Playoffs off to great start: Singh wins The Barclays in sudden death
Vijay Singh won the first FedEx Cup event in a great start to the PGA Tour playoffs.
After a bogey on the 12th hole, Singh finished with birdies on the 13th and 17th holes to move into a tie with Sergio Garcia and Kevin Sutherland. Singh and Garcia made terrific birdies on the 18th and first playoff [...]
Spotlight: Carl Pettersson
Carl Pettersson won the Wyndham Championship for his first trophy in two years. The host venue Sedgefield Country Club is somewhat a home away from home as Pettersson serves on the board of directors.
Pettersson is having a good 2008 season and heads into the FedEx Cup playoffs in 13thplace, a jump up 45 spots thanks to the win. He finished the [...]
Kerr takes Safeway Classic in playoff
Cristie Kerr shot a final round 65 to tie Helen Alfredsson and Sophie Gustafson for the lead after the final round of the Safeway Classic presented by Pepsi. The three dueled in a playoff where Kerr made birdie to win on the first playoff hole.
It is Kerr’s first win of the season, and first since [...]
Spotlight: Katherine Hull
Fifth-year pro Katherine Hull grabbed her first LPGA Tour trophy at the CN Canadian Women’s Open at the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club, coming back from six strokes on the final day.
The win pulls Hull up to 17th on the LPGA’s Official Money list and qualifies her for the season ending ADT Championship tournament.
Professionally, Hull has three [...]
Picks: The Barclays
Pick of the week … Phil Mickelson
Contenders … Padraig Harrington, Anthony Kim, Sergio Garcia, Kenny Perry, Brandt Snedeker
Surprise of the week … Jim Furyk
Picks: Safeway Classic, presented by Pepsi
Pick of the week … Paula Creamer
Contenders … Lorena Ochoa, Annika Sorenstam, Suzann Pettersen, Sophie Gustafson, Natalie Gulbis
Surprise of the week … Yani Tseng
Tournament Preview: The Barclays
The first round of the FedEx Cup playoff series is The Barclays. The tournament garnered headlines very early in the season as the PGA Tour decided to move the event to Ridgewood Country Club from Westchester Country Club, ending a 40-year run for the historic course.
The first round of the playoffs include the top 144 players in the [...]
Tournament Preview: Safeway Classic presented by Pepsi
Lorena Ochoa readies herself to defend another title at the Safeway Classic, presented by Pepsi. The tournament is held at the Colombia Edgewater Country Club in Portland, Oregon.
The tournament features top-level talent as nine of the top 10 ranked golfers are in the field this week. Ochoa will face challenges from top players Annika Sorenstam, [...]
Round 1: Vijay, Sergio impress
Vijay Singh had an interesting August. He won the World Golf Championship-Bridgestone Invitational then missed two straight cuts, including the PGA Championship. Following those disappointments, Singh rebounds with a big win at the first playoff event - The Barclays.
Sergio Garcia looked like he had control of his putter, especially on the first playoff hole when [...]
Playoff time: FedEx Cup up for grabs
The FedEx Cup is still new to golf and fans are still getting used to a playoff system, especially one that has a complicated points structure. Still, in its second year, the FedEx Cup should deliver a great end to an exciting PGA Tour season.
With Tiger Woods out of the competition, though he leads going into the [...]
Round 1: Vijay, Sergio impress
Vijay Singh had an interesting August. He won the World Golf Championship-Bridgestone Invitational then missed two straight cuts, including the PGA Championship. Following those disappointments, Singh rebounds with a big win at the first playoff event - The Barclays.
Sergio Garcia looked like he had control of his putter, especially on the first playoff hole when [...]
Playoffs off to great start: Singh wins The Barclays in sudden death
Vijay Singh won the first FedEx Cup event in a great start to the PGA Tour playoffs.
After a bogey on the 12th hole, Singh finished with birdies on the 13th and 17th holes to move into a tie with Sergio Garcia and Kevin Sutherland. Singh and Garcia made terrific birdies on the 18th and first playoff [...]
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Carl Pettersson won the Wyndham Championship for his first trophy in two years. The host venue Sedgefield Country Club is somewhat a home away ...
Fifth-year pro Katherine Hull grabbed her first LPGA Tour trophy at the CN Canadian Women's Open at the Ottawa Hunt ...
Vijay Singh captured his first World Golf Championship trophy at the Bridgestone Invitational and became the oldest WGC champion in ...
Stewart Cink reached the winners circle for the first time since 2004 with a one-shot victory at the Travelers Championship ...
Tips
Tip of the week: Buried lie in bunkerAt the end of the Pebble Beach Pro-am, Vijay Singh had a bunker shot with a buried lie, where half of the ball was buried in the sand. Obviously, he played it perfectly but how do you copy that?
Simple. Leave the club in the sand.
The lie is know as either a “fried [...]
Rules
PGA to adjust new cut ruleThe new cut rule for the 2008 PGA Tour season has been modified, adding a second cut after 54 holes.
The number of top 70 and ties will stay the same. The update stipulates that if the number of golfers after the initial cut exceeds 78, there will be a second cut after 54 [...]

