Articles from the Golf section archive

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Maggert will rue missed putts

Jeff Maggert says five three-putts this week will stick with him more than anything else at The Players Championship.
By Mark Long

Woods wins wild Players Championship

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Tiger Woods had the last word against Sergio Garcia by winning The Players Championship on Sunday.
By Doug Ferguson

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Rift between Woods, Garcia steals spotlight

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - A roar of the crowd for Tiger Woods left playing-partner Sergio Garcia fuming at The Players Championship.
By Doug Ferguson

Veteran Maggert on top of his game

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - When a weather delay halted the third round of The Players Championship on Saturday, 49-year-old Jeff Maggert was the surprise clubhouse leader after his best round of ...

Oosthuizen ties birdie streak at Sawgrass

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Louis Oosthuizen tied The Players Championship record with six consecutive birdies on Saturday at the TPC Sawgrass Players Stadium Course.
By Garry Smits

Friday, May 10, 2013

Garcia leads Woods by one at Sawgrass

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Sergio Garcia shot 7-under-par 65 to match his best score on the TPC Sawgrass and take a one-shot lead over Tiger Woods at The Players Championship.
By Doug Ferguson

Castro upbeat after rough round

Roberto Castro's stay atop the leaderboard at The Players was short-lived.
By Mark Long

Palmer plays through heavy heart

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Ryan Palmer shot 3-under-par 69 on Friday, a day after hearing the news that his best friend, Clay Aderholt, was killed in a car wreck in San Antonio.
By Jeff Elliott

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Scott's intro is less than dramatic

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Adam Scott waited on the 10th tee for his name to be called Thursday at The Players Championship, his first tournament since winning the Masters Tournament.
By Doug Ferguson

Stars upstaged on Day 1 of The Players Championship

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy had their best start ever in The Players Championship. It still wasn't enough to catch former Georgia tech standout Roberto Castro.
By Doug Ferguson

Alpharetta golfer wins Paul S. Simon Character Award

Michael Pisciotta, a 17-year-old golfer from Alpharetta, Ga., is the winner of the inaugural Paul S. Simon Character Award.

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Love to extend Players streak

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Davis Love III is returning to the PGA Tour just in time to extend his streak at The Players Championship.

Singh sues PGA Tour for defamation

Vijay Singh sued the PGA Tour on Wednesday for exposing him to "public humiliation and ridicule" during a 12-week investigation into his use of deer antler spray that ended last week when the tour ...
By Doug Ferguson

Pacers golf advances to D-II finals

HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. - USC Aiken will make its 17th appearance in the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship.

Michaux: Scott isn't settling for one major

Starting in the first round of the Players Championship at Sawgrass, Masters champion Adam Scott is back to work on what he still considers unfinished business.
By Scott Michaux

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

TPC Sawgrass remains a mystery to golf's best

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - The Players Champ­ionship should consider changing the name of its course to the TPC Mystery.
By Doug Ferguson

'Dumbest decision' turned out great for Couples

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Fred Couples was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, a journey that began with what he called "the dumbest decision I ever made." It was one that, like so many ...
By Doug Ferguson

Chambliss hole-in-one in Obama golf match

WASHINGTON -- Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss didn't seem fazed by a rare congressional invitation to golf with President Obama Monday, sinking a hole-in-one on the par-three 11th hole.

Monday, May 6, 2013

Couples, Montgomerie head Class of 2013

Fred Couples and Colin Montgomerie shared the stage Monday night when both were inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, along with three others in the Class of 2013.
By Doug Ferguson

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Mexican prevails in Champions event

THE WOODLANDS, Texas - Esteban Toledo celebrated Cinco de Mayo by becoming the first Mexican winner in Champions Tour history, beating Mike Goodes with a par on the third hole of a playoff Sunday ...
Loading...