Fred Couples News

Fred Couples already has made US$450,000 in two events since the PGA Tour season officially ended, representing 58 per cent of his earnings this year. And while he finished second to Calgary's Stephen Ames in the Skins Game, he continues to show why he's the king of the silly season. Couples' runner-up finish at Trilogy was worth $385,000, pushing his career earnings in the Skins Game alone to $3.9 million. ...

The ``King of the Skins'' is up to his old tricks. Fred Couples, a five-time Skins Game champion, got off to a fine start toward a sixth title Saturday, winning six skins to earn US$175,000. ``He played beautiful,'' Fred Funk said. ``He's driving the ball great and playing great. That's why he's the `King of the Skins.''' John Daly won one hole, the first, for $25,000. Funk, the defending champion with $925,000 a year ago, and Skins Game ...

Former U.S. Masters champion Fred Couples has withdrawn from next week's Singapore Open due to illness. Couples fell sick with a viral illness during Saturday's World Golf Championship at Akron, Ohio, and his doctor has advised him not to travel, Singapore Open organizers said in an statement Thursday. Couples, who won the Masters in 1992, was to be one of the headliners at the Sept. 7-10 tournament at Singapore's Sentosa ...

LUSS, Scotland (AP) _ Fred Couples withdrew from the Scottish Open on Thursday when a back injury flared up. Couples pulled out just before the opening round of a tournament that serves as a warmup for the British Open. The 1992 Masters Champion is hoping to use the British Open to gain Ryder Cup points, attempting to make the U.S. team after a nine-year absence. He ranks 12th on the ...

By Harry Atkins GAYLORD, Mich. (AP) _ Who needs Phil for thrills? Certainly not Fred Couples. Fans who might have been disappointed when Phil Mickelson pulled out of the Par-3 Shootout got plenty of drama Tuesday when Couples birdied the last hole _ worth $200,000 US _ to win the two-day, skins-type event with $300,000. It was the third win in five tries in the competition for Couples, making him ...