FedEx Cup should be based on par, not points

By Gary Van Sickle
September 20, 2010


For a system based entirely on points, the FedEx Cup series continues to miss the point. Completely.

After criticism in the first two seasons that the point system was too complicated, the PGA Tour tweaked it. What that meant, simply, was greatly reducing the number of points.

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Harrington says Tiger in 'fighting mood'

By Alan Bastable
September 17, 2010


After failing to qualify for next week's Tour Championship, Tiger Woods has one last chance to conclude what has been a dismal season on a winning note. That opportunity will come at the Ryder Cup Oct. 1-3, and Padraig Harrington for one thinks Woods will make the most of it.

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PGA Tour Championship misses Tiger Woods

By Cameron Morfit
Published: September 15, 2010


East Lake, GA — It doesn't take much imagination to visualize Tour brass huddling up in their Ponte Vedra bunker at this very moment, feverishly drafting a press release citing a "previously overlooked" sub-clause or rider that would — happy days! — get Woods in.

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U.S. Ryder Cup team shows promise at BMW Championship

By Gary Van Sickle
September 14, 2010


Dear Captain Pavin,

The shortwave radio you gave me ran out of juice so I'm filing my secret Ryder Cup scouting report to you by more conventional means — the pages of SI Golf Plus and Golf.com. I'll get back to the obvious in a minute, and by that I mean Dustin Johnson, the half man-half monster who won the BMW Championship with a birdie-par finish to edge Paul Casey, the missing brick in the foundation that's going to make Monty's European squad collapse like a teetering Jenga tower.

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Fowler is high risk Ryder Cup Pavin pick

By Steve Beslow
September 8, 2010


Welcome to a Ryder Cup selection edition of Truth and Rumors. It seems like every sportswriter under the sun has an opinion on Corey Pavin's picks, and most of the heat in this debate centers around young Rickie Fowler.

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Pavin's picks for Ryder Cup

By SI Golf Group
September 7, 2010


Mike Walker, senior editor, Golf Magazine: Welcome to the special "Decision" edition of PGA Tour Confidential. Corey Pavin's captain's picks are in: Tiger Woods, Zach Johnson, Stewart Cink, and Rickie Fowler. Let's start with the most basic question: Do you like the picks? If so, why? If not, what picks would you have changed?

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Hoffman wins Deutsche Bank

By The Associated Press
September 6, 2010


Norton, MA — Charley Hoffman couldn't count all the perks that came with winning the Deutsche Bank Championship, just like he lost track of the 11 birdies he made in a Labor Day masterpiece.

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Day has one-shot lead over Snedeker at Deutsche Bank

By The Associated Press
September 5, 2010


NORTON, MA — Jason Day capped off an exciting day with a routine birdie to take the lead Sunday in the Deutsche Bank Championship, setting up a Labor Day finish with all sorts of possibilities.

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Day, Snedeker tied at TCP Boston

By The Associated Press
September 4, 2010


Norton, MA — About the only thing fun for Jason Day was being atop the leaderboard in the Deutsche Bank Championship.

One day after he opened with a 63 in conditions so calm he might as well have been playing indoors, Day found out quickly what he was up against Saturday in tree-shaking wind at the TPC Boston.

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Johnson, Day atop leaderboard in Boston

By The Associated Press
September 3, 2010


Norton, MA — Zach Johnson and Jason Day beat up on the course and beat the weather at the Deutsche Bank Championship.

For Tiger Woods, it was the other way around.

Johnson strengthened his Ryder Cup case Friday by rolling in putts from everywhere in easy scoring conditions ahead of Hurricane Earl, giving him an 8-under 63 and a share of the lead with Day.

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Manassero leads at European Masters

By The Associated Press
September 2, 2010


CRANS-SUR-SIERRE, Switzerland — Italian teenager Matteo Manassero shot a 7-under 64 Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the European Masters.

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Tiger Woods needs another solid week to advance in PGA playoffs

By Cameron Morfit
September 1, 2010


Norton, MA — The Deutsche Bank Championship is unlike every other Tour event in that it begins on Friday and ends on Monday, Labor Day. Because of the funky schedule, there is no urgency to get to TPC Boston any earlier than Wednesday.

At No. 65 on the FedEx Cup standings, Tiger Woods needs to have a decent tournament to stay in the top 70 and advance to the BMW Championship next week.

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Cheating scandal on LPGA Tour?

By Mike Walker
August 31, 2010


Hey LPGA commissioner Mike Whan, we have some good news and some bad news. The good news? Michelle Wie, aka the Chosen One, got her first win of the year, and she looked like she might want to win a few more. The bad news? You have to deal with an alleged cheating incident on your Tour with possible racial overtones.

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Kuchar wins The Barclays on first playoff hole

By The Associated Press
August 29, 2010


Paramus, NJ — Matt Kuchar's fortunes took quite a turn Sunday, and so did his golf ball.

Kuchar beat Martin Laird in a playoff at The Barclays with a shot out of the rough that rolled toward the back of the 18th green, then caught enough of the slope to turn back toward the hole and stop 30 inches away for a birdie.

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Laird seizes control at The Barclays

By The Associated Press
August 28, 2010


Paramus NJ — Martin Laird suspected that four straight birdies early in the round and no bogeys had put him in the lead Saturday at The Barclays. When he finally glanced at a leaderboard, it gave him quite a jolt.

And it had nothing to do with the size of his three-shot lead.

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Wie leads by three at Canadian Women's Open

By The Associated Press
August 27, 2010


Winnipeg, MB — Michelle Wie's second round didn't have the wow factor of a hole-in-one, but a 3-under 69 on Friday was enough to keep her atop the leaderboard halfway through the Canadian Women's Open.

The Hawaii native posted a two-round total of 10-under 134, three strokes ahead of Jiyai Shin of South Korea, who had a second-round 67.

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Tiger Woods opens with a 65 at the Barclays

By David Dusek
August 26, 2010


Paramus, NJ — Tiger Woods was standing in the rain on Wednesday, a few paces from the Ridgewood Country Club clubhouse, and the rings under his eyes showed the strain he felt inside. People magazine had just published the first interview given by Elin Nordegren since Tiger's car accident last November. On Monday, their divorce was finalized.

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Woods looks to earn Ryder pick this week at Barclays

By Cameron Morfit
August 25, 2010


Paramus, NJ — The FedEx Cup has never caught on to the extent that the Tour hoped it would, and those ads in which players drone on about its significance are tedious and a classic oversell.

Still, Commissioner Tim Finchem had to do something when his big stars were routinely skipping the Tour Championship, and the end of the season was so woefully lacking in definition.

Thus, the FedEx Cup, now in its fourth year.

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Golf books for 2010

By Jeff Silverman
August 24, 2010


AUGUST

The Gate To Golf

Author: J. Douglas Edgar
Publisher: Martino Publishing

The remarkable life and mysterious death of J. Douglas Edgar, an important enough early theorist on the modern golf swing to have attracted a young Bobby Jones as an eager acolyte, was recently resurrected in the vivid detail of Steve Eubanks's "To Win and Die in Dixie." A year before his body was found on the side of a Georgia road, Edgar, a transplanted Brit, wrote his short, simple and long out-of-print testament to what he believed was the game's underlying secret: the inside-to-out path to the ball, which he fervently believed could be facilitated by passing the clubhead through a very simple training aid.

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PGA Tour Confidential: The Wyndham Championship

By SI Golf Group
August 23, 2010


WILL ATWAL'S SUCCESS INSPIRE INDIANS?

Alan Shipnuck, senior writer, Sports Illustrated: It wasn't pretty, but Arjun Atwal has become the first Indian to win on the PGA Tour. Is this just a nice one-day story or can Atwal become the Se Ri Pak of India, which is to say, a figure that changes the demographics of professional golf?

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Ai Miyazato is now No. 1 with Safeway Classic win

By Anne M. Peterson
August 22, 2010


Portland, OR — It wasn't until a birdie on the par-5 ninth hole that she steadied herself - and cruised to her fifth victory of the year. Miyazato, who also led after the first two rounds, closed with an even-par 72 to finish at 11 under.

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Atwal leads Wyndham Championship by 3

By The Associated Press
August 21, 2010


Greensboro, NC — Atwal built a three-stroke lead Saturday through three rounds of the PGA Tour's final pre-playoff event. He shot a 5-under 65 to reach 17-under 193, and he has either led or shared the lead after each of the first three days.

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Brandt Snedeker & Arjun Atwal share lead at Wyndham

By The Associated Press
August 20, 2010


Greensbotro, NC — Brandt Snedeker feels right at home in central North Carolina, no matter which course he plays.

Snedeker shot a 65 Friday and shared the lead with Arjun Atwal at 12-under 128 after two rounds of the Wyndham Championship.

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77 years old Doug Sanders on golf

By Farrell Evans
August 20, 2010


Doug Sanders, the 20-time winner on the PGA Tour recalls life on tour before AIDS and how much money he would have made over his lifetime had he not famously missed a 3-foot putt to win the 1970 British Open.

How's your golf at the ripe old age of 77?

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Woods commits to first FedEx Cup playoff event

By The Associated Press
August 19, 2010


Paramus, NJ — Tiger Woods is playing the first FedEx Cup playoff event with hopes that it’s not his last.

Woods on Thursday officially entered The Barclays, which starts Aug. 26. It’s the first of four playoff events that conclude with the Tour Championship and a $10 million prize to the winner of the yearlong FedEx Cup competition.

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Ready for another 59? Maybe this week

By Gary Van Sickle
August 19, 2010


Greensboro, NC — It's the week after the last major championship of the year, it's a bottom-heavy field and, oh yeah, it's the last chance to qualify for the FedEx Cup series (where everyone who can play dead gets in anyway, so no suspense there). So what else would be a hot topic of conversation but the chance to see yet another 59 this week at the Wyndham Championship?

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Ryan Moore looks to defend at Wyndham Championship

By Cameron Morfit
August 18, 2010


Greensboro, NC — Ryan Moore won for the first time on Tour at the 2009 Wyndham Championship. The iconoclastic 27-year-old from the Pacific Northwest tries to defend his title this week at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C.

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Tiger Woods' caddie says his job is safe

By The Associated Press
August 18, 2010


Wellington, NZ — Steve Williams doesn't believe his job as Tiger Woods' caddie is under any threat, despite media speculation about their 11-year association and concern over the champion golfer's form.

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Hot this week? Kaymer, Monty and Elk. Not hot? D.J., Bubba and the old guard

By Alan Shipnuck
August 17, 2010


HOT

1. Martin Kaymer. Drives it straight, precise iron player, super short game, a calculating tactician and he made the putt of the year on the 72nd hole — what's not to love? Throw in his dedication and work ethic and it's easy to see him having a career like Bernhard Langer, only with more grins.

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Langer would be intriguing captain's pick for European Ryder Cup

By Michael Bamberger
August 17, 2010


When Fred Couples was playing week after week in the spring, and going low most every time out, there were people saying he'd make a great captain's pick for Corey Pavin's U.S. Ryder Cup team, even at age 50 and with a putting stroke that sputters at times from five feet.

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Usually, Ryder Cup talk during PGA week is mundane. Not this year

By Michael Bamberger
August 16, 2010


Bubba Watson and Dustin Johnson, it says here that your lives are about to change. Winning the PGA Championship, great feat that it is, isn't necessarily a life-changer. Do you think the daily routines of Mark Brooks or Wayne Grady or Shaun Micheel were turned on their heads after their names were engraved on the Wanamaker Trophy? No, the game-changer is playing in the Ryder Cup.

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Corey Pavin will announce wild card picks on September 7

By The Associated Press
August 16, 2010


Milwaukee, WI — Tiger Woods remained No. 1 in the world ranking Monday, though not even close to that on two lists - the Ryder Cup and FedEx Cup - that mean much more these days.

Woods failed to qualify for the Ryder Cup for the first time - he had led the standings every other time since 1997 - and now must rely on U.S. captain Corey Pavin spending one of four wild-card picks on him.

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Kaymer wins PGA in playoff, Johnson out on penalty

By Doug Ferguson
August 15, 2010


Sheboygan, WI — Martin Kaymer won his first major Sunday in a PGA Championship that will be remembered as much for the guy who tied for fifth.

The final stroke of this most bizarre major was Kaymer tapping in from 2 feet to win a three-hole playoff over Bubba Watson.

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PGA Championship Live: Round 4

With Connel Barrett
August 15, 2010


What kind of odds could you have gotten for Phil to tie/beat Watney (this AM)

Agreed, Brian. I'm interested to hear Watney's post-round comments. (He's currently 6-under.) Did the pressure get to him? Just one of those days? He didn't appear terribly tight, based on his pratice-session ball-striking and body language. But once you get between the ropes, pressure does bad, bad things. I think guys like Jack, Tiger -- you know, the greats -- are freaks of nature. They actually like the pressure.

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Watney in front, but PGA Championship is up for grabs

By Doug Ferguson
August 14, 2010


Sheboygan, WI — The only number that matters at the PGA Championship is on the scorecard, not the birth certificate.

Golf has been trending toward youth over the past several years, and on a Saturday at Whistling Straits, the final major of the year turned out to be a showcase of the next generation.

Leading the way was Nick Watney, whose college friends called him “Rube” after a character in “Major League II” because he was so polite to the seniors.

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Whistling Straits Live: Round 3

With Connel Barrett
August 14, 2010


6:01pm -- Watney rolls in yet another put -- a right-to-left bender on no. 11 for birdie, to get back to 12-under. Fist pump. Three-shot lead. Great stuff from the leader.

5:58pm -- With a fairly good lie in the rough, from about 100 yards out, Watney's third shot on the par-5 11th finds the left side of the green, about 20 feet from the cup. A good, smart shot.

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Kuchar takes lead at Whistling Straits with 67 and 69

By Cameron Morfit
August 13, 2010


Sheboygan, WI. — The former Georgia Tech star sensed something good awaited him at Whistling Straits. Not a year after his vacation there, Kuchar backed up his first-round 67 with a 69 to take the lead at the fog-delayed PGA Championship on Friday.

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Whistling Straits’ sand traps are no day at the beach

By Colin Fly
August 13, 2010


Sheboygan, WI — The muted green sign among the native grasses invites golfers into Whistling Straits. Just ahead the raised bunkers that dot the hill to the clubhouse look less hospitable.

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The top 10 at Whistling Straits

By Rick Lipsey and Farrell Evans
August 11, 2010


Rick Lipsey and Farrell Evans, writer-reporters for Sports Illustrated, pick a winner and make their predictions for the world's top 10 players, wild-card contenders and the top club pro at Whistling Straits.

THE TOP 10

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Whistling Straits is no walk on the beach

By David Dusek
August 11, 2010


Sheboygan, WI — Inside this year's PGA Championship media kit was a pedometer, a clip-on device that measures your steps. It's part of the PGA of America's efforts to show how healthy golf can be.

In order to do my fair share, and to find out just how grueling the 7,500-yard Whistling Straits can be, I decided to wear the pedometer and walk all 18 holes Wednesday morning.

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McIlroy hopes to join first-time major winners

By The Associated Press
August 11, 2010


Sheboygan, WI — Like a lot of 20-somethings, Rory McIlroy is in a hurry to get ahead in the world.

Patience, however, is going to get him where he wants to go.

There's no question the Northern Irishman has the skills to win this week's PGA Championship. He won at Quail Hollow this year, and tied for third at last month's British Open after matching the major championship with a 63 in the first round.

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Monty says Ryder Cup ‘lesser event’ without Woods

By Mike Walker
August 10, 2010


European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie said he hopes Tiger Woods plays for Team USA in the Ryder Cup in Wales this fall because Woods’s absence would hurt the event’s stature, according to Peter Higgs of The Daily Mail (UK).

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Mahan wins at Firestone, earns Ryder Cup spot

By The Associated Press
August 8, 2010


Akron, OH — Hunter Mahan is doing things he never imagined possible, on and off the golf course.

He thought it was "crazy talk" when friends told him he would know immediately when he fell in love, until he met former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader Kandi Harris in December and proposed to her in June.

How about beating Tiger Woods by 30 shots at Firestone?

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Woods plays his worst 72 holes on PGA Tour

By The Associated Press
August 8, 2010


Akron, OH — Tiger Woods has never looked worse.

As he has done so often on Sunday at the Bridgestone Invitational, Woods doffed his cap as he walked up toward the 18th green to warm applause from fans who occupied every seat in the grandstand.

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O'Hair, Palmer lead a crowded leaderboard

By The Associated Press
August 7, 2010


Akron, OH — Sean O'Hair and Ryan Palmer kept firing at flags and making birdies until they wound up tied for the lead Saturday in the Bridgestone Invitational. The way this tournament is going, that only means they get to tee off last in the final round.

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Frost, Calcavecchia lead after 2 rounds at 3M Championship

By The Associated Press
August 7, 2010


Blaine, MN — David Frost shot a 6-under 66 and was tied with Mark Calcavecchia for the lead after two rounds of the 3M Championship.

John Cook (67), Kirk Hanefeld (64) and David Peoples (66) were two shots back.

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Cejka shoots 67 to take 2-stroke lead

By The Associated Press
August 7, 2010


Verona, NY — Alex Cejka shot a 5-under 67 to move to 15 under and take a two-stroke lead after Saturday's third round at the Turning Stone Resort Championship.

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At Firestone: Goosen has 1-shot lead over Mickelson

By Doug Ferguson
August 6, 2010


Akron, OH — Phil Mickelson is closing in on No. 1.

The first step is to make up a one-shot deficit against Retief Goosen, the 36-hole leader Friday at the Bridgestone Invitational. Looking more inevitable is Mickelson finally supplanting Tiger Woods atop the world ranking.

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Tiger Woods' golf game finally hits rock bottom

By Shane Bacon
August 5, 2010


Akron, OH — Well, that was ugly. Ugly, ugly, ugly. It's the only way to truly describe the first round of the Bridgestone Invitational in the eyes of Tiger Woods. We've seen him struggle this year with his golf game, from missed putts at big moments at the Masters to putter changes at St. Andrews, but nothing like this.

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Watson leads as Tiger struggles at Firestone

By The Associated Press
August 5, 2010


Akron, OH — Bubba Watson sure didn't play as though it was his first time to Firestone.

Tiger Woods looked as though he had never seen it before.

Watson made his debut in the Bridgestone Invitational on Thursday by running off four straight birdies on the back nine and making a long putt on the final hole for a 6-under 64 and a two-shot lead over a group that included Masters champion Phil Mickelson and U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell.

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Dallas Cowboys are America's golf team

By Josh Sens
August 3, 2010


Dallas, TX — It was a balmy Texas morning, months before the start of the NFL season, but Tony Romo was already getting limber, primed to lead his team on its opening drive. As usual, he attracted interest. Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys, stood near the entrance of the venue he had created, taking in the action with his trademark stone-faced gaze. DeMarcus Ware watched, too, as did Terence Newman, both stalwart defenders, both looking disappointed that tackling wasn’t allowed.

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Anthony Kim back after thumb surgery

By Rusty Miller
August 3, 2010


Akron, OH — No one is happier about the no-cut policy at the Bridgestone Invitational than Anthony Kim.

He really, really needs to play the four rounds.

After not teeing it up for even a single hole for the past three months while recovering from surgery to repair ligament damage in his left thumb, Kim doesn’t know what to expect.

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Stuart Appleby shoots 59 PGA record at Greenbrier Classic

By John Raby
August 1, 2010


White Sulphur Springs, WV — Stuart Appleby hit golf’s magic number Sunday, shooting a 59 to win the Greenbrier Classic and become the fifth PGA Tour player to reach the low-round record.

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Langer wins U.S. Senior Open

By Timothy Booth
August 1, 2010


Sammamish, WA — The German shot a bogey-free 3-under 67 on Sunday, took advantage of Couples’ one critical mistake and completed a daunting trans-Atlantic double by winning his second straight Champions Tour major.

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Yani Tseng wins Ricoh British Open by 1 stroke

By The Associated Press
August 1, 2010


Southport, ENGLAND — Yani Tseng of Taiwan made a 6-foot putt on the 18th hole Sunday to win the Women’s British Open by one stroke over Katherine Hull of Australia.

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Tseng has 3-shot lead at Women’s British Open

By The Associated Press
July 31, 2010


Southport, ENGLAND — Yani Tseng shot her third straight 4-under 68 on Saturday, and will take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the Women’s British Open.

The 21-year-old star from Taiwan took advantage of the short, 472-yard, par-5 final hole by hitting an 8-iron to within 20 feet with her second shot.

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Overton has 3-shot lead at Greenbrier Classic

By John Raby
July 31, 2010


White Sulphur Springs, WV — Jeff Overton saw J.B. Holmes and D.A. Points flirt with 59s, then rode his own hot finish to move within a round of his first PGA Tour win.

Overton overcame two early bogeys for a 4-under 66 on Saturday and a three-stroke lead over Points at the Greenbrier Classic.

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Couples ties with Langer with a 65

By Tim Booth
July 31, 2010


Sammamish, WA — When Fred Couples was struggling to stay near par in the first round, the cheers he heard were mostly from friends and family out to exult the Seattle native.

On Saturday, the hometown boy gave everyone at Sahalee Country Club a reason to roar.

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Overton leads by 4 at Greenbrier Classic

By John Raby
July 30, 2010


White Sulpher Springs, WV — Jeff Overton shot an 8-under 62 on Friday to take a four-stroke lead midway through the inaugural Greenbrier Classic.

Overton, winless in five years on the PGA Tour, shot the low round of the tournament, using wedges on all but one approach shot during a bogey-free round on the Old White course. He was 14 under.

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Yani Tseng takes four-shot lead at Women’s British Open

By The Associated Press
July 30, 2010


SOUTHPORT, England — Yani Tseng certainly is consistent.

The 21-year-old from Taiwan shot her second consecutive 4-under 68 on Friday, taking a four-shot lead after the second round of the Women’s British Open. The American duo of Brittany Lincicome and Christie Kerr joined Amy Young of South Korea in the chase entering the weekend.

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Langer's 68 takes second-round lead at U.S. Senior Open

By Tim Booth
July 30, 2010


Sammamish, WA — Bernhard Langer has himself in position for a second consecutive major championship.

Langer overcame a shaky front nine with an eagle and birdie on the inward half Friday to take the lead at 3 under in the second round of the U.S. Senior Open.

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Tseng, Hull tie for lead at Women's British Open

By The Associated Press
July 29, 2010


SOUTHPORT, England — Yani Tseng shot a 4-under 68 in the opening round of the Women’s British Open at Royal Birkdale on Thursday, and is tied for the lead as she pursues her third major championship.

The rising star from Taiwan shot a bogey-free round that included a birdie and an eagle on the two finishing holes, putting her in a tie for the lead with Australian Katherine Hull.

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Corey Pavin is no longer a bridesmaid

By Doug Farrar
July 28, 2010


Sammamish, WA — It's been one of those years for Corey Pavin; the kind of year where you miss it by that much like Maxwell Smart, and spend your time standing a yard away from Forrest Gump, watching all the cool stuff happen to someone else. In June, he lost to Bubba Watson in a playoff at the Travelers on the PGA Tour, and he lost the Senior British Open last week by one stroke to Bernhard Langer, despite shooting a 70 to Langer's 72 on Sunday. And he's come so close to winning of late despite the distractions that come with his status as the Ryder Cup Captain. As he prepares for the U.S. Senior Open this week, Pavin reflected on how he'd been able to keep everything together.

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Five for fighting at the U.S. Senior Open

By Doug Farrar
July 28, 2010


Sammamish, WA — There are two things you need to know about Sahalee, the course in Sammamish, Washington, where the 31st U.S. Senior Open Championship will he held this week. First, it is a ridiculously vertical tree-lined course — the fairways and doglegs will widen a bit as you go, but half the time, you feel as if you're hitting your tee shots at the doorway of a very large broom closet. If you have an aversion to your precious drives hitting a tree every now and again, you'd best stick to links golf.

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One LPGA major in hand and Creamer wants more

By Doug Ferguson
July 27, 2010


Pointe Verdre Beach, FL — Paula Creamer still plays with a bandage. What she no longer plays with is a burden.

Even though Creamer won’t turn 24 until a week from Thursday, after she returns from Royal Birkdale and the final LPGA Tour major of the year, few other players so young have received so much scrutiny for failing to win a major.

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Alexis Thompson, 15 years old and already in controversy

By Jay Busbee
July 26, 2010


Alexis Thompson is a 15-year-old pro on the LPGA Tour. Read that sentence again. Does it make your blood boil? Do you start to have visions of an overhyped, over-parented, over-coached youngster making a mockery of the LPGA? OK, hold on. Let me add a little more to the mix:

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Langer wins his 1st Senior British Open

By Graham Otway
July 25, 2010


Carnoustie, Scotland — Bernhard Langer won his first senior major title on Sunday, holding off a final-round challenge from Corey Pavin for a one-stroke win in the Senior British Open.

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Jiyai Shin wins Evian Masters by 1 stroke

By Golf.com
July 25, 2010


Evian-les-Bain, FR — Jiyai Shin of South Korea birdied the 18th hole to win the Evian Masters on Sunday, shooting a 5-under 67 to finish at 14 under and one stroke ahead of Morgan Pressel, Na Yeon Choi and Alexis Thompson.

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Johnson wins Scandinavian Masters

By Golf.com
July 25, 2010


Stockholm, SE — Richard Johnson of Sweden has won the Scandinavian Masters, making a birdie on the last hole to shoot a 1-under 71 in the final round and finish a stroke clear of Argentina's Rafa Echenique.

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Clark, Wilson share Canadian Open lead

By John Nicholson
July 23, 2010


Toronto, ON — St. George’s Golf and Country Club is a straightforward course.

“Driving the fairway is a huge key on the course and I’ve done that,” said Tim Clark, tied for the lead with Dean Wilson at 10 under.

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Choi takes 2nd-round lead at Scandinavian Masters, Sweden

By The Associated Press
July 23, 2010


Stockholm, SE — K.J. Choi shot a 5-under 67 for a one-shot lead after two rounds of the Scandinavian Masters on Friday.

Choi had six birdies and an eagle and three bogeys to reach 9-under 135, one stroke ahead of Richard Johnson of Sweden, who had a 66.

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Delahoussaye shoots 62 in Canadian Open

By John Nicholson
July 22, 2010


Toronto, ON — Brent Delahoussaye shot an 8-under 62 on Thursday to match the Canadian Open record, making an eagle, seven birdies and a bogey in perfect scoring conditions at historic St. George’s.

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International players keep rising to the top in major golf championships

By Larry Dorman
July 20, 2010


ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — The results of the last two major golf championships — a resounding seven-stroke victory by Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa at the British Open on Sunday and the United States Open win by Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland a month earlier at Pebble Beach — have had an effect well beyond the borders of their countries.

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Writing off Tiger Woods

By Joe Posnanski
July 19, 2010


My good friend Michael Rosenberg wrote something last week that struck me as wrong, and I could not quite figure out why. He was writing about Tiger Woods, and it began with how sick he is of reporters asking Tiger about his personal life. I agree entirely with that. But then Michael wrote this:

I have no idea how or why Woods will play this week. But I do believe two things:

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Oosthuizen, the surprise win of British Open

By Doug Ferguson
July 18, 2010


ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Hardly anyone knew Louis Oosthuizen, much less how to pronounce his name. Not many will forget the performance he delivered at the home of golf to capture the British Open on Sunday.

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Will Oosthuizen be another surprising British Open champ?

By Paul Newberry
July 17, 2010


ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Louis Oosthuizen was never in this position, yet he looked like he had done it all before at the British Open.

Bouncing back from a bogey at the first hole, the little-known South African played the front nine in 1-under 35 Saturday to maintain his lead on the Old Course over hard-charging Paul Casey.

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Oosthuizen surges to lead at British Open

By The Associated Press
July 16, 2010


ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Fierce wind wreaked more havoc than any player Friday at the British Open, even causing a rare weather delay.

South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen surged to a five-stroke lead in the morning, then watched from the comfort of his hotel as first-round leader Rory McIlroy and plenty of others stumbled in the blustery conditions.

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McIlroy rips through a defenseless Old Course with a 9-under 63

By Paul Newberry
July 15, 2010


ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — The Old Course was defenseless and no one took advantage of it more than Rory McIlroy.

The 21-year-old from Northern Ireland tied the major championship record Thursday by shooting a 9-under 63 in the opening round of the British Open.

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Tiger's comeback story is still being written

By Michael Rosenberg
July 14, 2010


St. Andrews, Scotland — Tiger Woods has not won a tournament all year. His scoring average of 71.19 is so un-Tiger-like that when he signs his scorecard, the Tour asks him for ID. At times, he seems as likely to drive his ball into the wrong fairway as the right one.

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British Open Confidential: Predicting the winner

By SI Golf Group
July 13, 2010


Every day this week, writers and editors from Sports Illustrated and Golf Magazine will address one pressing question about the British Open.

Who will win?

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Creamer wins U.S. Women’s Open by 4 shots

By Alan Robinson
July 11, 2010


Oalmont, PA — Paula Creamer wondered a few months ago if she would ever play golf again the way her badly injured left thumb was hurting.

What she couldn’t have possibly guessed is she would play like this.

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Stricker sets tour record with 54 hole total of 188

By The Associated Press
July 10, 2010


Silvis, IL — Steve Stricker continued his sizzling play at the John Deere Classic on Saturday, pulling away from the field with a nine-under 62 for a six-shot lead heading into the final round.

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Play at Oakmont was suspended due to thunderstorms

By The Associated Press
July 9, 2010


Oakmont, PA — A relentless string of thunderstorms that began with 100 of the 156 golfers still to begin or complete the second round caused play to be suspended at mid-afternoon Friday. Twenty-eight of the 31 golfers who were within three shots of the lead had played only a few holes or hadn't teed off.

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Mickelson misses cut at Scottish Open after quintuple-bogey 9

By the Associated Press
July 9, 2010


LUSS, Scotland — Phil Mickelson's latest chance to go to No. 1 in the world ended like his first opportunity two months ago - he missed the cut Friday in the Scottish Open.

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Kelli Shean steals the show at Oakmont

If the name in the headline doesn't ring a bell, don't feel like you're out of touch with the LPGA. Kelli Shean is a 22-year-old amateur that goes to school at the same place John Daly attended college. In her first LPGA event, a year ago, Shean finished 27th. She's about to be a senior in college. The last thing she should be doing is competing in a U.S. Women's Open.

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Tom Watson continues to bust Tiger Woods' chops

The picture to your right was taken in 2004, during the first round of the Bay Hill Invitational. As you can see, both former Stanford Cardinal players were yucking it up, having a good 'ol time. That was the relationship of Tiger Woods and Tom Watson pre-scandal.

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How will the LPGA fare on treacherous Oakmont?

Surprisingly enough, in the past 31 years, only two U.S. Opens conducted by the PGA Tour has had a winner finish over par. One of those was at Winged Foot in 2006. The other? Oakmont, a course known to be so tough that rumor has it they actually slow the greens down for major championships because they are scared some golfers would never finish.

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The continued expectations of Michelle Wie

As I was preparing to write a post about Michelle Wie and her always inflated expectations, I was mulling around, researching the young star. When I came across a simple fact, her age, I was dumbfounded. "She can't be 20, can she?" I asked a friend of mine if I had came across an error online. I asked another friend. It turns out, Wie is just 20 years of age, a number that seems preposterous for how long we've talked about her and had her in our golfing lives.

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