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SAN FRANCISCO – Australia’s Robert Allenby said he knew one thing when he went to the first tee Sunday for his Presidents Cup singles match against American Anthony Kim: He’d be a lot more rested than his opponent. Allenby said friends here witnessed Kim getting back to the team hotel, in...

This was the 15th time Phil Mickelson has played in the Presidents Cup or the Ryder Cup, and the first time he came alone. His wife, Amy, is recovering from breast cancer and stayed home in San Diego. More...

Canadian Chris Baryla won the Chattanooga Classic for his first Nationwide Tour victory, beating Troy Kelly by a stroke to move into position to earn a 2010 PGA Tour card as a top-25 finisher on the money list. More...

Indian golfer Chinaswamy Muniyappa won the Indian Open title, prevailing in a playoff against Lee Sung of South Korea. More...

SAN FRANCISCO - Even after 10 matches that stretched over 10 hours in the chill of late summer in San Francisco, what put the Americans on the cusp of another victory in the Presidents Cup were two shots by Tiger Woods. More...

Can you say "Tiger Woods" in Portuguese? Mandarin? Hindi? More...

SANJustin Leonard took a while to cool down after missing a three-foot putt that cost the Americans a point in the opening session of the Presidents Cup. More...

SAN FRANCISCO - Mike Weir kept seeing American red on the scoreboard Friday, a familiar portrait at this Presidents Cup. More...

As incidents go, it was almost comical. And Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker hardly needed any help anyway. More...

Manuel Quiros of Spain shot a 10-under 62 Thursday to lead Sergio Garcia by two shots after the first round of the Madrid Masters. More...

COPENHAGEN -- After an absence of more than a century, golf will return as an Olympic sport in 2016 and 2020 along with rugby sevens following their approval by the International Olympic Committee membership during the IOC's 121st Session. Golf was approved 63-27 with two abstentions. More...

The United States has put up the first point at the Presidents Cup when Phil Mickelson and Anthony Kim came to life for a 3-and-2 victory over Mike Weir of Bright's Grove, Ont., and Tim Clark. More...

Barry Bonds was inside the ropes following Tiger Woods, which was alternately causing both great amusement and great consternation to the fans at the Presidents Cup. More...

Ernie Els spoke to the state of the Presidents Cup when he sized up the pairings for the opening session at Harding Park and spelled out a best-case scenario for the International team. More...

SAN FRANCISCO - Ernie Els spoke to the state of the Presidents Cup when he sized up the pairings for the opening session at Harding Park and spelled out a best-case scenario for the International team. More...

Michael Jordan spends most of his time on the golf course these days, just not like this. More...

Michelle Wie has no doubts about where an Olympic gold medal would rank in the minds of professional golfers. More...

Greg Norman couldn't hide the obvious discomfort. He sat at a table Tuesday for the opening press conference at the Presidents Cup, his right arm suspended by a black brace from shoulder surgery a week ago. More...

It took Matt Kuchar more than seven years, but he finally claimed a second PGA Tour victory. More...

If American captain Fred Couples and his International counterpart Greg Norman feel like giving this week's Presidents Cup in San Francisco a memorable ending, they might consider a couple of Sunday singles matches labeled "Tiger's Revenge." More...

With a golden harvest moon on the rise, Matt Kuchar and Vaughn Taylor never budged. Tied for the lead after 72 holes at the Turning Stone Resort Championship, neither player managed to win after two holes of a sudden-death playoff Sunday. More...

Jay Haas took advantage of Tom Watson's uncharacteristic bogeys and passive play to steal the final Champions Tour major of the year. More...

Lorena Ochoa fashioned a few more nice memories from the Navistar LPGA Classic. More...

Defending champion Lorena Ochoa shot a 6-under 66 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead in the Navistar LPGA Classic, leaving 14-year-old Alexis Thompson eight strokes behind. More...

NAYARIT, Mexico - James Hahn birdied the first four holes Saturday on his way to a 7-under 65 to grab a two-stroke lead after three rounds at the Canadian Tour's US$125,000 Riviera Nayarit Classic. More...

Vaughn Taylor managed to keep his tunnel vision. A brief patch of good weather helped immensely. More...

Ninth-grader Alexis Thompson is trying to avoid getting to far ahead of herself in the Navistar LPGA Classic. More...

If Tom Watson was looking for a sign that luck was on his side at the Senior Players Championship, he got it on the 13th hole at the Baltimore Country Club. More...

Just 15 months after they were married, golf star Greg Norman and tennis great Chris Evert announced they have separated. More...

Forbes says Tiger Woods has become the first athlete to surpass US$1 billion in career earnings. More...

Rory McIlroy birdied the last two holes on the Old Course at St. Andrews for a 7-under 65 on Friday to take a share of the lead at the halfway stage late in the second round of the Dunhill Links Championship. More...

PRATTVILLE, Ala. - Scotland's Janice Moodie shot a bogey-free 8-under 64 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead over 14-year-old Alexis Thompson in the Navistar LPGA Classic, with Michelle Wie and top-ranked Lorena Ochoa two strokes back. More...

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Thomas Bjorn shot an 8-under 64 to take a two-stroke lead in the first round of the US$5-million Dunhill Links championship Thursday. More...

Dustin Johnson loves the forecast for the Turning Stone Resort Championship: Rain on three of the next four days. More...

Even if Tom Watson won the British Open, it's hard to imagine his life would be much better than it is right now. More...

Lorena Ochoa has made a habit of ending streaks at the Navistar LPGA Classic, whether she wanted to or not. More...

Padraig Harrington is desperate for victory in this week's Dunhill Links Championship after a run of six top-10s that ended a seven-month slump as he remodelled his swing. More...

Two-time Masters champion Phil Mickelson will play next month's US$5-million Barclays Singapore Open next month, the richest national championship in Asia, organizers announced Wednesday. More...

Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice is making his professional golf debut next year as a tournament host and player at a Nationwide Tour event in northern California. More...

Even after eight decades of golf, Arnold Palmer is vulnerable to a few surprises. More...

Tiger Woods played so much golf during the FedEx Cup playoffs that he is laying off cardio work this week with hopes of putting on some weight he lost over the last month. More...

Arnold Palmer says he has been selected to receive a Congressional Gold Medal, which honours a person for his distinguished achievements and contributions. More...

Ruth Day, a 64-year-old retired widow from northern England, had the day of her life on the golf course last week. More...

Phil Mickelson capped off a tumultuous summer at home with a spectacular rally Sunday to win the Tour Championship. More...

A couple of talking heads recently were chatting about the CN Canadian Women's Open possibly becoming the LPGA Tour's fifth major when one of them opined how outlandish that would be unless one of the other majors lost its status, in order to keep the number at four. More...

Tom Pernice Jr. became the 15th player to win in his Champions Tour debut, holing a 30-foot birdie putt on the final hole Sunday for a one-stroke victory over Nick Price and David Frost in the SAS Championship. More...

Britain and Ireland won the Vivendi Trophy for a fifth consecutive time Sunday after beating Continental Europe 16 1/2 to 11 1/2 following the final 10 singles matches. More...

Rafael Gomez stumbled home with a 4-over 76 but hung on to win the Canadian Tour's US$100,000 Iberostar Riviera Maya Open by one stroke over Antonio Maldonado on Sunday. More...

Sophie Gustafson is finally an LPGA Tour winner again, cruising to a four-stroke victory over top-ranked Lorena Ochoa in the CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge on Sunday. More...