Y.E. Yang was delighted to earn revenge over Tiger Woods on Saturday and give the International team hope of ending the United States' domination of the Presidents Cup golf event.
Tiger Woods suffered a second straight defeat at the Presidents Cup on Friday, but the U.S. still held a two-point lead over the International team at the end of day two in Australia.
Tiger Woods suffered the heaviest match play defeat of his career on Thursday, but the U.S. golf team still emerged from day one of the Presidents Cup with a 4-2 lead over the Internationals.
Tiger Woods will come face to face with Australian Adam Scott and his controversial ex-caddy Steve Williams when the 2011 Presidents Cup begins on Thursday.
FedEx Cup winner Bill Haas and 14-time major champion Tiger Woods have been named by American team captain Fred Couples as his wild card picks for the Presidents Cup next month.
CNN's Patrick Snell talks with Bill Haas after he claims the Tour Championship and the FedEx Cup title.
Steve Stricker fired a record-equaling 63 to lead the US PGA Championship as Tiger Woods slumped to a round of seven-over-par.
Steve Stricker leads after opening round of PGA Championship, as Shane O'Donoghue reports.
American Steve Stricker clinched a one-shot victory on the final day of the John Deere Classic to win the event in Illinois for the third year in a row.
American Jimmy Walker stole the limelight from a clutch of big name stars tuning up for next week's U.S. Masters as he tied the course record to lead the Houston Open after the first round.
While most eyes will be on the likes of Tiger Woods, Lee Westwood and Martin Kaymer at the World Match Play this week, Italian teenager Matteo Manassero will be making his own slice of history in Tucson.
An inspired European team grabbed a three-point lead over the United States ahead of the concluding singles after dominating the fourballs and foursomes play in the 38th Ryder Cup match at Celtic Manor on Sunday.
The United States lead Europe six points to four after the second session on the second day of the Ryder Cup at the Celtic Manor Resort in Wales, UK.
After taking an early lead, the USA trails in all 6 Ryder Cup matches. CNN's Don Riddell reports
The United States hold a slight advantage over Europe after a rain-interrupted opening day of the 38th Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor.
World number one Tiger Woods and his partner Steve Stricker will take on English duo Ian Poulter and Ross Fisher in the opening fourballs of the 38th Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor, Wales, on Friday.
Tiger Woods faces a barrage of hostile questions ahead of the 2010 Ryder Cup in Wales.
Jim Furyk is golf's latest $10 million man as he claimed the Tour Championship and the jackpot bonus for winning the FedEx Cup playoff series.
Tiger Woods faces a twin threat to his world number one spot heading into the final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship in Boston.
Matt Kuchar denied Martin Laird his first PGA Tour win after the Scot let victory slip through his grasp with a clumsy three-putt on the final green.
World number one Tiger Woods will play alongside in-form Englishman Justin Rose and Camilo Villegas of Colombia in the first two rounds of golf's British Open at St Andrews, starting on Thursday.
It wasn't long after the beginning of the 2010 John Deere Classic that you knew it was going to be a special tournament.
American Steve Stricker will take a six-shot lead into the final round of the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois after shooting a nine-under par round of 62.
American Steve Stricker recorded the lowest 36-hole score at the John Deere Classic, Friday to lead by one stroke from compatriot Paul Goydos at the TPC Deere Run course in Silvis, Illinois.
Phil Mickelson gets another chance to claim the world number one ranking from Tiger Woods at this week's Colonial tournament in Texas but is trying to put all thoughts of the achievement to the back of his mind.
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.
Phil Mickelson is well off the pace going into the final round of the Houston Open, ahead of his highly-anticipated showdown with Tiger Woods at golf's first major tournament of the season next week.
Veteran golfer Jim Furyk insists that the timing of Tiger Woods' headline-grabbing post-sex scandal interviews on Sunday did not take the gloss off his first U.S. PGA Tour victory since 2007.
Golfer Tiger Woods talks to ESPN in his first interview since his November car crash.
Defending champion Geoff Ogilvy and the remaining top seeds all crashed out in the second round of the WGC-World Match Play Championship at Dove Mountain in Arizona on Thursday.
Top seed Steve Stricker crashed out in the first round of the WGC-Accenture World Match Play Championship in Arizona to unheralded Englishman Ross McGowan on Wednesday.
Steve Stricker will take over from Phil Mickelson as world number two after claiming a two-shot victory in the Northern Trust Open in Los Angeles on Sunday.
World No. 3 Steve Stricker will take a six-shot lead into the final round of the Northern Trust Open after completing a five-under-par 66 on Sunday.
World No. 4 Lee Westwood goes into the final round of the Dubai Desert Classic in a four-way share of the lead following his four-under-par 68 on Saturday.
Rory McIlroy gets some tips for the future from golfing icon, Gary Player.
Ryan Palmer landed the third PGA Tour title of his career, winning the Sony Open in Hawaii on Sunday at the 72nd hole from Robert Allenby.
Robert Allenby, who is coming off wins in Australia and South Africa at the end of last year, fired a three-under 67 to join Ryan Palmer in a share of the lead after the third round of the Sony Open in Hawaii.
American Ryan Palmer birdied the last two holes to snatch the halfway lead at the Sony Open in Hawaii.
Tiger Woods made it a perfect five wins from five matches as he crushed Y.E.Yang 6 and 5 to clinch the Presidents Cup for the United States in the concluding singles against the Internationals on Sunday.
The United States will take a three-point lead over the International team into the final day's 12 singles matches after extending their Presidents Cup advantage on day three in San Francisco.
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.
There was a dramatic end to the opening day of the Presidents Cup in San Francisco, which saw the United States finish with a 3.5 - 2.5 lead over the International side.
Veteran Kenny Perry charged to the top of the Tour Championship leader board with a six-under 64 at East Lake to overtake world number one Tiger Woods.
Tiger Woods produced some of his best golf to give himself a massive lead heading into final round of the BMW Championship as broke the Cog Hill course record.
Steve Stricker climbed to No. 2 in the world rankings after a birdie-birdie finish gave him a one-shot victory at the Deutsche Bank Championship, with Tiger Woods finishing only 11th despite a scintillating closing 63.
Steve Stricker shares the lead at the Deutsche Bank Championship with South Africa's Retief Goosen and fellow American Sean O'Hair, but Tiger Woods is nine shots back after the third round.
Sean O'Hair surged into contention at the Deutsche Bank Championship in Boston, sinking six birdies and an eagle in a seven-under 64 on Saturday which earned him a share of the second round lead with Jim Furyk.
American pair Jim Furyk and Steve Stricker both carded eight-under-par 63s to share the lead after the opening round of the Deutsche Bank Championship in Boston.
Heath Slocum holed a 20-foot par putt on the final hole to deny a clutch of golf's elite the chance of a playoff at The Barclays and win the first of the PGA Tour's FedEx playoff series.
Steve Stricker rolled home a birdie putt on the second extra hole to beat South African Tim Clark and fellow American Steve Marino in a three-way playoff for the Colonial in Texas on Sunday.
Steve Stricker took advantage of perfect conditions at Colonial to fire a second successive seven-under-par 63 on Friday, but it was only enough to claim a slender one-shot lead at the Crowne Plaza Invitational.
South Africa's Tim Clark and American pair Woody Austin and Steve Stricker share the first round lead with seven-under-par 63s after the first round of the Colonial tournament in Texas.
Slim-line Retief Goosen celebrated his seventh U.S. Tour career triumph in Tampa Bay on Sunday when he won the Transitions Championship by one shot from Charles Howell and Brett Quigley.
Veteran Tom Lehman takes a one-shot lead going into the final round of the Transitions Championship in Florida on Sunday.
In-form Nick Watney and Steve Stricker share the lead going into the third round of the Transitions Championship at Palm Harbor in Florida.
Phil Mickelson saw a five-shot lead disappear before recovering with two late birdies to successfully defend the Northern Trust Open in Los Angeles.
Scott McCarron holds a two-stroke lead after the second round of the Northern Trust Open after carding a three-under-par 68 to follow his opening 64 at Riviera.
Geoff Ogilvy surged five places to sixth in the world following his six-stroke triumph at the season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship in Hawaii on Sunday.
Steve Stricker fired a 10-under-par round of 62 to overhaul Pat Perez for the lead after four rounds of the Bob Hope Classic in California.
Pat Perez continued to lead after the third round of the Bob Hope Classic but fellow American Steve Stricker took close order after a brilliant 11-under 61 in California.
Sports Illustrated will announce its choice for Sportsman of the Year on Dec. 2. Here's one of the nominations for that honor by an SI writer. For more essays, click here.
The 37th Ryder Cup finally gets underway Friday at the magnificent Valhalla course in Kentucky, as the golfing elite on both sides of the Atlantic get a rare opportunity to play as part of a team over three days.
CNN's Patrick Snell reports on the state of the course at Valhalla, in preparation for the Ryder Cup.
United States Ryder Cup captain Paul Azinger named Steve Stricker, Hunter Mahan, JB Holmes and Chad Campbell as his four picks for the match against Europe later this month.
Defending champion Steve Stricker reeled in overnight leader Hunter Mahan to claim a three-stroke second-round lead at The Barclays tournament in New Jersey as world number three Padraig Harrington missed the cut.
Tiger Woods hosts a golf tournament honoring U.S. service members in Iraq and their families. CNN's Kate Bolduan reports
Ernie Els has changed his mind and will play in next week's WGC Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona.
British Open champion Padraig Harrington and local favorite K.J. Choi will lead the field for the European tour's inaugural Ballantine's Championship on the southern resort island of Jeju in March.
Aaron Baddeley shot a six-under 65 to earn a share of the halfway lead at the BMW Championship at Cog Hill. He sits at the top of the leaderboard alongside Jonathan Byrd, whose second round 69 also left him on nine-under 133.
Tiger Woods should have no shortage of fond memories at Cog Hill, where he has won three times at the Western Open and where he made the cut for the first time in a regular PGA Tour event at the age of 19.
Steve Stricker felt an uneasy wave of deja vu during Sunday's final round of the Barclays Classic, but persevered to end a six-year victory drought by winning at Westchester Country Club.
Steve Stricker overcame a bogey at the first hole by firing seven birdies to claim a one-stroke lead over South Korean KJ Choi after the Barclays Classic third round on Saturday.
K.J. Choi holed out from the fairway on the 350-yard par-four seventh for eagle on Friday on his way to claiming a two-stroke lead at the halfway mark of the Barclays Classic.
AKRON, Ohio -- The Presidents Cup logo hasn't appeared on the side of a milk carton yet under the headline, "Missing!" But it's close. In what constitutes a great piece of trivia, the Presidents Cup is going to be held -- shhhh! -- next month in Montreal.
This week brings a change in the Golf Power Rankings. Our old formula worked well, but perhaps too well as it mirrored the FedEx Cup points list and the money list very closely. In order to bring something new to the table and add a little volatility the ranking will now reflect the 10 players who've earned the most FedEx Cup points over the previous six weeks, therefore providing an accurate snapshot of who's playing the best at the current time.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Rory Sabbatini holed out for eagle from the first fairway and picked up even more ground with a birdie on the final hole on a thrilling Saturday at the Wachovia Championship, giving him a share of the course record with an 8-under 64 and a final pairing he wanted with Tiger Woods.
AUGUSTA, Ga., April 8 -- How can it be? How can it be that a bunch of world-class talents -- Ernie Els, Sergio Garcia, Chad Campbell, Robert Allenby and Steve Stricker, among others -- didn't make the cut at the Masters this year, but a foursome of graybeard former champions did?
HUMBLE, Texas (AP) - Stuart Appleby set a course record in the first round, broke 70 on all four days and finished 19-under-par to win last year's Houston Open.
Tiger Woods has been picked as the PGA Tour player of the year for the eighth time in 10 years after taking his tally of major wins to 12 with victories in the British Open and PGA Championship.
Ben Curtis stretched his lead at the PGA Booz Allen Classic in Maryland on Saturday as Argentina's Jose Coceres dropped out of contention.
Australian Geoff Ogilvy edged into a one-stroke lead at two under par after eight holes of the final round of the U.S. Open at Winged Foot.
DJ Trahan carded a three-under 67 to take the early second-round lead at the Colonial tournament in Fort Worth, Texas.
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