Garcia apologizes for "fried chicken" remark

By The Associated Press

Sergio Garcia is apologizing for saying he would "serve fried chicken" while making a joke about having Tiger Woods over for dinner.

Southern Cal, San Jose State share 1st-round lead

Southern California and San Jose State shared the lead at 4-under 284 after the first round of the NCAA Women's Golf Championships on Tuesday.

Quotes on the anchored stroke ruling

By The Associated Press

Selected quotes on the Royal & Ancient and U.S. Golf Association approving Rule 14-1b, which bans in 2016 the anchored stroke commonly use…

Golf adopts rule to ban anchored putting stroke

By DOUG FERGUSON

Golf's two governing bodies outlawed the anchored putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, approving a new rule that start…

Rules officials: Time better spent on course

By DOUG FERGUSON

The number of people calling PGA Tour events after seeing possible rules violations has gone up since Tiger Woods took what turned out to be a…

Chinese teenager pulls out of US Open qualifying

Guan Tianlang has decided not to try to play in the U.S. Open.

Have driver, will travel: US golfer roams world

By DOUG FERGUSON

The quotation from the proud father was a version of Ralph Waldo Emerson's famous words, "Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."

Garcia, Woods take their shots at each other

Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia don't like each other, and they're making no effort to disguise their feelings.

Tiger will return to Begay's charity event

Tiger Woods is returning again to play a charity event hosted by Notah Begay III, his former teammate at Stanford.

Europe captain to pick 3 for Ryder Cup, up from 2

Europe captain Paul McGinley has given himself an extra pick for next year's Ryder Cup, copying American counterpart Tom Watson's decision to …

4 Americans to qualify for British Open in Texas

Americans Josh Teater, Scott Brown Johnson Wagner and Bud Cauley qualified for the British Open on Monday at the international final qualifyin…

Just say 'no' to make-up between Woods, Garcia

By JOSEPH WHITE

Tiger Woods spoke for some 20 minutes about the state of his game, belly putters, the U.S. Open and the AT&T National. As he was wrapping …

Chinese 14-year-old will tee it up in Memorial

By RUSTY MILLER

Guan Tianlang, the 14-year-old Chinese amateur who made history at Augusta National, is bringing his game to Jack Nicklaus' backyard.

GOLF: S. Korea's Bae wins 1st PGA Tour title

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IRVING, Texas - Sang-Moon Bae won the Byron Nelson Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, beating Keegan Bradley by two strokes …

Giulia Molinaro wins first Symetra Tour title

Giulia Molinaro won the Friends of Mission Charity Classic on Sunday for first Symetra Tour title, closing with a 7-under 65 for a five-stroke…

Golf Capsules

By The Associated Press

Sang-Moon Bae won the Byron Nelson Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, beating Keegan Bradley by two strokes after blowing a …

Mark Anderson wins Web.com Tour event

Former South Carolina player Mark Anderson won the BMW Charity Pro-Am on Sunday for his first Web.com Tour title, closing with a 6-under 65 at…

American Peter Uihlein wins Madeira Islands Open

American Peter Uihlein won the Madeira Islands Open on Sunday in his 16th European Tour start for his professional title, closing with a 4-und…

Auburn women's golfers overcome trying season

By JOHN ZENOR

The Auburn women's golf team had to overcome far more than the normal highs and lows of the sport to make the NCAA championships.

Oosthuizen withdraws from Nelson before 4th round

Louis Oosthuizen has withdrawn from the Byron Nelson Championship before the final round because of a neck issue.

Golf: Bradley overcomes three bogeys to keep Nelson lead

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IRVING, Texas - Keegan Bradley still hasn't gotten things right on the 18th hole at the Byron Nelson Championship, even when finally going left.

Venturi had precious friendship with Byron Nelson

By STEPHEN HAWKINS

Ken Venturi was a 14-year-old with a camera trying to get a picture of Byron Nelson when he first met the golfer who would become a mentor and…

Ryder Cup players into last 8 at World Match Play

By BERNIE McGUIRE

Ryder Cup-winning teammates Graeme McDowell, Nicolas Colsaerts and Francesco Molinari are through to the quarterfinals of the World Match Play…

GOLF: TV analyst Venturi dies; won '64 Open

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Former U.S. Open champion and television analyst Ken Venturi died Friday, 12 days after he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. He was 82.

Sorenstam returns to Colonial: 'memory for life'

By DOUG FERGUSON

Annika Sorenstam never noticed the famous Wall of Champions by the first tee.