Professional Golf Coverage

VIENNA, W.Va. (AP) — Ian Patrick and six-time West Virginia Open champion David Bradshaw each shot a 3-under-par 69 to share the first-round lead Wednesday at Parkersburg Country Club. They have a one-stroke lead over four-time champion Scott Davis, perennial contender Bob Friend and...

University of Oklahoma golfer Jade Staggs, who played at Westmoore High School, defeated Japan's Rika Park 2 and 1 in the first round of match play at the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links championship on Wednesday at Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club in Norman. Staggs was one of several golfers with...

In little more than a month, Tiger Woods went from being tough to beat to having a tough time even playing. Woods said Wednesday that soreness in his left elbow would keep him from defending his title next week in the AT&T National at Congressional, and that he would not compete again until the...

CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Justin Rose took care of winning his first major championship last week. This week is more about enjoying himself and playing with the confidence of a U.S. Open champion, Rose said Wednesday. Rose, who is now ranked third in the world, leads a field of 156 players at...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy will play in the Dubai Desert Classic in 2014 when the tournament marks its 25th year. Both skipped the tournament last year to play the Abu Dhabi Championship. Woods has twice won the Dubai event, and McIlroy notched his first...

Annie Thurman Young just completed her second season as the head golf coach at Cal State-Northridge, but this week, she found herself back in familiar territory. Young was one of the most decorated Oklahoma State women's golfers during a career that included a win at the 2002 U.S. Women's...

Californian beats Michelle Wie's record by advancing past the first two rounds at Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club.

CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — The Travelers Championship golf tournament has served as host for a giant baby shower. Forty pregnant military wives, whose spouses are on deployment from the Navy's submarine base in Groton or the Connecticut Army National Guard, were the guests of honor Tuesday at the...

ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) — Next week marks four years that Justin Rose first began working on his swing with Sean Foley. But in the moments after winning the U.S. Open for his first major championship, Rose referred to him as more than just a swing coach. He gave credit to Foley for improvements...

ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) — The U.S. Golf Association is not opposed to inflicting cruel and unusual punishment at its premier championship, so here's something it might want to consider. Award the "Phil Mickelson Medal" to the runner-up in the U.S. Open. There is precedent. The U.S. Open champion...

U.S. Open ratings on KFOR-4 up 22 percent over last year

Ever since Greg Norman's final-round implosion allowed Nick Faldo win the Masters in 1996, a generation of fine English talent has come up short in golf's four major championships. With his seven top-3 finishes, Lee Westwood's near misses are a thing of golfing folklore. Luke Donald has been...

Organizers and teams from the Heartland Classic will hold a silent auction that runs through Thursday to benefit tornado victims.

CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — U.S. Open champion Justin Rose has no plans to take any time off after winning his first major championship. Nathan Grube, the tournament director at the Travelers Championship, said Rose's wife, Kate, called shortly after he won his first major title, to confirm they...

PARKER, Colo. (AP) — Never afraid to let a tear or two drop, U.S. Solheim Cup captain Meg Mallon did, indeed, get choked up when asked about the fundraising effort the tournament is organizing for firefighters battling blazes close to the golf course. She wasn't nearly as warm and fuzzy while...

ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) — The most recent golden era of golf in England had everything but the one prize that brings credibility. A major championship. Lee Westwood and Luke Donald reached No. 1 in the world. Ian Poulter turned into a rock star in the Ryder Cup. There was a strong supporting cast...

VIENNA, W.Va. (AP) — Thirteen-time West Virginia Amateur champion Pat Carter will miss the West Virginia Open because of an eye injury. The West Virginia Golf Association says muscular damage from the injury has caused blurred and degenerative vision. The association says in a news release...

ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) — This wasn't the way it was supposed to end, not on Phil Mickelson's birthday and not at Merion Golf Club, where history will record with little fanfare outside of England that Justin Rose won his first major championship. When the rain began falling on the back nine Sunday...

ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) — Third place at the Masters. Tied for second at the U.S. Open. And that's just this year. Jason Day's too young to get saddled with that dreaded Best Player Never To Win a Major label, so he might as well go ahead and win one. "As long as I keep knocking on the door," he...

ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) — Jason Dufner was on a roll during the final round of the U.S. Open. By the time Dufner stormed into No. 15, he had whipped Merion into his own putt-putt course. Not a single bogey. Five birdies. And suddenly, Dufner was thrust into contention to win a shiny trophy and a...