Golf, rugby make IOC cut for spot at 2016 Summer Games; baseball, softball deniedBERLIN — Golf and rugby took a big step toward joining 2016 Summer Olympics, making the cut after the IOC rejected bids from baseball, softball and three other sports. Woods, other top players could tee it up at 2016 Games after IOC board recommends golfCHASKA, Minn. — Tiger Woods is a step closer to adding another major title to his name: Olympian. Woods on leaderboard at PGA, where birdies a plenty to be had at lengthy HazeltineCHASKA, Minn. — Missing the cut shouldn’t be a problem for Tiger Woods at this major. John Mallinger has 3 straight birdies to land atop the PGA Championship leaderboard at turnCHASKA, Minn. — Three straight birdies put John Mallinger atop the leaderboard at the PGA Championship. Play gets under way at year’s final major under perfect conditionsCHASKA, Minn. — The year’s final major is under way at Hazeltine National. D.J. Trahan, Keith Dicciani and Briny Baird got the PGA Championship started Thursday morning, teeing off at the first hole under perfect conditions: cool temperatures and clear skies. PGA set for Hazeltine’s monstrous 7,674 yards, longest course in major championship historyCHASKA, Minn. — The fans stopped at the crosswalk on No. 3 and pulled out their course maps. 13 Facts and figures for the PGA Championship
PGA Champions dinner gets an Irish gift and Irish humorCHASKA, Minn. — The defending PGA champion not only hosts a dinner for past champions, he selects a special gift. Shaun Micheel gave them a guitar at the 2004 dinner, while Phil Mickelson gave the champions a scrapbook of newspaper clippings from their PGA victory. After tending to his wife and mother, Mickelson puts his focus back on golf at PGACHASKA, Minn. — Phil Mickelson got lost on his way to the putting green. PGA goes to great lengths at the last major of the yearCHASKA, Minn. — Paul Azinger pulled the driver from his bag because there really is no other option at Hazeltine. The sign post on the opening hole has two words and two sets of numbers that serve as a not-so-subtle welcome to the PGA Championship. 10 years after dueling Woods to finish at Medinah, Sergio Garcia still looking for 1st majorCHASKA, Minn. — Sergio Garcia’s news conferences at the majors are starting to sound like therapy sessions. IOC set to recommend 2 new sports for 2016 Olympics with golf and rugby the favoritesBERLIN — The prospect of Tiger Woods competing for an Olympic gold medal may be moving closer to becoming reality. British Open win gives Stewart Cink added confidence _ and plenty of new fans heading into PGACHASKA, Minn. — The cheers for Tiger and Phil are a given, and Padraig Harrington gets his share of love. Follow Sergio Garcia, Anthony Kim or Camilo Villegas around a golf course, and there’ll be plenty of shoutouts for them, too. What could have been: The other guys keeps winning the majorsCHASKA, Minn. — If the PGA Championship follows suit, look for a scenario like this to unfold at Hazeltine. Woods renders verdict as PGA Championship awaits: It’ll be a great year even without a majorCHASKA, Minn. — Tiger Woods used to say it was only a great year if he won a major. He has one shot left at the PGA Championship, yet he already has rendered his verdict. Trevor Immelman out of PGA with wrist injury; former Masters champ to miss 3rd major in a rowCHASKA, Minn. — Trevor Immelman has withdrawn from the PGA Championship, the third straight major he’s missed because of a wrist injury. With Olympic decision nearing, Tiger Woods indicates he would playCHASKA, Minn. — Tiger Woods is interested in adding a gold medal to his collection of green jackets. Woods engages a debate on slow play and shows appreciation for a competitorCHASKA, Minn. —Tiger Woods didn’t take much time to celebrate his 70th career victory on the PGA Tour, and not just because he was on Hazeltine National at dawn Monday to get ready for the PGA Championship. Tiger wins 16th in 30 WGC events, rallying past Harrington to win Bridgestone Invitational
Padraig Harrington shoots 69, grabs 1-shot lead over Tim Clark through 2 rounds at BridgestoneAKRON, Ohio —Having played two of his best rounds of the year at the Bridgestone Invitational, Padraig Harrington is willing to settle for something less on the weekend. Rollins leads at Reno after record-tying 62; Riley shoots 9 under on front 9RENO, Nev. — John Rollins matched the course record with a 10-under 62 to take a two-stroke lead Friday in the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open, and Chris Riley tied the PGA Tour mark for relation to par for nine holes with 9-under 27. After lost season, Padraig Harrington regains his touch with 64 for 2-shot lead at BridgestoneAKRON, Ohio — Padraig Harrington’s round hung in the balance like so many before it in what has been a lost year. While Tiger’s away, up-and-comers, vets play at Legends Reno-Tahoe Open, chase FedEx pointsRENO, Nev. — Charley Hoffman, Kevin Na, Andres Romero and Greg Chalmers are among those hoping to take advantage of the absence of Tiger Woods and the world’s top golfers by using this week’s Legends Reno-Tahoe Open to move up the PGA Tour money list and the FedEx Cup standings. Former Guantanamo detainees find work in Bermuda, prepare fairways for PGA Grand Slam of GolfHAMILTON, Bermuda — Four Chinese Muslims once confined to small prison cells as suspected terrorists at Guantanamo are now helping prepare the wide-open spaces of an oceanside golf course for the PGA Grand Slam of Golf. Buick ends title sponsorships with all PGA Tour events, including Buick InvitationalBuick ended more than 50 years of PGA Tour sponsorship Tuesday when it announced that it no longer will sponsor golf tournaments in Michigan and California because of the court-ordered restructuring of parent General Motors. Funk shoots record 20-under to win US Senior Open titleCARMEL, Ind. — Fred Funk set a tournament record by finishing 20-under par and won the U.S. Senior Open by six strokes on Sunday. Tiger Woods scrambles to a 65, takes Buick Open lead at 17 under; Michael Letzig is secondGRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Tiger Woods drove on adjacent fairways twice on the back nine, hit a cup of beer in a spectator’s hand, got rattled by a bug and was relegated to shaping some shots around trees and under branches. Tiger Woods scrambles to a 65, takes Buick Open lead at 17 underGRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Tiger Woods drove on adjacent fairways twice on the back nine, hit a cup of beer in a spectator’s hand, got rattled by a bug and was relegated to shaping some shots around trees and under branches. Amateur Tim Jackson set another record, tops US Senior Open leaderboardCARMEL, Ind. — Tim Jackson came to the U.S. Senior Open with one goal: Making the cut. Daly losing more than weight: Confidence and health plunges from road tripPlaying for the sixth straight week on a road trip that has taken him to five countries, John Daly felt as though he hit rock bottom Friday with his worst score ever in a regular PGA Tour event that left him wondering whether he should quit. Jackson ties US Senior Open 36-hole scoring record for 2-shot lead over FunkCARMEL, Ind. — Tim Jackson has tied the U.S. Senior Open 36-hole scoring record, shooting a 5-under 67 in the second round for a 11-under 133 and a two-shot lead over Fred Funk. Tiger goes from “terrible” to terrific with 9-under 63 in 2nd round at Buick OpenGRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Tiger Woods shot a season-low 63 Friday in the second round of the Buick Open and soared up the leaderboard with his best round in relation to par in four years. Greg Norman, record-setting performances create four-way tie atop US Senior OpenCARMEL, Ind. — Greg Norman reverted to his old form Thursday at the U.S. Senior Open. Tiger’s ‘terrible’ putting at Buick Open leads to lackluster 71 in opening roundGRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Tiger Woods had a chance to make up for an awful day at the Buick Open. Roberts yields spotlight to Watson, despite Senior British Open titleCARMEL, Ind. — Even though Loren Roberts is fresh off a win at the Senior British Open, Tom Watson has been the center of attention this week at the U.S. Senior Open. |
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CHASKA, Minn. — A brief look at the 91st PGA Championship, which starts Thursday (all times EDT):
AKRON, Ohio —The W in WGC doesn’t stand for Woods. It just seems that way. Tiger Woods sailed a cloud-touching 8-iron to within a foot of the cup on No. 16 while leader Padraig Harrington was imploding with a triple-bogey, ending all the drama Sunday in yet another World Golf Championship win for Woods at the Bridgestone Invitational.
