Archive for 'December,2013 '
Wedding bells ahead for Rory
KAPALUA, Hawaii — Rory McIlroy is claiming his first win of the new year — his engagement to tennis star Caroline Wozniacki. One of the top power couples in sports announced their engagement on Twitter. A [...]
Tiger, Phil out; 13 first-timers in
KAPALUA, Maui, Hawaii – Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, two PGA Tour veterans with a combined 121 career victories, have each announced that they will not play in the season-opening Hyundai Tournament of Champions that begins Jan. [...]
Candlestick Park evokes memories
One of the oldest — and most maligned — stadiums in the country ends its long run on Monday night when the 49ers face the Falcons in what is expected to be the final event at Candlestick Park. During its [...]
Stick’s greatest moment: Dwight’s Flight
One of the world’s oldest ice boxes is on the verge of having its plug pulled. Candlestick Park, which opened just south of San Francisco in 1960 amid fanfare that it was among the country’s cutting-cut [...]
Top stars might skip first Match Play
The first World Golf Championships event of the season could be without a few headliners. According to The Telegraph, U.S. Open champion Justin Rose is strongly considering skipping the 64-player WGC-Match Play Championship played at Dove Mountain [...]
Sergio finds winning form in Thailand
CHONBURI, Thailand — Sergio Garcia shot a final-round 68 to beat Henrik Stenson by four strokes and win the Thailand Golf Championship at the Amata Spring Country Club on Sunday. The 33-year-old Spaniard, who held the [...]
What’s next for former No. 1 McIlroy?
THOUSAND OAKS, CA — Rory’s McIlroy’s year began with a coronation. He was the star attraction at what felt like a rock concert, with music blaring and lasers flashing in a room at Abu Dhabi to [...]
What a year 2013 was for pro golf
THOUSAND OAKS, CA — Wanting to return among the elite in golf, Graeme McDowell mapped out a plan last autumn. He worked out how many ranking points he would need to get back into the top [...]
Z. Johnson rallies to overcome Tiger
THOUSAND OAKS, CA — Zach Johnson put together the storybook finish at Sherwood on Sunday that for the longest time belonged to Tiger Woods. Johnson rallied from four shots behind with eight holes to play, holed out from [...]
PGA reacts to Mandela’s passing
THOUSAND OAKS, CA — The first time Tiger Woods met Nelson Mandela was in 1998 over lunch at the South African hero’s home. Woods, in the country for a tournament in Sun City and a year [...]
