http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/sport/7 Recent Yardbarker articles: Golf en-us Thousands of fans lined fairways and TV network helicopters circled overhead as Tiger Woods played his first round of golf in Australia in 11 years. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:31:26 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/Thousands_turn_out_for_Tiger_Woods_first_round_of_golf_in_Australia_in_11_years/1534278 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/Thousands_turn_out_for_Tiger_Woods_first_round_of_golf_in_Australia_in_11_years/1534278 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/Thousands_turn_out_for_Tiger_Woods_first_round_of_golf_in_Australia_in_11_years/1534278 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/8/883318ca48719cc6bfd79e0db9c2dff8188a0016/small/WGC__HSBC_943a.jpg Boy, all a guy's gotta do is win two halfway decent-sized tournaments and he's already touted as a favorite in 2010. Not bad, huh?Thanks to his win at the HSBC Champions, the Phil Mickelson lovefest is in full flower, with every corner of the Internet checking in and offering up strikingly similar assessments of Phil's chances come 2010. And, surprise, surprise -- everybody is already measuring Phil against a certain red-shirted icon. ESPN.com's Jason Sobel sets up the rivalry... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:47:59 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/The_Phil_will_dominate_in_2010_parade_is_now_underway/1533320 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/The_Phil_will_dominate_in_2010_parade_is_now_underway/1533320 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/The_Phil_will_dominate_in_2010_parade_is_now_underway/1533320 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/6/4619d7344a3411f1fc75c557ea9a42ef89601be9/small/WGC__HSBC_bea8.jpg With Phil Mickelson's impressive victory in the Tour Championship two months ago and his performance this past week in China, some believe Lefty will surpass Tiger Woods as the best player in the game in 2010.Nonsense. Lefty will find a way to make the wrong mistakes at the wrong time and remain how he will be forever defined: a tremendous player, even a Hall of Fame-caliber player (he'll likely finish with about 50 victories), but nowhere in the class of Mr. Woods. Nobody is. That is... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:32:46 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/Time_out_Lefty_will_not_surpass_Tiger_in_2010/1533215 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/Time_out_Lefty_will_not_surpass_Tiger_in_2010/1533215 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/Time_out_Lefty_will_not_surpass_Tiger_in_2010/1533215 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/4/14a5258fb9867f02bd83f8587e226ed528197b05/small/WGC__HSBC_c3a1.jpg Bringing you the best in golf news and opinion. Get up to date on your way to the first tee. • Does Colin Montgomerie belong in the Hall of Fame? I say no ... if only because it'll be great watching him turn horrifically red-faced and blow up every year his name isn't called. [The Golf Channel]• Here's one award Tiger Woods won't be getting this year: Comeback Player of the Year. The PGA Tour has decided that nobody is worthy of the award this year, and so for the fi... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:25:04 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/The_Clowns_Mouth_Does_Monty_belong_in_the_Hall_of_Fame/1532505 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/The_Clowns_Mouth_Does_Monty_belong_in_the_Hall_of_Fame/1532505 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/The_Clowns_Mouth_Does_Monty_belong_in_the_Hall_of_Fame/1532505 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/a/ca494b8b500fda936d88885c1d0f479b43d816fa/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f91902119.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D031C9704C2149F24AF2AC0E6C273383174782409FB6E4E7ED.jpg For golf fans, this day was probably inevitable. Phil Mickelson, the second best golfer in the world rankings and best golfer playing the game at this moment, played in the final group with Tiger Woods, number one in the rankings and number two as of today, and, to put it kindly, handed Tiger his ass. Yep. Mickelson took down Tiger with a putter that should probably be banned from the game if others hope to compete in the next few months and some moxie that we haven't seen since his amate... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:36:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/The_Day_Things_Turned_Lefty/1532009 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/The_Day_Things_Turned_Lefty/1532009 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/The_Day_Things_Turned_Lefty/1532009 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/a/ba516600210179e02ebd68353f8a3472e6a3fc4e/small/WGC__HSBC_8f1f.jpg Tiger Woods’ new mansion - the one on the property he bought for almost $45 million a couple years ago - is rounding into shape quite nicely. Well, actually, that’s a bit of a judgment call, depending on your tastes in architecture. How about this? One part of his mansion - possibly the guest house [...] Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:30:04 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Tiger_Woods_8217_New_Jupiter_Island_Mansion_Says_8216Hi_8217/1530312 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Tiger_Woods_8217_New_Jupiter_Island_Mansion_Says_8216Hi_8217/1530312 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Tiger_Woods_8217_New_Jupiter_Island_Mansion_Says_8216Hi_8217/1530312 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/b/4bc0359cfe29a65cbad2126c5c6a0a866b6dd7ff/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f92888968.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D006E346127968309395041F294AE742AE5C24D5D919FAB3E2.jpg After watching Phil Mickelson's hot streak continue with another win on Sunday, the 2010 season can't get here soon enough, writes ESPN.com's Jason Sobel. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:07:32 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/Sobel_Phil_Mickelsons_resurgence_portends_high_hopes_for_2010/1529192 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/Sobel_Phil_Mickelsons_resurgence_portends_high_hopes_for_2010/1529192 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/Sobel_Phil_Mickelsons_resurgence_portends_high_hopes_for_2010/1529192 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/7/37b018420bb6ed3dc537269236477aa856d3b003/small/WGC__HSBC_a02b.jpg Over the weekend, while you were sleeping off your Saturday night, Phil Mickelson knocked off two of the top players of the last decade en route to capturing the splashy HSBC Champions in Shanghai. Sign of great things to come, or meaningless victory in a faraway land? Great thing is, there's evidence for both Tiger's and Phil's camps!Phil fans can take heart in the fact that Mickelson handily dusted Tiger, extending a two-shot lead to six shots early in the match and making sure ... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:06:57 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/Mickelsons_win_over_Woods_is_whatever_you_want_it_to_be/1528990 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/Mickelsons_win_over_Woods_is_whatever_you_want_it_to_be/1528990 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/Mickelsons_win_over_Woods_is_whatever_you_want_it_to_be/1528990 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/2/d2dc083663cdff8439f050a5e6144cf236b7ad37/small/WGC__HSBC_a756.jpg World golf No. 1 Tiger Woods arrived in Australia aboard his private jet Monday, days ahead of his first appearance in an Australian tournament in 11 years. Woods will receive A$3.3 million (US$3 million) in appearance fees to play in the A$1.5 million Australian Masters, which starts at Melbourne's Kingston Heath course on Thursday. The most recent of Woods' three previous tournament appearances in Australia was as a 21-year-old member of the U.S. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:45:01 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Tiger_arrives_for_first_Aussie_tourney_in_11_years/1528549 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Tiger_arrives_for_first_Aussie_tourney_in_11_years/1528549 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Tiger_arrives_for_first_Aussie_tourney_in_11_years/1528549 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/4/443db05a036b91da198ecfcb87ea09655163b46d/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f92888231.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D08FF8BC5685D0D6AA95041F294AE742AE8890D8C4F7DE71BB.jpg South Korea's Bo Bae Song won the Mizuno Classic on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour title, closing with a 4-under 68 for a three-stroke victory over top-ranked Lorena Ochoa, Brittany Lang and Hee Young Park. "Honestly I couldn't sleep last night because I was so nervous," said Song, the Japan Women's Open winner last month at Abiko. "I went to bed at 11 last night, but woke up around 3. Usually that doesn't happen. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:55:13 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Song_tops_Ochoa_for_Mizuno_Classic_title_in_Japan/1527243 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Song_tops_Ochoa_for_Mizuno_Classic_title_in_Japan/1527243 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Song_tops_Ochoa_for_Mizuno_Classic_title_in_Japan/1527243 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/e/ee7c21bd03f2eb3879d1f93088c2d0fb56f64555/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f92890017.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0845CD0F8BCA5092E35E528F29BDCA33A0DA251D3E80800CC.jpg Phil Mickelson surely earned some new fans in the Far East with his victory at the WGC-HSBC Champions on Sunday. But it was his interaction with the fans that "Lao Mi" will most be remembered for in China, writes ESPN.com's Dan Washburn. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:03:52 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/HSBC_Champions_Phil_Mickelsons_win_appeal_draws_in_Chinese_fans/1523958 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/HSBC_Champions_Phil_Mickelsons_win_appeal_draws_in_Chinese_fans/1523958 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/HSBC_Champions_Phil_Mickelsons_win_appeal_draws_in_Chinese_fans/1523958 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/e/2e1cbe5e6b14a9eae40c382b8bd9821e2e94a579/small/WGC__HSBC_b939.jpg by Mick ElliottPhil Mickelson won the World Golf Championship-HSBC Champions event Sunday in Shanghai, rallying with a spectacular finish after almost being run down from behind.And it was not by Tiger Woods.Mickelson Rallies to Win in Shanghai originally appeared on Fanhouse Golf Blog on Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:18:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:18:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Mickelson_Rallies_to_Win_in_Shanghai/1523334 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Mickelson_Rallies_to_Win_in_Shanghai/1523334 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Mickelson_Rallies_to_Win_in_Shanghai/1523334 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/e/fe0c1c7b1c11fbe2b35bf47ef14a79db1f159752/small/WGC__HSBC_4db8.jpg Phil Mickelson rallies to win the HSBC Champions by 1 shot over Ernie Els, while final-round playing partner Tiger is no factor. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:53:56 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Mickelson_wins_WGC_event_in_Shanghai/1522833 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Mickelson_wins_WGC_event_in_Shanghai/1522833 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Mickelson_wins_WGC_event_in_Shanghai/1522833 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/c/9c3a490e1226f4ad154544ab920fb133bee89b36/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f92479507.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D05D91690C38E8A472D537BDCD845578666B487209846C2F7F.jpg Phil Mickelson staged a late rally to win the HSBC Champions by one stroke over South Africa's Ernie Els on Sunday. Mickelson made an 18-footer to save par on the 16th after whiffing on a shot, then holed a 10-foot birdie on the 17th to close with a 3-under 69 and overcome a late charge by Els, who held the lead until hitting into the water and making bogey on the final hole. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:43:31 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/Mickelson_rallies_to_win_HSBC_Champions/1522834 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/Mickelson_rallies_to_win_HSBC_Champions/1522834 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/Mickelson_rallies_to_win_HSBC_Champions/1522834 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/1/a1e703f478b4a7a811bb02013e8fdd6d6c12a3f0/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f92479510.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0AFE7C9603C306501D537BDCD84557866E746C89FE99E42D9.jpg South Korea's Bo Bae Song won the Mizuno Classic for her first LPGA Tour title, closing with a 4-under 68 on Sunday for a three-stroke victory over Lorena Ochoa, Brittany Lang and Hee Young Park. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:10:55 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/Bo_Bae_Song_wins_Mizuno_Classic_to_earn_first_LPGA_title/1522438 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/Bo_Bae_Song_wins_Mizuno_Classic_to_earn_first_LPGA_title/1522438 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/Bo_Bae_Song_wins_Mizuno_Classic_to_earn_first_LPGA_title/1522438 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/b/7bb21c819f46c370d210bf60058070c69572234a/small/Womens_World_Cup_3025.jpg Paul Casey of England has withdrawn from the final round of the HSBC Champions after feeling pain in his ribs that had kept him away for golf for nearly three months. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:44:12 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/Paul_Casey_leaves_HSBC_Champions_with_pain_in_ribs/1522321 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/Paul_Casey_leaves_HSBC_Champions_with_pain_in_ribs/1522321 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/Paul_Casey_leaves_HSBC_Champions_with_pain_in_ribs/1522321 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/7/279423affea72c713af7dd85fa1c72114b612352/small/Volvo_World_Match_ab65.jpg South Korea's Bo Bae Song won the Mizuno Classic for her first LPGA Tour title, closing with a 4-under 68 on Sunday for a three-stroke victory over Lorena Ochoa, Brittany Lang and Hee Young Park. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:29:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Bo_Bae_Song_wins_Mizuno_Classic_by_three_shots/1522299 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Bo_Bae_Song_wins_Mizuno_Classic_by_three_shots/1522299 South Korea's Bo Bae Song birdied the final hole for a 7-under 65 and a one-stroke lead in the Mizuno Classic. Song had six birdies in a front-nine 30, then had two birdies and bogey on the final nine holes Saturday to reach 11 under at Kintetsu Kashikojima. Akane Iijima (64) and In-Kyung Kim (65) were tied for second, and Rui Kitada (66) was 9 under in the event sanctioned by the LPGA Tour and Japan LPGA. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:29:41 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/Song_takes_lead_by_1_at_LPGA_Mizuno_Classic/1518314 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/Song_takes_lead_by_1_at_LPGA_Mizuno_Classic/1518314 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/Song_takes_lead_by_1_at_LPGA_Mizuno_Classic/1518314 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/b/7bb21c819f46c370d210bf60058070c69572234a/small/Womens_World_Cup_3025.jpg South Korea's Bo Bae Song birdied the final hole for a 7-under 65 and a one-stroke lead in the Mizuno Classic. Song had six birdies in a front-nine 30, then had two birdies and bogey on the final nine holes Saturday to reach 11 under at Kintetsu Kashikojima. Akane Iijima (64) and In-Kyung Kim (65) were tied for second, and Rui Kitada (66) was 9 under in the event sanctioned by the LPGA Tour and Japan LPGA. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:28:27 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Song_takes_over_lead_at_Mizuno_Classic/1518233 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Song_takes_over_lead_at_Mizuno_Classic/1518233 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Song_takes_over_lead_at_Mizuno_Classic/1518233 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/b/7bb21c819f46c370d210bf60058070c69572234a/small/Womens_World_Cup_3025.jpg Tiger Woods stalled with pars. Phil Mickelson poured it on with birdies. The back nine Saturday at the HSBC Champions changed names atop the leaderboard, as Mickelson made three birdies over the last five holes for a 5-under 67 that took him from a two-shot deficit to a two-shot lead over Woods and Nick Watney in the final World Golf Championship of the year. What didn't change was the excitement level at Sheshan International, especially with what awaits on Sunday. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:38:01 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Mickelson_takes_lead_over_Woods_Watney_at_HSBC/1518151 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Mickelson_takes_lead_over_Woods_Watney_at_HSBC/1518151 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Mickelson_takes_lead_over_Woods_Watney_at_HSBC/1518151 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/f/8fee3732b134636e6864e6c8a2dac88787f45299/small/WGC__HSBC_ab74.jpg by Mick ElliottGolf keeps wanting to see a final-round tough-guy battle between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson for a tournament title. It gets one and it's halfway around the world. At the World Golf Championship - HSBC in Shanghai, China, Mickelson holds a two shot lead over Woods and fellow American Nick Watney going into Sunday's final round.Mickelson shot 67 Saturday to go 14-under while both Woods and Watney posted 70s to stand 12 under.Phil Mickelson Leads in Shanghai, Tiger Woo... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:12:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Phil_Mickelson_Leads_in_Shanghai_Tiger_Woods_Two_Back/1518395 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Phil_Mickelson_Leads_in_Shanghai_Tiger_Woods_Two_Back/1518395 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Phil_Mickelson_Leads_in_Shanghai_Tiger_Woods_Two_Back/1518395 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/6/1650af61ef24c9b2cc34f0fe5f6f85047ad62f3a/small/WGC__HSBC_fef3.jpg It's Devil Ball Golfcast time, and today we welcome a golfing legend, Jim Colbert. He's one of the more fascinating characters on Tour, having found his stride once he hit the Champions Tour. Colbert -- it's "Col-bert," not "Col-bear," Comedy Central fans -- won eight times on the PGA Tour and already has 20 wins on the Champions, and he's one of the most eloquent defenders of the Champions arrangement. He's also a rabid Kansas State fan and has his own... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:10:20 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/Devil_Ball_Golfcast_episode_23_Jim_Colbert/1513779 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/Devil_Ball_Golfcast_episode_23_Jim_Colbert/1513779 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/Devil_Ball_Golfcast_episode_23_Jim_Colbert/1513779 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/0/90082ce049d23035a9834fe08525a7487b7a5522/small/Russian_Seniors_Open_8001.jpg It's no secret that Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson haven't exactly been best buds. You can psychoanalyze that any way you like, but on its surface, the coldblooded, relentless Tiger couldn't be more different from the smiling, surfer-dude Phil. Still, the two are inextricably linked; we've written more than 180 posts mentioning both Tiger and Phil just since August 2008. (Hey, we know what sells 'round here.)But as Steve Elling notes over at CBS Sports, tensions may be tha... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:08:35 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Could_Tiger_Woods_and_Phil_Mickelson_be_buddies/1513462 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Could_Tiger_Woods_and_Phil_Mickelson_be_buddies/1513462 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Could_Tiger_Woods_and_Phil_Mickelson_be_buddies/1513462 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/5/f55e804c146b5a78f7ba9d11ad87cccda8f41713/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f92771708.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0A61A5577DA648B99BBFE18B5DC58DB407DB8FCF7B53A774C.jpg We're nearing the end of the 2009 season, and we're taking a look back at how the top 20 on the money list fared. First up: Padraig Harrington.Coming into 2009: Harrington was the one guy who really took advantage of Tiger Woods' surgically-enabled absence by winning the last two majors of 2008. Then, for some unfathomable reason, he began tinkering with his swing, and the results were catastrophic. He looked like a man lost at sea for the first half of 2009. High-water mark: Har... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:39:11 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Snapping_irons_A_look_at_Padraig_Harringtons_2009/1513169 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Snapping_irons_A_look_at_Padraig_Harringtons_2009/1513169 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Snapping_irons_A_look_at_Padraig_Harringtons_2009/1513169 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/8/984bac4d96fb71d374deaacdfb2ee467f4bd4e6c/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f92379492.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0CDC26B5D88037C5207BA94F76F384DCB2310FC5DDF2BF45C.jpg Bringing you the best in golf news and opinion. Get up to date on your way to the first tee. • Hangin' with Rickie Fowler. Rickie is my homeboy; is he yours too? He will be soon... [Wei Under Par]• While you were sleeping, Tiger Woods grabbed himself a share of the HSBC Champions lead, along with Nick Watney. (You slacker.) One stroke back? Phil Mickelson. Yeah, buddy! [Golf Digest] • Great headline: "Franco flops in Franco at Franco." Carlos Franco shot a 79 in ... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:04:16 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/The_Clowns_Mouth_Catch_Rickie_Fowler_on_the_way_up/1512156 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/The_Clowns_Mouth_Catch_Rickie_Fowler_on_the_way_up/1512156 by Shane BaconFiled under: European TourTiger Woods plays golf all over the world, all the time, and tends not to discriminate when trophies come his way in different languages. Unfortunately, none of those trophies Woods holds are covered in Mandarin, but that could change if Tiger keeps it up at the HSBC Champions. After two rounds in Shanghai, Tiger can't stop shooting 67s, and with a birdie on his final hole on Friday, Woods is tied for the lead at 10-under with first-round leader an... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:44:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Tiger_Woods_Tied_for_Lead_at_HSBC/1511691 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Tiger_Woods_Tied_for_Lead_at_HSBC/1511691 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Tiger_Woods_Tied_for_Lead_at_HSBC/1511691 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/5/f55e804c146b5a78f7ba9d11ad87cccda8f41713/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f92771708.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0A61A5577DA648B99BBFE18B5DC58DB407DB8FCF7B53A774C.jpg Everybody loves Tiger Woods, but not everyone's quite sure how to react when they see him. Right now, Tiger's over in Shanghai, playing in the HSBC Champions tournament. It's his first visit to China in many years, and as expected, he's drawing rock star-level crowds with every stroke he takes.Problem is, many in those crowds don't quite know how to behave on the golf course. Eight years ago during Woods' first visit, fans in stiletto heels gouged craters in greens as ... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:41:18 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/China_golf_fans_not_yet_up_on_Tiger_Woods_no_camera_law/1507832 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/China_golf_fans_not_yet_up_on_Tiger_Woods_no_camera_law/1507832 http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/China_golf_fans_not_yet_up_on_Tiger_Woods_no_camera_law/1507832 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/a/ba184aaf93c81fb9ae87370587dd514cff7c07cb/small/The_Presidents_Cup_254b.jpg