Harrington's repeat, Norman's amazing performance deserve our respect. Think about what some people were suggesting, though, when they indicated this year?s British Open should be noted as having been played without Tiger Woods.
Irish golfer Padraig Harrington has retained his British Open title at Royal Birkdale in Lancashire. The Dubliner finished four shots ahead of England's Ian Poulter, six ahead of 53-year-old Australian Greg Norman and seven clear of Sweden's Henrik Stenson.
The last time a golfer did what Greg Norman has a chance to do in the British Open, the golfer?s name was Old Tom and the American Civil War had recently ended. So it is fitting that here in the land where 100-year-old golf courses are regarded as new, Norman is one step from rewriting his own history, and one of golf?s oldest records.
Even in absentia, Tiger Woods, who for the first time in nearly 12 years will miss a major championship, remains the talk of the British Open.
Tiger Woods is on course to become the first billionaire athlete with the popular U.S. golfer proving a marketing dream, according to Forbes Magazine. Woods, who won the U.S. Open last month despite a bad knee, is on track to exceed $1 billion in career earnings by 2010 after earning $115 million in 2007
Right at 0:02, you can here some guy yell out - "You Can Do It!"
Golfers who play well are more likely to see the hole as larger than their poor-playing counterparts, according to a Purdue University researcher.
Tiger Woods revealed last week that he'd been playing golf on a bum left knee for nearly a year. And he hadn't been doing badly: Recently, he finished second at the Master's and won the U.S. Open after forcing a playoff last week.
The phenomenon where a golfer experiences extreme performance anxiety ? and putting becomes near impossible. A study conducted by the Mayo Clinic sheds more light on the situation, and suggests changing your grip or using a longer putter may help. The disorder is also experienced by writers and musicians! conducted by the Mayo Clinic sheds more lig
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Following the recent championship at Torrey Pines, Tiger Woods suggested that the 2008 U.S. Open may have been the best of his 14 career major titles so far. Here is ESPN's breakdown of all of Woods' major victories in order, from #1-14.
Tiger Woods has decided to have surgery on his left knee, which will end his 2008 season, according to a source close to Woods.
As Tiger Woods kissed the US Open Trophy, his coach had no trouble putting the guy's latest other-worldly accomplishment into perspective. It's his greatest win, given all of the things he had to overcome ... The amount of pain he played in, the lack of preparation, it's his greatest win and I know he feels the same way."
On the 91st hole at Torrey Pines, Woods stood strong on his wobbly left knee in putting away a determined Rocco Mediate in sudden death to win his 14th major title.
After struggling to a three-over score through the first 12 holes, Woods turned the last six holes into a career highlight reel with three unforgettable shots, playing them to an insane 4-under.
Among the 70 golfers competing at this weekend's U.S. Open in San Diego are two childhood buddies whose fates could not have been more different.
This mini golf course closed after about 50 years in Tucson on Speedway Blvd. Members of the group Vanishing Tucson got permission to visit it one last time to photo document the statues before they are razed.
After coming from three shots down on the final day to win the Players Championship, Sergio Garcia thanked the man who made it all possible: "First of all," Garcia said, "I want to thank Tiger for not being here. That always makes things a little bit easier." Tiger rehabbing a surgically repaired knee...
My specially designed Tiger Woods TAG Heuer watch read 11:45 a.m. yesterday when I got back from the practice range. After washing up and shaving with my favorite Tiger Woods Gillette Champions razor and getting in a few rounds of EA Sports' Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08, I picked up the copy of Golf Digest on my coffee table?the one with my ad for...
I know the video outtakes are old...but they are still timeless and classic Bob Knight videos.
Golf's biggest tournament has had no shortage of spectacular performances ? but also its fair share of big-time collapses. TIME.com looks at the most memorable mishaps in Masters history
Following are the results of our recent survey asking readers to select their five most memorable Masters from a list of 15 candidates. We received approximately 62,000 votes
In fact, golf enthusiasts are 5 times more likely to visit a Buick website than the average online consumer and 2-3 times more likely to visit a Mercedes or Cadillac site respectively (data gathered using Behavior Match).
Tiger Woods is growing more frustrated with photographers snapping pictures of him during his swing. But on Sunday, in a threat punctuated with profanity, he threatened bodily harm to the next photographer who snaps during his swing.
Sculpted art or sporting good? We'll let you decide which best describes Bridgestone Sports' new pair of Star Wars golf bags, each highly stylized in the guise of Darth Vader or a Stormtrooper. These amazing golf bags from Japan will soon be available for a suggested retail price of about $500.
The outcome has never been more inevitable. Tiger Woods has never looked so invincible. The world's No. 1 golfer faced a 25-foot birdie putt on the final hole at Bay Hill, and the moment he settled over the ball and the crowd grew quiet, it no longer mattered that Woods had not made a putt this long all week.
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