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Travelers says Rose plans to play

 June 18, 2013; Updated: 11:55 pm

Cromwell - U.S. Open champion Justin Rose has no plans to take any time off after winning his first major championship.

Nathan Grube, tournament director at the Travelers Championship, said Rose's wife, Kate, called shortly after he...

Rose is a thorn in Mickelson's side

 June 17, 2013; Updated: 11:51 pm

Ardmore, Pa. - A steady hand gave Justin Rose the shiny U.S. Open Trophy. A wild ride gave Phil Mickelson yet another silver medal.
Rose captured his first major championship on Sunday...

Rose wins U.S. Open title

 June 16, 2013; Updated: 7:45 pm

Ardmore, Pa. — Justin Rose is the first Englishman to win the U.S. Open in 43 years.
Rose shot a closing 70 Sunday at Merion Golf Club for a 1-over 281 total and his first major championship. He...

Mickelson stands alone at U.S. Open after three rounds

 June 16, 2013; Updated: 3:40 am

Ardmore, Pa. — For all those runner-up finishes, with so much heartache chasing the major he covets, Phil Mickelson has never had a better chance to win the U.S. Open.
It's the...

Mickelson and Horschel share U.S. Open lead at unforgiving Merion

 June 15, 2013; Updated: 11:44 pm

Ardmore, Pa. - Phil Mickelson made his first birdie on his last putt. Billy Horschel never missed a green. It was all they could do to barely break par against Merion, which is turning out to be the real star of this...

Mickelson clubhouse leader of rain-delayed U.S. Open

 June 14, 2013; Updated: 12:00 am

Ardmore, Pa. - Even for Phil Mickelson, his path to the top of the leaderboard Thursday in the U.S. Open was unconventional.
He traveled about 2,400 miles in the air and 7,000 yards on...

Merion has had a long wait for U.S. Open

 June 13, 2013; Updated: 11:55 pm

Ardmore, Pa. - The affection was genuine. Even better was beating Jack Nicklaus in a playoff. So when Lee Trevino got his hands on that U.S. Open trophy in 1971, the guy who never lacked for one-liners gushed, "I love Merion, and I don't...

Despite recent drought in majors, Tiger remains confident

 June 12, 2013; Updated: 11:51 pm

Ardmore, Pa. - It's been five years since Tiger Woods last won a major, but the world's most famous golfer doesn't believe winning them was easier when he did so at a record pace.

"It wasn't ever easy," Woods said Tuesday.

He...

Rain causing problems at Merion

 June 11, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

Ardmore, Pa. - The most popular equipment Merion was not a golf club but a squeegee.

More heavy rain at the U.S. Open flooded a bunker by the 11th green and filled fairways with large puddles and tiny stream. The course was closed...

Golf Roundup

 June 10, 2013; Updated: 11:29 pm

English wins St. Jude title
Harris English won the St. Jude Classic at Memphis, Tenn., Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, birdieing two of the final three holes to hold off Phil...

Golf Roundup

 June 9, 2013; Updated: 11:58 pm

Pressel leads at LPGA Championship
Overcoming rain and a muddy course, Morgan Pressel shot a 2-under 70 on Saturday to take the lead after two rounds of the LPGA Championship at...

Choi leads LPGA Championship

 June 8, 2013; Updated: 11:53 pm

Pittsford, N.Y. - Not a late band of rain, a soggy course, nor those pesky orange flags could deter Chella Choi. Not with her father on the bag.
The 22-year-old South Korean, who has...

Golf roundup

 June 7, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

Love, Appleby among six tied for lead at St. Jude

Davis Love III is busy still trying to play his way back into shape after back surgery in February. Playing with Brandt Snedeker and Dustin Johnson, he did a bit better than just keep...

Golf Roundup

 June 3, 2013; Updated: 11:50 pm

Kuchar holds on to win Memorial
Matt Kuchar was in a good spot Sunday at the Memorial. He had his first multiple-win season, and an audience with tournament host Jack Nicklaus.

Golf Roundup

 June 2, 2013; Updated: 11:48 pm

Kuchar takes lead at Memorial
Matt Kuchar thrived in tough conditions at the Memorial that sent Tiger Woods to the worst nine holes of his PGA Tour career.

Golf Roundup

 June 1, 2013; Updated: 12:07 am

Haas leads as Tiger falters at Memorial
Bill Haas played the best golf in the toughest conditions Friday in the rain-delayed Memorial at Dublin, Ohio.

Golf Roundup

 May 27, 2013; Updated: 11:57 pm

Weekley wins Colonial
Boo Weekley made three consecutive birdies in the middle of his round to take the lead at Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas, and finished with a 4-under 66 on Sunday...

Golf Roundup

 May 20, 2013; Updated: 11:52 pm

Bae wins first PGA Tour title
Sang-Moon Bae watched anxiously after hitting his tee shot at the par-3 17th hole Sunday in the Byron Nelson Championship at Irving, Texas.

Bradley holds two-round lead at Byron Nelson

 May 18, 2013; Updated: 12:03 am

Keegan Bradley again bogeyed Nos. 1 and 18 in the second round of the Byron Nelson Championship. Unlike the first round, Bradley didn't set a course record. But he still finished with a three-stroke lead.

Golf Roundup

 May 17, 2013; Updated: 12:00 am

Keegan Bradley shoots course-record 60 at Nelson
Keegan Bradley had no thoughts about a course record, or the possibility of a 59, after consecutive bogeys in the middle of his opening...

Westwood, Poulter join Travelers field

 May 15, 2013; Updated: 11:55 pm

The Travelers Championship added some star power on Monday with the announcement that six players, including European Ryder Cup stars Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter, will play in the tournament June 20-23 at the TPC River Highlands.

Rickie...

Tiger prevails by staying dry

 May 13, 2013; Updated: 11:29 pm

Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. - A weekend filled with sharp words between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia came down to one last showdown Sunday in The Players Championship, this one staged across the water in a tiny, terrifying section of the TPC...

Lingmerth takes the lead at soggy Sawgrass

 May 12, 2013; Updated: 11:30 pm

Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. - A rift between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia attracted all the attention on a stormy day at Sawgrass. Swedish rookie David Lingmerth quietly went about his business and wound up atop the leaderboard Saturday in...

Garcia goes 1-up on Tiger at Players Championship

 May 11, 2013; Updated: 12:21 am

Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. - The Players Championship already provides plenty of theater because of its thrill-a-minute golf course. Making it even more compelling is the star attraction of Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods,...

Castro early leader at Sawgrass

 May 10, 2013; Updated: 11:29 pm

Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. - Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy had their best start ever Thursday in The Players Championship. It still wasn't enough to catch Roberto Castro, who had never played the TPC Sawgrass and made a debut he won't soon...

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