Stephen Ames News

AUGUSTA, Ga. (CP) _ One of Mike Weir's golf balls is lying at the bottom of Rae's Creek after an exhausting week at the Masters. The Canadian lefty didn't hit it there. Instead, he tossed the Titleist in the water behind the 11th green Sunday after holing a bunker shot for par on one of the toughest holes at Augusta National. ``That was just a lucky shot I guess,'' Weir ...

A back injury will cause Calgary's Stephen Ames to miss the season-ending Tour Championship, commissioner Tim Finchem said Monday. Ames, who won The Players Championship by six shots for the biggest victory of his career, was supposed to speak at a charity luncheon to announce US$2.7 million in proceeds from the PGA Tour's showcase event. Finchem said Ames was home in Calgary having tests on his back. The $6.5-million Tour ...

Stephen Ames' Canadian Open came to an early end Friday morning when he was forced to withdraw due to a back strain. The Calgary golfer started feeling discomfort early in his second round and pulled out after nine holes. He was 4-over on the day and 5-over for the tournament, well back of the projected cut. Ames hasn't felt comfortable with his swing for a couple months and has had ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (CP) _ With roars reverberating all over the grounds of Augusta National on another beautiful day, Stephen Ames gave the patrons in his Masters gallery plenty to cheer about. And almost as much to groan about. But after dropping shots early in his round, Ames blew through breezy Amen Corner and emerged as a contender at the midway point of the year's first major. His scorecard told the ...

By Doug Ferguson CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) _ Stephen Ames had his golf clubs shipped to Tucson, Ariz., last weekend so they would be there when he arrived for his next PGA Tour event. One phone call changed everything. Thomas Bjorn pulled out of the Match Play Championship with a recurring neck injury, and Ames was first in line to replace him in the 64-man field at La Costa Resort. One ...

CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP-CP) _ Canadian Stephen Ames was added to the 64-man field for the Match Play Championship after Thomas Bjorn withdrew on Monday, and will face Tiger Woods in the first round. The field won't be set until Monday afternoon. Should anyone withdraw after that, his opponent would get a bye into the second round at La Costa Resort. Bjorn has struggled the past several years with neck and ...