PGA Tour News

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) _ Seve Ballesteros officially retired from competition Monday, ending a charismatic career filled with five major championships, a record 50 victories on the European Tour and a fighting spirit that rejuvenated Europe in the Ryder Cup. Ballesteros, who turned 50 in April, has not been a force in golf for the last 10 years as he has coped with back injuries. He was torn between trying to keep playing and stepping away, and decided ...

MIAMI (AP) _ Tom Lehman hasn't played Doral in 15 years. What he wouldn't give for one of the 74 tee times this week on the Blue Monster. Instead, the former Ryder Cup captain will be out of work two of the next three weeks, including a spot on his couch during the Masters. Part of that is his own fault for not playing better. Part of that is a ...

Starting the season in Hawaii usually means a player is coming off a good year on the PGA Tour. Most of the winners congregate on Maui to kick off the new campaign in the Mercedes-Benz Championship, then stick around the islands for the Sony Open on Oahu. This point was driven home to Steve Stricker by his eight-year-old daughter. Bobbi was a toddler when Stricker last qualified for Kapalua in ...

It was six years ago when PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem brought together leaders of the industry for a conference aimed at taking advantage of golf's growing popularity. Tiger Woods had just completed one of the greatest years in golf with nine victories and three straight majors. Finchem outlined some bold goals at ``Golf 20/20: Vision for the Future.'' One of them was aimed at the NFL. ``We should consider ...

Justin Rose dropped his putter, put his hands on his knees and shook his head. Then he managed a smile, knowing just how close he came to tying the PGA Tour scoring record Thursday. Rose missed a 14-foot birdie putt on No. 18 that would have given him a 59 and tied the PGA Tour record set by Al Geiberger in 1977 and tied by Chip Beck (1991) and David ...

Jim Furyk certainly has a knack for winning in Las Vegas. Furyk has played the PGA Tour stop in the desert gambling resort each of the past 12 years. He's won it three times, was second last year, has finished in the top 10 on six occasions, and out of the top 25 only once. One-quarter of his 12 career victories have come in Las Vegas. He's earned more than ...

The Portugal Masters and the MasterCard Masters in Australia have been added to next year's PGA European Tour schedule, helping to take the total to at least 50 tournaments for the first time. The schedule, which also includes the return of two events, starts next month with the HSBC Champions Tournament in Shanghai and will finish 12 months later with the Volvo Masters at Valderrama, Spain. ``We share with all ...

PGA Tour player Kevin Na won a Nationwide Tour event on his home course Sunday, closing with a 2-under 69 for a three-stroke victory in the Mark Christopher Charity Classic. The 23-year-old Na, making his first start since withdrawing from the PGA Tour's Houston Open in late April because of a hand injury, led wire-to-wire, finishing with a 16-under 268 total on the Empire Lakes Golf Club course. ``I was hoping I'd have a chance to win because ...

D.J. Trahan is an Atlantic Coast Conference kind of guy, and the former Clemson player can't imagine a PGA Tour schedule without a stop in the heart of ACC country. ``This is where I'm from, so when I come here I do feel comfortable, and it's that much better when you come to a place you feel comfortable and the golf course makes you feel even more comfortable,'' Trahan said ...