Masters might consider officials with every group
Rules officials from golf organizations around the world work at the Masters, most of them assigned various parts of the golf course. But it remains the only major championship that doesn't have a rules official walk with every group.
Even more peculiar is that the Masters has the smallest field. With only 93 players this year, there were only 31 groups all four days - threesomes...
Wood takes charge at Qatar Masters
Chris Wood carded an 8-under-par 64 to surge into the lead at the Qatar Masters after the third round, taking a three-shot lead over one-time major winner Michael Campbell and two others on Friday.
Two shots behind Ryder Cup stars Sergio Garcia and Martin Kaymer after the second round, Wood quickly moved up the leaderboard with five birdies on the front nine on his way to a 15-under...
Kaymer, Garcia among four leaders
Ryder Cup stars Martin Kaymer and Sergio Garcia share a four-way lead in the Qatar Masters, a stroke up after the second round on Thursday.
The leaderboard was bunched up in Doha after a day of unusually calm and warm conditions.
With Kaymer and Garcia at 9 under par were overnight leader Ricardo Santos and Marcus Fraser.
Former US Open champion Michael Campbell was among five...
Tiger takes drop, then drops out
Tiger Woods doesn't miss many cuts in his life, especially as dramatic as the way he missed the cut in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
Woods flew home from the Middle East after missing the weekend for incurring a two-stroke penalty for an infraction on the fifth hole, an infraction he didn't even know he committed.
Woods carved his drive right of the fifth fairway and found some...
Tiger, Rory open year in spotlight
The 2013 European Tour season might be three tournaments old, but it really kicks off in earnest in the $2.7 million Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship. The number of big hitters in the field makes this a "proper" golf tournament.
Here are Five Things to watch for in Abu Dhabi this week:
1. Tiger vs. Rory Show
The oil-rich emirate and HSBC have shelled out a lot of money...
McIlroy, Woods among top-class field
After the buzz of his multimillion-dollar sponsorship deal and a fight over the European Ryder Cup captain, Rory McIlroy is looking forward to actually playing some golf again.
The world's top-ranked golfer and PGA Championship winner leads a star-studded field at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship that also includes Tiger Woods, No. 5 Justin Rose, Ernie Els and Martin Kaymer....
Kaymer holds on to win at Sun City
Martin Kaymer held on through the final five holes for a 2-shot victory at the Nedbank Golf Challenge at a rainy Sun City on Sunday, earning the German his first title of 2012 and something else to celebrate alongside a momentous Ryder Cup-retaining putt at Medinah.
Kaymer finished with an 8-under 280 ahead of South Africa's Charl Schwartzel in second.
Kaymer was twice in trouble...
Baboon Steals Food at Golf Tournament (Video)
The Nedbank Golf Challenge is going down in South Africa this weekend and it doesn't look very safe. Damn baboon's everywhere. No literally, baboon's are all over the course and they are stealing workers food. Check out the video below at the Gary Player Country Club in Sun City.
Not to often you see something like that go down on a golf course. ...
Kaymer to carry lead into final round
Martin Kaymer rolled in a tricky 10-foot par putt on the last to shoot a 2-under 70 and hold a one-stroke lead on Saturday heading into the final round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge.
Europe's Ryder Cup star made three birdies and a bogey on an overcast and breezy day, ensuring low scores were out of reach at the Gary Player Country Club.
Louis Oosthuizen (69) is next at 4 under...
Lawrie leads Kaymer by 1 at Sun City
Paul Lawrie has a chance at an ideal end to a strong comeback year after the Scot's 3-under 69 gave him the halfway lead at the Nedbank Golf Challenge at Sun City on Friday.
Lawrie had just one bogey on another tough day for players on the challenging Gary Player Country Club course and made four birdies for a 4-under-par total of 140.
A major champion over a decade ago, Lawrie...
PGA Tour attracting European stars
The European Tour has no problem producing star players. Keeping them is the challenge.
Seven players from Europe's Ryder Cup team are PGA Tour members. Five have made the United States their main residence, and the list is only growing.
Martin Kaymer, a former world No. 1 and past PGA Championship winner, announced this week that he's joining the PGA Tour. Lee Westwood...
Martin Kaymer of Germany to join US tour next year
Martin Kaymer of Germany is the latest European star to join the PGA Tour.
Kaymer has been eligible to become a U.S. tour member since he won the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in 2010.
According to the PGA Tour, five international players will be members next year. In addition to Kaymer, the others are Peter Hanson of Sweden, Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium, Ryo Ishikawa of...
Kaymer to join PGA Tour
Martin Kaymer of Germany is the latest European star to join the U.S. PGA Tour.
Kaymer has been eligible to become a U.S. tour member since he won the U.S. PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in 2010.
According to the tour, five international players will be members next year. In addition to Kaymer, the others are Peter Hanson of Sweden, Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium, Ryo Ishikawa...
Bremner's 64 equals course record
Merrick Bremner birdied six of his first nine holes on the way to a course record-equaling 64 Thursday in the opening round of the South African Open.
Bremner raced to 8 under and a two-shot lead over Henrik Stenson and Matthew Carvell at Serengeti Golf and Wildlife Estate on the outskirts of Johannesburg.
Former Masters champion Charl Schwartzel recovered from a double-bogey five...
Martin Kaymer to play at South African Open
Martin Kaymer of Germany, who holed the putt that retained the Ryder Cup for Europe, will play in the South African Open next month.
The former top-ranked player confirmed his participation Wednesday for the Nov. 15-18 event at Serengeti Golf Course near Johannesburg.
It will be a first appearance for the 2010 PGA Championship winner at the European Tour tournament, which offers...
Kaymer hopes history repeats in Dunhill
Ryder Cup winner Martin Kaymer hopes to repeat history in the Dunhill Links Championship starting on Thursday.
Two years ago, the German followed a Ryder Cup victory by winning at St. Andrews by three strokes, including an approach shot off a road that set up birdie on his final hole.
After making the clinching putt for Europe at Medinah on Sunday, he's back with manager Johann...
Tiger Woods costs sports books millions on last hole of Ryder Cup
Tiger Woods cost sports books millions with his play on the final hole of the Ryder Cup on Sunday.The U.S. had already lost the Ryder Cup before Woods began his head-to-head play against Francesco Molinari on the final hole Sunday. Europe was up 14-13 after Martin Kaymer defeated Steve Stricker a hole earlier. Had Woods won 18 to win his match against Molinari, he would have given...
2012 Ryder Cup: Europe Stuns USA In Amazing Comeback Victory
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The European Ryder Cup team equaled the biggest comeback in the history of the popular golf event on September 30 when they beat the USA by a score of 14.5 to 13.5.
The Europeans, led by captain Jose Maria Olazabal, shocked spectators at the Medinah Country Club in Illinois when they won the day’s first five games with golfers such as Ian Poulter, Luke Donald...
U.S. Suffers Epic Collapse at 2012 Ryder Cup
What looked like a potential runaway for the Americans turned into a thrilling nail-biter as Europe, playing in memory of Seve Ballesteros, won the 39th Ryder Cup at Medinah Country Club, 14 ½-13 ½.
With the score tied 13-13, the Cup came down to the final two matches, and four players who hadn’t yet won a point. Martin Kaymer made a clutch, six-foot par putt on 18 to defeat...
Plenty of blame to share in epic choke
We need a reason, a theory why the U.S. can have the best golfers in the world but can't win the Ryder Cup. The Americans lost again Sunday, after holding a huge lead.
Did U.S. captain Davis Love III screw up the lineup? Do Americans just not care about the Ryder Cup as much as the Europeans do? Is there something about our culture that keeps us from understanding how to play...
Column: Decades-old debt erased in 10 seconds
(Eds: With AP Photos.) By JIM LITKE AP Sports Columnist The debt was outstanding for 21 years. It took less than 10 seconds to erase.
Martin Kaymer stood 6 feet below the hole on No. 18 at Medinah Country Club with a par putt to keep the Ryder Cup in European hands, much like his countryman, Bernhard Langer, faced at Kiawah Island in 1991. This time, the German poured it in.
It...
Europeans Come Back From Six Point Deficit to Shock Americans to Retain Ryder Cup (Video)
MEDINAH, Ill. - Europe has retained the Ryder Cup, completing an improbable comeback from a 4-point deficit. Martin Kaymer delivered the crucial 14th point with a 1-up victory over Steve Stricker. When Kaymer rolled in the 6-foot putt to clinch the match Sunday, he threw up his arms in triumph and shook his fists. His teammates, surrounding the green, roared and grabbed anyone within...
2012 Ryder Cup: Europe Stuns U.S. at Medinah
Miracle at Medinah? Or Medinah Meltdown? Whatever you call it, this 2012 Ryder Cup is going to sting the U.S. for awhile.
When Martin Kaymer's 6-...
Fernandez-Castano wins Italian Open
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano of Spain won the Italian Open on Sunday for the second time, edging South Africa's Garth Mulroy by two strokes.
European Ryder Cup players Nicolas Colsaerts and Martin Kaymer also fared well.
It was the sixth European Tour win of Fernandez-Castano's career. The 31-year-old Spaniard's biggest previous victory came at last year's Singapore...
S. Africa's Mulroy leads Spanish trio
Garth Mulroy of South Africa held a one-shot lead after the third round of the Italian Open, while Ryder Cup players Nicolas Colsaerts and Martin Kaymer plus home favorite Matteo Manassero were four strokes back on Saturday.
Mulroy shot a 6-under 66 to get to 17 under on the Royal Park I Roveri course outside Turin. Last November, Mulroy won the Alfred Dunhill Championship on home...
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