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Chris Wood Fires 3-Under, British Open Leader in the Clubhouse

Twenty-one-year-old Englishman Chris Wood earned his European Tour card prior to the 2009 season. A few months before, the then-amateur, making his first British Open appearance, tied for fifth at Royal Birkdale. Twelve months later, Wood is again on the first page of the leaderboard at the Open Championship. And now,...

The Day Michael Jackson Died: Athletes Mourn Loss of Music Legend

I heard Michael Jackson died at approximately 5:30 PM ET. Hours later, I still don't think it's fully hit me. This was the man I idolized growing up as a kid ... I watched Moonwalker about 80 times on VHS (Joe Pesci was the villain). I once furiously outbid someone $159 for a replica Beat It jacket with 13 zippers. I...

Ian Poulter Tweets About Conditions at Bethpage Black

Ian Poulter has probably worked himself into the "best player to never win a major" conversation -- particularly after carrying the European Ryder Cup team last fall -- but that doesn't, in general, make him any more tolerable. Despite his considerable talents, Poulter's whinging can be grating at times. Like, say, this...

USGA Suspends Play at Bethpage

At 10:14 AM ET at Bethpage Black, Tiger Woods was making his way to his third shot in the greenside bunker on the par-4 7th hole. Rain had been pouring down on players all morning, and just before Tiger hit his shot, the USGA sounded the horn to suspend play at the U.S. Open. More Coverage: U.S. Open Leaderboard Woods, who...

John Daly and His Pants of Many Colors

Photos courtesy of Getty Images John Daly is all about reinventing himself. Usually, it's preceded by an intervention or a stint in rehab, and often brought on by a beer and hot wings bender at the nearest Hooters. Well, Hooters, known for their high standards and exclusivity, no longer sponsors Daly.Who knows if that was...

IanPoulter News From the Web

05/22/12 Ernie Els hoping rejigged Wentworth puts smile back on... Source: Telegraph - London - UK Sympathy should be granted to Kennedy and his staff, although sympathy is not the first emotion which springs to a disgruntled pro's mind when the scores are high.
05/19/12 Quiros ends Poulter's World Match Play run Source: USA Today Defending champion Ian Poulter bowed out of the World Match Play Championship with a 4 and 3 loss to Alvaro Quiros on Saturday, becoming one of five Englishmen eliminated at the last-16 stage in southern Spain.
05/18/12 Poulter continues Volvo defence Source: Sportal (New Zealand) Reigning champion Ian Poulter has qualified for the knockout stages of the Volvo Match Play Championship, winning 4&3 over Tom Lewis.
05/18/12 Poulter extends dominant match-play run in Spain Source: MSNBC CASARES, Spain (AP) -Ian Poulter overwhelmed English compatriot and friend Tom Lewis 4 and 3 to stride into the last 16 in his defense of the World Match Play Championship.
05/17/12 Ian Poulter thinks the Olympic golf format should be... Source: Larry Brown Sports Golf will be making its glorious return to the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Games after a staggering 112-year absence.