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Rio Olympics: Justin Rose leads men's golf tournament heading into final round
2016 Summer Olympics: The U.S. dominates Rio Games with 121 medals Aug. 27, 2016, 10:01 a.m.
The 2016 Rio Olympics have come to a close with Americans earning 121 medals -- 46 gold, 37 silver and 38 bronze -- their biggest haul ever, not counting the boycotted 1984 Los Angeles Games or the 1904 St. Louis Games, when hardly anyone else showed up.
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Rio Olympics: Justin Rose leads men's golf tournament heading into final round
2016 Summer Olympics: The U.S. dominates Rio Games with 121 medals
Aug. 27, 2016, 10:01 a.m.
The 2016 Rio Olympics have come to a close with Americans earning 121 medals -- 46 gold, 37 silver and 38 bronze -- their biggest...
Phil Mickelson says a 62 is possible at PGA Championship as rain halts third round
Much to his disappointment, Phil Mickelson teed off at 8:55 a.m. EDT on Saturday in the PGA Championship, exactly six hours before the final group of leaders was scheduled to play.
He made up a little ground, shooting two-under-par 68 at Baltusrol Golf...
Northern Trust Open notes: A somber, successful homecoming week for Kevin Chappell
Kevin Chappell was deep into his third round at Pebble Beach last Saturday, heading for a missed cut, when he turned on his phone to check for flights out and got awful news in a text.
Chris Roth, the caddie for Chappell's former UCLA teammate Patrick...
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Rory McIlroy in marquee group if he plays in PGA Championship
All indications are that Rory McIlroy will play in the PGA Championship next week at Whistling Straits in Sheboygan, Wis., and if he does then golf fans will see a star-studded threesome that includes Americans Jordan Spieth and Zach Johnson.
McIlroy,...
Zach Johnson wins British Open title after three-way playoff
Zach Johnson claimed the British Open title Monday after winning a three-way playoff against Louis Oosthuizen and Marc Leishman.
Johnson missed a birdie putt from 15 feet out on No. 18, but took the win after Oosthuizen missed...
Three share British Open lead as weather turns mild, golfers go wild
While Jordan Spieth was playing himself into position for a historic final round, golf balls were flying into holes all around him in the British Open here Sunday.
The tri-leaders were Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa, Jason Day of Australia and Paul...
Amateur Paul Dunne among British Open leaders; Jordan Spieth a shot back
For the first time in more than 80 years, an amateur sits at the top of the British Open leaderboard through 54 holes.
Paul Dunne walked off the 18th green at St. Andrews on Sunday with a share of the British Open lead to his name.
The Irish...
Padraig Harrington of Ireland wins his second Honda Classic in a playoff
Hometown favorite Daniel Berger made an impressive final-round charge in the Honda Classic, shooting a six-under-par 64 to get into a sudden-death playoff Monday with Padraig Harrington.
After just missing a 17-foot birdie putt to win on the first...
Padraig Harrington wins error-plagued Honda Classic
In a tournament marked by bad weather and some truly unfortunate golf shots, Padraig Harrington won the Honda Classic in a sudden-death playoff on Monday when his opponent hit a tee shot into the water.
A simple par was all it took for Harrington to...
Poulter and Casey tied for rain-delayed Honda Classic lead
Much-improved putting by Paul Casey and two inexplicably bad tee shots by fellow Englishman Ian Poulter rearranged the standings on the rain-delayed Honda Classic leaderboard late Sunday afternoon.
Ahead most of the day, Poulter hit two balls in the...
Jim Herman takes Honda Classic lead while Rory McIlroy struggles
Playing in America for the first time this year, Rory McIlroy's first shot was a 2-iron out of play.
A relentless wind with gusts that approached 35 mph provided a rude welcome to just about everyone Thursday at the Honda Classic except for Jim Herman,...
Northern Trust Open Notes: Come early, stay late
Thursday's opening-round groupings for the Northern Trust Open provide something for early risers and late sleepers.
You can sleep in and still get bang for your buck, off the first tee, around noon.
A quality double-punch starts with the scheduled...
Rory McIlroy wins dramatic PGA Championship for second straight major
Bubba Watson turned the 2014 Masters into his Sunday stroll. Martin Kaymer lapped the field at June's U.S. Open. Despite his big lead getting trimmed by day's end, Rory McIlroy was never seriously threatened in the final round as he walked in the park...
Rory McIlroy leads new name by one at PGA
The final pairing for the final round of the 96th PGA Championship will feature the world's top-ranked and hottest golfer, one who, like Tiger or Phil, only needs his first name of Rory for widespread recognition.
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Tiger Woods misses PGA cut, and it's not close
The dissolution of dominance can be painful to watch. So too is playing golf with a bad back.
Tiger Woods' mastery of major championships faded long ago, his drought stretching to the 2008 U.S. Open. But missing cuts at majors, which Woods did with a...
PGA notes: Tiger Woods fails to get rolling with a 74
Typically, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson play together only when their scores demand a weekend pairing.
Thursday's early tee time with 2008 PGA champion Padraig Harrington marked only the 32nd time Woods and Mickelson have played together on the PGA...
Tiger Woods remains confident, says he could win PGA Championship
This we know after a breathless day of Tiger tracking that even featured a slightly premature news release that he had arrived on the grounds of Valhalla Golf Club:
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Tiger Woods arrives for PGA Championship, practices at Valhalla
Tiger Woods arrived Wednesday at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky., to prepare for the PGA Championship, and it appears he will be able to make his tee time on Thursday.
Woods, who was granted an extension to enter by the PGA of America for the...
Tiger Woods still a question mark for PGA Championship
Will Tiger Woods and his tender back make a run at the PGA Championship this week?
We'll have to wait a little longer to find out.
As expected, Woods did not appear at a news conference scheduled for 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday. So far, only his...
Sergio Garcia blisters Firestone with a 61
Sergio Garcia tied the course record at Firestone by closing with seven consecutive birdies for a nine-under-par 61 Friday.
The record-tying round gave Garcia a three-shot lead over Justin Rose going into the weekend at the Bridgestone Invitational at...