All posts tagged "pga"

  • Bae Sang-moon (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
    Bae Sang-moon makes case against conscription with his game

    By Brian Han South Korean golfer Bae Sang-moon has been tied up in a controversy regarding mandatory military service issued by his homeland’s government, which requires him to put his blossoming golf career on hold for two...

    • Posted January 10, 2015
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  • Almost every hole is just as scenic on Kapalua's Plantation Course in Maui. (Courtesy of Kapalua Golf)
    Kapalua provides unique test for PGA’s first event of 2015

    KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — The reward for winning on the PGA Tour is a trip to the west tip of Maui for the Hyundai Tournament of Champions, where the course was built on the side of a...

    • Posted January 9, 2015
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  • In his last tournament on Aug. 8, 2014, Tiger Woods winces after tee shot on the sixth hole during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky. The last time Tiger Woods was seen at a golf tournament was at the PGA Championship when he missed the cut. He returns this week at the Hero World Challenge in Windermere, Fla. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
    Golf begins a new year with 5 events to keep an eagle eye on

    KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Predictions are a dangerous business, especially in golf. How many could have guessed that Tiger Woods, No. 1 in the world and coming off a five-win season, would play in only nine tournaments,...

    • Posted January 6, 2015
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  • Phil Mickelson
    A year in golf: Tales from the Tour

    Jim Mahoney parted with a tiny piece of U.S. Open history with hopes it could change Phil Mickelson’s luck. It was a broken tee in a plastic bag. “A souvenir that money can’t buy,” Mahoney said in...

    • Posted December 31, 2014
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  • Bae Sang-moon (AP)
    PGA Tour pro Bae Sang-moon denied extension, faces conscription

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korean PGA Tour golfer Bae Sang-moon faces military conscription in his home country after being denied extension on his overseas travel, his family said Monday. The news came just under three months after...

    • Posted December 29, 2014
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  • Steve Stricker
    Golfer Steve Stricker has surgery to alleviate pain in hip

    MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Steve Stricker has had surgery on a bulging disk in his lower back to alleviate recurring issues in his hip area. Mario Tiziani, Stricker’s brother-in-law and agent, says the one-hour surgery Tuesday was...

    • Posted December 24, 2014
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  • Adam Scott, right, had some good laughs with Steve Williams, but now Mike Kerr will be carrying his bag. (AP)
    World No. 3 Adam Scott picks Mike Kerr to be new caddie

    GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) — Former Masters champion Adam Scott has picked Mike Kerr to be his next caddie. Kerr worked the Australian Open and Australian PGA Championship for Scott, and then was offered the job. Scott...

    • Posted December 22, 2014
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