Forum: Tour Talk

Cristie Kerr strung together three birdies on the front nine Friday in a round of 1-under 70 to take a one-stroke lead over Paula Creamer after two rounds of the U.S. Women's Open. More...

Nick Price says his putting is consistent. Same for Andy Bean about his driving.Each found Friday's efforts to their liking. Bean and Price each shot a 7-under 65 and are tied for the lead after the first round of the Champions Tour's 3M Championship. More...

Alexis Thompson's goals are increasing with her age. So are her accomplishments. More...

OAKVILLE, Ont. - Hoops legend Michael Jordan will be teeing off at the inaugural Mike Weir Charity Classic. More...

Michael Jordan is coming to Toronto -- and Raptors general manager Brian Colangelo had nothing to do with it. More...

Golf pros slamming the trunks of their cars is never a good sign. Especially when it's not much more than halfway through the first round. More...

The holes just seemed to get bigger and bigger for Kyle Reifers. And as the putts continued to drop for the 25-year-old Columbus, Ohio, native, so did his score as he fired a tournament record 11-under 61 yesterday to take the opening round lead at the 2009 Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic Nationwide...

James Hahn battled the elements and opened with a bogey-free 5-under-par 67 to take a one shot lead over Liam Kendregan and Ryan Thornberry after the first round of the Saskatchewan Open. More...

http://www.wishongolf.com/etechreport/2009/july/index_std.html Potential Controversy Offset in USGA Scoreline Rule Implementation Since 2006, the USGA has been spending a lot of time and money setting up a proposed change in the shape of scorelines for clubheads of 25° loft and higher....

Jean Reynolds has taken a roundabout route to contending at the U.S. Women's Open. More...

Lee Janzen stirred some memories and was tied with Darron Stiles for the lead after firing a 7-under 64 in the first round of the John Deere Classic on Thursday. More...

Na Yeon Choi of South Korea birdied her first three holes, and four of her first five, for a 3-under 68 Thursday and a one-stroke lead after the first round of the U.S. Women's Open. More...

Tiger Woods' first scheduled appearance in Australia since 1998 is already paying dividends for Australian Masters organizers. More...

Martin Laird had the ideal debut on his native soil Thursday, twice chipping in for a birdie on his way to a 6-under 65 that left him one shot behind Richard Green among early starters in the Scottish Open. More...

Canadian golf fans have been wondering for years when and where the next Mike Weir might emerge. More...

If you're looking for a group to follow at the Canadian PGA Seniors Championship at The Marshes Golf Club at the Brookstreet Resort, the 10th tee at 8:10 a.m. today wouldn't be a bad place to start. More...

John Daly is coming to the Canadian Open. More...

Trevor Immelman has withdrawn from the British Open next week at Turnberry because of a wrist injury that has been slow to heal. More...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Play hasn't started, yet it's shaping up to be a long week for the players at the U.S. Women's Open - on and off the course. More...

Considering how far he fell over the years, David Duval has good reason to feel vindicated heading into the John Deere Classic. More...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - With two of the LPGA Tour's marquee names missing from the field for the U.S. Women's Open, the USGA announced a change in its qualifying process for the 2010 event and explained how Michelle Wie and Natalie Gulbis missed out. More...

LUSS, Scotland - Ernie Els arrived at Loch Lomond having played some of his best golf of the year, including one round when he made seven birdies and three eagles to win the top prize. More...

LPGA officials want to concentrate on this week's U.S. Women's Open instead of reports that some of the tour's top players want commissioner Carolyn Bivens to resign. More...

Tiger Woods is 33 and already has more PGA Tour victories than Arnold Palmer. One of these days, he might have the kind of influence on players that the King can wield with a mere glint in his eye. More...

Jose Maria Olazabal's only remaining chance of qualifying for the British Open is by securing one of the exempt spots available through the Scottish Open later this week. More...

Jamie Kureluk is bucking the curriculum. Rather than hone his game on the Canadian Tour, the Calgary golfer is shooting to make the grade -- in his case, graduate from PGA Qualifying School -- by practising his stroke on home turf until the sport's big test later this year. More...

SAN DIEGO - Six weeks after Phil Mickelson announced his wife had breast cancer, his mother was diagnosed with the disease and is to have surgery later this week. More...

A meeting last week of more than a dozen players has resulted in a letter sent to the LPGA Tour's board urging that commissioner Carolyn Bivens resign, according to a published report. More...

Tiger Woods watched good friend Roger Federer in the championship match at Wimbledon for as long as he could before heading out to prepare for the final round of the AT&T National. More...

Tiger Woods is coming to Turning Stone Casino and Resort to compete in a skins game to benefit Native American children. More...

Kenny Perry has decided to play in the British Open next week after meeting with doctors for his mother, who is dying of blood cancer. More...

Clearly, its spot on the calendar right behind the British Open is still an obstacle in luring top-10 players, but the RBC Canadian Open has done an enviable job with the field, with more names yet to be announced. More...

When a Nationwide veteran who used to be the Canadian Tour's all-time money winner and a 27-year-old sophomore who normally struggles to crack the top 30 every week are headed for a playoff, it's supposed to be the kid who blinks first. More...

Tiger Woods has won the AT&T National, making a 20-foot birdie on the 16th and closing with a 3-under 67 to hold off Hunter Mahan for a one-shot victory at Congressional. More...

James Hahn of the U.S. shot a final round 66 and parred the first playoff hole to win the Canadian Tour's Telus Edmonton Open over Victoria's Jim Rutledge on Sunday. More...

Bryce Molder, Paul Goydos and Brandt Snedeker earned spots in the British Open on Sunday in the AT&T National. More...

Eunjung Yi (IHN'-juhng E) blew a six-stroke lead then hit a 10-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to defeat Morgan Pressel and capture her first LPGA victory Sunday in what might be the final Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic. More...

U.S. President Barack Obama says he doesn't like his golf swing and the ball never goes where he wants. More...

Martin Kaymer of Germany beat Lee Westwood of England in the first hole of a sudden-death playoff Sunday to win the French Open. More...

BETHESDA, Md. - Anthony Kim finally gets a crack at Tiger Woods, and when he says he has been practising for a moment like this all his life, Kim isn't kidding. More...

SYLVANIA, Ohio - No one was more surprised to find Eunjung Yi leading the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic through three rounds than, well, Eunjung Yi. More...

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France - Rafa Echenique of Argentina shot a 1-under 70 Saturday to maintain his lead at the French Open after three rounds. More...

Diana Luna edged Laura Cabanillas by one shot to win the SAS Ladies Masters on Saturday for her second straight Ladies European Tour victory. More...

Tiger Woods has a lot on his mind these days. For the first time in four years he's not holding a major title, and soon he'll head across the ocean to play the British Open on a course he's never seen. More...

The best of Tiger Woods came out on Friday when his game was falling apart. More...

Canadian Matt Hill, the North Carolina State sophomore who won the NCAA golf championship last month, was presented with the Jack Nicklaus award over the weekend. More...

With a surprised hop, Laura Diaz tied Sarah Kemp for the second-round lead Friday in the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic. More...

Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask., and Jim Rutledge of Victoria both shot their second straight 5-under 67 Friday to move into a three-way tie for the lead lead at the TELUS Edmonton Open. More...

Tiger Woods is helping out longtime friend Notah Begay III, agreeing to play in his charity Skins Game at Turning Stone Resort next month to support Native American youth. More...

A number of players have commited to the RBC Canadian Open. Sean O'Hair, Retief Goosen, Hunter Mahan, Ricky Barnes and defending champion Chez Reavie are among a batch of entrants that have been released by the Royal Canadian Golf Association. More...