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Tiger Woods can only be true to his nature

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Some of us are lovers. Others are haters. Some of us are thinkers. Some of us just go 'duh.' A lot of it has to do with programming. Those traits are in our DNA. Or they are not. Tiger Woods doesn't do social change. He doesn't lead the charge for world peace, only birdies. It's not a character flaw. It's just not his nature. He's a great golfer. Period. But through the eyes of another man's social prism, Tiger needs to do more than make little white balls whistle in the air. Jim Brown wants Tiger to lead his people to a better place, to rattle cages, stir souls.


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Kroichick: Tough times for LPGA: Other notes

SAN FRANCISCO -- Another week, another LPGA tournament vanishing into the ether. Tuesday's news -- organizers of the Kapalua Classic on Maui bailed on the October event because they couldn't find a title sponsor -- was the latest blow for a tour grappling with the sluggish economy. The LPGA schedule already had shrunk from 33 events in 2008 to 29 this year.

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Tiger Woods can only be true to his nature

Tiger Woods can only be true to his nature

Some of us are lovers. Others are haters. Some of us are thinkers. Some of us just go 'duh.' A lot of it has to do with programming. Those traits are in our DNA. Or they are not. Tiger Woods doesn't do social change. He doesn't lead the charge for world peace, only birdies. It's not a character flaw. It's just not his nature. He's a great golfer. Period. But through the eyes of another man's social prism, Tiger needs to do more than make little white balls whistle in the air. Jim Brown wants Tiger to lead his people to a better place, to rattle cages, stir souls.

Comments: 0     Views: 30   |    Thursday, July 2, 2009

First year of PGA Tour's doping tests comes up all clean

WASHINGTON -- A year ago this week, the PGA Tour began a drug-testing program. On Wednesday, the tour's commissioner, Tim Finchem, said there has not been a single positive test for performance-enhancing drugs. "There have been no suspensions because of doping," Finchem said. "Again, I'll just say, it's not going to surprise me if we have some issue, but I think what's clear is we do not have a doping problem."

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Tiger wants to be "greedy host" at Congressional

BETHESDA, Md. -- It's not often that a player is bold enough to challenge Tiger Woods on the golf course. Rarer still is when it happens during a pro-am round from one of his amateur partners. "That still puts me 1 up," Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo said to him Wednesday morning. "Does it, now?" Woods replied, not sounding the least bit concerned.

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Time off will have to wait for Barnes

Time off will have to wait for Barnes

WASHINGTON -- Ten days after Ricky Barnes finished in a tie for second place at the U.S. Open, his life has changed. Right? Barnes, settling in on the driving range at Congressional Country Club, ponders a moment. "Well, I get recognized more often," he said, even as fans began to congregate along the fence behind him to watch his practice session.

Comments: 0     Views: 49   |    Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Finchem: PGA Tour clean on 1-year anniversary

BETHESDA, Md. -- PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem was the first to be tested for drugs under its anti-doping policy that began last year at the AT&T National. Tim Clark was the first player to be tested. One year and more than a thousand random samples later, Finchem says the tour remains clean.

Comments: 0     Views: 27   |    Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Tiger says he'll be ready

WASHINGTON -- Tiger Woods made his first appearance at Congressional Country Club with a practice round Tuesday morning, perhaps the only normal moment in a week in which he will be pulled in several directions as the host of the AT&T National.  "A few more meetings, a few more appearances here and there that you don't normally do," Woods said before a packed interview room at the Bethesda, Md. club. "That's something that you kind of get used to. ... You understand how to balance your time and try to be as ready as you possibly can. Your workout schedule is kind of thrown off a little bit, your rest periods are thrown off a little bit. But then again, I'll be ready."

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Casa Grande golfer, 60, aiming for senior tourney

Casa Grande golfer, 60, aiming for senior tourney

CASA GRANDE, Ariz. -- Peter John has been playing golf for 52 of his nearly 60 years. He's been tantalizingly close a few times, but he's never quite made the big time.

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An older and wiser Lucas Glover makes a major move

An older and wiser Lucas Glover makes a major move

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Officially, Lucas Glover became the U.S. Open champion by posting a par on the 72nd hole of a rain-plagued event that concluded Monday afternoon in Farmingdale, N.Y.But to Glover, one of the most telling steps in his journey came 71 holes earlier. He began tournament week with a double bogey on his first hole at Bethpage State Park's Black Course.

Comments: 0     Views: 119   |    Friday, June 26, 2009

Eisenhower first US president put in Hall of Fame

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- Former president Dwight D. Eisenhower, whose passion for golf helped to boost its popularity after World War II, was selected Friday to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.He will be the first U.S. president in the Hall of Fame when he is inducted posthumously Nov. 2 at the World Golf Village.

Comments: 0     Views: 77   |    Friday, June 26, 2009

Golf great Ballesteros launches cancer foundation

MADRID -- Golf great Seve Ballesteros announced the launch of a cancer foundation Thursday as he went before the press for the first time since undergoing brain tumor surgery nine months ago.

Comments: 0     Views: 94   |    Thursday, June 25, 2009

N.Y. town to golfers: Yes, In My Back Yard is fine!

N.Y. town to golfers: Yes, In My Back Yard is fine!

SEA CLIFF, N.Y. -- Sure, the Masters has Augusta National and the U.S. Open has Bethpage Black and Shinnecock Hills.

Comments: 0     Views: 120   |    Thursday, June 25, 2009

U.S. Open was Lucas Glover's coming-out party

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Lucas Glover is 29 years old. He went to Clemson, where his grandfather, Dick Hendley, starred in both football and baseball and is a member of the school's Athletic Hall of Fame. Glover played in the 2001 Walker Cup and 2007 Presidents Cup.

Comments: 2     Views: 152   |    Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Senkiw: Glover's Open brings pride back home

Senkiw: Glover's Open brings pride back home

When Lucas Glover's par put hit the bottom of the cup on the 72nd hole of the 109th U.S. Open at Bethpage Black, his bank account got a little bigger. But, it's not just the $1.35-million winning check or the silver trophy that etched his name in golfing lore for eternity.

Comments: 0     Views: 157   |    Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Rubenstein: Glover worthy Open winner but 18 wasn't

The last round of the U.S. Open at Bethpage Black took some of Sunday evening, all of Monday morning, and the early afternoon. It ended with a worthy champion in Lucas Glover and a joke of a final hole.

Comments: 0     Views: 91   |    Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Phil Mickelson's tale didn't need storybook ending

We wanted storybook.

Comments: 0     Views: 80   |    Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Despite rain delays and suspended play, last day of U.S. Open provided major drama

Despite rain delays and suspended play, last day of U.S. Open provided major drama

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- By the time the U.S. Open reached its tipping point around noon on Monday, suddenly the rain, mud and delays didn't seem quite so aggravating.

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They knew him when, they love him now

They knew him when, they love him now

Kenny Perry lost the Masters this year to Angel Cabrera in a two-hole playoff. But you would never know it.

Comments: 0     Views: 177   |    Sunday, June 21, 2009

On this Father's Day, dad is all a-Twitter

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- When I picked up the silver fox known as my father at the airport, he had very little luggage, which was odd. A celebrated golf writer, he was en route to the U.S. Open for his landmark 200th major championship, yet he didn't appear to have any writing implements with him, steam-powered or otherwise. What was the deal with that, I wanted to know? "I'm not writing," he announced. "I'm twittering."

Comments: 0     Views: 99   |    Sunday, June 21, 2009

Tiger's kryptonite is buried in the mud

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Look, nobody likes the mud at Bethpage. It encrusts the cuffs of players' pants and makes their shoes smell like dog. But Tiger Woods seems to have more of a problem with mud than the rest of them -- a fixation, you might even say. It's not just on his pants. It's in his head.

Comments: 0     Views: 122   |    Saturday, June 20, 2009

Golf show profiles Texas man whose shot killed dad

Golf show profiles Texas man whose shot killed dad

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Sixty-seven-year-old golf marshal Dale Parlin was "just a dad watching his boy" when he ducked behind a tree to watch his adult son tee off on the 15th hole at a public golf course in suburban Dallas.

Comments: 0     Views: 187   |    Saturday, June 20, 2009

Darryl Strawberry knows Amy Mickelson's plight

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Amy Mickelson's fight with breast cancer is noted everywhere at Bethpage Black, down to the pink ribbons on the hats of ice cream vendors. For at least one visitor here Friday, the message had particular resonance.

Comments: 0     Views: 145   |    Saturday, June 20, 2009

Wife's battle will be inspiration for Mickelson

Wife's battle will be inspiration for Mickelson

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- At the 1999 U.S. Open that provided the lasting image of Payne Stewart, runner-up Phil Mickelson also captured America's imagination. He played that week knowing his wife, Amy, was expecting their first child at any time. He kept telling everyone he was going to leave the moment he found out she'd gone into labor.

Comments: 0     Views: 201   |    Thursday, June 18, 2009

Rain washes out Open's first day

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Of all the odd instruments used to aid a professional golfer -- woods and irons, wedges and putters -- the squeegee was never meant to be included. Cleaning the windshield at a traffic light in Manhattan, sure. But here, Thursday morning, was Tiger Woods, standing over a putt on the second green in the opening round of the U.S. Open, asking a course maintenance worker to please, pretty please, use an oversized rubber broom to clear the water so he might roll his putt to the hole without it drowning.

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Woods' knee plenty strong, as is sense of humor

Woods' knee plenty strong, as is sense of humor

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Tiger Woods often gets asked about the knee surgery he had after his triumph at the 2008 U.S. Open.

Comments: 0     Views: 218   |    Wednesday, June 17, 2009

For a few days, the world's best golfers will be just like us

It was 1863. Abraham Lincoln was concluding his Gettysburg Address when he delivered the unforgettable edict that "golf of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."

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Lefty is people's choice in N.Y., now more than ever

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- No one knew for sure what was going through Phil Mickelson's mind.

Comments: 0     Views: 137   |    Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Enthusiasm, electricity add to Bethpage's character

Enthusiasm, electricity add to Bethpage's character

The Black course at Bethpage (N.Y.) State Park on Long Island is unlike any venue ever utilized for the U.S. Open, mainly because anyone can play it if he or she has $50 to $60 for a New York resident, or $100 or $120 for a non-resident.

Comments: 0     Views: 230   |    Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Talented amateur unfazed at spot in Open

Former Virginia Tech golfer Drew Weaver will play in his seventh professional tournament as an amateur in the 109th U.S. Open, which starts Thursday at Bethpage Black. Though Weaver has never made the cut in a pro event, he'd like to believe this time will be different.

Comments: 0     Views: 148   |    Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Lindsay: Will Mickelson provide even greater Open drama?

In last year's United States Open, Tiger Woods turned in perhaps his most unforgettable performance, outlasting Rocco Mediate in a dramatic 19-hole Monday playoff despite playing on a broken leg.

Comments: 0     Views: 143   |    Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Davis brings a new look to the US Open

Davis brings a new look to the US Open

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Jack Nicklaus used to relish hearing complaints in the days leading up to a U.S. Open, knowing each player who griped meant one less player to beat.

Comments: 0     Views: 220   |    Monday, June 15, 2009

U.S. Open golf preview capsules

Capsule previews for top contenders for the 109th United States Open championship starting Thursday at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y.

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Mickelson battling on two fronts

They spent nearly seven hours together last Tuesday, Phil Mickelson and his renowned short-game coach, Dave Pelz.

Comments: 0     Views: 145   |    Monday, June 15, 2009

Jordan, Roethlisberger, Timberlake play Bethpage

Jordan, Roethlisberger, Timberlake play Bethpage

FARMINGDALE, N.Y -- Michael Jordan is human. He's normal. He's just like anybody else.

Comments: 0     Views: 277   |    Saturday, June 13, 2009

Woods going for a repeat in U.S. Open, at Bethpage

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Tiger Woods is defending his title at the U.S. Open and his turf at Bethpage Black.

Comments: 0     Views: 157   |    Saturday, June 13, 2009

Just the sport for a leader most driven

Just the sport for a leader most driven

WASHINGTON -- Although far better known as a hoops man, President Obama seems to be morphing into a golf nut these days. He's hit the course five times since late April -- rushing out to the links on Sunday afternoon just 90 minutes after returning to the White House from his overseas trip. The wife and kids were still back in Paris; no time like the present to get in nine holes.

Comments: 0     Views: 282   |    Friday, June 12, 2009

Calkins: Mickelson's life turned upside down

MEMPHIS -- Be normal. Live life. This is what everyone says you're supposed to do during times like these.

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Emotional Phil Mickelson says he's playing U.S. Open to win

Emotional Phil Mickelson says he's playing U.S. Open to win

Phil Mickelson is grateful, hopeful and scared.

Comments: 0     Views: 313   |    Thursday, June 11, 2009

Svoboda in line for another U.S. Open appearance

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Andrew Svoboda has a rooting interest in the St. Jude Classic.

Comments: 0     Views: 178   |    Thursday, June 11, 2009

LPGA is forced to scramble in rocky economy

HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. -- The LPGA Tour is 59 years old and dealing with something of a midlife crisis, one exacerbated by, if not completely due to, the global economic downturn that has affected sports sponsorships at nearly every level. For the LPGA, that means scrambling to stitch together a full schedule of events for 2010 following a 2009 that marks a significant upheaval in the history of women's professional golf.

Comments: 0     Views: 191   |    Thursday, June 11, 2009

Calkins: Drama still follows Daly

Calkins: Drama still follows Daly

MEMPHIS -- Sherrie Daly would like you to know that she did not stab her husband.

Comments: 0     Views: 314   |    Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Knapp: Tiger reinvents himself one more time

Knapp: Tiger reinvents himself one more time

The last time the U.S. Open took place on New York's vast, lush Bethpage Black course, Tiger Woods' mastery was so complete, it bordered on tedium. Oh, who are we kidding? It crossed the border.

Comments: 0     Views: 323   |    Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Between caddie tryouts, Villegas gets one of best

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Camilo Villegas, who has emerged as one of the top players in golf, found himself without a regular caddie after his looper decided to leave him to work part-time for Sergio Garcia.

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Tiger easing his way back into form

Tiger easing his way back into form

DUBLIN, Ohio -- No one is surprised when Tiger Woods wins a golf tournament.

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Fan makes his presence felt at Tiger Woods' meeting with the media

DUBLIN, Ohio -- Tiger Woods didn't appear to feel threatened when a fan crashed his Memorial Tournament news conference Sunday.

Comments: 0     Views: 234   |    Monday, June 8, 2009

Woods says Dubai golf course on hold

DUBLIN, Ohio -- The first golf course Tiger Woods is designing might not be the first to open.

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Hamilton, Shindler trade caddie duties

DUBLIN, Ohio -- Todd Hamilton's caddie at the Memorial Tournament is a kid from back home who's had a better last couple of weeks than Hamilton has.

Comments: 0     Views: 234   |    Friday, June 5, 2009

Tiger Woods says LeBron James' sportsmanship is about the sport

Tiger Woods says LeBron James' sportsmanship is about the sport

DUBLIN, Ohio -- Cavaliers star LeBron James has drawn criticism over refusing to shake hands with Dwight Howard and the rest of the Orlando Magic after losing the Eastern Conference finals last Saturday.

Comments: 0     Views: 341   |    Friday, June 5, 2009

Kroichick: New Pebble Beach lineup may attract elite players

Wednesday's news made it official: The Shore Course at Monterey Peninsula Country Club will join the rotation for next year's AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. This will give the tournament a marquee lineup of Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill and the Shore Course -- all prestigious tracks, all with an oceanfront flavor, all members of Golf Digest's list of America's 100 greatest courses.

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Tiger Woods set for major tuneup at Memorial

Tiger Woods set for major tuneup at Memorial

DUBLIN, Ohio -- The PGA Tour's golden goose still chuckles about the days he spent as a kid fleecing pigeons for quarters.

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Utah Find It

Utah Find It