Golf News and Highlights

en-us Copyright 2008 The New York Times Company Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:34:29 GMT http://graphics.nytimes.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gif http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/golf/index.html http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/21/sports/golf/21golf.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/21/sports/golf/21golf.html The L.P.G.A.’s season-ending roll of the dice known as the $1.5 million ADT Championship got under way Thursday at the Trump International Golf Club.

Everybody Has a Shot in an Event That Resets

20 Nov 08, 11:11:57

The L.P.G.A.’s season-ending roll of the dice known as the $1.5 million ADT Championship got under way Thursday at the Trump International Golf Club.

Still at Top of Her Game, Sorenstam Is Content to Step Away

20 Nov 08, 02:11:15

Annika Sorenstam’s graceful exit from the L.P.G.A. golf stage she has dominated for so long will end this weekend.

L.P.G.A. Tightens Schedule and Purses

20 Nov 08, 12:11:48

The 2009 schedule released by L.P.G.A. commissioner Carolyn Bivens showed the anticipated net losses of three tournaments and $5 million in prize money.

Storms on the Horizon for the Golf Industry

19 Nov 08, 12:11:38

Although golf has long been perceived as recession proof, some involved in the sport are learning otherwise.

Golf Hopes to Find Its Place in Weekend of Wall-to-Wall Football

17 Nov 08, 08:11:54

The hedge fund founder Julian Robertson is banking that a golf event on NBC and Sky Sports on Saturday and Sunday can take on football and stimulate interest in golf on the other side of the globe.

Player Sees Tour Finale as Golden Opportunity

08 Nov 08, 01:11:34

The last official money even on the PGA Tour includes the usual battle for players on the bubble, but also the story of Erik Compton, a subplot of genuine hope.

A Culture Clash for South Korean Players on the L.P.G.A. Tour

11 Nov 08, 12:11:18

After the imbroglio over a short-lived English-language requirement for players on the L.P.G.A. Tour, South Korean players are trying to fit in any way they can.

Golfer Savors Another Chance at Life, and Tour

22 Oct 08, 11:10:08

Erik Compton, a 28-year-old pro golfer who has had two heart transplants, is attempting to get through a PGA Tour Qualifying School 72-hole event.

For Creamer, Fourth Victory of the Year Hits Home

06 Oct 08, 01:10:59

Paula Creamer’s wait to win as a pro in the Bay Area was over on Sunday after making a tricky 4-foot par putt on the 72nd hole to ice a one-stroke victory over Song-Hee Kim.

Villegas Edges García in Tour Finale

29 Sep 08, 01:09:27

Camilo Villegas charged home with a 66 to make up five strokes against Sergio García and beat him on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.

Tour Championship: García Supplants Kim and Takes 3-Stroke Lead

13 Oct 08, 01:10:32

The Anthony Kim-Sergio García rivalry that is gaining momentum in the late season sprouted a promising new plotline Saturday.

A Rebuilt Golf Course Renews a Neighborhood

13 Oct 08, 01:10:44

Twelve years after, Tom Cousins, an Atlanta commercial real estate mogul, unfurled his plans for rebuilding East Lake, the revitalized community is not merely thriving, its vision is spreading.

Sports of The Times: Bridging Language Gap Takes Steps From Both Sides

13 Oct 08, 02:10:42

Having blundered into a new language policy without thinking it through, the L.P.G.A. is trying to rationalize that it wants its foreign players to speak English.

States of Great: His Majesty: It’s Good to Be Immortal

13 Oct 08, 07:10:01

Just breathing his air and sharing his sun make us more complete. Tiger Woods is the consolation for our mortality.

Daddy’s Little Phenoms

13 Oct 08, 02:10:16

Two junior golfers, one man’s lofty master plan.

Hey, Swinger

13 Oct 08, 02:10:31

The world is your mulligan! Play’s guide to bigger clubs, fancier carts, high-dollar pros, becalming courses and other ways to keep up in today’s ever-immoderate game.