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Jan 26, 2008 6:51 AM CST

Woods Builds 4-Shot Lead

No.1 player in solid shape for fourth straight Buick Invitational title

(Newser) - Kevin Streelman will get his chance to meet Tiger Woods today. The PGA alternate will tee off with the world's best player at Torrey Pines as he is four back of the Buick Invitational leader going into the third round, the AP reports. Woods shot a 7-under 65 on the...

Woods Torrid at Torrey Pines

Jan 24, 2008 10:56 PM CST

Woods Torrid at Torrey Pines

Tiger's five-under 67 two off the lead

(Newser) - Tiger Woods opened 2008 on a strong note, firing a five-under 67 on the first day of the Buick Invitational. His partner at Torrey Pines last year, Troy Matteson, led all golfers with 65; he and Woods were playing the meatier South Course. Brad Adamonis, out on the relatively lightweight...

Tiger Calls 'Lynch' Flap Overblown

Jan 22, 2008 11:50 AM CST

Tiger Calls 'Lynch' Flap Overblown

Woods sees 'no ill intent' in golf announcer's bad joke

(Newser) - Enough already, says Tiger Woods. The recent flap over a sports announcer's "lynch" joke has been overblown by the media and is in the past as far as he's concerned, reports the Orange County Register. "There was no ill intent," he said during the unveiling of a...

Editor Fired for Magazine Cover

Jan 18, 2008 2:36 PM CST

Editor Fired for Magazine Cover

Cover photo about Golf Channel 'lynch Tiger' controversy prompts pink slip

(Newser) - Golfweek has fired its editor for approving a cover illustration of a noose, the New York Times reports. PGA commissioner Tim Finchem decried the art, a reference to a recent on-air remark by a Golf Channel anchor about Tiger Woods, as “outrageous and irresponsible.” Finchem called the cover...

TV Anchor Suspended After 'Lynch Tiger' Quip

Jan 10, 2008 6:29 AM CST

TV Anchor Suspended After 'Lynch Tiger' Quip

Comment sparks uproar, call for firing

(Newser) - A golf commentator's quip that the only way young challengers could defeat super pro Tiger Woods would be to "lynch him" has earned her a two-week suspension and sparked a furor. The Golf Channel's lead anchor Kelly Tilghman made the comments in response to an on-air analyst's jokey suggestion...

Tiger, Phil Missing First PGA Stop of '08

Jan 2, 2008 3:14 AM CST

Tiger, Phil Missing First PGA Stop of '08

31 winners from last year will tee it up in Kapalua this week

(Newser) - Not all the stars will be out when the PGA Tour kicks off with the Mercedes-Benz Championship in Kapalua, Hawaii this week. Four winners from last year, including Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, and British Open champion Padraig Harrington are all taking a pass, reports the AP. Among those competing are...

Tiger is PGA Player of the Year

Dec 12, 2007 12:14 AM CST

Tiger is PGA Player of the Year

...again. It's the third time in a row for the world's most dominant

(Newser) - For the third straight season, and the ninth time in his eleven-year career, Tiger Woods was yesterday voted PGA Tour Player of the Year, the AP reports. "Every year has been an unbelievable year," said tour veteran Jeff Sluman. Fellow pro Steve Stricker, who once again won comeback...

Els Scores Record 7th Win at UK Tourney

Oct 14, 2007 4:34 PM CDT

Els Scores Record 7th Win at UK Tourney

'Putter stayed hot' as he beat Cabrera despite back pain

(Newser) - Ernie Els scored a record seventh victory at the World Match Play Championship today in Wentworth, England, pocketing £1 million and jumping from third to first on the European Order of Merit, AFP reports. “It’s absolutely a dream come true,” Els says. “In my wildest...

Sport's Top 100 Power Players

Oct 1, 2007 8:53 AM CDT

Sport's Top 100 Power Players

Athletes, commissioners and entrepreneurs all make BusinessWeek 's list of the best people in the game

(Newser) - In sports you're really only a winner or a loser, so BusinessWeek compiled a list of the 100 most powerful people in sports—whether they're on the field or behind a desk:

Roger Goodell, commissioner, NFL
Tiger Woods, golfer
David Stern, commissioner, NBA

US, Weir Triumph in Presidents Cup

Oct 1, 2007 2:38 AM CDT

US, Weir Triumph in Presidents Cup

Americans keep the trophy, but Canadian Weir bests Tiger

(Newser) - There was no astounding comeback for the International team in this year's Presidents Cup, but Canadian Mike Weir beat the odds and delighted the crowd by defeating Tiger Woods in head-to-head golf yesterday. The US team took the tournament 19.5-14.5, with David Toms contributing a team-high 4.5...

Woods Grabs Daily Double

Sep 17, 2007 6:19 AM CDT

Woods Grabs Daily Double

He walks away with Tour Championship and Fedex Cup

(Newser) - Tiger Woods bolstered his case yesterday as the best golfer ever—not once, but twice. Woods ran away from the field at the Tour Championship, winning for the second straight year, and setting tour records along the way. That victory also secured Woods the Fedex Cup, which will net him...

Clark Ties
East Lake Record

Sep 14, 2007 5:13 AM CDT

Clark Ties East Lake Record

His 62 is a bright spot on a soggy first day for the PGA Tour

(Newser) - With an 8 under par, South African Tim Clark began the PGA Tour Championship by tying the 62-stroke record at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, reports the Kansas City Star. Only nine of his fellow golfers can compare their scores to his, however, as severe weather delays kept the...

Tiger to Skip PGA in Bermuda

Sep 13, 2007 2:43 AM CDT

Tiger to Skip PGA in Bermuda

Furyk will putt in his place while Woods spends time with family

(Newser) - Tiger Woods will not be playing in the PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda this October, citing a desire to spend more time with his family, AP reports. The seven-time PGA Grand Slam champion will be focusing on his new daughter, Sam Alexis, and wife Elin Nordegren. Alternate Jim...

Stricker Strikes It Big at Barclays

Aug 27, 2007 1:46 AM CDT

Stricker Strikes It Big at Barclays

'I never knew if I was going to win again,' says golfer after six-year dry spell

(Newser) - Steve Stricker shot a final-round 69 at The Barclays yesterday to best K.J. Choi and hoist his first trophy in over six years. Stricker's four birdies in the final five holes capped a masterful run at Choi, who'd taken a one-stroke lead with two enormous birdie putts. Stricker's 16-under...

Choi Takes Lead at Barclays

Aug 24, 2007 10:23 PM CDT

Choi Takes Lead at Barclays

(Newser) - K.J. Choi gave Tiger Woods a run for his money at the Barclays today, even though the new dad wasn't entered in the first round of the FedEx Cup. Choi, who's having his best year in golf, made a 5-under 66, giving him a two-shot lead over Rich Beem...

Tiger Designing First Golf Course

Aug 15, 2007 5:20 AM CDT

Tiger Designing First Golf Course

Champ plans challenging game in Blue Ridge Mountains

(Newser) - Super champ Tiger Woods is ready to hit the greens again—this time with his first-ever design for a golf course. He's planning a whole new 18 holes on a scenic spread in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains. Describing himself as a "minimalist," Woods said he'll rely on...

Tiger Woods Takes PGA

Aug 12, 2007 9:08 PM CDT

Tiger Woods Takes PGA

(Newser) - Tiger Woods collected his 13th career major by winning the PGA Championship on the steamy Southern Hills course in Tulsa today, scoring a 1-under 69 for a two-shot victory over Woody Austin. Woods was the first major champion in seven tries, Newsday reports, to make a par on the...

Woods Tees Up Victory in Tulsa

Aug 11, 2007 9:32 PM CDT

Woods Tees Up Victory in Tulsa

Tiger emerges as favorite at 7 under after workmanlike 3rd round

(Newser) - After an historic 7-under 63 at Southern Hills, Tiger Woods had no problem holding his lead in the third round of the PGA Championship today, even with a decidedly average 1-under 69. Woods will go into the final with a three-stroke lead over Stephen Ames—a position in which he's...

Woods Catches Fire in Tulsa

Aug 11, 2007 8:03 AM CDT

Woods Catches Fire in Tulsa

Tiger storms into PGA lead with 7-under 63, tying record

(Newser) - In his last chance to win a major in 2007, Tiger Woods hit a record-tying 63 in yesterday's second round at the PGA Championship in Tulsa. He recorded eight birdies against one bogey and would have hit 62, a score never achieved in 403 Grand Slam events, had his 18th-hole...

Tiger Gears Up for Championship

Aug 8, 2007 6:38 AM CDT

Tiger Gears Up for Championship

Hopes Firestone success will carry over to PGA Championship at Southern Hills

(Newser) - Tiger Woods hopes to carry last week's success at Firestone over to this week's PGA Championship at Southern Hills, a course where he's struggled in the past—he finished 12th there in the 2001 US Open. But his strategy will be markedly different from the one that carried him to...