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Bowman rallies to win Herald-Sun Classic in playoff
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DURHAM -- When Will Bowman rolled in a 20-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to complete an improbable comeback and capture his second straight Herald-Sun Golf Classic, Bowman pumped his fist, hugged his mother and celebrated with friends and family.
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Synan comes back to top Lavenets in President's Flight
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6.28.2009 : 8:54 pm
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DURHAM -- In some ways, winning the President's Flight at the Herald-Sun Golf Classic on Sunday felt a little bit like a consolation prize to David Synan, though he certainly didn't need consoling.
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Herald-Sun Golf Classic, First Flight through Seventh Flight
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6.28.2009 : 10:31 pm
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DURHAM -- FIRST FLIGHT
Ben Meyers def. Fritz Hine, 4 and 3
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Diaz, Kemp share Farr lead
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7.3.2009 : 9:28 pm
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SYLVANIA, Ohio -- Laura Diaz barely remembers the last time she led an LPGA Tour event. Sarah Kemp never had.
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Tiger moves into lead at Congressional
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7.3.2009 : 7:27 pm
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BETHESDA, Md. -- The best of Tiger Woods came Friday when his game was falling apart.
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Even in play, it's all work for Tiger Woods
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7.3.2009 : 7:26 pm
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BETHESDA, Md. -- Tiger Woods can run down the list of the top 100 golf courses in America and find plenty that he hasn't played unless he was in a golf tournament.
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Golf Capsules
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7.3.2009 : 6:06 pm
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BETHESDA, Md. -- Tiger Woods lived up to his hopes of being a "greedy host" Friday when he salvaged his round during a shaky stretch and shot 4-under 66 to take a one-shot lead at his AT&T National with the lowest 36-hole ever at Congressional.
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Woods to play exhibition to help Begay charity
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7.3.2009 : 4:26 pm
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BETHESDA, Md. -- Tiger Woods is helping out longtime friend Notah Begay III, agreeing to play in his charity Skins Game at Turning Stone Resort next month to support Native American youth.
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Echenique leads after 2nd round of French Open
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7.3.2009 : 4:11 pm
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SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France -- Rafa Echenique of Argentina took a two-stroke lead at the French Open after shooting a 4-under 67 on Friday.
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Creamer says she'll play at US Open next week
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7.3.2009 : 11:48 am
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SYLVANIA, Ohio -- Paula Creamer plans to play in the U.S. Women's Open next week despite a sore thumb.
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Hawaii without LPGA Tour events in 2010
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7.2.2009 : 8:15 pm
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HONOLULU -- Michelle Wie's home state, which promotes itself as a golfer's paradise with year-round sunny weather, has bid aloha to the LPGA Tour — for now.
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Defending champ pulls out of Farr
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7.2.2009 : 9:23 am
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SYLVANIA, Ohio -- Defending champion Paula Creamer has withdrawn from the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic because of an injured left thumb.
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Small wins PGA Professional National Championship
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7.1.2009 : 9:15 pm
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SANTA ANA PUEBLO, N.M. -- Mike Small won the PGA Professional National Championship for the second time in five years, closing with a 3-under 68 on Wednesday for a one-stroke victory over Mark Sheftic and Steve Schneiter.
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LPGA's Farr tourney in jeopardy for 26th year
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7.1.2009 : 6:22 pm
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SYLVANIA, Ohio -- The Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic may be the next LPGA tournament to miss the cut.
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LPGA: Organizers drop out of Hawaii tournament
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7.1.2009 : 12:48 am
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HONOLULU -- Organizers of the Kapalua LPGA Classic in Hawaii have pulled out of their contract to host the annual LPGA event through 2012.
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LPGA Tour Statistics
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6.29.2009 : 3:23 pm
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16. 2, Yani Tseng, 70.1000. 3, Cristie Kerr, 70.1400. 4, Angela Stanford, 70.1538. 5, Ji Yai Shin, 70.2889. 6, Paula Creamer, 70.5128. 7, Suzann Pettersen, 70.6000. 8, In-Kyung Kim, 70.6809. 9, Song-Hee Kim, 70.7333. 10, Ai Miyazato, 70.8372.
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LPGA Tour Schedule
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6.29.2009 : 3:23 pm
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-14 — SBS Open at Turtle Bay (Angela Stanford)
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PGA Tour Schedule
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6.29.2009 : 12:26 pm
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-11 — Mercedes-Benz Championship (Geoff Ogilvy)
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Champions Tour Statistics
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6.29.2009 : 12:26 pm
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1,162 Points. 2, Michael Allen, 720. 3, Larry Mize, 709. 4, Loren Roberts, 625. 5, Keith Fergus, 570. 6, Fred Funk, 563. 7, Mark O'Meara, 541. 8, Nick Price, 530. 9, Joey Sindelar, 526. 10, Jay Haas, 522.
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Champions Tour Schedule
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6.29.2009 : 12:26 pm
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7-19 — Wendy's Champions Skins Game (Ben Crenshaw/Fuzzy Zoeller)
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PGA Tour Statistics
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6.29.2009 : 12:26 pm
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1.62. 2, David Toms, 69.23. 3, Steve Stricker, 69.46. 4 (tie), Kenny Perry and Brian Gay, 69.50. 6, Tim Clark, 69.57. 7, Sean O'Hair, 69.61. 8 , Jim Furyk, 69.66. 9, Hunter Mahan, 69.74. 10, Lucas Glover, 69.75.
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Nielsen rallies to win at En-Joie
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6.29.2009 : 3:28 am
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ENDICOTT, N.Y. -- When Fred Funk birdied the fifth hole on the final round of the Dick's Sporting Goods Open, he squinted at Lonnie Nielsen's line on the leaderboard and then turned for some help.
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Jiyai Shin gathers in a fifth LPGA title
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6.29.2009 : 3:27 am
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- A year after her mother died in a car crash, Jiyai Shin picked up the first of 20 victories on the Korean professional circuit while still in high school in 2005.
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Perry wins Travelers Championship with record 258
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6.29.2009 : 3:26 am
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CROMWELL, Conn. -- Of course Kenny Perry was thinking about his Masters finish as he played the back nine at the Travelers Championship.
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Hebert leads club professionals at New Mexico
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6.29.2009 : 12:07 am
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SANTA ANA PUEBLO, N.M. -- Defending champion Scott Hebert got off to the start he needed Sunday with a 5-under 66 on the easier Santa Ana Golf Club course for a one-shot lead in the PGA Professional National Championship.
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Ishikawa wins Mizuno to qualify for British Open
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6.28.2009 : 5:51 pm
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TOKYO -- Japanese teenager Ryo Ishikawa closed with a 1-over 73 on Sunday to win the Mizuno Open on the Japan Golf Tour and qualify for the British Open next month.
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Song wins Public Links
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6.27.2009 : 10:35 pm
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DEVENS, Mass. -- Jennifer Song defeated Kimberly Kim 7 and 6 on Saturday to win the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship by the largest margin in the history of the 33-year-old event.
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Synan again earns a shot at title, this time in President's Flight
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6.27.2009 : 8:59 pm
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DURHAM -- For the second consecutive year, UNC Pembroke golf coach David Synan will join reigning champion Will Bowman in the final group of the Herald-Sun Golf Classic.
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Bowman, Boyan take different routes to final
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6.27.2009 : 8:58 pm
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DURHAM -- Jeff Boyan had been knocking down pins with his blistering play, but in Saturday's semifinals at the Herald-Sun Golf Classic, the only thing that was hot was the temperature.
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Bowman, Bryant avoid elimination
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6.26.2009 : 11:55 pm
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DURHAM -- The two former champions who entered this year's Herald-Sun Golf Classic still are standing, albeit barely, heading into the weekend.
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Stanford's mother diagnosed with breast cancer
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6.26.2009 : 6:36 pm
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The mother of LPGA Tour player Angela Stanford has been diagnosed with breast cancer and soon will begin treatment with chemotherapy.
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Eisenhower first US president put in Hall of Fame
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6.26.2009 : 11:37 am
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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- Former president Dwight D. Eisenhower, whose passion for golf helped to boost its popularity after World War II, was selected Friday to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.
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Winners commit to US Bank Championship
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6.26.2009 : 11:09 am
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MILWAUKEE -- Four PGA Tour veterans are among the latest to commit to play in the U.S. Bank Championship in July.
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Gann surprises himself with strong play
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6.25.2009 : 11:55 pm
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DURHAM -- Through the first two days of match play at the Herald-Sun Golf Classic, three out of every four matches in the Championship Flight have been won by the higher seed, with six of the top seven seeds reaching the quarterfinals.
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Sandra Gal leads by one at LPGA in Rochester
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6.25.2009 : 9:49 pm
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Germany's Sandra Gal kept loose over a game of chess during a rain delay and shot an 8-under 64 Thursday to lead Jiyai Shin by one stroke before darkness suspended first-round play at the Wegmans LPGA.
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Tour signs deal with Eurosport for UK coverage
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6.25.2009 : 1:43 pm
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- PGA Tour television coverage in the United Kingdom will continue under an agreement with Eurosport to broadcast the remaining tournaments on the 2009 schedule.
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PGA, Turner extend broadcasting rights contract
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6.25.2009 : 7:40 am
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ATLANTA -- The PGA of America and Turner Sports have extended their broadcasting rights contract through 2019.
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Berry knows quick opening-round victory just the start of Classic's matchplay format
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6.24.2009 : 10:23 pm
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DURHAM -- As Ashley Berry walked around behind the white board where they post the Herald-Sun Golf Classic scores at Hillandale Golf Course on Wednesday afternoon, golfer after golfer stopped to smack him on the back.
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NY town to golfers: Yes, In My Back Yard is fine!
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6.24.2009 : 3:39 pm
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SEA CLIFF, N.Y. -- Sure, the Masters has Augusta National and the U.S. Open has Bethpage Black and Shinnecock Hills.
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Garrett's work pays off with Classic medal
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6.23.2009 : 10:08 pm
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DURHAM -- Sterling Bryant had just posted the round of the tournament, and he couldn't wait to tell a couple of his closest friends.
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Andrews, Couch fit to be tied atop seniors
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6.23.2009 : 10:08 pm
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DURHAM -- Cousins Dink Andrews and Lea Couch, both 63 years old, have been playing golf together since the age of 5, when the only thing that separated their homes from each other was the driving range their fathers built on Hillsborough Road.
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PGA Tour looking for TV partner for Britain
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6.23.2009 : 5:38 pm
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FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- The PGA Tour is broadcast to more than 230 countries in 35 languages with a maximum reach of just under 600 million homes. For the moment, it has gone dark in an important part of the world.
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Price, Toms win CVS Caremark Charity Classic
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6.23.2009 : 4:52 pm
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BARRINGTON, R.I. -- David Toms returned the favor on Tuesday.
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