Golf

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.

Hugo Chavez's Righteous Attack on Golf

Merrill Markoe | Posted 09.12.2009 | World


Merrill Markoe

Any sport that can do no better than charges of "ungentlemanly behavior" can never claim to be a sport of the people.

Tiger Woods To Be Fined For Criticism Of Rules Official

AP | DOUG FERGUSON | Posted 09.10.2009 | Home


CHASKA, Minn. — Tiger Woods will be fined by the PGA Tour for his public criticism of a rules official after winning the Bridgestone Invitationa...

Shaken, Not Stirred

Gershon Hepner | Posted 09.01.2009 | Home


Gershon Hepner

When Kobe Bryant scores 70 points, we are in awe. When Tiger Woods wins by 15 strokes, we are in awe. But when a man our own age and size whips the world's best -- who are half his age -- we identify

General Motors to Drop Sponsorship: Goodbye Buick Open

Stephanie Wei | Posted 08.28.2009 | Business


Stephanie Wei

It's tough to justify spending $6 million to $8 million to sponsor a golf tournament when thousands of people are losing their jobs.

Tom Watson: the Legend Adds Another Chapter

Stephanie Wei | Posted 08.21.2009 | Entertainment


Stephanie Wei

What a ride. What a thrilling, phenomenal, emotional, grueling yet friggin' heartrending ride. That's what you'll get from this wonderful game called golf.

Is Golf a "Real" Sport?

Stephanie Wei | Posted 08.21.2009 | Entertainment


Stephanie Wei

While I can't deny the argument that golf doesn't demand the same strength and power required in other sports such as basketball and football, it does require athleticism.

On a Sunday in Scotland

Neil McCarthy | Posted 08.21.2009 | Living


Neil McCarthy

Of all the sports, the four hundred year old one we call golf is the most like life. Like life, it is very hard to get right.

Trump's Golf Cart Stolen At Trump National Golf Club-Bedminster In New Jersey

nj.com | Brendan Prunty | Posted 08.20.2009 | New York


How quickly do you think Donald Trump pulled the trigger over this? Monday morning, the first day of competition at Trump National Golf Club-Bedmin...

Why Tom Watson Did Not Choke at The British Open

Noah St. John | Posted 08.19.2009 | Entertainment


Noah St. John

When someone isn't supposed to win in the first place, can it be considered a choke when he doesn't?

Stewart Cink Wins British Open

AP | DOUG FERGUSON | Posted 08.19.2009 | Home


TURNBERRY, Scotland — One putt from 8 feet was all that separated Tom Watson from a moment no one imagined possible until he was close enough to...

Dan Quayle: Obama's "Biggest Challenge" Is "Taming The Left Wing"

AP | Posted 08.18.2009 | Politics


STATELINE, Nev. -- Former Vice President Dan Quayle gives President Barack Obama high marks for surrounding himself with quality advisers on national ...

The Undoing of LPGA Commissioner Carolyn Bivens

Stephanie Wei | Posted 08.13.2009 | Entertainment


Stephanie Wei

Last week, Golfweek broke the story that 15 of the LPGA Tour's most notable players drafted a letter to the board of directors calling for Tour's Commissioner to step down: a coup d'etat, if you will.

Justin Timberlake Shopping Golf Book

The New York Observer | Leon Neyfakh | Posted 08.07.2009 | Media


Justin Timberlake wants to write a book about golf! Sources say lit agent David Vigliano--who has recently repped books by celebrities like Shannon Do...

Tiger Woods And Obama To Play Golf Together

Washington Post | Barry Svrluga and Kathy Orton | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics


After winning the AT&T National yesterday at Congressional Country Club, Tiger Woods has done just about everything he wants to in the Washington area...

18 Rounds of Soggy & Sunny Days at the U.S. Open

Patrick Sauer | Posted 07.27.2009 | New York


Patrick Sauer

You already know what happened at Bethpage, but I thought you might like an insider's log of the sights, sounds, and smells (And Woah Nelly! Did it ever smell) of the 2009 U.S. Open.

Jimmy Fallon Beats Tiger Woods At Wii Golf

People | Posted 07.26.2009 | Entertainment


Tiger Woods just got beaten at his own game. Although his face is on the box of the Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 video game, the golf pro showed that he's...

Mayor-For-Life

Daniel Menaker | Posted 07.26.2009 | New York


Daniel Menaker

Generally, this spring, the Mayor has seemed prickly about many things. All of these prickles are growing, in my pseudo-psychoanalytic opinion, out of that term-limits override, engineered who knows how?

Tiger Woods and Health Care Reform

Peter A. Ubel | Posted 07.24.2009 | Politics


Peter A. Ubel

The Obama administration is steeped with people knowledgeable about behavioral economics, who hope to keep the public from slipping into a state of loss aversion.

Beth Smith, Golfer Chris Smith's Wife, Killed In Crash

AP | Posted 07.23.2009 | Home


ANGOLA, Ind. — The commissioner of the PGA Tour is confirming that the wife of PGA Tour golfer Chris Smith was killed and two of his children we...

Final Day Of The 109th US Open (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | David Vines | Posted 07.23.2009 | New York


After a rain-soaked weekend, the US Open came to a close on Monday at Bethpage Black on Long Island with Lucas Glover winning his first major title. ...

Lucas Glover Wins US Open

AP | DOUG FERGUSON | Posted 07.23.2009 | New York


FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Lucas Glover steadied his hands for a 3-foot par putt on the 18th hole, an anticlimatic finish to five dreary days at a U.S....

Ricky Barnes Sets 36-Hole US Open Scoring Record

AP | DOUG FERGUSON | Posted 07.21.2009 | Home


FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Another day at the U.S. Open ended with a familiar drill. Players dodged puddles in the parking lot as they headed to their ...