Tiger Woods on crutches was supposed to be a chance for someone else to seize the spotlight at the British Open. Greg Norman wasn't the guy anyone had in mind. ...more

July 19, 2008

AVON PARK – Walt Shirey was supposed to have surgery on a stomach hernia this week, but rather than go under the knife, the two-time Bill Jarrett Invitational champion instead decided to go under par at River Greens golf course. "I postponed the surgery because I really wanted to play in this," said Shirey, a Fort Myers resident who won the two-day tourney in 1997 and '98. "I could feel a little bulge when I was swinging, but I wouldn't say it was painful." ...more

June 29, 2008

If the World Golf Hall of Fame had a category for Best Gimmick, Paula Creamer already would have been inducted into her own wing. ...more

June 29, 2008

AVON PARK — If Rocky Khara had a chance to avoid a playoff on Sunday, he was certainly going to take it. After finishing second in the 2006 and 2007 Bagwell Invitationals, Khara seized on his opportunity to claim top honors when he birdied his final hole to hold off Cory Meade of Haines City and win the overall championship at the 39th annual Bagwell Junior Invitational at River Greens golf course. "It's very satisfying," said Khara, 16, a recent qualifier for the upcoming Florida State Golf Association Amateur championships. "It's something I've always needed to do, and not come in second again." But it didn't come easy: Khara saw his three-stroke lead with five holes to play evaporate on a makeshift leaderboard strapped to the back of one of the dozen or so golf carts following the final group. After sinking a 20-footer on No. 16, he figured he was in good shape to hold off Meade. ...more

June 9, 2008

Lorena Ochoa chopped into the mangled grass and was stunned to see her ball hop only a few inches, sending her to a double bogey as her hopes for a third straight major championship slipped away from her. ...more

June 8, 2008

Tiger Woods made short work of the easier North course Friday at Torrey Pines, leaving everyone else long odds of catching him at the Buick Invitational. ...more

January 26, 2008

Even without a trophy, Stephen Ames felt he had nothing to prove. ...more

November 5, 2007

Singing and dancing despite exhaustion, the last of 3,200 miners trapped deep underground for more than a day emerged safely Thursday night, delivering a happy ending but raising questions about the safety of South Africa's important gold mines. ...more

October 5, 2007

Hole Of The Day No. 15 When the field's scoring average is 67.668, pretty much any hole is a birdie hole, but the 495-yard, par-5 was particularly inviting on Friday. The hole gave up three eagles, 20 birdies and seven pars to the 30 players. ...more

September 15, 2007

Just because the weather is lousy, the golf course as tame as a puppy and all the drama has pretty much left town, that does not mean the Tour Championship isn't living up to its promise as a super-sized week. ...more

September 15, 2007