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August 2007
- 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 »
- Havret Bests Mickelson in Scottish Open
  
  Associated Press | Jul 16, 07 5:35 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - France's Gregory Havret emerged as the Scottish Open champion yesterday, besting Phil Mickelson in the first hole of a playoff. Mickelson, who has a history of faltering late, found himself in the tiebreak after an ugly drive and a bogey on 18. Another one-over by Lefty opened the door for Havret, whose flawless up-and-down on the 19th gave him the win. More »
- Choi Takes First AT&T National
  
  New York Times | Jul 9, 07 4:50 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - South Korean K.J. Choi shot a final-round 68 to win the first annual AT&T National tournament yesterday. Choi, fresh off his victory at the Jack Nicklaus Memorial five weeks ago, overcame Stuart Appleby's two-shot lead in the final round, capping his masterful play with a birdie from the sand on 17. More »
- Golf Tourneys Putt Short for Charity
  
  Washington Post | Jul 5, 07 4:54 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - As Tiger Woods's AT&T National tournament gets underway in Bethesda, corporate types are opening their wallets for the charity event—but, the Washington Post reports, their money may not go where they expect. Only about 15 cents out of every dollar raised by charity golf tourneys makes it to the recipient organization, says the director of the AT&T National, which benefits the Tiger Woods Foundation. More »
June 2007
- Tiger Skips Paternity Leave, Eyes Carnoustie
  
  Scotsman (UK) | Jun 19, 07 8:00 PM CDT
  
  (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 »
- Cabrera Aces Out Tiger at Oakmont
  
  Golf.com | Jun 18, 07 2:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Argentina's Angel Cabrera edged out favorites Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk in the final round at Oakmont Country Club yesterday, to become the fourth straight foreigner to win the US Open. Cabrera, a chain-smoking 37-year old former caddy, sank two birdies in the back nine to stop Woods, who couldn't beat par on the final three holes, by a single stroke. More »
- Tiger, Phil Brace for Tough US Open
  
  BBC | Jun 13, 07 6:16 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - This year's US Open, at Oakmont, PA, is likely to be an exceptionally difficult one, continuing a year of high scores and sloppy wins. Tiger Woods, who has won two of his last three majors, rated the first hole as one of golf's most difficult, and cites the lack of flat shelves in the course's relentless sloping. More »
April 2007
- South Korean Women Get In the Swing
  
  Wall Street Journal | Apr 25, 07 1:36 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Men dominate business in South Korea, and the country has just 250 golf courses. Yet in the nine years since Se Ri Pak won four tournaments as an LPGA rookie, South Koreans have come to dominate the world's top women's tour, the Journal reports. Ambitious parents even pull their daughters out of school to train. More »
- Hoffman: Tiger's No Superman
  
  Philadelphia Inquirer | Apr 9, 07 12:13 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - When Tiger Woods flamed out at this year's Master's, he lost more than a tournament—he lost an aura, writes Rich Hoffman. "Twelve times before this, he had led on Sunday and won. Twelve times. Twelve wins. It was a stunning record of invincibility .... Now it is over." More »
- Masters Goes to Johnson
  
  Associated Press | Apr 9, 07 5:36 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The storybook re-coronation of Tiger Woods had a surprise ending in Augusta, where the entire field was hobbled by blunders, and an obscure Iowan walked away with the coveted green jacket. Zach Johnson hit a three-under 69 on his last 18 holes to finish in the lead with a one-over 289, tied for the worst winning score in Masters history. More »
- Woods Hapless at Augusta
  
  Forbes | Apr 7, 07 10:45 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Masters remains wide open after Day 2, with an unassuming two-under 142 leading the field. Tiger Woods is five shots from the lead, a strikingly poor performance from a player most pundits assumed would dominate Augusta in typical unflappable godlike fashion. Relative golf demigod Phil Mickelson also disappointed at a four-over-par 148. More »
- Tiger Unopposed In Augusta
  
  Times (UK) | Apr 5, 07 6:45 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Few humans are likely to threaten Tiger Woods this week at The Masters in Augusta, concludes The Times's John Hopkins, with a muted hope that Phil Mickelson (last year's winner) may make things interesting. However, Hopkins edges closest to the disappointing truth when he notes that the person most likely to beat Tiger is Tiger, "baulky driver in his hand." More »