Luke Donald, Webb Simpson take money duel to Disney
The duel for the PGA Tour's money title will be settled on Disney's fairways, as both world No.1 Luke Donald and Webb Simpson added their...
Fan arrested after throwing hot dog at Tiger Woods
SAN MARTIN, Calif. -- A strange year for Tiger Woods took another bizarre twist Sunday when a fan was arrested for running toward the...
Tiger Woods' game is close but he's far off the lead
The opportunities slipped away from Tiger Woods like birdie putts rolling just past the edge of the cup.
Exception made for exceptional
That 12-day lag time notwithstanding, Mike Whan acknowledges it wasn't a tough call to welcome Lexi Thompson as the LPGA's youngest member...
Tiger nets first major endorsement deal in 2 years
SAN MARTIN, Calif. -- Tiger Woods has his first major endorsement since his downfall two years ago, announcing a deal Wednesday with Rolex...
2012 Ryder matches to test captains' friendship
When Ryder Cup captains Davis Love III and Jose Maria Olazabal describe one another, they also are describing themselves —...
Tiger Woods falls out of top 50 in world ranking
LONDON -- Tiger Woods is out of the top 50 in the world ranking for the first time in nearly 15 years.
Streeterville man killed by falling tree at Michigan golf course
A Streeterville man who was a consultant for the PGA Tour was killed today when he was struck by a tree that fell while he was golfing at...
Springs' Lexi Thompson, 16, wins approval to join LPGA
She formally introduced herself to the golf world not quite 4 1/2 years ago, a 12-year-old sprite with ladybug earrings who hung out at...
Greg Norman goes for home cooking with picks
Greg Norman's final Presidents Cup picks did far more than simply bolster the host nation's participant count. He went for a true...
Haas wins roller-coaster FedEx Cup playoff
ATLANTA — On his final hole of regulation, Bill Haas blasted his tee shot into a row of spectators. He did it again to start the...
Rose gives Cog Hill a nice send-off
It was just how Justin Rose envisioned it. After he tapped in on No. 18 to close out the victory, 2-year-old Leo came charging onto the...
Scott leads Tour Championship; NU grad Donald 2 back
ATLANTA -- Australian Adam Scott birdied the last two holes for a second consecutive day to break one stroke clear of a tightly bunched...
BMW wants to return to area in 2013 — but where?
Chicago has only one perfect venue for tournament golf.
Rules officials get it right by not penalizing Wilson
Working mostly anonymously inside a scoring tent, it's easy to miscast rules officials as dour, stuffy types.
NBC's Miller: Cog Hill critics 'deserved to do lousy'
At one point during Saturday's broadcast, NBC analyst Johnny Miller weighed in on the Cog Hill debate. As always, he made his...
BMW bumped up to accommodate Irish
Shooting 65-66 to open a PGA Tour event usually leads to a Saturday morning sleep-in and afternoon tee time.
Birdies and bogeys: Tweet dreams for Donald
Luke Donald showed his fortitude Friday with a bounce-back round of 66 following an ugly 75. Then he showed his stripes, which are purple.
Wilson suffers through 'one of those days'
Second-round co-leader Mark Wilson spent more time scrambling than Jay Cutler on Saturday, hitting just eight of 14 fairways,...
Furyk excited about Presidents Cup
There's a lot of talk about the FedEx Cup points race and the $10 million prize that goes to the season-long winner following next weekend's...
Birdie binge takes Rose to top
When Justin Rose began his first round on the back nine of Cog Hill's Dubsdread layout early Thursday, he noticed the blustery,...
Golfers give Cog Hill higher marks
The greens are green again, and the collars between the greens and rough no longer resemble a patched-up quilt, as some did last year.
BMW Championship should be last for Cog Hill
Cog Hill will open its doors this week to 70 world-class golfers not named Tiger Woods.
Uihlein likes challenge of defending U.S. Amateur title at Erin Hills
ERIN, Wis. — The U.S. Amateur can be a grueling test, what with six straight days of golf and a 36-hole final.
18 holes with … Howard Moore
Before stepping onto the first tee, Illinois-Chicago basketball coach Howard Moore pulled out a bag of golf balls. Yes, a bag. Not a sleeve.
Love wants Obama to be part of 2012 Ryder Cup
BETHESDA, Md. — Davis Love III wants to bring in a heavyweight to inspire his team at the 2012 Ryder Cup at Medinah.
Ryder Cup captains headed to Chicago Theatre
Ryder Cup captains Davis Love III and Jose Maria Olazabal are coming to Chicago on Sept. 26, one year before the big competition at...
Scott wins 1st WGC title, with Woods' caddie
AKRON, Ohio -- The chants and cheers began as Adam Scott walked toward the 18th green to complete a command performance Sunday in the...
Nicklaus, Donald and Feherty to promote First Tee at wine-tasting event
Win at Pebble Beach, and you can say you’ve mastered American golf’s ultimate location.
Hurricane Irene plays havoc with sports schedule
The Philadelphia Phillies and Florida Marlins were unable to sneak a game in Saturday as Hurricane Irene plowed its way up the East Coast.
Canadian Tour coming to Chicago in 2012
Chicago could lose the PGA Tour after September’s BMW Championship, but it’s gaining a Canadian Tour event in 2012.
McBride's optimism plays through
Any story about Brian McBride requires a mention of his Chicago roots (he led Buffalo Grove High School to a state championship in 1988),...
Venerable Hope Classic in need of revamp
Back in the day, the thought of watching a little desert golf would bring a smile to the frostbitten PGA Tour fan.
Tiger Woods' wife used golf club to free him from SUV
The wife of the world's No.1 golfer Tiger Woods used one of his tools -- a golf club -- to smash open a window of his crashed SUV and then...
State of golf in U.S. not up to par
BETHESDA, Md. — We're a nation of 26.1 million golfers, more than the population of Australia.
Zach Johnson best — though faint — U.S. hope
BETHESDA, Md. — As Zach Johnson walked from the clubhouse to a post-round interview area, a woman asked for his golf ball. He...
18 Holes with … Gar Forman
I offered to take Gar Forman to a fancy club. Perhaps somewhere with valets, chateaubriand sandwiches and complimentary aftershave in the...
18 holes with Charles Woodson
KOHLER, Wis. — Short of making a birdie or getting attacked by snakes, Charles Woodson experienced it all on the front nine at...
Tiger Woods to play at Australian Open
SYDNEY -- Tiger Woods will play in the Australian Open a week before the Presidents Cup in his first appearance in Sydney since his first...
Falk aims to break 80, and keep pace with MJ
My shot into the Merit Club's third green measured 135 yards, slightly uphill and into a breeze. What should I hit — a big 9-iron or...
Ryan a good humor man on course
MADISON, Wis. — Bo Ryan hit the first tee cold, like a 12th man trying to sink a game-winning free throw.
Davis Love III loves Medinah, and Chicago
If the 2012 U.S. Ryder Cup team reflects its captain, the American players will be passionate, warm and articulate, quick to laugh and...
18 holes with Joel Quenneville
If anyone ever deserved a breakfast ball, it was Joel Quenneville. And not because he had just munched on some coffee cake.
Masters being played under 'perfect' conditions
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Sean O’Hair was not about to gripe after firing a 2-under-par 70 in the first group of the day. But given the ideal...
Donald on top of his world
Pat Goss had every reason to feel jittery as he and his Northwestern golf team sat on the tarmac at O'Hare during the Sunday morning...
18 holes … with Patrick Mannelly
Patrick Mannelly's Bears resume is sterling: One muffed snap in 13 seasons. (And lest you think it's easy to fire a football between your...
Not Quite 18 Holes with … Dick Stockton
The clouds had performed a hostile takeover of the sun, the temperature had dipped into the 40s and the Merit Club course record of 65 (shot...
18 Holes with … Dave Doeren
Dave Doeren marched onto the Rich Harvest Farms practice area and asked our forecaddie, Freddy Assell: "What are the flags?"