Archive for 'November,2013 '

USGA quickens pace for 2015 Open

USGA quickens pace for 2015 Open

SEATTLE – By the time the U.S. Open Championship comes to Chambers Bay, just south of Seattle, in 2015 it will be the first time that golf’s most prestigious event has been played in the Pacific [...]

Tiger moving World Challenge to Florida

Tiger moving World Challenge to Florida

Tiger Woods’ annual World Challenge event will leave Southern California after this year and relocate in 2014 to the place he used to live and hone his game. The 18-player, 72-hole event — which will be [...]

USGA, R&A announce rule changes

USGA, R&A announce rule changes

The USGA and R&A announced Tuesday that players will no longer be penalized when a ball’s movement could be detected only through the use of enhanced technology. The new stipulation, called Decision will take effect Jan. [...]

A piece of U.S. Open history

A piece of U.S. Open history

It doesn’t have a cool name, like the Claret Jug or Stanley Cup, but by any name or nickname golf’s United States Open Championship trophy is easily recognizable and oozing with tradition and history. It’s one [...]

Lawson Little: World’s best in the 1930s?

Lawson Little: World’s best in the 1930s?

“W. Lawson Little, Jr. was the greatest match player in the history of golf.” — Charles Price, Journalist In the long history of golf, there have been just a few instances of sustained brilliance. Three are [...]

Putnam voted Web.com top player

Putnam voted Web.com top player

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Michael Putnam was near the bottom of the leaderboard when he finished his third round at The McGladrey Classic. He still had plenty to smile about. Putnam was named the Web.com [...]

Tiger ties for third in Turkey

Tiger ties for third in Turkey

The Associated Press ANTALAYA, Turkey — Victor Dubuisson held off some of golf’s biggest names, including Tiger Woods, to win the inaugural Turkish Airlines Open by two shots Sunday for his first European Tour victory. The [...]

Kirk foils Baird win bid on final hole

Kirk foils Baird win bid on final hole

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Chris Kirk knew he was doing enough right Sunday at Sea Island to win a tournament that means so much to him. He just didn’t realize it would take something that [...]

Ibanez wins prestigious Hutch Award

Ibanez wins prestigious Hutch Award

The Hutch Award is coming home – again. Mariners free agent outfielder Raul Ibanez was selected Tuesday as the recipient of the 49th annual Hutch Award to be presented next Jan. 30 at a benefit luncheon [...]

Golferswest.com prediction results

Golferswest.com prediction results

The Charles Schwab Cup Championship, which featured two winners on Sunday at historic Harding Park in San Francisco, marked the “end” of the 2013 professional golf season. Never mind that for the first time in PGA [...]