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Golf: Woods says tell-all book 'unprofessional and disappoin...

Tiger Woods has criticised former swing coach Hank Haney for writing a tell-all book about their years together, saying the move was "unprofessional and very disappointing". In an interview with ESPN, Woods said he had no plans [...]

Posted On : Jan, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

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Tiger Woods settled down after a poor start to remain in touch with the lead, three strokes behind leaders Jason Day and John Senden halfway through the third round at the Australian Open today. Any assumptions that Woods would waltz to h [...]

Posted On : Nov, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Cook appointed US assistant

American Cook will replace basketball great Michael Jordan, who withdrew from the role due to the ongoing labour dispute and player lockout in the NBA. Jordan, a majority owner of the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats, had initially been appoin [...]

Posted On : Nov, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Bjorn again makes scoring look easy in Portugal

A flawless seven-under 65 left the Dane one stroke behind James Kingston of South Africa. The 40-year-old Bjorn shared second place with Britons Simon Khan, Rhys Davies and Gareth Maybin and Austrian Bernd Wiesberger. World number six Mar [...]

Posted On : Oct, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Golf: Sponsor loss puts Scottish Open dates under threat

GEORGE O'Grady, the chief executive of the European Tour, has warned that the Scottish Open could lose its coveted spot the week before the Open Championship if the event fails to attract a new sponsor before the end of the year. A [...]

Posted On : Oct, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Pakistan eye Asian Golf glory in Singapore

Pakistan are hoping to make their presence felt at the Asian Amateur Championships which tees off from Thursday (tomorrow) at the New Course at Island Country Club in Singapore. With top amateurs from 36 Asia Pacific Golf Confederation [...]

Posted On : Sep, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Trump’s golf clubhouse design fails to win over opponents

However, others were less than enthusiastic about the first pictures of the clubhouse Donald Trump plans for his development on the Menie estate in Aberdeenshire and instead said the artist’s impression looks more like a Victorian w [...]

Posted On : Sep, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Woods still targeting Presidents Cup spot

The former world number one is eager to take part in the Ryder Cup-style Presidents Cup in Australia from November 17-20 but has been advised by United States captain Fred Couples to get more tournaments under his belt before then. Woo [...]

Posted On : Aug, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

In golf, too many stars do spoil the show

The world's top-ranked player faced more empty seats than actual people when he met with media before the US PGA Championship. And the golfer who won last weekend has been overshadowed by the guy who carries his bag. The last 11 [...]

Posted On : Aug, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Political golf 'grudge match' trumps US Open

Only in the political fishbowl of Washington DC could the cream of global chippers and putters pitch up for the US Open -- and find themselves the second most talked about golf story in town. With the world's top players set to tee of [...]

Posted On : Jun, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Golf's balance of power remains with Europe ahead of the US ...

Nothing counts for much before Thursday at golf's major championships, although those in search of a little meaning on a mild Tuesday morning near Washington DC might have found it around the 7th tee at the Congressional Country Club, [...]

Posted On : Jun, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

What's hot in golf: Find the sweet spot with Tour Striker

Each week USA TODAY will roll out a new product from the world of golf. This week's offering the Tour Striker. Here's a training aid that will help your game — even if its sweet spot is similar in size to the sweet spot on a [...]

Posted On : Jun, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Mickelson, surrounded by European rivals, eyes top spot

The four-times major winner has been among the world's best for a decade but his bid to become world number one was blocked by Tiger Woods and he has failed, in ranking terms, to take advantage of his rival's decline. Instead [...]

Posted On : May, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

The Masters 2011: Tiger Woods dismisses Ian Poulter's jibes ...

Poulter believes that Woods will struggle to finish on the leader board this weekend. He bases his judgement on the evidence before the golfing court, but that runs counter to the sentiment here and to the Woods stare. Poulter, [...]