Bethpage Black: extensive heckling. The rowdy crowd may be... More »

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golf • Tiger Woods • US Open • Long Island • hecklers • drunkenness • Bethpage Black • US Open Golf

(AP) - Rain prevented Ricky Barnes from teeing off in the third round at Bethpage State Park this afternoon. But the 2002 US Amateur champion set the US Open 36-hole scoring record earlier by finishing two trips around the course in 8-under 132. He completed his second round this morning, making three... More »

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golf • Tiger Woods • US Open • Mike Weir • Ricky Barnes • Lucas Glover • US Open Golf

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