While the eyes of golfing world were on rising star Rory McIlroy on Thursday, two surprise names claimed the first-round lead at the British Open.
Amateur Tom Lewis and Dane Thomas Bjorn share the lead after opening round play at the British Open.
American Lucas Glover has clinched the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow following a playoff with compatriot and good friend Jonathan Byrd.
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy equaled the lowest-ever round at a major championship with a nine-under-par 63 on the opening day of the British Open at St Andrews on Thursday.
U.S. golfer Stewart Cink has promised a "fiercely competitive" defense of his British Open title at St Andrews next week.
Living Golf talks to reigning open champion Stewart Cink ahead of his defense at St. Andrews.
Englishman Paul Casey and American Shaun Micheel share the lead at the U.S. Open after both shot two-under rounds of 69 on an intriguing first day at Pebble Beach. Despite kind conditions, only nine golfers managed to shoot rounds under par, with Casey bidding to be the first European to win the U.S. Open in 40 years.
The 38th Ryder Cup will be held Oct. 1-3, 2010, at The Celtic Manor Resort in City of Newport, Wales. PGA.com Interactive Producer T.J. Auclair provides analysis of the top 10 U.S. players in the latest standings.
Lee Westwood finished his round at the summit of the leader board on the third day of The Players Championship at Sawgrass, Florida; where he is aiming to become the first Englishman to win the American tournament.
Tiger Woods has avoided missing the halfway cut in successive tournaments for the first time in his career, but will go into the weekend at the $9.5 million Players Championship nine shots off the lead.
Geoff Ogilvy successfully defended his title at Kapalua by winning the PGA season-opening SBS Championship in Hawaii.
Defending champion Sergio Garcia overcame extreme winds to take a one-shot lead at his home Castello Masters when play was cut short in the opening round on Thursday.
Lucas Glover won the battle of the year's major champions as he took the PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda.
Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker's partnership continued to flourish as they helped the United States take a 6.5-5.5 lead at the end of the second day of the Presidents Cup on Friday.
Henrik Stenson, Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood and Martin Kaymer are all now confirmed for the Volvo World Match Play Championship in Spain in four weeks' time.
America's Sean O'Hair shot a first-round, four-under 66 to claim a one-stroke lead over compatriot Tiger Woods at the PGA Tour Championship in Atlanta, Georgia.
American rookie Webb Simpson took a two-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Barclays Classic Fedex Play-off tournament as world No. 1 Tiger Woods again struggled in difficult conditions at Liberty National on Friday.
There is one man who will be pacing around the Hazeltine National Golf Club in Minnesota this week hoping to make it three majors in a row -- but you won't find his name when you trail your finger down the list of starters at the 91st PGA Championship.
Padraig Harrington kept a charging Tiger Woods at bay on Saturday to take a three-stroke advantage into their final-round showdown in the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at the Firestone Country Club in Akron.
Tiger Woods seized the lead late in the final round and held on to win on Sunday at the AT&T National in Maryland.
Anthony Kim got his AT&T National title defense off to the best possible start at Congressional Country Club but will have tournament host Tiger Woods right on his tail going into Friday's second round.
Kenny Perry was left to rue his poor eyesight as Paul Goydos overhauled him to take a one-shot lead into Sunday's final round of the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Connecticut.
The U.S. Open golf championship had a humble beginning when 11 players in 1895 completed on a nine-hole course in Newport, Rhode Island.
American journeyman Lucas Glover denied Phil Mickelson a fairytale victory at the U.S. Open as he kept his nerve to close out a two-shot victory at Bethpage Black on Monday.
Rain halts play, but not before Ricky Barnes sets 36-hole scoring record for U.S. Open. CNN's Larry Smith reports.
Ricky Barnes and Lucas Glover were locked in a tie atop the leaderboard on Sunday as darkness pushed an often-delayed U.S. Open into Monday.
The third round of the U.S. Open, which briefly started on Saturday evening before being suspended because of further rain at Bethpage Black, has been put back yet again because of persisent ovenight wet weather.
So much for being afraid of the "monster" that is Bethpage Black.
American Lucas Glover seized the lead in the U.S. Open at Bethpage Black on Friday on six-under-par after 13 holes before the second round was suspended due to darkness.
Tiger Woods had to settle for fourth place as Sean O'Hair clung on for a one-shot victory in the $6.4 million Quail Hollow Championship in North Carolina.
American John Rollins has opened up a three-stroke lead going into the final round of the Buick Invitational event at Torrey Pines.
Phil Mickelson is in danger of missing the cut for the first time in his PGA Tour season-opener after slumping to a five-over par 76 at the FBR Open in Arizona.
Five-time tournament champion Davis Love III showed a welcome return to form to card a five-under-par 66 on Thursday for a share of the first-round lead in the Verizon Heritage with Justin Leonard and Lucas Glover.
Little-known American Jeff Overton stayed on track for his maiden PGA Tour title by moving three shots clear in the Wyndham Championship third round on Saturday.
Former extreme adventurer Will MacKenzie, boosted by a run of seven birdies in nine holes, charged one stroke clear at the Wyndham Championship in North Carolina on Thursday.
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AUGUSTA, Ga., April 7 -- The last red number at Augusta National died quickly in the third round of the 2007 Masters. Stuart Appleby performed last rites with a pull-hooked drive into the trees on the 17th hole and six more awful strikes through forest and sand.
SI.com: My Day as a Pro Jockupdated: Wed Apr 04 2007 18:53:00
Augusta, Ga., April 4 -- Don't let him win.
Brett Quigley, who accidentally beaned a marshal with his drive on the 10th hole Monday, continued his tumultuous first Masters. His wife, Amy, was not due with the couple's first child, a girl, until April 16, but Quigley had a feeling Tuesday. He turned on his phone after finishing play on the 11th green to find out her water had broken.
(AP) -- I know the Masters is coming up and I've been excited, but I haven't really had the eagerness to get there.
Lucas Glover holed out from a bunker at the 18th to claim a stunning one-stroke victory in the 4.4 million-dollar Funai Classic in Orlando.
Mark Calcavecchia, hoping to end a four-year winless drought, fired a three-under par 67 to seize a five-stroke lead after two rounds of the Canadian Open in Toronto.
Veteran Mark Calcavecchia and unheralded Lucas Glover grabbed a share of the lead after the opening round of the Canadian Open.
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