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Peter Thomson Thinks Tiger Woods Needs an Attitude Adjustment

Peter Thomson is Australia's first great golfer. He turns 80 on Sunday, and in a wide-ranging sit-down with the London Telegraph, the five-time British Open champion weighs in on the state of today's game. Specifically, how the face of golf, Tiger Woods, could stand to loosen up. The Telegraph writes that Thomson "has...

Is Rory McIlroy the Next Golfer to Challenge Tiger Woods?

The list of players, both young and old, who would challenge Tiger Woods is a lengthy one. Thirteen years after Woods turned pro, we're still waiting. Phil Mickelson has always been in the conversation, but names like Charles Howell and David Gossett were gone faster than they came. Sergio Garcia was the clear choice in...

PGA Championship Ratings Double From 2008, More Proof That Tiger Is Golf

Tiger Woods led the first three days of the PGA Championship and halfway through the fourth. And then Y.E. Yang happened. But Yang's victory was so unexpected, so sudden, so ... not according to script, that by the time the reality of what happened washed over jaw-agaped onlookers it was too late. In terms of ratings,...

Tiger Woods Shoots 5-Under, Leads PGA Championship After First Round

Tiger Woods, Padraig Harrington and Rich Beem have seven Wanamaker Trophy among them. They're playing together the first two days of the 91st PGA Championship, and midway through the first round, Tiger is alone in first place after a 5-under, 67, Paddy trails by one, and Beemer is tied for 13th at 1-under.Apart from Woods,...

Padraig Harrington Has Long History of Slow Play

The PGA Championship begins Thursday, and as has been the case in the three previous majors this year, Tiger Woods is the clear favorite. Despite victories in consecutive weeks leading up to this event, the story is as much about the level of his play as it is about how he won at Firestone Sunday. The circumstances have...

PadraigHarrington News From the Web

02/20/12 Shell Houston Open adds Harrington Source: NBC - KPRC-TV Local 2 - Houston TX Three-time major championship winner Padraig Harrington of Northern Ireland and Texas resident Hunter Mahan, No. 22 in the World Golf Rankings, have committed to play in the Shell Houston Open the week of March 28-April 1.
02/14/12 GameDay: Highlights From The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Source: CBS - KPIX 5 - San Francisco CA CBS 5 Sports Director Dennis O'Donnell hosts "Gameday" every Sunday night at 11:30pm on CBS 5 and offers his unique sports analysis here.
02/13/12 JP a winner despite slip up at the final hurdle Source: Irish Examiner JP McManus had a shot on his 14 handicap playing the famous 18th hole at Pebble Beach on Sunday.
02/12/12 Golf notebook: Tie for Pro-Am title Source: The Monterey County Herald - Monterey CA Things came down to the wire in the Pro-Am portion of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Padraig Harrington and amateur partner J.P. McManus, a billionaire in the horse racing business, needed a birdie on Pebble Beach's 18th to tie the team of pro Brian Harman and amateur Gregg Ontiveros, the CEO of Group O. The Irish duo got one, enabling them to finish with a 4-under 68 to tie Harman and Ontiveros (65) with a final score of 35-under 251.
02/12/12 Golf Notebook: Solid Wi holds edge at Pebble Beach Source: The News Journal - Wilmington DE Padraig Harrington was chasing the lead until a sloppy finish at Spyglass Hill a bogey on the par-5 seventh, and a double bogey on the eighth.