Articles filed under PGA
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Tom Watson returns as 2014 Ryder Cup captainDec 13, 2012 8:40 am - NEW YORK — Weary of two decades of defeat in Europe, the Americans are breaking from precedent with a captain uniquely suited for the 2014 Ryder Cup in Scotland. Tom Wat...
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2 local golfers take different pro tour pathsDec 07, 2012 6:10 pm - Rarely does a Chicago golfer get through a qualifying school for any of the professional tours. This year, though, two did — and their roads to success couldn’t be much ...
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McIlroy voted PGA Tour player of the yearDec 04, 2012 12:09 pm - LA QUINTA, Calif. — Rory McIlroy sure didn’t feel like the PGA Tour player of the year when he arrived at Kiawah Island for the final major of the year. He had missed th...
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Long putters to go belly up in 2016Nov 28, 2012 1:52 pm - THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Golf’s governing bodies, worried that players will turn to long putters as an advantage instead of a last resort, proposed a new rule Wednesday t...
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USGA, R&A expected to ban long, belly puttersNov 27, 2012 6:00 pm - THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Webb Simpson and Keegan Bradley, two of the major faces in the debate over belly putters, said Tuesday they would not fight a change in the rules...
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Back in the day takes back seat to new realityNov 16, 2012 4:30 am - Different world: The Brian Urlacher-Danieal Manning fiasco would never have arisen back in the day. Not a chance. But the bottom line is: this isn#146;t bac...
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Why even bother with an NFL trade deadline?Nov 02, 2012 5:30 am - Tepid stove league: Can you imagine how gaga fans would go if the NFL actually made trades at the trade deadline? Instead, all we get are crickets and a confir...
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Woods says getting back to No. 1 will take timeNov 01, 2012 4:20 pm - SINGAPORE — On the two-year anniversary of losing his No. 1 ranking, Tiger Woods said Thursday that winning was the best way for him to get back to the top. And that cou...
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David Frost wins AT&T Championship in playoffOct 28, 2012 6:56 pm - SAN ANTONIO — David Frost won the AT&T Championship on Sunday, beating Bernhard Langer with a birdie on the second hole of a playoff after overcoming a six-stroke defici...
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Woods back in Asia, preparing for next stageOct 24, 2012 4:15 pm - KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Tiger Woods has already rated 2012 as a good year. He won’t consider it a great year, because it’s missing one essential ingredient — a major vi...