Golf News

SAMMAMISH, Wash. - The fans following Fred Couples and Tom Watson early Thursday morning were sometimes six- and seven-deep, wedging themselves between tree trunks and ducking under limbs. Full Story »

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. - Double heart transplant recipient Erik Compton shot a 7-under 63 on Thursday in the inaugural Greenbrier Classic to share the first-round lead with rookie Matt Every. Full Story »

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. - Erik Compton is a walking billboard for organ donation and sheer determination. Full Story »

SOUTHPORT, England - Yani Tseng shot a 4-under 68 in the opening round of the Women's British Open at Royal Birkdale on Thursday, and is tied for the lead as she pursues her third major championship. Full Story »

MOBILE, Ala. - Bobby Wyatt shot a 57 at the Alabama Boys State Junior Championship. Full Story »

AKRON, Ohio - Tiger Woods has entered the Bridgestone Invitational next week at Firestone, where he is the defending champion and a seven-time winner of the World Golf Championship. Full Story »

Paula Creamer still plays with a bandage. What she no longer plays with is a burden. Full Story »

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Fans will be able to bring their cell phones on the course at next month's Wyndham Championship. Full Story »

TORONTO - Carl Pettersson's family left Sweden when he was 10, spent five years in England, then settled in Greensboro, N.C. Full Story »

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France - Jiyai Shin of South Korea has birdied the 18th hole to win the Evian Masters, shooting a 5-under 67 to finish at 14 under and one stroke ahead of Morgan Pressel, Na Yeon Choi and Alexis Thompson. Full Story »

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland - American Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin will talk to Tiger Woods at next month's U.S. PGA Championship to learn whether he wants to be in his team at Celtic Manor in Wales in October. Full Story »

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland - American Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin shot a second straight 2-under 69 Friday to share the second-round lead with Bernhard Langer of Germany after the second round of the Senior British Open. Full Story »

STOCKHOLM - British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen is tied with Richard Green for the early lead at the Scandinavian Masters after shooting a 5-under 67. Full Story »

TORONTO - Hoping to locate Canadian George S. Lyon's long-lost gold medal from the 1904 St. Louis Olympics, the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame is helping produce a documentary chronicling the victory in the sport's only Olympic tournament. Full Story »

EVIAN, France - Michelle Wie suffered heat exhaustion during the pro-am of the Evian Masters on Wednesday but is expected to play in the first round of the tournament. Full Story »

NEW YORK - Little drama and a little-known champion sent the British Open's television ratings plummeting to a record low. Full Story »

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland - Tiger Woods was all over the leaderboard at the British Open. Full Story »

JOHANNESBURG - A week after the World Cup, South African leaders are basking in Louis Oosthuizen's overwhelming victory at the British Open. Full Story »