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Golf: Koepka has record 7-stroke advantage after third round at PGA

Andrew Both, Reuters
Posted at May 19 11:33 AM

Brooks Koepka said his "tunnel-vision focus" was key to his success in major tournaments as he held onto his record seven-stroke lead going into Sunday's final round of the PGA Championship. Read more »

Golf: Tiger skips last Bethpage practice ahead of PGA start

Jim SLATER, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 16 11:43 AM

Tiger Woods skipped his last chance at a practice round over formidable Bethpage Black on Wednesday in favor of an extra rest day. Read more »

Birdies on a plane: Vietnam's Bamboo Airways banks on golf resorts for success

Khanh Vu and James Pearson, Reuters
Posted at May 16 08:24 AM

Competition among airlines in Vietnam has intensified since Bamboo launched in January. Malaysia's AirAsia Group recently cancelled its foray into the Vietnamese market, and increased traffic has placed strain on Vietnam's ageing infrastructure. Read more »

Golf: Tiger sued over restaurant staffer's drink driving death -- report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 14 11:39 AM

Tiger Woods faces a lawsuit from the parents of a staffer at his Florida restaurant who died in a drink driving accident after allegedly being overserved alcohol, TMZ reported Monday. Read more »

Golf: Koepka warms up for PGA Championship defense at Byron Nelson

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 08 10:35 AM

One week out from his PGA Championship title defense at Bethpage Black, Brooks Koepka is tuning up his game at the US PGA Tour's Byron Nelson in Dallas, Texas. Read more »

Golf: Kirk takes indefinite leave to deal with depression and alcohol abuse

Reuters
Updated as of May 08 10:37 AM

Four-times PGA Tour winner Chris Kirk is taking an indefinite leave from professional golf to deal with depression and alcohol abuse. Read more »

Golf: Trump awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Tiger Woods

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 07 07:23 AM

WASHINGTON - Golf legend Tiger Woods, fresh off his epic comeback victory in the Masters, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by US President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday. Read more »

Meet Pinay golfer Dottie Ardina

Report by TJ Manotoc, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 11:19 AM

Meet Dottie Ardina, who has worked her way all the way up from the Asian golfing circuit to the pros, and is now playing with the world's best. Read more »

Golf: Homa wins Wells Fargo Championship by three strokes

Reuters
Posted at May 06 09:53 AM

Max Homa held his nerve during an hour-long rain delay before closing out an emphatic three-stroke victory at the Wells Fargo Championship. Read more »

Golf: McIlroy celebrates 30th birthday at happy Quail hunting ground

Reuters
Posted at May 02 09:51 AM

Rory McIlroy is back in North Carolina at the site of his first PGA Tour victory, focused on winning the Wells Fargo Championship again, though with one eye turned towards the next two majors which are looming quickly in view. Read more »

Tiger's Masters a sporting 'Moon landing': PGA chief

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 01 08:44 AM

NEW YORK - Tiger Woods' epic victory at the Masters was a sporting equivalent of the Moon landing which has triggered a ticket frenzy for the PGA championship, PGA of America chief Seth Waugh said Tuesday. Read more »

Golf: Rahm and Palmer team up to win US PGA Zurich Classic

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 29 10:00 AM

Spain's Jon Rahm and American Ryan Palmer partnered for a three-under par 69 Sunday to win the US PGA Zurich Classic pairs event by three strokes. Read more »

Golf: Can it be beaten? What Woods thinks of Jack Nicklaus’ majors record

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 26 09:43 PM

Woods' fairytale fifth green jacket has put Woods firmly back in pursuit of the all-time record of 18 major wins by Nicklaus. Read more »

Golf: Tiger Woods to return to Japan for PGA Tour event

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 25 11:00 AM

Newly crowned Masters champion Tiger Woods announced Thursday he will return to Japan for the first time in more than a decade to play in a new US PGA Tour event in October.   Read more »

Golf: Day vows to bring different mindset to Presidents Cup

Reuters
Posted at Apr 25 10:48 AM

Jason Day is determined to bring a more positive mindset to the Presidents Cup in Melbourne this year after struggling to produce his best for the Internationals team in four consecutive losses to the United States. Read more »

Golf: Taiwan's Pan holds off rivals to win PGA Heritage title

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 22 11:21 AM

Taiwan's Pan Cheng-tsung held off Americans Matt Kuchar and Patrick Cantlay to win his first US PGA Tour title on Sunday, capturing the Heritage tournament by one stroke. Read more »

Golf: Top-ranked Johnson grabs one-stroke PGA Heritage lead

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 21 10:06 AM

Dustin Johnson, seeking his third victory of the year, fired a three-under par 68 to grab a one-stroke lead after Saturday's third round of the US PGA Heritage tournament.   Read more »

Golf looks to a Tiger Woods boom 2.0

Kevin Draper, The New York Times
Updated as of Apr 17 09:04 PM

Now that Woods is back on top, the question is whether the sport can take advantage of his twilight years to build something that survives when his career finally does end. Read more »

The triumph and redemption of Tiger Woods

Roy Luarcalua
Updated as of Apr 16 07:12 PM

For much of the last decade, the former American golfing icon is but a shade of his former prolific self following scandals and surgeries. But as his recent win at one of his sport’s biggest tournaments proves, a Tiger can also rise from the ashes. Read more »

Golf: Trump to award Tiger Woods the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Reuters
Posted at Apr 16 09:59 AM

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he would award Tiger Woods the Presidential Medal of Freedom after the golfer won the Masters for the fifth time on Sunday. Read more »