Forum: Tour Talk

Lorena Ochoa chopped into the mangled grass and was stunned to see her ball hop only a few inches, sending her to a double bogey as her hopes for a third straight major championship slipped away from her. More...

Tim Clark heated up at just the right time Saturday, and the South African broke a logjam at the Stanford St. Jude Championship to grab the lead to himself. More...

The tournament official in a green blazer standing guard outside the clubhouse at Muirfield Village can be excused for not recognizing the guy trying to get through the front door. More...

It might be the quintessential San Diego sporting experience, one that's as familiar to Lefty and Tiger as it is to the worst hacker who's ever set foot on the property. More...

The gallery circled around to watch Tiger Woods on the 13th tee at Torrey Pines, but he looked behind them toward a chain-link fence that was lined with green mesh, a padlock around the gate to keep everyone out. More...

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo failed to qualify for the U.S. Open, but he showed up Friday at the Torrey Pines South Course anyway to prove that he can at least break 100. More...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Everyone at the TPC Southwind wanted a nice warmup for the U.S. Open. They got as good a simulation as possible Friday thanks to gusting wind and firm greens that made par an attractive score. More...

Austrian golfer Martin Wiegele shared the lead with five other players at 7-under 64 after the rain-delayed opening round of the Bank Austria Open on Friday. More...

Spectators filled all 452 yards of grass outside the ropes from the tee box to the green, in some cases standing 15 yards deep to watch Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson go toe-to-toe at Torrey Pines. More...

HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. - Charlottetown's Lorie Kane is off to a good start at the LPGA Championship, and she thinks she can keep it going. More...

Boo Weekley made the most of his time after missing the cut in the Memorial, with his work around the greens at TPC Southwind paying off Thursday. More...

Organizers cancelled play on the opening day of the Bank Austria Open on Thursday after heavy rain made the course unplayable. More...

The picture has a prominent spot in the home of Lorena Ochoa, kept in the TV room alongside some of the trophies she has collected during a rapid rise to the No. 1 spot in women's golf. More...

Kenny Perry isn't about to slow down. Not now, not when he's playing his best golf in years. More...

Woods, Mickelson and Scott will be paired up on Thursday and Friday, as well as the rest of the top 12 in similar pairings. http://www.tsn.ca/golf/story/?id=239802&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_main

The PGA Tour found a title sponsor for its March tournament in the Tampa Bay area Wednesday when Transitions Optical, Inc., signed a four-year deal that keeps in tact the tour's Florida swing. More...

Tiger Woods played his first round of golf Wednesday since knee surgery two days after the Masters, getting a thumbs-up from his swing coach after 17-plus holes at Torrey Pines riding in a cart. More...

Tiger doesn't finish in he top 20... i personally think he will miss the cut but even one one leg he might be able to do that. I'm going to say he doesn't even make the top 20... you heard it hear first

An interesting read.. http://www.ottawasun.com/Sports/OtherSports/2008/06/04/5765026-sun.html

Sunningdale Golf and Country Club wants the CN Canadian Women's Open back in London in 2010. More...

Tiger Woods has started playing some holes, taking another step in his comeback from knee surgery. More...

Having a new addition to the USGA Museum dedicated to him on Tuesday brought back memories of Walter Hagen, Dwight Eisenhower and Bobby Jones for Arnold Palmer. More...

DUBLIN, Ohio - Bay Hill was brutal one year. Shots into the firm greens looked as if they were bouncing off a trampoline, yet the grass was so lush in front of the green it was hard to get the ball close. No one shot better than 69. More...

Jon Mills became the seventh Canadian to earn a spot for next week's U.S. Open, securing his spot through a playoff at a sectional qualifier Tuesday. More...

DUBLIN, Ohio - He is closing in on 50 and so desperate to make the Ryder Cup team that he was willing to skip a major championship to increase his chances. Besides, he didn't think the course was a good fit for his game. More...

It doesn't take much to motivate Lorena Ochoa at a major, especially now. More...

Back when Tom Watson was winning his eight major championships and was the world's top-ranked player, the Ryder Cup usually unfolded as little more than a clinic for American golfers. More...

Adam Speirs will be watching, rather than playing the U.S. Open this year. More...

A look at this week's tournaments around the world: More...

After playing four difficult days at the Memorial, Davis Love III made it through 36 holes on Monday to qualify for his 18th consecutive trip to the U.S. Open. More...

Jim Furyk gathered three of his golf buddies for an informal exhibition Monday, yet the foursome's thoughts were far from The Ace Club in suburban Philadelphia. More...

FAR HILLS, N.J. - A museum aspiring to be "the Cooperstown of golf" reopens Tuesday after a nearly US$20 million expansion. More...

LPGA star Lorena Ochoa confirmed Monday she will defend her CN Canadian Women's Open title this summer at the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club. More...

The Royal Canadian Golf Association took the smackdown it asked for prior to the release of its strategic plan last week and if what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger, then the RCGA is standing tall for now. More...

In the midst of a light lunch at his latest restaurant venture, Stephen Ames is politely interrupted. More...

As far as Stephen Ames is concerned, the only cups he should ever be aiming at are the ones housing flags. However, in just over a month's time, the 44-year-old Calgary golfer will likely be asked to fill one with urine as part of the PGA Tour's controversial new drug testing policy. More...

Kenny Perry closed with a 3-under 69 on Sunday to win the Memorial, joining Tiger Woods as the only three-time winner of the tournament Jack Nicklaus built. More...

Jay Haas shot a 6-under 65 Sunday to repeat as champion of the Principal Charity Classic and move into first place on the Champions Tour money list. More...

GLENVIEW, Ill. - Kris Blanks shot a 4-under 68 on Sunday after entering the final round in a three-way tie for the lead, and came away with his first victory on the Nationwide Tour at the Bank of America Open. More...

Sophie Gustafson's stunning collapse and Karrie Webb's short playoff miss opened the way for Seon Hwa Lee to come from nine shots back and win the Ginn Tribute on Sunday. More...

Stacy Lewis completed a perfect week on the Old Course with a singles victory Sunday that clinched another American victory in the Curtis Cup. More...

NEWPORT, Wales - Scott Strange shot a 7-under 64 Sunday to secure a four-stroke victory in the Wales Open after leading the event from start to finish. More...

MUNICH, Germany - Amy Yang shot a 5-under 67 on Sunday to win the Ladies German Open by four strokes, the South Korean teenager's first victory as a professional. More...

It didn't take Nick Price long to vault himself back into position for his first Champions Tour victory. More...

Mathew Goggin kept birdies and mistakes to a minimum on a long day yesterday at the Memorial, shooting a 1-under 71 that was good enough to build a three-shot lead as he tries to win his first PGA Tour event. More...

At Dublin, Ohio, Mathew Goggin kept birdies and mistakes to a minimum yesterday at the Memorial, shooting a 1-under 71 that was good enough to build a three-shot lead as he tries to win his first PGA Tour event. More...

DUBLIN, Ohio - Mathew Goggin tried to keep his balance on the bank of a creek, looking for a way out of trouble at the Memorial. He quickly abandoned those thoughts, chipped out to the 14th fairway and took a bogey. More...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. - Sophie Gustafson is not about to get complacent as she heads into the final round of the Ginn Tribute with a six-shot lead. More...

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa - It didn't take Nick Price long to vault himself back into position for his first Champions Tour victory. More...

Scott Strange held a three-stroke lead after a 2-under 69 at the Wales Open on Saturday despite feeling ill in the third round. More...