Golfing great Tiger Woods becomes first billion dollar sport starOctober 1st, 2009 LONDON - Golf star Tiger Woods has become the first billion-dollar athlete after just 13 years as a professional, according to US rich-list experts Forbes. The 6.2 million pound cheque he picked up on Sunday for winning the FedEx Cup took the 33-year-old's earnings past the one billion dollar mark, reports The Sun.
Campbell confirms participation for Indian Open golfSeptember 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - New Zealand's star golfer Michael Campbell has confirmed his participation for next months Hero Honda Indian Open 2009, the richest full-field event on the Asian Tour with prize money of $1.25 million. The tournament is to be played for the first time at the DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurgaon from Oct 8 to 11.
New USPGA champion almost became a bodybuilderAugust 18th, 2009 LONDON - Believe it or not, new USPGA champion Ye Yang was headed towards becoming a bodybuilder before golf caught his fancy. According to The Sun, South Korean Yang did not pick up a golf club before he was 19 because he grew up dreaming of imitating Arnold Schwarzenegger rather than Arnold Palmer.
Unheard South Korean golfer stuns Woods to win US P. G. A.August 17th, 2009 CHASKA - Y E Yang, an unheard of South Korean golfer electrified the golfing world on Sunday, by stunning World No 1 Tiger Woods to win the US P.G.A. Championship.
Y.E. Yang upstages Tiger Woods at US PGA golfAugust 17th, 2009 HAZELTINE - South Korean Y.E. Yang produced one of the biggest surprises in golfing history as he upstaged world number one Tiger Woods on Sunday to win the 91st US PGA Championship at Hazeltine National.
Tiger Woods suffers back injury scare ahead of USPGAAugust 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - American golfer Tiger Woods' pursuit to win his third consecutive tournament and his first major of 2009 was hit by an injury scare while practicing at Hazeltine. Woods, a four-time US PGA Championships winner, is 13-8 favourite with bookmakers to equal the record held jointly by Jack Nicklaus and Walter Hagen, who have won five US PGA Championships.
Tiger Woods' 65 in the 3rd round of the Buick Open puts him in the lead at 17 underAugust 2nd, 2009 Tiger Woods surges into the lead at the Buick OpenGRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Tiger Woods says he didn't like the way he hit in the third round of the Buick Open.
Tiger Woods to play WGC event in buildup to the final majorJuly 31st, 2009 Woods to return to FirestoneAKRON, Ohio — Tiger Woods has entered the Bridgestone Invitational next week at Firestone, making it official that he will play three straight events concluding with the final major of the year. It is not unusual for the world's No.
Woods decides to play in Michigan at Buick OpenJuly 23rd, 2009 Tiger to play in Buick OpenGRAND BLANC, Mich. — Tiger Woods has decided to play in the Buick Open as he prepares for the final major of the year.
Tiger Woods misses cut at British OpenJuly 18th, 2009 LONDON - Golfing great Tiger Woods has missed the cut for only the second time in his pro career at a major championship. Woods, missed the cut for the second time in 49 professional majors, reports The Telegraph.
Tiger Woods misses cut at British OpenJuly 18th, 2009 London, July 18 (ANI): Golfing great Tiger Woods has missed the cut for only the second time in his pro career at a major championship. Woods, missed the cut for the second time in 49 professional majors, reports The Telegraph.
Punjab takes to golfing and shooting to promote sports cultureJuly 16th, 2009 JALANDHAR - Call it a sporting culture or the new club class of Punjab, golfing has hit the popularity curve across the state. The teenagers are committed to bringing laurels to Punjab.
Woods get in another practice ahead of BritishJuly 13th, 2009 TURNBERRY, Scotland — Tiger Woods had another look at Turnberry as he prepares for the British Open, hopeful of taking possession of a major championship trophy again. Woods teed off on the Ailsa Course early Monday morning and was finished as some players were just arriving.
Tiger Woods gets "thumped" by Jimmy Fallon on Wii golf gameJune 26th, 2009 NEW YORK - American professional golfer Tiger Woods was left embarrassed after he was beaten by comedian and NBC's show host Jimmy Fallon at his own game of golf on Nintendo Wii. Woods, 33, quit the game, played on June 25 at Times Square, before finishing the third and final hole.
Jack Nicklaus convinced about Tiger Woods overtaking himJune 14th, 2009 NEW YORK - Jack Nicklaus, one of the most successful professional golfers of all time, believes that the current World No.1 golfer Tiger Woods will overtake his record of 18 major championships and will continue rip all records to bits. "I suspect Major No.15 will come to Tiger Woods this week, if he keeps driving the ball the way he has been - I'm sure it will.
CHASKA - American golfer Tiger Woods shocked TV viewers when he let out a foul-mouthed rant during the final round of the US PGA. The world No.1 missed seven putts from inside 10 feet to finish three strokes back after a final-round 75 to lose to an unheard of South Korean golfer Y E Yang.
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