Posted: 04/14/13
On one side is the camp that believes he got exactly what he deserved. On the other come incensed demands he should be gone. Somewhere in the gray area in between, Tiger Woods is still fighting for a green ...
Posted: 04/13/13
Every now and then, Tiger Woods is too good for his own good. Cruising toward a seemingly inevitable 36-hole lead at the midway mark of the Masters Tournament, Woods’ perfect approach to the 15th hole clattered off the base ...
Posted: 04/11/13
Scott Piercy’s first career round at the Masters Tournament on Thursday came in a star-heavy grouping with Tiger Woods and Luke Donald. “When you think of Augusta, you think of Phil (Mickelson) and Tiger,” said Piercy, 34. “I had half ...
Posted: 04/09/13
Rory McIlroy no longer holds golf’s top spot, but he says his better play of late has nothing to do with less pressure since losing the ranking to Tiger Woods. Instead, he says, it’s about confidence and getting better on ...
Posted: 04/08/13
Tiger Woods teed off after 2 p.m. on Sunday, an old habit that is ingrained after 17 years on the big stage at Augusta National Golf Club. His playing partner for 15 holes this time believes Woods looks ready to ...
Posted: 04/08/13
Tiger Woods teed off after 2 p.m. on Sunday, an old habit that is ingrained after 17 years on the big stage at Augusta National Golf Club. His playing partner for 15 holes this time believes Woods looks ready to ...
Posted: 03/30/13
Tiger Woods has reclaimed the No. 1 ranking in the world that once seemed his in perpetuity. The debate on whether he is officially “back” is at full throat. Woods, however, says the debate is moot. ...
Posted: 03/30/13
With temperatures stuck in the 30s one recent morning, a chilly breeze rolled across the driving range as Tianlang Guan hit pitching wedge shots to a practice green. Bundled in his jacket, Han Wen Guan, Tianlang’s father, looked up, ...
Posted: 03/18/13
Talk about a couple of champions: Lindsey Vonn says she is dating four-time Masters championTigerWoods. Show Wide Photo: ...
Posted: 03/11/13
DORAL, Fla. – The old-school South Florida vibe of Doris and Al Kaskel’s resort would have been perfect if a crooner serenaded Tiger Woods’ victory march up the Blue Monster. Show Wide Photo: ...
Posted: 11/05/12
The youngest competitor in Masters Tournament history is still in middle school, likes Tiger Woods and uses a belly putter.Other than that, Guan Tianlang, of China, is a normal teenager. Show Wide Photo: ...
Posted: 04/09/12
Though the patrons applauded, Tiger Woods walked off the 18th green Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club with many empty chairs staring back at him. It was still early in the final round of the Masters Tournament. Phil Mickelson was ...
Posted: 04/09/12
Though the patrons applauded, Tiger Woods walked off the 18th green Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club with many empty chairs staring back at him. It was still early in the final round of the Masters Tournament. Phil Mickelson ...
Posted: 04/07/12
Tiger Woods worked on his game well into the evening after Friday’s 3-over par 75. After Saturday’s even-par round failed to move him up the leaderboard, he went to work on his image. Woods apologized for showing his frustration again ...
Posted: 04/07/12
Tiger Woods offered an apology today at Augusta National Golf Club after another round of swearing and club abuse. “I’m sorry if I offended anybody by that,” Woods said. “I’ve hit some bad shots, and it’s certainly frustrating at times ...
Posted: 04/07/12
NAME: Hugh Barringer AGE: 9 HOMETOWN: Columbia, S.C. ...
Posted: 04/07/12
It’s a two-man show after 36 holes of the Masters Tournament – but not the two anyone expected. Instead of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy taking top billing, the leading men are 52-year-old former Masters champion Fred Couples and 35-year-old ...
Posted: 04/07/12
Forget winning a fifth green jacket and 15th major. Tiger Woods will have a hard time simply keeping his streak of top-10 Masters Tournament finishes alive at this rate. The four-time Masters champion was closer to missing the cut ...
Posted: 04/07/12
It’s a two-man show after 36 holes of the Masters Tournament – just not the two anyone expected. Instead of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy taking top billing, the leading men are 52-year-old former Masters champion Fred Couples and 35-year-old ...
Posted: 04/06/12
If Tiger Woods is going to win his fifth green jacket, he’ll have to make up plenty of ground. Woods struggled throughout Friday’s second round and finished with 3-over-par 75. He is eight shots behind co-leaders Fred Couples and Jason ...
Posted: 04/05/12
Tiger Woods headed back to the practice facility soon after his round Thursday. Woods sprayed his driver throughout the first round of the Masters Tournament en route to an even-par 72. It marked his worst opening round since 2008, ...
Posted: 04/05/12
At this rate, there might be a new jinx to go with the Par-3 Contest jinx in the Masters Tournament. Call it the No. 1-ranked player jinx. Luke Donald, the current world No. 1, struggled to 3-over-par 75 in ...
Posted: 04/05/12
At this rate, there might be a new jinx to go with the Par-3 Contest jinx in the Masters Tournament. Call it the No. 1-ranked player jinx. Luke Donald, the current world No. 1, struggled to 3-over-par 75 in ...
Posted: 04/04/12
Will the three-year streak of different players winning major championships continue at this week’s Masters Tournament? Or will a familiar face such as Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson or Rory McIlroy “get the W,” as Woods likes to say, and add ...
Posted: 04/04/12
Three months and three different high-profile winners, all with one constant: swing coach Sean Foley. Students of Foley have won four times in the past seven weeks on the PGA Tour. In March, Justin Rose won the WGC–Cadillac Championship and ...
Posted: 04/04/12
Will the three-year streak of different players winning major championships continue at this week’s Masters Tournament? Or will a familiar face such as Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson or Rory McIlroy “get the W,” as Woods likes to say, and add ...
Posted: 04/04/12
Three months and three different high-profile winners, all with one constant: swing coach Sean Foley. Students of Foley have won four times in the past seven weeks on the PGA Tour. In March, Justin Rose won the WGC–Cadillac Championship and ...
Posted: 04/04/12
The World Golf Ranking’s revolving door might take another spin after Sunday’s final round of the Masters Tournament. In the past 22 months, there have been six changes at the top, which is a far cry from April 1997 to ...
Posted: 04/04/12
The World Golf Ranking’s revolving door might take another spin after Sunday’s final round of the Masters Tournament. In the past 22 months, there have been six changes at the top, which is a far cry from April 1997 ...
Posted: 04/03/12
Tiger Woods knows he’s getting up in years when he hears people talking about “passing the torch” and “the next generation.” Even Woods put his age in perspective Tuesday when he observed that being at Augusta National Golf Club for ...
Posted: 04/03/12
Most expect Rory McIlroy to be Tiger Woods’ stiffest competition this week and there may be a good reason for that: Woods says the Northern Irishman reminds him of himself. “He can move the ball out there. I used to ...
Posted: 04/03/12
Charl Schwartzel didn’t realize he closed the 2011 Masters Tournament with four consecutive birdies. He had bigger things on his mind. “When that putt disappeared on 18, honestly the last thing that went through my mind is that I made ...
Posted: 04/03/12
Lee Westwood isn’t ready to concede anything when it comes to winning the Masters Tournament. When asked about the Sports Illustrated Masters preview article claiming it’s a two-man race between Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods, Westwood scoffed. “I don’t really ...
Posted: 04/03/12
In view of the abundance of elite golfers in the game today, the headline in Sports Illustrated’s Masters Tournament preview was particularly jarring. “Two Man Game: Tiger Woods versus Rory McIlroy is the only story in golf.” Really? ...
Posted: 04/03/12
In the middle of a widespread epidemic of elite golf, the headline in Sports Illustrated’s Masters Tournament preview was particularly jarring. “Two Man Game: Tiger Woods versus Rory McIlroy is the only story in golf.” Really? ...
Posted: 04/02/12
Tiger Woods and Arnold Palmer are against the use of the belly putter. Jack Nicklaus, in his words, doesn’t see what the big deal is. Woods, Palmer and other opponents of the belly and long putters believe they should be ...
Posted: 04/02/12
Tiger Woods and Arnold Palmer are against the use of the belly putter. Jack Nicklaus, in his words, doesn’t see what the big deal is. Woods, Palmer and other opponents of the belly and long putters believe they should be ...
Posted: 04/02/12
Trying to get Tiger Woods’ autograph at the Masters Tournament is nothing new. Trying to get him to sign a vintage picture of himself teeing off on the 13th hole for a friend stationed in Afghanistan who just missed the ...
Posted: 04/02/12
Trying to get Tiger Woods’ autograph at the Masters Tournament is nothing new. Trying to get him to sign a vintage picture of himself teeing off on the 13th hole for a friend stationed in Afghanistan who just missed the ...
Posted: 04/02/12
TITLE: The Big Miss: My Years Coaching Tiger Woods AUTHOR: Hank Haney INFO: $26, 250 pages, hardcover ...
Posted: 04/02/12
Trying to get Tiger Woods’ autograph at the Masters Tournament is nothing new. Trying to get him to sign a vintage picture of himself teeing off on the 13th hole for a friend stationed in Afghanistan who just missed ...
Posted: 04/02/12
For the first time in three seasons, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will enter the Masters Tournament with victories in the first three months of the PGA Tour. History suggest that matters for America’s two leading players. Woods has won ...
Posted: 04/02/12
For the first time in three seasons, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will enter the Masters Tournament with victories in the first three months of the PGA Tour. History suggest that matters for America’s two leading players. Woods has won ...
Posted: 04/02/12
To Mark O’Meara, it sure looked like the Tiger Woods of old at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday. The one who won 71 PGA Tour events from 1996-2009, not the player who went 21/2 years without a PGA Tour ...
Posted: 04/01/12
TOP OF THE WORLD: Matt Kuchar won’t be surprised if he’s paired with Luke Donald, the world’s No. 1-ranked player, in the first two rounds of this week’s Masters Tournament. It would be the third consecutive year the former Georgia ...
Posted: 04/01/12
Two of the best-known player-caddie partnerships in recent Masters Tournament history are just that – history. Caddies who have been closely associated with two Masters stars – Fred Couples and Tiger Woods – will be pulling clubs for other players ...
Posted: 03/26/12
The only thing this Masters Tournament buildup was missing to send it into warp drive was a Tiger Woods victory smile. Show Wide Photo: ...
Posted: 04/11/11
Tiger Woods charged Sunday like it was 2001, when he regularly dropped clutch putts and collected major titles. But this is not that Tiger. Despite posting a solid final-round 67 at Augusta National Golf Club, Woods extended his winless streak since November 2009. He finished in a tie for fourth at 10-under, four shots behind champion Charl Schwartzel.
Posted: 04/10/11
As Tiger Woods walked from the clubhouse to the first tee Saturday, it was the golfer, not the tabloid star, people noticed. As Woods pushed for a fifth Masters victory Saturday, he had hundreds of supporters rooting for his comeback story. His affairs and his broken marriage were not foremost in their conversations as they followed him from hole to hole.
Posted: 04/10/11
AUGUSTA, Ga. - A second-round 66 heightened expectations that Tiger Woods was back on his game, on the verge of rekindling past glorious Masters moments. Sure enough, time did get turned back Saturday in the third round at Augusta National. It just wasn't Woods that made it happen.
Posted: 04/10/11
Tiger Woods watched in agony as his long birdie attempt at No. 5 stopped a dimple short of falling. This isn't 2005. On moving day, Tiger Woods made his move -- in the wrong direction. After climbing the leaderboard and surging into contention a day earlier, Woods might have played himself right out of the Masters Tournament with 74 in the third round.
Posted: 04/09/11
It was a frustrating, wheel-spinning first nine for Tiger Woods on Friday at Augusta National Golf Club. "All I wanted to do was get to under par for the tournament," he said. Woods did much more than that. Beginning with a relatively modest two-putt birdie at the par-5 eighth hole, it quickly turned into vintage Tiger at Augusta.
Posted: 04/09/11
It was perhaps inevitable, but golfers at the Masters Tournament are playing a game even Tiger Woods is not familiar with. "They are doing things no one has ever seen on tour before," Woods said of the newest breed of players, who are turning heads the way he did in the 1990s.
Posted: 04/09/11
This Masters Tournament just got very, very interesting. With the last roar of the day Friday, Tiger Woods dropped in one more birdie for a 66 to jump into a tie for third behind a couple of kids. We're about to find out a lot of pressing questions this weekend.
Posted: 04/08/11
Long putts rolled close but rarely went in for Tiger Woods on Thursday. Still, the four-time Masters Tournament champion finished his opening round with 1-under 71 and a smile on his face. "I'm very pleased," he said. "I'm right there in the ball game. I'm only six back, and, like I said, we have a lot of golf ahead of us."
Posted: 04/07/11
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson did plenty of talking Tuesday. They spent Wednesday walking. After making appearances in front of a microphone earlier in the week, the two Masters champions hit the course Wednesday, playing in front of patrons at Augusta National Golf Club for the first time this week.
Posted: 04/06/11
AUGUSTA - Tiger Woods played a different brand of golf than anyone had ever seen when he exploded onto the scene in the mid-1990s. The "Tiger Craze" that brought unprecedented attention to golf in the last 15 years attracted players who might otherwise have played different sports, and their arrival has revolutionized the game
Posted: 04/06/11
There's been a changing of the guard at Augusta National Golf Club, but it's not what everyone thinks. With all eyes on a host of young players poised to supplant Tiger Woods as the next generation of green-jacketed superstar, an older gent has usurped the throne as Augusta's reigning untouchable. This is Phil Mickelson's tournament now. Check the betting line if you doubt that.
Posted: 04/06/11
Almost a year to the day after a much-ballyhooed Masters Tournament news conference at which a media ticket was required to enter the interview room, a much more relaxed Tiger Woods sat down for about a 20-minute media chat Tuesday. Much of the conversation focused on Woods' latest swing changes with his swing coach, Sean Foley.
Posted: 04/06/11
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson did plenty of talking Tuesday. They spent their Wednesday's doing more of the walking.
Posted: 04/06/11
There's never been so much uncertainty surrounding the world's No. 1-ranked player's ability to contend in the Masters Tournament as there is this year. Germany's 26-year-old Martin Kaymer, who is in his sixth consecutive week at No. 1, understands. He hasn't made a cut in three Masters appearances, and he is 12-over par for six rounds.
Posted: 04/05/11
Swing change. Swing change. Swing change.
Posted: 04/04/11
For the first time since the 1996 Masters, the year before Tiger Woods played in his first Masters as a pro and won in record fashion, more focus is on Phil Mickelson, a three-time winner at Augusta National and the defending champion, than on Woods.
Posted: 04/01/11
A year after his return from a scandal-induced exile, Tiger Woods isn't any closer to reaching the milestones that have been his targets. The first winless season of his career has raised more questions than answers. Yet Woods remains convinced he is on the right track.
Posted: 03/29/11
The most highly-anticipated golf game hits stores today. Is it worth shelling out $50-60 for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters? Absolutely.
Posted: 01/04/11
Millions of golfers will get a chance to play Augusta National Golf Club, home of the Masters Tournament.
Posted: 04/12/10
Two young boys standing along the ropes behind the 18th green applauded enthusiastically as he walked past.
Posted: 04/11/10
After 45 days of rehabilitation earlier this year following revelations of marital infidelity, Tiger Woods said he's a better person.
Posted: 04/11/10
As applause followed Tiger Woods on his walk to the 18th hole at the Masters on Sunday, CBS' Jim Nantz remarked that the contained environs of the tournament made it the right place to return to golf.
Posted: 04/11/10
K.J. Choi's initial reaction to the news that he'd be paired with Tiger Woods for the fourth consecutive day at the Masters Tournament was brief and honest.
Posted: 04/10/10
With the wind dancing around the 13th hole at Augusta National Golf Club, Tiger Woods could have reached into his bag and pulled out a club that would have let him go for the green 218 yards away in two. Woods, however, didn't pull the 5-wood Friday afternoon.
Posted: 04/10/10
The 74th Masters Tournament took on the feel of a European Tour event in Friday's second round.
Posted: 04/09/10
At 1:40 p.m. Thursday, seven words signaled the return of the world's No. 1 golfer.
Posted: 04/09/10
Tiger Woods spoke to members of the media in the interview room at Augusta National.
Posted: 04/09/10
The new, fan-friendly Tiger Woods played a lot like the old one in his return to competitive golf Thursday at the Masters Tournament.
Posted: 04/09/10
With thousands of patrons lining the first hole, Tiger Woods hit his opening drive of the Masters Tournament down the middle, just to the left of the right fairway bunker.
Posted: 04/08/10
Tiger Woods concluded his 126th hole of practice at Augusta National Golf Club on Wednesday, acknowledged the polite applause from fans around the ninth green and was escorted by his phalanx of security guards to the clubhouse.
Posted: 04/08/10
Can he really do it?
Posted: 04/08/10
Didn't see that one coming.
Posted: 04/07/10
After he finished his Tuesday practice round, Tiger Woods walked off the No. 18 green and wrapped his arms around his old friend Mark O'Meara.
Posted: 04/07/10
And the short straws go to Matt Kuchar and K.J. Choi.
Posted: 04/07/10
Now that the Tiger Woods saga has reached its logical turning point, we now resume our regularly scheduled Masters Week.
Posted: 04/06/10
Tiger Woods, the Masters Tournament, its field and its patrons are ready to move on. Especially the man of the hour, who is doing his best to take the focus off his misdeeds and put it back on the 74th Masters Tournament, which starts Thursday.
Posted: 04/06/10
The Tiger Woods we thought we knew was unveiled on a Sunday in 1997 at Augusta.
Posted: 04/06/10
Tiger Woods, the Masters Tournament, its field and its patrons are ready to move on. Especially the man of the hour, who is doing his best to take the focus off his misdeeds and put it back on the 74th Masters Tournament, which starts Thursday.
Posted: 04/06/10
Tiger Woods seemed to know exactly where he was going after hitting one of his best shots of the day on the 16th tee.
Posted: 04/06/10
Tiger Woods practiced in front of a gallery Monday for the first time in months, a different man from the one known the world over before a car crash and sex scandal sidelined him last November.
Posted: 04/06/10
Tiger Woods seemed nervous at the outset of his news conference attended by more than 200 members of the media.
Posted: 04/06/10
When the pairings for the 74th Masters Tournament come out today, not all the players will be checking for their names first.
Posted: 04/06/10
However the Tiger Woods saga plays out, CBS Sports will cover the story in its entirety, network executives said in a conference call Monday.
Posted: 04/06/10
Tiger Woods joined Fred Couples for a morning practice round.
Posted: 04/06/10
Tiger Woods hasn't indicated whether he will play a practice round today.
Posted: 04/06/10
COUPLES TREADS LIGHTLY: Thousands of patrons followed Tiger Woods and Fred Couples around Augusta National Golf Club on Monday as the two former Masters Tournament champions practiced together. While most of the attention went to Woods in his first public appearance on a golf course in more than four months, a few discerning patrons zeroed in on Couples' shoes.
Posted: 04/05/10
Tiger Woods held his first news conference at the Masters Tournament on April 4, 1995.
Posted: 04/05/10
It was as awkward as a first high school dance.
Posted: 04/05/10
Tiger Woods wasn't talking Sunday. He will be today, and the world is expected to stop and listen.
Posted: 04/05/10
Sometime today, Joe Harris and Jordan Byrd expect to see Tiger Woods at Augusta National Golf Club as he plays a practice round in preparation for the 74th Masters Tournament.
Posted: 04/05/10
An Interview With: TIGER WOODS
Posted: 04/05/10
Highlights from Tiger Woods' first practice round at Augusta National Golf Club on Monday, April 5, 2010.
Posted: 04/05/10
Tiger Woods will speak today at 2 p.m. Watch the video live on Augusta.com.
Posted: 04/05/10
The crush of media expected at Tiger Woods' much-anticipated news conference today at Augusta National Golf Club will be minus one of its most distinguished members.
Posted: 04/05/10
Tiger Woods showed up Sunday afternoon and was on the new practice range shortly after 1:30.
Posted: 04/04/10
Tiger Woods will play in front of a gallery for the first time Monday -- 129 days since news of his accident broke -- in a morning practice round at the Masters Tournament. In the afternoon, he will submit to his first full news conference.
Posted: 04/04/10
Tiger Woods played nine holes at Augusta National Golf Club today with good friend and 1998 Masters champion Mark O'Meara.
Posted: 04/02/10
Tiger Woods claims he'll be "a little nervous" about playing inside the ropes for the first time in five months since being disgraced by a sex scandal. His professional friends who have seen him prepare, however, say his return to golf at the Masters Tournament should make his competition nervous.
Posted: 04/01/10
Fred Couples provided more information on the practice round at Augusta National Golf Club he has scheduled Monday with Tiger Woods, who is making his comeback at the Masters Tournament.
Posted: 03/31/10
LONDON --- Forget about simply betting on Tiger Woods to win the Masters Tournament, British bookmakers are taking wagers on whether the No. 1 player in the world will hit a tree on his first drive or if he'll kiss an anonymous blonde before teeing off.
Posted: 03/27/10
Tiger Woods has one practice-round partner lined up as he prepares for his comeback to golf at the Masters Tournament in April.
Posted: 03/26/10
It's a pretty safe bet the readers of People magazine aren't expecting golf coverage from Steve Helling. He's coming to the Masters because they'll want to read about Tiger Woods.
Posted: 03/25/10
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Arnold Palmer believes redemption for Tiger Woods starts with being more open with the media.
Posted: 03/24/10
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Tiger Woods was nowhere to be found at Bay Hill -- except in just about every conversation. It's been like that a lot lately.
Posted: 03/24/10
Tiger Woods will speak to the media on April 5, the Monday of Masters Week and the first day of practice round play.
Posted: 03/24/10
MADRID --- Seve Ballesteros is thrilled to see Tiger Woods returning to golf and believes the 14-time major champion has a "great chance" of winning the Masters Tournament.
Posted: 03/24/10
Celebrity and entertainment media outlets have been calling the Richmond County Sheriff's Office seeking information on coverage of Tiger Woods at this year's Masters Golf Tournament.
Posted: 03/23/10
LAS VEGAS - Tiger Woods gave us five minutes. It seemed an awful lot longer.
Posted: 03/23/10
Tiger Woods spent Monday practicing at Augusta National Golf Club, The Augusta Chronicle confirmed Monday night.
Posted: 03/22/10
Tiger Woods won't replace AT&T with a new corporate sponsor on his golf bag when he returns at the Masters Tournament, instead using his Nike brand.
Posted: 03/22/10
Tiger Woods said he couldn't wait to get back to playing golf, though he had reservations about how he'll be received when he returns to the game at the Masters Tournament in April.
Posted: 03/18/10
Oddsmakers didn't take long to make Tiger Woods the Masters favorite. Even his fellow competitors say they can see him trying on another green jacket.
Posted: 03/18/10
LONDON --- Tiger Woods' planned return to golf at the Masters Tournament drew plenty of criticism from the international press on Wednesday, and the most scathing comments came from Britain.
Posted: 03/17/10
Despite not competing since his car crash in November, Tiger Woods is still the favorite to win the Masters Tournament.
Posted: 03/16/10
Get ready for a Masters Tournament unlike any other.
Posted: 03/12/10
DORAL, Fla. --- Tiger Woods intends to remain out of golf at least until the Masters Tournament, two people with knowledge of his plans have told The Associated Press.
Posted: 03/11/10
Multiple media outlets are reporting today that Tiger Woods might be planning a return to the PGA Tour later this month at Bay Hill and the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Posted: 03/10/10
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. --- Will he or won't he? That is the question.
Posted: 03/03/10
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - With reports that Tiger Woods has resumed hitting golf balls at home, the man whose records he's chasing said he wouldn't be surprised to see the 14-time major winner return in time to play the Masters Tournament.
Posted: 02/26/10
Tiger Woods will play golf again, but whether he will tee it up at this year's Masters Tournament is unclear.
Posted: 04/13/09
Where Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson went, the gallery followed.
Posted: 04/12/09
Tiger Woods abused his surgically repaired left knee in the Masters Tournament's third round. He spent much of Saturday afternoon slapping it, leaning on it and using it to kick the air in frustration. His knee, which he had surgery on last summer after his U.S. Open win, held up under the onslaught. His psyche did not.
Posted: 04/12/09
Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods put on a pretty good show for much of Sunday's final round at the Masters.
Posted: 04/12/09
Phil Mickelson got off the first pump of his enticing head-to-head duel with Tiger Woods, surging into contention in the final round of the Masters.
Posted: 04/11/09
Tiger Woods abused his surgically repaired left knee in the Masters Tournament's third round.
Posted: 04/11/09
If Tiger Woods wins his fifth green jacket, he will do so with his biggest weekend charge at the Masters Tournament.
Posted: 04/11/09
Tiger Woods has shown no signs of charging at the Masters.
Posted: 04/10/09
After a disappointing 18th hole, Tiger Woods walked to the practice putting green to get in some additional work before the sun went down.
Posted: 04/10/09
As the Masters turned blustery, Kenny Perry surged into a share of the lead with Chad Campbell while Tiger Woods kept plodding along Friday, hoping to make his move on the weekend.
Posted: 04/09/09
Every time Tiger Woods opened the Masters with a round of 70, he went on to win the tournament. The first time, a dozen years ago, it was by a mind-blowing 12 strokes. Even though he's five behind after just one day, he has the field exactly where he wants it.
Posted: 04/09/09
All eyes are on four-time Masters Tournament champion Tiger Woods today at Augusta National Golf Club. That much hasn't changed.
Posted: 04/09/09
Here are the writers' picks.
Posted: 04/09/09
In just three days, four Masters Tournament titles could become five.
Posted: 04/08/09
it can be lonely pulling against arguably the greatest player ever. But there are reasons.
Posted: 04/08/09
One personal record Tiger Woods doesn't want to set this week is going a fourth consecutive year without winning the Masters Tournament.
Posted: 04/07/09
He was on the practice range at first light, only his coach and caddie at his side. Then it was off to the putting green, where he kept pressing an Augusta National official for permission to start his practice round before the course was open.
Posted: 04/07/09
Herb Dew didn't have to see Tiger Woods to know that the golfing icon had arrived at Augusta National Golf Club on Monday.
Posted: 04/06/09
What's the story?
Posted: 04/06/09
Bubba Watson was among the first to go off, no doubt looking for Woods to join some elite company. By midmorning, photographers were on the prowl and fans began to murmur, "Has anyone seen Tiger."
Posted: 04/05/09
Tiger Woods finds himself in the company of legends once again. All he had to do this time was leave for a little while.
Posted: 04/05/09
The winner called it the best victory of his career. The loser called it the greatest moment of his.
Posted: 02/10/09
The uncertainty facing Tiger Woods at the start of the year is almost cleared up.
Posted: 04/14/08
Bobby Jones can rest in peace.
Posted: 04/14/08
Stewart Cink admits he's a slow learner when it comes to the Masters Tournament.
Posted: 04/14/08
South Africa's Trevor Immelman will make a better Masters Tournament champion than oddsmaker.
Posted: 04/13/08
Tiger Woods was in full strut after bombing a drive over the Eisenhower Tree down the 17th fairway. He peeled a banana and wolfed it down, tossing the debris behind him.
Posted: 04/13/08
No one blinked when Tiger Woods roared up the leaderboard and into contention in the third round of the Masters Tournament on Saturday.
Posted: 04/13/08
If the millions watching from their living room couches weren't paying close attention Sunday, they might have thought this was quite a Masters.
Posted: 04/12/08
Tiger Woods made a crazy par to cap a frustrating afternoon at Augusta National Golf Club on Friday.
Posted: 04/12/08
Trevor Immelman reclaimed the top spot on the Masters leaderboard Saturday, looking to give himself a little breathing room with Tiger Woods looming.
Posted: 04/12/08
Tiger Woods is charging up the Masters leaderboard Saturday afternoon, but Brandt Snedeker is playing well enough to keep a comfortable cushion on the world's best golfer.
Posted: 04/12/08
So much for Tiger Woods' Grand Slam.
Posted: 04/11/08
Tiger Woods played a tranquil round Thursday in the 72nd Masters Tournament.
Posted: 04/11/08
To borrow a famous line from Phil Mickelson, what an idiot I am.
Posted: 04/10/08
You can pencil in the prediction almost every year: Tiger Woods is favored to win the Masters Tournament.
Posted: 04/09/08
Zach Johnson was the only person in the world last year who could entertain the thought.
Posted: 04/09/08
Contrary to popular belief, Tiger Woods hasn't already won the 2008 Masters Tournament.
Posted: 04/08/08
When reporters came rushing up after Richard Green finished a practice round with Tiger Woods, who blew by the media without stopping, Green knew the questions wouldn't be about the state of his game.
Posted: 04/08/08
Seven players stood on the first tee in the morning chill of Augusta National on Tuesday, a half-dozen more waiting on the practice green behind them. They had about 10 minutes to kill before the course opened for practice at 8 a.m.
Posted: 04/07/08
It was quiet Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club -- a handful of pros were at the course preparing for the 72nd Masters Tournament -- when the man of the hour showed up and changed everything.
Posted: 04/06/08
Even Tiger Woods was frustrated.
Posted: 04/09/07
Tiger Woods had a shot at continuing to prove himself otherworldly in the 2007 Masters Tournament. He ended up coming back down to earth a little bit.
Posted: 04/08/07
Tiger Woods didn't pack any warm red clothing before arriving at the 71st Masters Tournament, thinking he wouldn't need it at Augusta National Golf Club in early April.
Posted: 04/08/07
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Let the talk of Tiger Slam II begin. Tiger Woods, the world's No. 1 player, backed into the Masters Tournament lead one hole into his final round at Augusta National Golf Club.
Posted: 04/08/07
Don't be so quick to dismiss this Masters Tournament that has had so little feel and even less sound so far.
Posted: 04/07/07
It won't rank as Tiger Woods' most dramatic turnaround, but the four-time Masters Tournament champion avoided disaster in Amen Corner and kept his quest for a third consecutive major victory alive.
Posted: 04/07/07
Tiger Woods moves up, just about everyone else drops back. So it goes Saturday afternoon at the Masters Tournament.
Posted: 04/07/07
He (Tiger Woods) has to make the third day his day, or it won't be his major. It will be cold in the early morning and probably only around 50 degrees when Woods begins his round. There is no time left to take the temperature or smell the azaleas.
Posted: 04/06/07
OK, Tiger Woods rooters. Take a chill pill.
Posted: 04/05/07
Sports writers reveal their pick for this year's Masters tournament.
Posted: 04/05/07
When Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh swapped positions at the top of the World Golf Ranking in 2004 and early 2005, the next great rivalry in golf was proclaimed.
Posted: 04/05/07
Tiger Woods made his regular trip to pick up the Male Player of the Year award from the Golf Writers Association of America, but this time he stayed around to receive a second honor Wednesday night at Savannah Rapids Pavilion.
Posted: 04/05/07
If the past is any guide, the 71st Masters Tournament could be starting an unpredictable but memorable ride today.
Posted: 04/04/07
Tiger Woods walks the fairways at Augusta National Golf Club this year with thoughts of a promising future.
Posted: 04/04/07
To the next generation of great golfers, Tiger Woods asked a simple question Tuesday.
Posted: 04/03/07
Tiger Woods spoke with reporters Monday at Augusta National Golf Club on his upcoming appearance at the tournament. The following transcript of his remarks was provided by Augusta National.
Posted: 04/03/07
Forget about Tiger Woods or anyone else breaking the 72-hole scoring record in the 71st Masters Tournament this week. The mark, set 10 years ago by Woods at 18-under-par 270, grows in stature with each passing year.
Posted: 04/03/07
It's become a common sight at the Masters Tournament.
Posted: 04/02/07
Tiger Woods has been a celebrity since he was 2. He has experienced unprecedented success as a golfer. He has become the richest athlete in history.
Posted: 04/02/07
Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh are the only players with multiple PGA Tour victories so far in 2007.
Posted: 04/01/07
The images from the 1997 Masters Tournament are still fresh. Tiger Woods calmly knocks in a four-foot birdie for par on the 18th hole, and history is made.
Posted: 04/01/07
Eight more PGA Tour wins (up to 54). Two more majors (up to 12). Another six-event winning streak (his second). Another money title (his seventh). Another player-of-the-year season (his eighth).
Posted: 04/01/07
Fresh off preventing a rare shutout season with an eleventh-hour victory in the South African Open, Ernie Els unveiled an ambitious three-year plan to unseat Tiger Woods as the world's No. 1 player.
Posted: 04/10/06
The golf axiom, "Drive for show, putt for dough," never was truer than in the final round of the 70th Masters Tournament. Just ask Tiger Woods and Fred Couples.
Posted: 04/10/06
The Masters Tournament humbled its reigning master Sunday.
Posted: 04/10/06
The man who couldn't win major championships is stockpiling them quicker than anyone else in the game.
Posted: 04/09/06
It's not quite dj vu for Tiger Woods, but he will be hoping for the same results as last year when he completes today's third and final rounds.
Posted: 04/08/06
The wind was swirling. The greens were crusty and hard.
Posted: 04/08/06
AUGUSTA, Ga. - There was a charge at the Masters, and it wasn't made by Tiger Woods.
Posted: 04/07/06
Tiger Woods thought he came to play the Masters Tournament this week, but a U.S. Open broke out instead.
Posted: 04/06/06
The Masters Tournament should finally get its wish today: a dry first round at Augusta National Golf Club.
Posted: 04/06/06
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press: Tim Herron. Because this Masters is all about size.
Posted: 04/06/06
CBS will go heavy on the nostalgia when it serves up coverage of the Masters Tournament for the 51st consecutive year.
Posted: 04/05/06
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Tiger Woods will chase his fifth green jacket with a heart and mind troubled by his father's health.
Posted: 04/05/06
If all goes well, Tiger Woods will be at Augusta National Golf Club today as well as the rest of the week.
Posted: 04/04/06
The most identifiable image from Tiger Woods' first Masters Tournament victory wasn't some miracle chip shot or turning-point putt celebration.
Posted: 04/04/06
Think peppers. Red, green, yellow, hot and mild - flavors and colors that punch up any dinner fare will be served at the Augusta National Clubhouse today for the Champions Dinner.
Posted: 04/02/06
It certainly felt like a door-opening day for Andy Walker. A day that changes lives, ambitions and perspectives.
Posted: 04/02/06
Tiger Woods' victory in the 2005 Masters Tournament proved that he was back, revamped swing and all.
Posted: 04/02/06
Every time Jack Nicklaus says goodbye to a major championship, Tiger Woods leaves the same going away message.
