PGA Championship

There's no reminisce in Tiger Woods, say three major challengers

2013-06-11 00:00:00

The three players who lost playoff majors to Tiger Woods share the bond of taking the world's best golfer to the very brink. They remain cherished memories for the three…and belt notches for Tiger. Bob May, Chris DiMarco and Rocco Mediate can go...

Who will win the U.S. Open?

2013-06-12 12:54:00

Writers from around the Tribune Co. discuss who they think will win golf's U.S. Open. Check back throughout the day for more updates, and feel free to weigh in with a comment of your own. Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times When asked to pick winners in...

Bill Haas leads Memorial; Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy make the cut

2013-05-31 22:43:00

Bill Haas played the best golf in the toughest conditions Friday in the rain-delayed Memorial at Dublin, Ohio. When the second round was suspended as dark clouds rolled in and forced the third stoppage in play, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy were close to...

Charl Schwartzel leads Memorial; Tiger Woods is six shots back

2013-05-30 22:15:00

Charl Schwartzel made sure one hole didn't ruin an entire round Thursday in the Memorial at Dublin, Ohio. Schwartzel hit the ball so consistently well at Muirfield Village that the former Masters champion twice had stretches of four consecutive birdies....

Rory McIlroy needs something special in Memorial second round

2013-05-31 08:13:00

It has only been a few months, but it seems like a long time ago that Rory McIlroy started the 2013 season as the solid No. 1 golfer in the world. The Northern Ireland native missed the cut at the European Tour's�flagship event, the BMW PGA...

Matt Kuchar leads Colonial golf after three rounds

2013-05-25 19:28:00

Matt Kuchar finished a long Saturday at Colonial exhausted and still a stroke in front. "This morning feels like a day ago," Kuchar said. "It's hard to believe it's the same day." After making a 12-foot birdie putt at the par-three 16th hole, the same...

Ryan Palmer (62) leads at Colonial

2013-05-23 21:55:00

Colonial member Ryan Palmer shot an eight-under-par 62 on Thursday to match the first-round record at Hogan's Alley and take a one-stroke lead over John Rollins at Fort Worth. The bogey-free 62 equaled Palmer's lowest round on the PGA Tour. Palmer,...

Golf's two main governing bodies approve ban on 'anchor' putting

2013-05-21 06:39:00

The Royal & Ancient Golf Club and the U.S. Golf Assn. approved a rule Tuesday that outlaws the "anchor putting stroke" that was used by four of the last six major champions. The new rule goes into effect in 2016. ''We strongly believe that this rule...

ESPN to take over U.S. Open tennis rights from CBS in 2015

2013-05-16 13:05:00

After holding serve for 45 years, CBS has lost the rights to the nation's premier tennis tournament. ESPN on Thursday said it has clinched an 11-year deal with the United States Tennis Assn. for the exclusive TV rights, beginning in 2015, for the annual...

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...

Submerged course makes for low scores in LPGA Bahamas Classic

2013-05-24 22:42:00

Heather Bowie Young made five straight birdies while jumping from one side of the golf course to the other. Silvia Cavalleri was hitting the ball so well Friday she was sorry the Bahamas Classic was held on only 12 holes. The slogan for the LPGA Tour...

Kevin Harvick gets the victory at Charlotte

2013-05-26 22:37:00

Kevin Harvick pulled away from Kasey Kahne on a restart with 11 laps left to win the Coca-Cola 600 for the second time in three seasons, a race stopped for nearly 30 minutes Sunday night when a TV camera support rope snapped. Kahne led 156 laps and...

Japan's Kohki Idoki reacts after making a birdie putt on the 14th hole during Sunday's final round of the Senior PGA Championship in St Louis. (Christian Petersen/Getty photo)

2013-05-26 16:43:00

Matteo Manassero of Italy lines up a putt on the eighteenth green in the play-off during the final round of the BMW PGA Championship on the West Course at Wentworth on May 26, 2013 in Virginia Water, England.

2013-05-26 12:52:00

Luke Donald plays his shot from the 8th tee during the first round of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Golf Club in Surrey, England.

2013-05-23 00:00:00