Golf

Golf Tidbits: Is the anchor ban needed?

7:14 AM, May 21, 2013

The United States Golf Association and Royal & Ancient Golf Club announced Tuesday they are enacting the anchored putting ban as a new rule in 2016.

Golf's governing bodies ban anchored strokes

5:30 AM, May 21, 2013

The United States Golf Association and the Royal & Ancient Golf Club have announced a rule change prohibiting anchored strokes.

This Week in Golf -- May 23 through May 26

2:52 PM, May 20, 2013

PGA TOUR - CROWNE PLAZA INVITATIONAL AT COLONIAL, Colonial Country Club, Ft. Worth, Texas - Jason Dufner came to Colonial last year the week after winning for the second time on the PGA Tour.

McDowell up to 7th in world rankings

10:56 AM, May 20, 2013

Graeme McDowell won the Volvo World Match Play Championship on Sunday and that helped him move to No. 7 in this week's world golf rankings.

Johnson soars in women's world rankings

10:36 AM, May 20, 2013

Jennifer Johnson claimed her first LPGA Tour title on Sunday and that helped her move to No. 52 in the women's world rankings.

Molinaro earns first Symetra title

6:14 PM, May 19, 2013

Giulia Molinaro fired a 7-under 65 in the final round to win the Friends of Mission Charity Classic.

Fernandez-Valdes wins by 1 in Mexico

6:04 PM, May 19, 2013

Jorge Fernandez-Valdes stumbled to a 1-over 73 on Sunday, but it was enough for him to win the Mundo Maya Open.

Johnson rallies to victory in Mobile

4:22 PM, May 19, 2013

Jennifer Johnson fired a 7-under 65 on Sunday and earned a 1-stroke win at the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic.

Bae tops Bradley to win Byron Nelson title

3:02 PM, May 19, 2013

Sang-Moon Bae managed a 1-under 69 in windy conditions Sunday to top Keegan Bradley and win the Byron Nelson Championship.

Anderson grabs 1st win at BMW

1:02 PM, May 19, 2013

Mark Anderson finished a record-setting week with a 6-under 65 Sunday, and that gave him his first Web.com Tour title at the BMW Charity Pro-Am.

Anderson 1 clear of Corpening in South Carolina

5:27 PM, May 18, 2013

Mark Anderson fired a 7-under 64 on Saturday to grab a 1-stroke lead after 54 holes at the BMW Charity Pro-Am.

Chella Choi grabs 1-shot lead in Mobile

4:28 PM, May 18, 2013

Chella Choi carded a 6-under 66 on Saturday to grab a 1-shot lead after three rounds of the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic.

Anderson 1 clear of Corpening at BMW

3:13 PM, May 18, 2013

Mark Anderson fired a 7-under 64 on Saturday to grab a 1-stroke lead after 54 holes at the BMW Charity Pro-Am.

Bradley still on top in Texas

3:00 PM, May 18, 2013

Keegan Bradley scrambled to a 2-under 68 on Saturday to remain atop the leaderboard after three rounds of the Byron Nelson Championship.

Korda moves 1 clear of Webb in Mobile

7:59 PM, May 17, 2013

Jessica Korda carded a 7-under 65 on Friday and moved one stroke clear of the field after two rounds of the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic.

Bradley leads by 3 at the Byron Nelson

5:26 PM, May 17, 2013

It was not nearly as good as his opening round, but Keegan Bradley remained atop the leaderboard after two rounds of the Byron Nelson Championship thanks to a 1-under 69 on Friday.

Ken Venturi passes away at 82

4:51 PM, May 17, 2013

Recent World Golf Hall of Fame inductee Ken Venturi passed away on Friday at the age of 82.

Corpening leads BMW by 1

2:49 PM, May 17, 2013

Franklin Corpening carded a 6-under 66 on Friday to remain atop the leaderboard after two rounds of the BMW Charity Pro-Am.

Thompson, Ji share lead in Alabama

5:26 PM, May 16, 2013

Lexi Thompson and Eun-Hee Ji both fired 7-under 65s on Thursday and they share the lead after one round of the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic.

Bradley fires a 60 at the Byron Nelson

5:17 PM, May 16, 2013

Despite carding a pair of bogeys, Keegan Bradley fired a 10-under 60 on Thursday to grab a 3-stroke lead after the opening round of the Byron Nelson Championship.

Miller, Corpening among those going low at BMW

2:29 PM, May 16, 2013

Zack Miller and Franklin Corpening both fired 9- under 62s on Thursday as they share the first-round lead at the BMW Charity Pro-Am.

Tee to Green: As usual, much ado about nothing

12:28 PM, May 16, 2013

Growing up, I knew Pluto was the ninth planet in our solar system.

Royal Liverpool gets 2019 Walker Cup

6:36 PM, May 15, 2013

The Royal & Ancient Golf Association announced on Wednesday that Royal Liverpool Golf Club will play host to the 2019 Walker Cup Match.

This Week in Golf -- May 16 through May 19

4:54 PM, May 13, 2013

PGA TOUR - HP BYRON NELSON CHAMPIONSHIP, TPC Four Seasons Resort, Irving, Texas - Jason Dufner returns to the scene of his second PGA Tour title this week.

Golf Tidbits: Woods quiets Garcia, again

12:53 PM, May 13, 2013

It started during Saturday's rain delay at the Players Championship. Sergio Garcia agreed to an interview with NBC, and basically threw Tiger Woods under a bus.

Woods extends lead atop world rankings

10:28 AM, May 13, 2013

World No. 1 Tiger Woods collected his fourth PGA Tour win of the season on Sunday and that helped him extend his lead atop this week's world golf rankings.

Mogi, Pace soar in women's world rankings

10:23 AM, May 13, 2013

With the LPGA Tour off last week, Hiromi Mogi and Lee-Anne Pace won the biggest women's events played over the weekend and both made big moves in the women's world rankings.

Woods prevails, Garcia collapses at Players

4:56 PM, May 12, 2013

PONTE VEDRA BEACH - With a little help from the Stadium Course's famed Island Green, Tiger Woods downed adversary Sergio Garcia on Sunday and won the Players Championship for the first time in over a decade.

Pace wins Ladies Open by 1

10:37 AM, May 12, 2013

Lee-Anne Pace carded a 1-under-par 72 on Sunday and won the Turkish Airlines Ladies Open by a single stroke.

Mogi wins World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup

9:06 AM, May 12, 2013

Hiromi Mogi fired a 4-under 68 on Sunday to secure a victory at the World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup.

Woods, Garcia, Lingmerth tied for Players lead

6:27 AM, May 12, 2013

Former Players Championship winners Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia are tied with rookie David Lingmerth as the tournament enters its final round Sunday morning.

Lingmerth leads suspended Players by 2

5:16 PM, May 11, 2013

PGA Tour rookie David Lingmerth made a late charge into the lead Saturday before third-round play at the Players Championship was halted by darkness.

Kueny claims Symetra Classic

3:30 PM, May 11, 2013

Laura Kueny closed with a 1-under 71 on Saturday to earn a 1-stroke win at the Symetra Classic.

Sergio 1 clear of Tiger at Players

4:38 PM, May 10, 2013

Sergio Garcia fired a 7-under 65 on Friday and grabbed a 1-stroke lead after two rounds of the Players Championship.

Sergio moves ahead, Tiger 1 back at Players

10:49 AM, May 10, 2013

Sergio Garcia fired a 7-under 65 on Friday and grabbed a 1-stroke advantage over Tiger Woods and overnight leader Roberto Castro midway through the second round of the Players Championship.

Castro shoots 63, leads by 3 at Players

4:41 PM, May 9, 2013

Roberto Castro tied the course record with a sizzling 9-under 63 on Thursday to grab the lead after the first round of the Players Championship.