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Woods’ earnings drop, still on top
July 22, 2010
EARNINGS: Tiger Woods’ estimated endorsements for 2010 are worth $22 million less than last year, according to Sports Illustrated’s annual analysis of the highest-earning American athletes. Woods is still No. … -
Rocky start at Pebble
June 18, 2010
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – The top two players in the world couldn’t come up with a single birdie between them Thursday in the opening round of the U.S. Open at … -
Chasing birdies
May 23, 2010
Manito Golf & Country Club has a special agent on staff to keep its greens and fairways goose dropping-free. He works for room and board, all the pine cones he … -
LPGA golfer Blasberg had packed bags for tournament
May 12, 2010
LAS VEGAS – LPGA golfer Erica Blasberg had her bags packed for a tournament in Alabama when she died suddenly at her home in suburban Henderson, her agent said Tuesday. … -
Tiger Woods plans on MRI
May 11, 2010
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. – Tiger Woods insists there’s “zero connection” between the neck spasms playing havoc with his golf swing and his Nov. 27 car accident. Woods said during a … -
Players Championship full of surprises
May 10, 2010
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Tim Clark couldn’t afford to look at the leaderboard, much less consider what it would mean to end 204 tournaments of frustration and finally win … -
Golf fans invited to converge on Canada for Mountains of Gold
May 3, 2010
Here’s a new event with plenty of luster: the first-ever Mountains of Gold Golf Tournament, a three-day getaway for golfers of all ages and skill levels featuring a chance to … -
After 45 years of trying, woman gets hole-in-one
April 20, 2010
Some golfers spend a lifetime – or in many cases, longer – in pursuit of that ultimate stroke that results in a hole-in-one. Virginia Lemmer, as it turned out, spent … -
Area courses cash in on rare early opening dates
April 17, 2010
If the people behind the pro-shop counters at our region’s golf courses seem a bit happier this spring than they have the last two years, it’s because they probably are. … -
Mickelson embraces Masters moment
April 12, 2010
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Phil Mickelson soaked up a scene he knows all too well as he climbed the steep hill toward the 18th green at Augusta National to claim another … -
Mickelson’s triumph good for the game
April 12, 2010
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Phil Mickelson was doing his best not to cry again as he slipped on another green jacket and tried to put into words things that he couldn’t … -
Questions go beyond Tiger
April 8, 2010
AUGUSTA, Ga. – What passed for a juicy storyline last year was whether Masters officials had sapped all the joy from Augusta National with the addition of trees, a second … -
Woods works on ‘warmth’
April 6, 2010
AUGUSTA, Ga. – He looked like the same Tiger Woods, head down as he walked along the first fairway at the Masters, no one suspecting the jangled nerves he felt … -
Tiger arrives at Augusta
April 5, 2010
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Tiger Woods arrived without warning on a lazy Sunday afternoon at Augusta National, as quiet as it will get for him the rest of the week at … -
‘Over the Hill Gang’ always looking for a few good men for round of golf
March 6, 2010
Gosh, I’ve enjoyed our nonexistent winter. While I’ve kept the snow blower dusted, fueled, and ready to go, I haven’t missed following it around the neighborhood. Fortunately I’ve been able … -
Laura Davies manages career with lack of practice
March 3, 2010
GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) — Although she’s always joked about her disdain for practice, Laura Davies has a clear benefit she can point to — more than 20 seasons, and … -
Tee times flying as courses open
February 18, 2010
The lack of snow and a sunny weekend in the forecast have several golf courses preparing to open even with four weeks left of winter. The city of Spokane’s Creek … -
Three city golf courses opening this week
February 15, 2010
Three Spokane city golf courses are expected to open for play this week after a mild January and February have allowed for suitable turf conditions, city officials said. -
Johnson repeats at Pebble
February 15, 2010
Dustin Johnson stood on the 18th tee as powerful waves crashed along the sea wall along the left side of the famous 18th hole in Pebble Beach, Calif. Then he … -
Prugh settles for 5th
January 26, 2010
LA QUINTA, Calif. – Turns out the third time isn’t necessarily the charm. At least not for rookie Alex Prugh from Spokane. The 25-year-old former Ferris High and University of …
