LONG PUTTERS: Keegan Bradley’s win in the US PGA, the first Major win by a player wielding a belly putter, and recent criticism of long putters by Tiger Woods has revived the debate ONCE UPON a time, they were a mere item of curiosity. Even the RA and th

Editor's Note: This story appeared in the Feb. 15, 2010 edition of the Naples Daily News. NAPLES -- Fred Couples thought he had his first Champions Tour victory wrapped up. After all, he made four birdies in the first five holes, and built a five-shot le

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. The eve

The Flames will be playing against one of the strongest collegiate golf fields this spring when No. 30/35 Liberty tees it up this weekend at the SunTrust Gator Invitational in Gainesville, Fla. The 14-team field features five Top 25 programs, including N

The Gators have dominated their home event in the past, winning 24 team titles and 11 individual championships in its 31-year history. Former medalists of the event include PGA TOUR pros Brad Faxon (1983), Chris DiMarco (1990), Paul Azinger (1981), David

They definitely should be banned. Nerves and the skill of putting are part of the game. Take a tablet if you can’t handle it. Golf changed forever in 2011. Not because Bill Murray won a PGA Tour event and Tiger Woods didn’t. (Murray had help.) Or because

LA JOLLA, Calif. It didn't take long. Not after someone asked Stanley how he would deal with the kick in the gut he'd just taken as he squandered a three-stroke lead on the f

Tim Thomas has the right to skip a White House visit with his Boston Bruins teammates. I have the right to call him self-serving and misguided. The Bruins goalie ignited a firestorm with his decision to pass up a Washington reception Monday celebrating h

Tim Thomas has the right to skip a White House visit with his Boston Bruins teammates. I have the right to call him self-serving and misguided. The Bruins goalie ignited a firestorm with his decision to pass up a Washington reception Monday celebrating h

There's a bit of a sports-politics kerfuffle going on here locally in that Tim Thomas, the goalie of the Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins, and the MVP of last year's playoffs, declined for political reasons not to join his teammates at the White House

Back in the swing: Tiger Woods, winning the World Challenge event in California last month, arrived in Abu Dhabi today. Photo: Getty Images Tiger Woods is ready to go in the desert. GET ready for the Scrap in the Scrub. Tiger Woods arrives in the desert

Fellow golfers, it's that time again. No, Lee Westwood hasn't choked away another major, it's the beginning of a new year. Time to hunker down under five feet of snow, wistfully stare at the golf clubs in your basement sitting on top of the treadmill tha

MIAMI: Tiger Woods, who snapped a two-year win drought last month, said on Friday on his Twitter account that he is fit and practicing well ahead of his 2012 debut next week at Abu Dhabi. The 14-time major winner, chasing the all-time record 18 won by Ja

Revived by his first victory in more than two years, not to mention his successful treatment of a troublesome knee injury, the deposed world No 1 makes his first appearance at this week’s Abu Dhabi Championship determined to prove that Luke Donald and Ro

The 14-time major winner, chasing the all-time record 18 won by Jack Nicklaus, spent about 20 minutes answering questions from fans following a practice session before saying he had to stop to practice his putting. Woods said, "Yes! Ready to go," when as

Luke Donald then sparked up some conversation about slow play..

Winter is a time to prepare for the new golf season, mentally and physically. Golf is tough enough for you to try to play much in winter. When I was a kid just starting to play the game in Philly, I’d put on three sweatshirts and play Cobbs Creek for 50

KAPALUA, Hawaii - The mere mention of the 2002 Ryder Cup made NBC Sports anchor Dan Hicks smile, only it wasn't anything that happened on the golf course. Nick Faldo was doing some commentary for Sky Sports that week when NBC executive producer Tommy Ro

The mere mention of the 2002 Ryder Cup made NBC Sports anchor Dan Hicks smile, only it wasn't anything that happened on the golf course. Nick Faldo was doing some commentary for Sky Sports that week when NBC executive producer Tommy Roy thought it might