Masters Tournament

Anchored putting will be banned in 2016

2013-05-21 18:59:00

addCustomPlayer('ftvyjjff0ewr1m2zvopdk5r12', '', '', 600, 418, 'perfftvyjjff0ewr1m2zvopdk5r12', 'eplayer15'); Changes to the rules of golf don't come often. But when they do, it's sure to create plenty of discussion. On Tuesday, as expected, the talk...

Ken Venturi dies at 82; golfer had dramatic win in 1964 U.S. Open

2013-05-17 22:02:00

Ken Venturi, who won the 1964 U.S. Open golf championship in dramatic fashion and became a longtime television commentator, died Friday in Rancho Mirage. He was 82. Venturi, who was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame earlier this month, died at...

Phil Mickelson, Nick Watney are up by one shot at Quail Hollow

2013-05-05 00:00:00

Phil Mickelson and Nick Watney wound up tied for the lead Saturday in the Wells Fargo Championship, minus much separation from the rest of the field. Mickelson hit a shot out-of-bounds on the 15th hole and hit another shot that struck a spectator in the...

Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy in the hunt at Players

2013-05-09 19:00:00

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Tiger Woods stared at the divot in disbelief, then he spat in disgust in its direction. A brilliant day at the Players Championship came to a frustrating end for Woods, who carded a five-under-par 67 but chunked a chip...

Sergio Garcia leads Tiger Woods by one at Players

2013-05-11 00:00:00

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Sergio Garcia was only 19 when he first challenged Tiger Woods during the final round of the 1999 PGA Championship. Woods nipped the fist-pumping Spaniard — then affectionately known as El Nino — by a shot for a...

Novak Djokovic is stunned in Madrid

2013-05-07 18:29:00

Grigor Dimitrov stunned Novak Djokovic in the second round of the Madrid Open on Tuesday, beating the top-ranked Serb, 7-6 (6), 6-7 (8), 6-3, for the biggest win of his career. The 28th-ranked Bulgarian saved three set points in the first before...

Another dramatic Sunday looms at Augusta

2013-04-13 19:55:00

AUGUSTA, Ga. — The ornery, tormenting course has taken so much back over two days, and now a brimming Sunday at Augusta National will give everyone everything they could want at the Masters. There is Angel Cabrera, the unaffected Argentine who...

Matt Kenseth criticizes penalties levied by NASCAR

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Matt Kenseth said Thursday the massive penalties that NASCAR levied against the driver and his Joe Gibbs Racing team were "grossly unfair" and "borderline shameful." NASCAR on Wednesday stripped Kenseth of 50 championship points and suspended his crew...

Charley Hoffman takes two-stroke lead at RBC Heritage

2013-04-20 20:20:00

Charley Hoffman's quick start gave him a two-shot lead over U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson after three rounds of the RBC Heritage on Saturday at Hilton Head Island, S.C. Hoffman had four birdies on his first five holes to shoot a bogey-free five-...

For the record

2013-04-21 00:00:00

Jenny Lind explosion: An article in the April 14 California section about the commemoration of the 1853 explosion aboard the steamboat Jenny Lind said that amateur historians who researched the event planned to place a copy of their white paper in San...

Browns owner Jimmy Haslam to stay in place amid fraud probe

2013-04-19 22:23:00

Browns owner Jimmy Haslam pledged to continue running his family's business — and NFL team — amid a federal investigation into fraud within his company. Haslam said Friday he has no plans to step aside as president of Pilot Flying J...

Super Bowl champion Ravens to open season at Denver

2013-04-18 19:57:00

Peyton Manning back in Indianapolis — in a Broncos uniform. Peyton vs. younger brother Eli Manning in another Manning Bowl. Andy Reid returning to Philadelphia: Let the booing begin now? The NFL schedule, released Thursday, is filled with...

Adam Scott celebrates winning The Masters golf tournament on Sunday in Augusta, Ga.

2013-04-15 05:31:00

Tiger Woods reacts after hitting in the water on 15th hole during the second round of the 77th Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 12, 2013 in Augusta, Georgia.

2013-04-12 20:28:20

Jason Day of Australia watches his shot during the second round of the 77th Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 12, 2013 in Augusta, Georgia.

2013-04-12 16:49:59