Forum: Tour Talk

European Tour chief George O'Grady has criticized Barclays for the way they ended their association with the Scottish Open but ruled out American property mogul Donald Trump as a replacement to host the event. More...

Tiger Woods is usually pretty invisible when the leaves start to change colors, but this year will be a bit different. More...

Tiger Woods' free fall in the world rankings continues as he dropped out of the top 50 for the first time since the week of Oct. 13, 1996. More...

It's now official that golf can't wean off Tiger Woods and still sees itself as a one-trick pony in an era of lively colts, not that there was any doubt that the focus would be on marquee over merit when Fred Couples named his captain's picks last week. More...

Good news for the FedExCup: Bill Haas came from out of nowhere to win. More...

Tiger Woods will not be the star of the show when he joins the United States team for November's Presidents Cup, three-time Masters champion and former world number one Nick Faldo said on Thursday. More...

Ice-cool Bill Haas held his nerve to beat fellow American Hunter Mahan in a thrilling playoff for the season-ending Tour Championship on Sunday and also claim FedExCup honors with its $10 million bonus. More...

Looks like caddie-gate continues with Tiger. But as we know, we'll have to ask Dustin Johnson for the straight goods on how it went down. http://www.sportsnet.ca/golf/2011/09/25/woods_caddie/ Scott aka Fally

Back in 1968, when she was driving from tour stop to tour stop in her Oldsmobile, not many people from outside her circle took notice of Canadian Sandra Post, but that changed quickly when she beat the iconic Kathy Whitworth in a playoff to win the LPGA Championship a few weeks past her 20th...

Englishman Kenneth Ferrie birdied the first playoff hole Sunday to defeat Simon Wakefield and win the Austrian GolfOpen. More...

Cristie Kerr conceded her singles match to Karen Stupples Sunday when Kerr couldn't go due to a right wrist injury. More...

The battle for the Tour Championship and FedExCup honors remained intriguingly wide open after Aaron Baddeley and Hunter Mahan charged into a tie for the lead in Saturday's third round at East Lake Golf Club. More...

The U.S. staged an impressive rally in Saturday's four-ball matches when it won three points and tied Europe at the Solheim Cup. More...

Wildcard selection Tiger Woods will come in for a heap of criticism if he fails to perform at the Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne in November, according to Australian great Peter Thomson. More...

Thomas Norret posted a two-under 70 on Saturday to grab sole possession of the lead after 54 holes of the Austrian GolfOpen. More...

Europe captured 2 1/2 points in Saturday morning's foursomes matches to extend its lead after the third session of the Solheim Cup. More...

Twice major winner John Daly, known as 'Wild Thing' for his eccentric behavior on and off the golf course, walked off during his second round at the Austrian Open at Atzenbrugg on Friday after a rules infringement. More...

Former European Ryder Cup captain Bernard Gallacher has questioned Tiger Woods's golfing desire and believes the 14-times major winner could quit unless he quickly reverses his alarming slide down the rankings. More...

LPGA Tour commission Mike Whan has said he will wait until after this week's Solheim Cup entertain a petition to allow teen phenom Alexis Thompson to play as a member next season. More...

With Tiger Woods no longer the dominant force he once was, the race for the 2011 PGA Tour's Player of the Year award is intriguingly wide open. More...

He seems to be an obvious resource, but don't bother asking Mike Weir for any insight into who's going to win the FedEx Cup later this week. More...

World number one Luke Donald is spoilt for choice when it comes to incentives at this week's Tour Championship but he says the $10 million bonus for the overall FedExCup winner is not among them. More...

Teenage prodigy Alexis Thompson has the golfing world waiting with bated breath in anticipation of what she might achieve next after becoming the youngest winner on the LPGA Tour. More...

The testosterone-driven GOLF (Guys Only, Ladies Forbidden) folks who pictures themselves as a dude named Tiger or Bubba launching one 300 yards down the middle likely has this week's alleged Super Bowl, otherwise known as the Tour Championship, on the radar. More...

The top 10 spots for both Presidents Cup teams were set after the conclusion of the BMW Championship. More...

Justin Rose managed just an even-par 71 in rainy conditions Sunday, but it was enough for a two-stroke win at the BMW Championship. More...

Britain's Justin Rose carded a two-under-par 69 to open up a commanding four stroke lead after the third round of the BMW Championship on Saturday and give himself a shot at the season-ending $10 million jackpot. More...

On Monday, three players will be rewarded for two years of pounding balls and constant work on their games with a spot on the prestigious Presidents Cup team. More...

http://geckoeuroprotour.com/latest-rules-update/ Wonder if/when other tours will follow?

Webb Simpson has a $10-million bounty on his head. Now let's see how the 26-year-old, who comes into the penultimate PGA Tour playoff event as the hottest player in golf, stands up to the pressure. More...

Why a week off in the middle of a playoff run, you ask? So we, as golf fans, can figure out just what the heck is going on. More...

World number one Luke Donald does not recall declaring the Tiger Woods era over but the Briton did not rule out that possibility after his practice round at the BMW Championship on Wednesday. More...

The LPGA Tour announced a tournament scheduled in China at the end of this month has been canceled. More...

Two distinct packs of dingoes have formed in anticipation of the Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne. More...

Call me old school, but a playoff in golf happens when there's a tie atop the leaderboard after regulation play and the combatants square off until a clear winner is decided. Of course, I still think in pounds, miles and Farenheit, but don't tell the government. More...

News flash: Fred Couples picks Tiger Woods for the U.S. Presidents Cup squad. More...

Just watching the PGA Tour and there seems to be a lot of golfers wearing these Power Balance bracelets. At least I think that's what they are: http://www.powerbalance.com/ I saw Ricky Barnes with one on each arm, Romero with one, a couple others at least. Anybody wear them? It's obvious...

J.B. Holmes underwent brain surgery on Thursday to help relieve symptoms of Chiari malformations, which caused the golfer to have vertigo-like symptoms. More...

Mickelson the latest to put a long putter in his bag... http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-tours-news/blogs/local-knowledge/2011/09/mickelson-the-latest-to-put-long-putter-in-his-bag.html As a huge fan I never thought I'd see the day.

PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem announced new television deals with both CBS and NBC on Thursday at the Deutsche Bank Championship. More...

Lorie Kane doesn't know too much about Maude-Aimee Leblanc -- then again, not many people did. More...

http://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,2091201,00.html Article about Tiger's Tempo and Swing This is a very good read. Quite a different look at the swing. Enjoy.

Tiger Woods announced on his website Monday that he will play in the Frys.com Open, Oct. 6-9 at CordeValle Golf Club. More...

European captain Alison Nicholas rounded out her team on Monday, so both squads are now set for the 2011 Solheim Cup. More...

Stuart Anderson shaved 21 strokes off par and still saved some magic for his overtime session. More...

Golfing in a hurricane? That's not tough. Ask Stacy Lewis. More...

She was singing in the rain. More...

Why can't TSN keep Black and Weeks (properly named) reporting on ice skating or something other than golf? Weeks' interview with Wie was worse than pathetic. Black is Pollyanna on steroids.

Brittany Lincicome closed with a two-under 70 on Sunday at Hillside Golf & Country Club to win the Canadian Women's Open by a single stroke. More...