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Battle for No. 1 in golf shifts to Europe

By Jeff Shain, Tribune Newspapers — Thu, 24 May 2012 01:12:00 GMT

McIlroy, Donald, Westwood all in field this week for BMW PGA Championship

After playing out for the better part of two months on U.S. soil, the battle for No. 1 in the world rankings shifts to Europe this week.

Will we see the real Tiger Woods at Congressional?

By Don Markus — Mon, 21 May 2012 17:25:00 GMT

Tiger Woods will be holding a news conference this afternoon at Congressional Country Club to promote the return of his AT&T National tournament. The event moved to the suburbs of Philadelphia last summer while theU.S. Open was being played at the Bethesda club.

Jason Dufner wins Byron Nelson with late birdie

By Jeff Shain , Orlando Sentinel — Sun, 20 May 2012 23:36:00 GMT

Former Fort Lauderdale pro drains 25-foot putt to beat Orlando's Dicky Pride, cap great month

All in all, it's been a pretty darn good month for Jason Dufner.

Dufner stays one ahead at Byron Nelson entering Sunday

Sat, 19 May 2012 23:34:03 GMT

* Late birdie helps Dufner stay a stroke in front

Dufner charges one ahead at Byron Nelson

Sat, 19 May 2012 00:32:02 GMT

* Dufner takes control with strong finish

Finch flies high as Kaymer exits World Match Play

Fri, 18 May 2012 18:39:04 GMT

(Reuters) - Top seed Martin Kaymer lost to England's Richard Finch to become one of three major champions who exited the World Match Play Championship on Friday.

PGA Tour play too slow? Why not cut the field?

By Jeff Shain, Tribune Newspapers — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:32:00 GMT

Finchem says smaller entry lists would help, but maximizing playing opportunities is a higher priority

PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem has a solution for the scourge of slow play, but the rank-and-file might not like it.

Tiger wants faster play? Where's he been?

By Kevin Cowherd — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:14:00 GMT

Tiger Woods, welcome to my world.

Digest: Loyola coach Baloga gets spot in U.S. Open sectional

Sports Digest — Tue, 15 May 2012 05:07:00 GMT

Et cetera

Orange alert: Rickie Fowler aims for back-to-back wins

By Jeff Shain, Tribune Newspapers — Sun, 13 May 2012 01:32:00 GMT

66 at The Players leaves him 3 shots behind leader Kevin Na

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Rickie Fowler understands he won't exactly be flying under the radar on the final day of The Players Championship.

Na conquers nerves, leads TPC

By Jeff Shain, Tribune Newspapers — Sun, 13 May 2012 00:51:00 GMT

Birdies 2 of final 3 shots to lead Kuchar, Fowler

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — False starts? Kevin Na even drives himself crazy sometimes with the number of times he backs off a shot.

Three tied for Players lead; Woods shoots 68 to make cut

By Jeff Shain, Tribune Newspapers — Sat, 12 May 2012 02:23:00 GMT

Neighbors Kuchar, Johnson join Na atop second-round leaderboard

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — The way the first two days have played out, The Players Championship just as easily could have been contested about 90 minutes up the highway.

Poulter on the move, tied for lead in Players Championship

By Jeff Shain, Tribune Newspapers — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:31:00 GMT

Finally in new house, Englishman fires 65 to match Laird at top; Woods struggles to 74

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Ian Poulter wouldn't necessarily recommend the way he got ready for The Players Championship. He certainly wouldn't wish anyone else to go through his odyssey of getting a new house built.

Players Championship not quite the draw it once was

By Jeff Shain, Tribune newspapers — Thu, 10 May 2012 00:08:00 GMT

Three of last five major winners, 4 others in world's top 50 aren't at TPC Sawgrass this week

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Looking back, Rory McIlroy is quick to admit that skipping The Players Championship last year was a mistake.

Tiger Woods misses cut at Wells Fargo

Sports Network — Fri, 04 May 2012 23:42:00 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Tiger Woods pieced together a one-over 73 on Friday, but will miss the cut at the Wells Fargo Championship.

Cink shares Quail Hollow lead, Woods cards 71

Fri, 04 May 2012 00:40:08 GMT

(Reuters) - While Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson made uneven starts, Stewart Cink birdied his last three holes to surge into a three-way tie for the lead in Thursday's opening round of the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Hobbit's Glen to get new $5.9 million golf clubhouse

By David Greisman, dgreisman@tribune.com — Tue, 01 May 2012 16:44:29 GMT

The aging and sometimes foul-smelling golf clubhouse at the Hobbit's Glen Golf Club in Harper's Choice will be replaced with a new building, the crown feature of a nearly $5.9 million project expected to begin next year.

Dufner seals playoff win in New Orleans

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:20:00 GMT

(Reuters) - American Jason Dufner clinched his first PGA Tour title with a nail-biting playoff victory over veteran South African Ernie Els at the New Orleans Classic in Avondale, Louisiana, on Sunday.

Fidgety Master Watson out of focus in New Orleans

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 01:21:06 GMT

(Reuters) - Exhausted after being thrust into the limelight following his emotional victory at the Masters earlier this month, Bubba Watson has struggled to focus on golf at this week's New Orleans Classic in Avondale, Louisiana.

American Curtis snaps drought with Texas Open win

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 01:19:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Former British Open champion Ben Curtis registered his first PGA Tour victory in six years by holding off a pair of pursuers down the stretch to claim an emotional two-stroke victory at the Texas Open in San Antonio on Sunday.

Birdie streak lifts Pettersson into Heritage lead

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 03:25:05 GMT

(Reuters) - Sweden's Carl Pettersson fired five consecutive birdies in a sparkling five-under 66 that elevated him one stroke ahead Colt Knost after the third round of the Heritage Classic on Saturday.

Specialty golf store Golfsmith opening in Timonium

By Lorraine Mirabella — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:41:00 GMT

Specialty golf store Golfsmith, opening Friday morning in Lutherville Station in Timonium, is promising "a golfer's paradise" -- with a mission.

Watson leads U.S. surge in world rankings

By Jeff Shain, Tribune Newspapers — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:43:00 GMT

Masters champion heads group of 5 Americans in this week's top 10

Don't look now, but there's a movement afoot just below the top shelf of golf's world rankings.

Tiger Woods' performance is far from masterful

By Jeff Shain and Bill Dwyre — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT

The golfer struggles with his swing and ties for 40th at Augusta National, by far his worst Masters finish as a professional.

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Well, back to the drawing board. Or in Tiger Woods' case, the Jupiter, Fla., practice range.

Bubba Watson's splendid shot leads to Masters playoff victory

By Jeff Shain — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 02:03:00 GMT

AUGUSTA, Ga. – It takes a special shot to beat a double eagle. And somewhere in Bubba Watson’s bag of tricks, he found just the right one for an escape worthy of a green jacket.