Stewart Cink ended a four year title drought when he lifted the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut.
Cink shot a three-under-par 67 to finish at 18-under-par 262, a career best effort for him. It was also only the second time out of 10 tournaments in which he actually ended up winning after going into the final [...]
Justin Leonard tuned up for the US Open in fine style with victory at the Stanford St Jude Championship, beating Trevor Immelman and Robert Allenby in a play-off.
He did it the hard way, squandering a one-stroke lead with two holes remaining, failing to get one last roll of a putt on the 72nd green and, [...]
Kenny Perry achieved what only Tiger Woods was previously capable of doing when he won his third Memorial tournament.
Perry shot a final round of three-under-par 69 for an eight-under total of 280 and a two-stroke victory over the foursome of Jerry Kelly, Justin Rose, Mathew Goggin and Mike Weir.
Not only did the veteran American join [...]
Phil Mickelson sank a nine-foot birdie on the final hole to preserve his one-stroke overnight lead and win the Colonial Crown Plaza Invitational from Rod Pampling and Tim Clark over the weekend at Fort Worth, Texas.
While he showed composure and confidence in nailing that crucial putt, it was an amazing Seve-esque shot on the fifth [...]
The Middle East, led by Dubai, is becoming increasingly influential in global golf. While there are no golfers of note from the region, there is, however, plenty of money.
And much of this cash has gone into the greening of the desert and the recognition of golf as a vital tool to lure tourists.
There are several [...]
Just a few days ago, Annika Sorenstam said she was ready to pass on the torch when she decided to announce her retirement from the LPGA Tour at the end of the season.
What the Swede hadn’t realised, though, was that Lorena Ochoa had grabbed it from her months ago.
Mexican Ochoa, the emphatic successor to Sorenstam [...]
Sergio Garcia is the original Tiger catcher. After Tiger Woods’ career took off more than a decade ago, golf started looking around for others who have the talent to challenge him.
Spaniard Garcia was the first one when he burst on to the scene as a 19 year old. However, Garcia is now 28 and still [...]
Anthony Kim became one of the youngest players to win a PGA Tour event when he triumphed at the Wachovia Championships in Charlotte, North Carolina.
At 22 years and 10 months, Kim closed with 69 for a four-day total of 16-under 277 and a five-stroke victory over former British Open winner Ben Curtis.
Sean O’Hair won the [...]
The issue of doping in golf was raised again when the Royal & Ancient, one of the two most influential global bodies, decided to delay drug testing at this year’s British Open at Royal Birkdale.
The reason is that many golfers had already qualified for the tournament from tours that do not apply anti-doping measures.
Surprisingly, [...]
Annika Sorenstam is the veteran past-master who many believe has already passed the torch to her younger rivals. Adam Scott is the rising youngster who many believe cannot rise any higher.
Both players proved over the weekend that they are neither willing to go away nor set a limit to high they can go with thrilling [...]
This year’s Ryder Cup competition could have a Gallic flavour if Raphael Jacquelin and his French legion have something to do with it.
Frenchmen have won two of the past three European Tour events and Jacquelin is hoping the country can have a strong presence in the European squad who are defending the Cup at the [...]
In an era before Tiger Woods, there was Greg Norman. Sure, he didn’t win as many majors – two British Open titles to be exact – but that never stopped the Great White Shark from being one of the golfing world’s best drawcards.
That was more than a decade ago, though, and the former world number [...]
Lorena Ochoa made LPGA history over the weekend when she became the first female pro in 45 years to win four tournaments in four straight weeks.
Ochoa shot a three-under-par 69 in the final round to win the Ginn Open by three strokes from rookie Yani Tseng. It was four straight for the Mexican magician and [...]
Lorena Ochoa is getting to be as predictable as the world’s number one men’s player, who shall remain nameless so as not to hog the limelight.
Ochoa stormed to a five-stroke victory at the Kraft Nabisco Championship, a major tournament on the LPGA Tour, to confirm her status as the world’s leading women’s player.
After her victory [...]
The Zurich Classic of New Orleans has a history of spitting out maiden winners on the PGA Tour. Argentina’s Andres Romero is the latest one.
Romero shot a final round of three-under-par 72 to win the tournament by one stroke over Australian Peter Lonard, who closed with 67. The Argentine totalled 13-under 276 for the tournament [...]