Sunday, July 17, 2005


Another Claret Jug - and More History - for Tiger Woods
With his sublime sense of history intact, Tiger Woods earned his second British Open championship on Sunday - both of them coming at the home of golf, St. Andrews. When his closest competitors began falling by the wayside on the...

Makings of a Great Finale at British Open
Tiger Woods was up and down in Round 3 on Saturday at the Open Championship. He began the day at 11-under with a 4-shot lead, and finished it at 12-under with a 2-shot lead. And what a leaderboard: Jose Maria...

Nicklaus Goes Out in Style
With his final-hole birdie at St. Andrews, in his final British Open appearance - what might be the final competitive tournament of his storied career - Jack Nicklaus once again rose to the occasion. His performance on the course fell...

Tiger Leading, Jack Leaving British Open
Tiger Woods followed up his opening round 66 with another good loop around The Old Course, but the big story in Round 2 was Jack Nicklaus' farewell to the British Open. Nicklaus failed to make the cut, but he went...

Wie's Run at Publinx Comes to an End
The quest of 15-year-old Michelle Wie to win the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship - and thereby earn an invitation to play in The Masters - is over. Wie lost her quarterfinal match Friday morning to Brigham Young University junior...

Little Tiger Debuts in TV Commercial
If you caught the first round of the British Open on TNT today, you might have seen the new Nike commercial featuring "Little Tiger." No, this isn't like "Little Penny" of the basketball ads - it's much better. Nike took...

Wie Wins Twice at Publinx, Moves Into Quarterfinals
Michelle Wie, playing against the men at the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship, won second- and third-round matches on Thursday to advance into the quarterfinals. In her morning match, Wie dominated C.D. Hockersmith, winning the first five holes en route...

Now Playing: British Open
The Open Championship is under way at the home of golf, St. Andrews. Tiger Woods ran away with the Claret Jug the last time the British Open was played at The Old Course. Can he do it again? Can Jack...

Wie Wins First Match at Publinx
The match-play rounds of the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship have begun, and Michelle Wie is a winner in her first match. Wie defeated Will Claxton, a quarterfinalist at last year's Publinx, 1-up with a birdie on No. 18. After...

What Is a "Links" Course?
You hear the term "links course" quite a bit, and we'll be hearing it nonstop during this week's British Open at The Old Course, the venerable links of St. Andrews. But just what constitutes a "links" course? In America, any...