Golf

Michelle Wie Wins First LPGA Tour Event At Lorena Ochoa Invitational

AP | STEPHEN WADE | Posted 11.16.2009 | Sports


GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Michelle Wie raised both arms in the air, then put a hand over her mouth. No need to say a thing – this celebration...

Don't Be Late for Q School

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 11.16.2009 | Sports


Roger I. Abrams

Around this time each year, the PGA Tour opens up its doors to any duffer with the price of admission and some good rounds of golf under his belt.

God Tells Me Things

Sophie Pollitt-Cohen | Posted 11.02.2009 | Comedy


Sophie Pollitt-Cohen

I guess if I had to sum up all that God has taught me in three points, it would be 1. Keep it real, and 2. People are jerks, so always fake them out.

Lawmakers Go Golfing, Party With Bruce, Raise Cash

The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics


This upcoming weekend will see a number of lawmakers hosting multi-day Fall retreats at resorts and hotels across the nation, according to invitations...

Golfing with Hillary's Ghost

Keli Goff | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics


Keli Goff

While Hillary Clinton may have "forgiven" the President, reconciled with him and moved on -- and moved in to his Cabinet -- there remain some still mourning the presidency that might have been.

Golf, Gender, and the President

Jodi Enda | Posted 10.28.2009 | Style


Jodi Enda

Playing golf is part of playing politics. It might be trivial, but access to the president is not. And those who traditionally do not golf, by default, lose out.

Obama Golfs With Melody Barnes: Domestic Policy Adviser Is First Woman To Golf With President Obama

Washington Post | Michael D. Shear | Posted 10.25.2009 | Sports


President Obama headed for the links again Sunday, but this time a woman joined him on the green. Melody Barnes, the president's chief domestic polic...

World's Longest Golf Course Opens In Australian Outback

BBC NEWS | Nick Bryant | Posted 10.22.2009 | World


The vast Australian emptiness of the Nullarbor Plain is famous already as one of the world's most gruelling car journeys. Now it has become the proud...

Birdies For Breast Cancer: Golfing Towards A Cure

Cristie Kerr | Posted 10.22.2009 | Impact


Cristie Kerr

Breast cancer has touched the lives of nearly all of us in some way and we all need to take an active role in educating others and supporting advances in research.

Oct. 12, 2009, News Update

Richard Valeriani | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics


Richard Valeriani

President Obama wins Nobel Prize. Shock and Awe or Shocking and Awful? And NASA sends two rockets to explode on moon. Luckily, moon did not fire back.

Miracle at Indian Boundary

David Murray | Posted 10.09.2009 | Chicago


David Murray

My golf buddy Bill is having both hips replaced this fall, and all I can think of is one unforgettable day one early spring. It was cold and wet and cloudy and Bill and I were the only two people on the golf course.

Alexis Thompson, 14-Year-Old, Tied For LPGA Tour Lead

AP | Posted 10.03.2009 | Home


PRATTVILLE, Ala. — Ninth-grader Alexis Thompson is trying to avoid getting to far ahead of herself in the Navistar LPGA Classic. "I'm an amateu...

Want to Meet Powerful People? Five Places to Look

Keith Ferrazzi | Posted 09.29.2009 | Business


Keith Ferrazzi

If you want to meet the movers and shakers directly, you have to become a joiner. It's amazing how accessible people are when we meet them at events that speak to their interests.

The (Final) FedEx Cup Breakdown

Stephanie Wei | Posted 09.29.2009 | Entertainment


Stephanie Wei

When the world's number one and two, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, are both hoisting trophies at the end of the day, it's a good day.

A House in the Hamptons?: Historic Vacation Spots of the Black Elite

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York


Michael Henry Adams

Some African-Americans, seemingly born under an auspicious star, apparently have always gathered to share their leisure pursuits with others who were similarly favored.

Heath Slocum Wins Barclays, Was Seeded 124 Out Of 125

AP | DOUG FERGUSON | Posted 09.30.2009 | New York


JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Heath Slocum might have been the one player no one expected to win The Barclays. He was locked in a tense battle over the fi...

Barack Obama: Left-Handed? Right-Handed? Ambidextrous? Ambivalent?

David Finkle | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics


David Finkle

I suspect the convictions that seem somewhat wobbly now that Obama has attained the nation's highest office would immediately strengthen if he looked his two hands over and committed once and for all to the left one.

The Barclays: Sergio Garcia, Paul Goydos, Steve Marino Share First-Round Lead

AP | DOUG FERGUSON | Posted 09.28.2009 | New York


JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Webb Simpson looked at the scores and the weather, neither of which indicated an easy time Friday at Liberty National. He qu...

Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 09.27.2009 | New York


Len Berman

Happy Thursday everyone, here's my Top 5 for August 27, 2009 from www.LenBermanSports.com

Bush Questions Brevity of Obama's Vacation

Andy Borowitz | Posted 08.26.2009 | Comedy


Andy Borowitz

Former president George W. Bush criticized President Barack Obama today for taking such a brief August vacation, arguing that the brevity of his summer break "sends the wrong message to terrorists."

Boston Herald: Obama, Tiger Woods May Golf Together In Martha's Vineyard

Boston Herald | By Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa | Posted 09.21.2009 | Style


Word here on the Vineyard is that the Secret Service has scoped out the oh-so-exclusive Vineyard Golf Club to prepare for a possible golf outing bet...

How Yang Beat Woods: A Story of Believing in Yourself

Noah St. John | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living


Noah St. John

Y.E. Yang emotionally put himself in the situation before it happened, so that when it actually happened, it felt perfectly natural.

Y.E. Yang Beats Tiger Woods At The PGA Championship, First Asian-Born Player To Win A Golf Major

AP | DOUG FERGUSON | Posted 09.16.2009 | Home


CHASKA, Minn. — The coronation of Tiger Woods turned into a contest Saturday at the PGA Championship. What had looked so inevitable – Wood...

Why Does Tiger Woods Need a Coach?

Paul David Walker | Posted 09.16.2009 | Entertainment


Paul David Walker

No champion reaches the top, even with a natural gift, without coaching and mentoring.

New Rule: A-hole in One Shouldn't Be Obama's Game

Bill Maher | Posted 09.14.2009 | Comedy


Bill Maher

I've got news for you, Mr. President, the people who think you want to kill their Great Aunt Millie aren't swayed by a photo-op on the golf course. The only sand trap I want to see you get out of is Afghanistan.