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January 2008
- Tiger, Phil Missing First PGA Stop of '08
  
  Associated Press | Jan 2, 08 3:14 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Not all the stars will be out when the PGA Tour kicks off with the Mercedes-Benz Championship in Kapalua, Hawaii this week. Four winners from last year, including Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, and British Open champion Padraig Harrington are all taking a pass, reports the AP. Among those competing are defending Masters champ Zach Johnson and top rookie Brandt Snedeker. More »
December 2007
- Tiger is PGA Player of the Year
  
  Associated Press | Dec 12, 07 12:14 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - For the third straight season, and the ninth time in his eleven-year career, Tiger Woods was yesterday voted PGA Tour Player of the Year, the AP reports. "Every year has been an unbelievable year," said tour veteran Jeff Sluman. Fellow pro Steve Stricker, who once again won comeback player of the year, said simply "I don't think it's getting closer." More »
October 2007
- Cabrera Wins PGA Grand Slam Champs Event
  
  Associated Press | Oct 17, 07 11:07 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - U.S. Open champion Angel Cabrera defeated British Open champion Padraig Harrington on the third playoff hole to capture the PGA Grand Slam of Golf. The final day of the two-day event began poorly for Cabrera when he triple bogeyed the first and then bogeyed the second, but the Argentinean ended strong, finishing birdie-eagle to force a playoff, reports the AP. More »
- Els Scores Record 7th Win at UK Tourney
  
  Times (UK) | Oct 14, 07 4:34 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Ernie Els scored a record seventh victory at the World Match Play Championship today in Wentworth, England, pocketing £1 million and jumping from third to first on the European Order of Merit, AFP reports. “It’s absolutely a dream come true,” Els says. “In my wildest dreams, I would not have dreamt I could win it seven times.” More »
- Sport's Top 100 Power Players
  
  BusinessWeek | Oct 1, 07 8:53 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In sports you're really only a winner or a loser, so BusinessWeek compiled a list of the 100 most powerful people in sports—whether they're on the field or behind a desk: Roger Goodell, commissioner, NFL Tiger Woods, golfer David Stern, commissioner, NBA More »
September 2007
- Austin Makes a Splash at 1st Presidents Cup
  
  Sportsline | Sep 29, 07 4:15 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Playing in his first Presidents Cup, Woody Austin waded into a lake to try to play the ball he had hit there, and ended up following it into the water. The extremely competitive golfer, now dubbed "Jacques Cousteau" by US team captain Jack Nicklaus, crashed face-first into the lake after a fruitless swing at the submerged ball, Sportsline reports. More »
- Golf Groups Ban Drugs, Will Start Screening
  
  Associated Press | Sep 20, 07 4:44 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Finally catching up with other professional sports, major golf groups today announced new anti-doping policies, to be put into effect in 2008. Though the PGA Tour isn't adopting the World Anti-Doping Association list of banned substances, the AP reports, it has its own laundry list, which includes anabolic agents, hormones, stimulants, masking agents and narcotics. More »
- Clark Ties East Lake Record
  
  Kansas City Star | Sep 14, 07 5:13 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - With an 8 under par, South African Tim Clark began the PGA Tour Championship by tying the 62-stroke record at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, reports the Kansas City Star . Only nine of his fellow golfers can compare their scores to his, however, as severe weather delays kept the other 20 players from completing the course. More »
- Tiger to Skip PGA in Bermuda
  
  Associated Press | Sep 13, 07 2:43 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Tiger Woods will not be playing in the PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda this October, citing a desire to spend more time with his family, AP reports. The seven-time PGA Grand Slam champion will be focusing on his new daughter, Sam Alexis, and wife Elin Nordegren. Alternate Jim Furyk will take Woods' place in Bermuda. More »
August 2007
- Stricker Strikes It Big at Barclays
  
  Associated Press | Aug 27, 07 1:46 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Steve Stricker shot a final-round 69 at The Barclays yesterday to best K.J. Choi and hoist his first trophy in over six years. Stricker's four birdies in the final five holes capped a masterful run at Choi, who'd taken a one-stroke lead with two enormous birdie putts. Stricker's 16-under 268 was good enough for a 2-shot win over the pack. More »
- Choi Takes Lead at Barclays
  
  Associated Press | Aug 24, 07 10:23 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - K.J. Choi gave Tiger Woods a run for his money at the Barclays today, even though the new dad wasn't entered in the first round of the FedEx Cup. Choi, who's having his best year in golf, made a 5-under 66, giving him a two-shot lead over Rich Beem going into the weekend, and the possibility of upsetting Tiger as the No. 1 seed, the AP reports. More »
- Tiger Designing First Golf Course
  
  Associated Press | Aug 15, 07 5:20 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Super champ Tiger Woods is ready to hit the greens again—this time with his first-ever design for a golf course. He's planning a whole new 18 holes on a scenic spread in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains. Describing himself as a "minimalist," Woods said he'll rely on the land to dictate form, but plans a challenging game. More »
- Garcia DQed for Math Error
  
  Los Angeles Times | Aug 12, 07 8:15 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - An error on a scorecard he signed caused Sergio Garcia to be disqualified from the PGA Championship in Tulsa, the culmination of a nightmare 2007 for him. The Spaniard's partner, Boo Weekley, misrecorded Garcia's 17th hole as a 4 when it was a 5. Had Garcia remained, he would have ended the day at a 9-over 219. More »
- Woods Tees Up Victory in Tulsa
  
  Associated Press | Aug 11, 07 9:32 PM CDT
  
  (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 »
- Chain-Smoking Daly Dominates on Day 1
  
  Golf.com | Aug 10, 07 5:50 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John Daly, the hard-living golfer and author of the confessional, "My Life In and Out of the Rough," came out gangbusters on Day 1 of the last major event of 2007, the PGA Championship. Sustained by Diet Coke and Marlboros, the 41-year-old withstood 110-degree heat and put on a bravura putting show in the front nine. More »
July 2007
- Wie Aims for First Under-Par Round Since '06
  
  MSNBC | Jul 26, 07 7:02 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Michelle Wie will tee off at the 2007 Evian Masters today, the tournament in which, a year ago, she shot her last under-par outing on the LPGA Tour. Plagued recently by injury, Wie has played 23 rounds without breaking even since her second-place finish at last year's Masters. The 17-year-old last performed at the U.S. Women's Open in June, but resigned in the second round. More »
- Harrington Wins British Open
  
  Golf.com | Jul 22, 07 2:26 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Ireland's Padraig Harrington became the first European to win the British Open since 1999 today, shooting a 4-under 67 in the final round to force a four-hole playoff with Spain's Sergio Garcia. In one of the tightest finishes the unforgiving Carnoustie Links has ever seen, Harrington hit twice into the Barry Burn on 18 to blow a one-stroke lead over Garcia. More »
- Garcia Heads For Carnoustie Win
  
  BBC | Jul 21, 07 4:31 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Spain's Sergio Garcia has a three-stroke lead heading into the final round of the British Open, after a brilliant 3-under 68 today at Carnoustie Links. Now nine under, his nearest opponent in the finals is American Steve Stricker; Tiger Woods fell back to 15th today. If El Nino holds his advantage he'll be the first European to win a major in nearly a decade. More »
- Player Charges PGA Drug Use
  
  Globe and Mail | Jul 19, 07 5:45 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Former British Open champion Gary Player said yesterday he knows "for a fact" some players on the PGA Tour have used performance-enhancing drugs. "Whether it's HGH, whether it's creatine, or whether it's steroids," the 1968 Carnoustie winner lamented, "we're dreaming if we think it's not coming into golf." More »
- Ballesteros Says Goodbye to Golf
  
  ESPN | Jul 17, 07 7:03 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Five-time major champion Seve Ballesteros is walking away from professional golf. The 50-year-old Spaniard has suffered from a back injury for almost a decade, and finished last in his only two events this year. "I don't have the desire any longer," Ballesteros said yesterday in a news conference at Carnoustie Golf Links, site of his three British Open championships. More »