Jack Nicklaus says 14-time major winner Tiger Woods needs to win this week’s Masters or it will be "a lot tougher for him" to beat his record.
Tiger Woods has won the storm-hit AT&T National for his 74th career title to pass Jack Nicklaus for second place all-time on the PGA Tour list.
Charl Schwartzel will try to join a select group of back-to-back Masters winners that includes only Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods.
Tiger Woods says he does not feel rusty following a nine-hole practice round ahead of the World Golf Championship Bridgestone Invitational.
One of the many joys attached to attending the Masters is watching the local television coverage. The biggest joy of all is the now established tradition that, starting on Monday at 6.30am, some poor sod masquerading as a traffic reporter has to set up a pitch at the side of the four-lane highway that runs menacingly in front of the Augusta National Golf Club.
Gary Player finally has Arnold Palmer beaten. When Player tees off on Thursday, it will be his 51st Masters. That tops by one the record he shared with The King for most Masters played. Player already holds the record for most consecutive British Opens played — 46. ”The word that comes to mind is ‘thankful’,” the 72-year-old said.
Golf superstar Tiger Woods takes aim at a fifth US Masters crown this week amid breathless speculation that it could be the first step toward a once-unimaginable Grand Slam. ”I think he’s the only player capable of doing that,” American Steve Stricker said on Monday as the world’s best golfers began their preparations for the first Major championship of 2008.
Lightning halted the final round of the World Golf Championships CA Championship in Florida on Sunday with Australian Geoff Ogilvy leading by four strokes with 16 holes to play and Tiger Woods five back. Woods opened the final round of the -million event with a pair of birdies.
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/ 18 December 2007
Tiger Woods has already established himself as arguably the greatest golfer in history, but he fervently hopes his legacy will focus instead on his contributions to society. He created the Tiger Woods Foundation with his father Earl after turning professional in 1996, paving the way for the first Tiger Woods Learning Centre.
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/ 29 September 2007
American Woody Austin twice ended up in water, first with his ball and then comically on his stomach, while playing the par-four 14th in Friday’s foursomes matches at the Presidents Cup. Although he and partner David Toms lost the hole to Internationals duo Rory Sabbatini and Trevor Immelman, he ended his round with three consecutive birdies to halve the match.
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/ 28 September 2007
Three tense last-hole foursomes triumphs on Thursday sparked the United States to a 5½ to ½ edge over the Internationals at the Presidents Cup, matching the largest first-session lead in its history. The Americans nabbed the biggest first-session edge since they grabbed 5-0 leads on their way to victories over their non-European rivals in 1994 and 2000.
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/ 26 September 2007
Tiger Woods has a history of taking on the home-nation hero in singles matches at the Presidents Cup, but Canada’s Mike Weir, a captain’s choice for the Internationals, is not buying into the talk. United States captain Jack Nicklaus raised eyebrows on Tuesday by suggesting Woods should face Weir, the lowest-ranked global player.
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/ 10 September 2007
Tiger Woods celebrated his 60th career title on Sunday and is showing no signs of slowing down. The world number one, who has spent 11 years speeding past golfing milestones and records, was in vintage form with a flawless final-round 63 to capture the BMW Championship.