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Presidents Cup Teams Announced

The Presidents Cup is a month away, and Tuesday the teams were announced. It's a welcome break from the FedEx Cup excitement. (To be fair, this year's event has been infinitely more interesting than it was in 2007 or 2008 but still, it's hard to get too worked up about manufactured drama. Well, unless it's wrestling.) In...

Tom Watson Will Probably Decline PGA Championship Invite

A year ago, Greg Norman finished third at the British Open after leading the tournament through 54 holes. He then earned a top-5 finish at the Senior British Open the following week. His out-of-nowhere showing at Royal Birkdale was enough for the PGA Championship to extend him an invitation. Partly because of his...

Westwood, Ishikawa Get Honor of Playing With Tiger at British Open

Tiger Woods tees off at 4:09 AM ET (9:09 AM local) on Thursday, which means he'll be wrapping up his opening round at the Open Championship roughly around the time most of the working stiffs on the East Coast settle into their desks. He'll play with Britain's Lee Westwood and Japan's Ryo Ishikawa the first two rounds,...

Chad Campbell Fires 65, Leads Masters; Tiger 5 Shots Back

Tiger Woods has a history of slow starts at the Masters. In 1997, his first trip to Augusta National as a professional, he fired an opening-round 70 that included a front-nine 40. He won by 12 shots.In 2001 and 2002, which also ended in Woods slipping on a green jacket, he also fired Thursday 70s. In 2005, his last Masters...

Masters Live Chat: Round 1

In Round 1, we've already seen birdies and bogeys, and we've even tested out the Masters Extra coverage of Amen Corner (as well as some other holes). But now, with play underway and on TV, it's time to fire up our Masters live chat. We will be following Tiger Woods' first round and we'll also get the treat of watching...

RyoIshikawa News From the Web

05/23/12 Ishikawa to use local caddies in next few PGA events Source: The Japan Times Ryo Ishikawa will switch to club caddies for his next five tournaments in the United States, starting Thursday with the Crowne Plaza Invitational at the Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas.
05/23/12 Sports âº Els, Ishikawa among 24 players fully exempt... Source: Japan Today Twice former champion Ernie Els is among 24 players who have earned full exemptions for next month's U.S. Open via the world rankings, the United States Golf Association (USGA) said on Wednesday.
05/21/12 Golf: Ishikawa to play in 3rd straight U.S. Open Source: Mainichi Daily News - Japan Japanese golfer Ryo Ishikawa will make his third consecutive appearance in the U.S. Open after placing 59th in the newly released world rankings on Sunday, down from 58 in the previous week but qualifying him as one of the top 60 golfers to compete in the major.
05/10/12 Taniguchi takes lead into clubhouse at Japan PGA Source: The Japan Times Toru Taniguchi held the clubhouse lead with a 7-under 65 on Thursday as the opening round of the Japan PGA Championship was suspended by darkness.
05/04/12 In the News: Japan's Ryo Ishikawa commits to FedEx St.... Source: The Commercial Appeal - Memphis TN Japan's Ryo Ishikawa , his country's top golfer and one of the sport's young rising stars, has committed to play in next month's FedEx St. Jude Classic at the Tournament Players Club at Southwind.