Milos Raonic loses at Shanghai Masters
Canadian Milos Raonic lost to David Ferrer for the third time this season, going down 7-5, 7-6 (7) to the third seed from Spain in the second round of the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday. Raonic was...
View ArticleCanadian Milos Raonic beats Grigor Dimitrov, moves on at Stockholm Open
Canadian Milos Raonic stormed past Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 7-5, 6-4 on Friday to continue his comeback from summer hip surgery with a berth in the semifinals at the Stockholm Open. The 20-year-old...
View ArticleA healthy Tiger Woods resumes road to the Masters
ORLANDO, Fla. — Three times in talking about his left Achilles tendon, Tiger Woods said he was “good to go.” How good? Woods said it felt the same as it did before he had to withdraw midway through...
View ArticleWatson crowned Masters champion
Trapped in the trees, Bubba Watson had no chance. Good thing he’s one of those guys who never hits the ball straight. Unable to even see the green from where he was standing, Watson curled a shot from...
View ArticleMilos Raonic beats Tomas Berdych in 3 sets to earn QF berth in Cincinnati
Canadian Milos Raonic put on another serving display at the Western & Southern Open on Thursday, beating Czech fifth seed Tomas Berdych 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals of the Masters...
View ArticleRaonic drops second-round match at Shanghai Masters
Canada’s Milos Raonic lost his second round match Wednesday at the Shanghai Masters. Unseeded Marcos Baghdartis of Cyprus defeated the No. 12 seed 7-6 (4), 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3) in men’s singles. Raonic,...
View ArticleRaonic advances to Paris Masters third round by eliminating Chardy
Canadian Milos Raonic reached the third round of the Paris Masters with a 6-7(4), 7-6(4), 6-3 victory over Jeremy Chardy of France on Wednesday. Raonic, seeded 14th thanks to his career-high ranking,...
View ArticleWoods assessed 2-stroke penalty at Masters for bad drop
Augusta National kept Tiger Woods in the Masters on Saturday, saying it would be “grossly unfair” to disqualify him for a rules violation that club officials didn’t immediately recognize. In a bizarre...
View ArticleAdam Scott becomes first Australian to win Masters
Adam Scott became the first Australian to win the Masters, beating Angel Cabrera on the second hole of a playoff on a soggy Sunday at Augusta National. The Masters went to a sudden-death playoff for...
View ArticleRaonic ousted by Nieminen at Monte Carlo
Milos Raonic’s hopes for early success on the clay court start stalled with a 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (7-3) loss to Jarkko Nieminen on Wednesday in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters. Raonic, the 12th...
View Article51-year-old Fred Couples shows experience still matters at the Masters
For all the talk of golf’s new generation, experience still counts at the Masters. Fifty-one-year-old Fred Couples charged up the board Friday, pushing his score to 5 under and within three strokes of...
View ArticleCharl Schwartzel wins the Masters
Charl Schwartzel won the Masters by two strokes over Adam Scott and Jason Day after a wild final day at Augusta National. Eight players held at least a share of the lead Sunday, but it was the...
View ArticleTiger withdraws from Players after shooting a 42 on front 9
Tiger Woods limped off the golf course and into a future that is murkier than ever Thursday when he withdrew with leg injuries after his worst nine holes at The Players Championship. “I’m having a...
View ArticleWoods, wearing boot and using crutches, hopes to play US Open
Tiger Woods is using crutches and wearing a protective boot on his left leg to make sure he’s healthy enough to play the U.S. Open. Woods doubts he’ll play the Memorial next week in Dublin, Ohio, but...
View ArticleScottish golfer wins body weight in ham for hole-in-one at Madrid Masters
Scottish golfer Elliot Saltman hit a hole-in-one during his second round at the Madrid Masters on Friday to earn a tasty prize — his body weight in ham. Saltman holed from the tee at the par-three...
View ArticleStephen Brunt on Tiger Woods: What kind of heroes do we want?
Tiger Woods is one of the world’s most recognizable icons, and one of its most inscrutable. We have never known much of him, and the glimpses we saw weren’t exactly portraits of a humble, charming man....
View ArticleGolfers set to tee off for Masters at Augusta National
AUGUSTA, Ga. – The 76th Masters Tournament tees off at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, Thursday. It’s the first major golf tournament of the year, and for most golf fans, the most important...
View ArticleTwitter goes crazy for Masters champ Bubba Watson
Bubba Watson is learning about the power of the green jacket after he won the Masters on Sunday. According to CNBC, the 33-year-old has picked up a follower on Twitter every 2.6 seconds in the last 12...
View ArticleTiger Woods will get two-shot penalty at Masters, be allowed to continue play
Superstar golfer Tiger Woods will get a two-shot penalty but be allowed to continue playing at the Masters. The ruling comes after he was possibly facing disqualification over an illegal drop he may...
View ArticleGood year to break with tradition at wide-open Masters
If you’re looking for someone not to pick at this year’s Masters, go with Ryan Moore. By winning the Par 3 tournament, he surely sealed his fate. After all, no one has ever taken the just-for-fun...
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