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Mickelson Eyes Open Trophy for Wife's Sickbed

Golfer has played little since breast-cancer diagnosis for Amy, 37

(Newser) - Phil Mickelson says he’s going all out at this week’s US Open under the assumption he won’t play again soon because of his wife’s breast-cancer diagnosis, the Washington Post reports. “She has left me a number of little notes, texts, cards, hints that she would...

After Practice, Tiger Calls US Open Course 'Phenomenal'

(Newser) - Tiger Woods was the first golfer yesterday to play a practice round at Bethpage Black, the Long Island course which hosts this year’s US Open beginning Thursday, Newsday reports. “Obviously the golf course is phenomenal,” he said today. “It’s playing long this week. It’s...

Tiger Wins Memorial With Late Charge

(Newser) - Tiger Woods has won the Memorial, breaking out of a four-way tie with birdies on his last two holes for a 7-under 65 and a one-shot victory in his final tournament before the US Open. Overcoming a four-shot deficit, he took the lead with a 9-foot birdie on the 17th,...

World's Toughest Golf Hole: 3 Rugged Miles

NM hosts challenging extreme golf tournament

(Newser) - New Mexico’s ultimate golf challenge is a single, 50-foot wide hole. Sound like child’s play? Add a 2,550-foot mountain, rattlesnakes, and a 3-mile course. The Elfego Baca Shootout—a side event to the Socorro Open—requires golfers to finish with just one of 10 balls, hardly an...

Las Vegas Co. Rents Out Babes Who Can Play

(Newser) - For lonely men on the back nine, scantily clad women golfers are just a phone call away, Time reports. Las Vegas-based Play Golf Designs advertises a roster of attractive female players suited for corporate schmooze-fests or bachelor parties on the green. "They'll liven things up," said founder Nisha...

Cash-Strapped Country Clubs Welcome the Public

Upper crust forced to adjust as struggling clubs aim for the common touch

(Newser) - Struggling country clubs have decided to ditch their exclusiveness to stave off extinction, the Washington Post reports, slashing fees and opening facilities to the public. Long-standing members often sniff as dress codes vanish, nachos replace filet mignon on menus, pickup trucks appear in parking spots, and the public floods in—...

Judge Quotes Caddyshack, Slams Suit by Giuliani's Son

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani's son Andrew got a bad break in his lawsuit against the Duke golf team—the judge is a Caddyshack fan. The magistrate recommended that Giuliani's suit—he says he got kicked off the team unjustly—be dismissed, and he did so in a ruling filled with golf jokes...

Mickelson's Wife Diagnosed With Cancer

He pulls out of 2 tournaments

(Newser) - Phil Mickelson has left the PGA Tour after learning that his wife, Amy, has breast cancer. She's scheduled for major surgery within 2 weeks, Bloomberg reports. The No. 2 golfer in the world had been scheduled to start play in the Byron Nelson Championship tomorrow in Irving, Texas, and defend...

Murray's Lousy Shot Knocks Fan Over

(Newser) - Gail DiMaggio got a much better look at Bill Murray then she bargained for. Competing in a pro-am tournament in Florida yesterday, the comedian hooked a shot so badly that he hit and knocked over DiMaggio—who was watching from her own yard. Murray rushed to the woman, being tended...

Cabrera Wins in 3-Way Playoff
 Cabrera Wins in 3-Way Playoff 
THE MASTERS
Apr 12, 2009 6:43 PM CDT

Cabrera Wins in 3-Way Playoff

(Newser) - Angel Cabrera claimed the second major championship of his career today, winning the Masters on the second hole of a three-way playoff. Cabrera, the 2007 US Open winner, pulled off a remarkable par at No. 18 after hitting his tee shot behind a tree. Kenny Perry, set to take home...

Cabrera, Perry Outpace Tiger by 7 Strokes
 Cabrera, Perry 
 Outpace Tiger 
 by 7 Strokes 
the masters
Apr 11, 2009 7:05 PM CDT

Cabrera, Perry Outpace Tiger by 7 Strokes

(Newser) - Angel Cabrera and Kenny Perry are proving they can handle the pressure on golf's biggest stage. Cabrera made three birdies on the back nine today and scratched out an important par on the final hole at the Masters for a 3-under 69. Perry finished with five straight pars for a...

Perry, Campbell Share Lead, Woods 7 Back
 Perry, Campbell Share 
 Lead, Woods 7 Back 
the masters
Apr 10, 2009 7:01 PM CDT

Perry, Campbell Share Lead, Woods 7 Back

(Newser) - As the Masters turned blustery, Kenny Perry surged into a share of the lead with Chad Campbell while Tiger Woods kept plodding along today, hoping to make his move on the weekend. Anthony Kim was too impatient to wait that long. The 23-year-old Californian set an Augusta National record with...

Campbell Leads; Tiger's 5 Back
 Campbell Leads; 
 Tiger's 5 Back 
the masters
Apr 9, 2009 7:11 PM CDT

Campbell Leads; Tiger's 5 Back

(Newser) - Chad Campbell led an assault on the scoreboard, shooting a 7-under-par 65 to take the top spot after the opening round of the Masters. As for Tiger Woods, he struggled with his putter but still managed 70 in his first major since last year's US Open. Jim Furyk and Hunter...

Tiger's Niece Has Golf World Looking Out

At 18, Cheyenne Woods rises through the college ranks

(Newser) - On the golf course, Cheyenne Woods has two big advantages, both related to her family: Her grandfather started teaching her to play before she entered kindergarten, and she bears an uncanny resemblance to her uncle Tiger. Talk about mind games. But her goal is "just make a name for...

Norman Beats Odds, Returns to Augusta

(Newser) - Greg Norman is surprised to be returning to the Masters at 54, and even though the Shark says he's “going in there with low expectations,” he’ll still play to win, Golf Digest reports. Chief among his worries is pacing himself on the new, lengthier course—“a...

Ballesteros: Battle With Brain Cancer Is '6th Major'

(Newser) - Spanish golfer Seve Ballesteros is taking his recovery from surgery for brain cancer as seriously as he used to work on his game, the Times of London reports. “The way I look at it,” says the 51-year-old five-time major-championship winner, “this is the biggest battle of my...

Tiger Returns to Win at Bay Hill

'God, it felt good,' he says

(Newser) - The clutch shots, the late charge, an electric birdie putt on the 18th hole at Bay Hill. Tiger Woods is back. With a final putt everyone knew he was going to make, Woods nailed a 15-footer to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational for his first victory since returning from knee...

Tiger: I'm Better, Ready to Win
 Tiger: I'm Better, Ready to Win  
OPINION
Mar 12, 2009 9:53 AM CDT

Tiger: I'm Better, Ready to Win

Woods confident he'll do better after knee surgery

(Newser) - Another athlete might undersell his post-surgery abilities, but Tiger Woods is not any athlete. “He’s not just comfortable with the demands of greatness,” Dave Hyde writes in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel ahead of today’s first round of the CA Championship. “He embraces them. He builds...

Tiger Lacks 'Golf Stamina'
 Tiger Lacks 'Golf Stamina' 
analysis
Mar 7, 2009 3:28 PM CST

Tiger Lacks 'Golf Stamina'

(Newser) - Tiger Woods is usually spectacular in his first start of the season, so why was he lackluster last week? The Wall Street Journal says the answer lies in a comment Woods made a week earlier, when he said he didn’t have his “golf stamina” back. Woods wasn’t...

Outrage Over Bank's Golf Tourney Is Misplaced
Outrage Over Bank's Golf Tourney Is Misplaced
OPINION
Feb 28, 2009 3:27 PM CST

Outrage Over Bank's Golf Tourney Is Misplaced

(Newser) - “Golf, with its traditional fat-cat image, is an easy target for abuse, some of it deserved,” John Paul Newport writes in the Wall Street Journal. But the recent hubbub over Northern Trust’s sponsorship of a PGA tourney—that bank received $1.6 billion in TARP funds—threatens...

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