SHOAL CREEK, Ala. Shoal Creek is gearing up to host the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship, its first major event since the 1990 PGA Championship was marred by racial controversy.
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Overall, six of the last nine winners here have been first-timers. Eighteen times in event history was there a first-time champ. The last three first- time winners -- John Senden, Sean O'Hair and Mark Hensby -- are all in the field this week.
Overall, six of the last nine winners here have been first-timers. Eighteen times in event history was there a first-time champ. The last three first- time winners -- John Senden, Sean O'Hair and Mark Hensby -- are all in the field this week.
Seon-Hwa Lee's one-shot victory at the NW Arkansas LPGA Championship on Sunday vaulted her six places to No. 8 in the world rankings for women's golf.
Meena Lee fired a seven-under 65 Saturday to move into a share of the lead with the second round of the NW Arkansas Championship suspended due to darkness.
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ROGERS, Ark. After a weekend of optimal scoring conditions, Seon Hwa Lee made one birdie on the back nine in the final round.
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ROGERS, Ark. After a weekend of optimal scoring conditions, Seon Hwa Lee made one birdie on the back nine in the final round.
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ENDICOTT, N.Y. Eduardo Romero didn't hesitate when asked about the significance of his second triumph on the Champions Tour.
Argentina's Eduardo Romero carded a three- under 69 Sunday to pick up his second Champions Tour title at the Dick's Sporting Goods Open.
Anthony Kim shot a five-under 65 on Sunday to squeeze past a tight field and win the AT&T National by two shots.
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BETHESDA, Md. Anthony Kim is on the cusp of joining the short list of challengers to Tiger Woods, a point driven home Sunday not so much by his victory at the AT&T National as the phone call he received from the tournament host.
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ENDICOTT, N.Y. Joey Sindelar bent over his ball in the rough at the final hole of the Dick's Sporting Goods Open, pondering his ensuing shot and what might have been.
Ross Fisher's biggest challenge came from the rain, not the field, as he closed with a four-under 68 on Sunday to win the European Open by seven shots.
Seon Hwa Lee fired an eight-under 64 on Friday and leads by two strokes with the first round of the NW Arkansas Championship suspended due to darkness.
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BETHESDA, Md. Tom Pernice Jr. was easy to ignore Saturday in the AT&T National until he wound up in the lead.
Tom Pernice fired a seven-under 63 Friday to join Jeff Overton in the lead after two rounds of the AT&T National.
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IXTAPA, Mexico Annika Sorenstam won 11 skins and $165,000 to beat Lorena Ochoa on Saturday in an exhibition event, the Swedish star's third straight victory over the top-ranked Mexican in the competition.
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ENDICOTT, N.Y. Eduardo Romero thought this could be his week. He might be right.
Joe Ozaki fired a nine-under 63 Friday to grab a two-stroke lead after the opening round of the Dick's Sporting Goods Open.
Ross Fisher shot a four-under 68 on Friday to remain in the lead after two rounds at the European Open.
ROGERS, Ark. Seon Hwa Lee's approach shot hopped to the back of the green and stopped about 3 feet from the hole.
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BETHESDA, Md. Jeff Overton doesn't feel like a different player than the guy who could couldn't make it to the weekend on the PGA Tour over the last two months. Funny how seeing the ball go in the hole changes everything.
BETHESDA, Md. In the 237 times Charles Howell III has teed it up on the PGA Tour, he never had a round end like Thursday at the AT&T National. After signing for an even-par 70, he was handed a pink slip. Howell was among the first players chosen for testing under the tour's Anti-Doping Program that went into effect this week.
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