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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - John Daly told authorities his wife tried to stab him with a steak knife, and the golfer had red marks on his cheeks when he showed up to play Friday on the course where he lives. Daly called police about 6 a.m. on Friday, Shelby County Sheriff's department spokesman Steve Shular said. When deputies arrived, wife Sherrie and the couple's children were not there. Deputies could not find the knife he claimed she used. Daly is competing this week in the Stanford St. Jude Championship on a sponsor's exemption. He was tied for eighth after the...

ARLINGTON, Va., May 17, 2007 – The Defense Department’s America Supports You program and its new partner, the Professional Golfers Association of America, teed off the Military Golf Program today at the Army Navy Country Club here. The program, co-sponsored by Disabled Sports USA, is a nationwide initiative to encourage wounded servicemembers to participate in golf as a rehabilitative and recreational pursuit. In conjunction with the program’s announcement, four wounded veterans from Walter Reed Army Medical Center, in Washington, D.C., practiced on the driving range here under the tutelage of seven PGA professionals. “The nation has called upon our...

Professional golfer Arjun S. Atwal extended condolences but denied responsibility Sunday in the death of a Windermere businessman killed in what authorities said was an apparent street race between the two men. A prepared statement issued Sunday night by Atwal's manager said the golfer "cannot fathom the unimaginable pain" Saturday night's accident caused the family of John Noah Park, 48, who died after losing control of his car and slamming into a tree. LocalLinks Both Atwal and Park, who ran a video-production company, lived in Windermere. But the two men did not know each other, according to Atwal's manager. "We...

Some High School Sporting Officials in Washington State Want to Throw Unsportsmanlike Behavior Off the Field March 4, 2007 — From brawls on professional basketball courts to out-of-control parents at Little League games, unsportsmanlike behavior can be a problem. Now, some high school sporting officials in Washington state are considering tough new rules — including a ban on booing. Those who support the ban say that too often, spectators are cruel. "It's the organized effort to try to intimidate or try to make fun of someone that becomes personal in nature that can escalate then into other concerns that we...

What an interesting day for golf in the nation’s capital. Among other things, Tiger Woods did not rule out politics in his future. The national media got wind of AT&T’s title role in Tiger’s new tournament on, yes, an AT&T conference call. And PGA TOUR commissioner Tim Finchem didn’t dismiss Tiger’s foundation partnering again with the TOUR somewhere down the road. Tiger Woods makes his announcement Tuesday. (WireImage)The focus now is on the new AT&T National Finchem said, choosing his words carefully. But when I asked him about the possibility of future official Tiger tournaments, Finchem said this: “If Tiger...

Wednesday, March 07, 2007Tiger Woods 2024 Posted by Patrick Ruffini  | Tiger Woods smiles at a news conference March 7, 2007 in Washington while announcing the new PGA tournament that he will host and play in the week of July 2-8. AT&T will be the title sponsor of the AT&T National, with a purse of six million dollars, that will benefit the Tiger Woods Foundation. The tournament is scheduled to be played at Congressional Country Club in suburban Maryland.11:56 PM Oy: WASHINGTON (CNN) -- After dominating the golf world for the last decade, is Tiger Woods considering a foray...

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla., Dec. 12, 2006 -- The Defense Department today honored the PGA Tour organization and its network of affiliated golf clubs for their exemplary support of U.S. servicemembers. Allison Barber, deputy assistant secretary of defense for internal communications and public liaison, left, reads the inscription on a plaque before she presents it to PGA (Professional Golfers' Association) Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem during an employee meeting in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., Dec. 12. The Defense Department honored the PGA Tour organization and its network of affiliated golf clubs for exemplary support of U.S. servicemembers through DoD's America...

MADRID, Spain (AP) - Technology, money and Tiger Woods are hurting golf, according to two-time British Open winner Greg Norman. The Australian, who is playing in this week's Spanish Senior Open, said Tuesday that golf will be in major trouble if the U.S. PGA Tour doesn't manage the sport more carefully. "With fewer and fewer people watching golf in America, the sport has become stagnant," Norman said. Some U.S. tour events this year reportedly saw significant declines in American television viewership from 2005, such as a 56 percent drop for the Bob Hope Classic, a 50 percent decline for the...

Michelle Wie on Friday missed the cut in last place at the European Masters -- 22 shots behind co-leaders Bradley Dredge, Andrew McLardy and Marcel Siem. "I am still in shock. I just couldn't get any of my shots to go," Wie said after a round of 8-over 79. "I don't know why it was. I don't even know what sport I was playing today." Having now missed the cut in nine of the 10 men's events she has played worldwide, Wie will give it another shot next week at the 84 Lumber Classic on the PGA TOUR. Friday, Wie...

Can Tiger win his 5th in a row??? On the green on the 12th hole, he is at (-14) and has a 3 shot lead on Vijay.

Tiger Woods won his third PGA Championship in fine fashion (-18) at Medinah Country Club in the western suburbs of Chicago. Tiger carded 69-68-65-68 = 270.The 30 year old Woods won his 51st Tour win putting him into a tie with Billy Casper and 7th on the all time winner list. Tiger has many years to go before he catches and passes Slammin' Sammy Snead who is number one in tour victories with 82. Tiger picked up the lead on the first hole Sunday with a birdie and never looked back. This is his second win since the death of...

PGA Tour Leaderboard LEADERBOARDS: PGA | LPGA | CHAMPIONS TOUR PGA CHAMPIONSHIP LOCATIONS: Medinah Country Club, Medinah, IL CURRENT CONDITIONS: Partly Cloudy Temp: 78F Humidity: 43% Wind: 9 mph DEF. CHAMP: Phil Mickelson - USA, 276 (4-under) START DATE: August 17, 2006 PAR: 36-36--72 YARDS: 7,561 PURSE: $6,500,000 Note: All times are local to the location of the tournament. PGA Championship In Progress $ POS START NAME SCORE THRU TODAY 1 2 3 4 TOTAL 1 T1 Tiger Woods -18 8 -4 69 68 65 - 202 2 3 Mike Weir -14 8 -2 72 67 65 - 204...

John Daly says he has lost between $50 million and $60 million during 12 years of heavy gambling, and that it has become a problem that could "flat-out ruin me" if he doesn't bring it under control. Daly discussed his addiction to gambling in the final chapter of his autobiography, John Daly: My Life In and Out of the Rough, to be released next Monday. He told one story of earning $750,000 when he lost in a playoff to Tiger Woods last fall in San Francisco at a World Golf Championship. Instead of going home, he drove to Las Vegas...

WASHINGTON, April 12, 2006 – Professional Golf Association troop supporters had a memorable day touring the Pentagon today, as both a reward for their work raising money to support the troops and as a catalyst for more work in the coming year. America Supports You members from the PGA Tour, an America Supports You corporate member, toured the Pentagon on April 12 to celebrate their work raising money for America's troops and to set up plans for this year's charity work. Army Spc. Donald Balsavich, a Pentagon tour guide, explains the symbolism in a painting print hanging in one...

Choose one of the following Leader Board displays Past Champions American Players International Players Amateurs First-Time Players POS PLAYER TODAY THRU TOTAL ROUNDS TOTAL 1 2 3 4 1 R. Pampling -2 12 -2 T2 M. Jimenez -1 8 -1 T2 R. Beem -1 8 -1 T2 M. Campbell -1 6 -1 T2 T. Clark -1 5 -1 T6 J. Olazabal E 3 E T6 D. Toms E 3 E T6 L. Donald E 3 E T6 V. Singh E 2 E T6 H. Stenson E 2 E T6 A. Oberholser E 2 E T6 T. Woods E 1 E...

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The golf season finally begins in earnest Thursday as the Masters tees off at a newer Augusta National Golf Course. All of the talk pre-Masters has been the decision to lengthen the course in spots. A total of 155 yards has been added to six different holes, most notably the par-three fourth. This beaut plays to 240 yards and four-time winner Tiger Woods, certainly not the shortest hitter in golf, admitted he needed a wood to get there last month. Change is always met with some resistance and the renovations at Augusta National have not...

*** Make sure to watch the Golf Channel interview below that aired on Game Central last Saturday night ... Tiger Woods for President someday??? ... Rush says probably not. BEGIN TRANSCRIPT (from his Monday Jan. 23rd radio show) Hey, greetings, folks, and welcome! Rush Limbaugh back in the saddle once again after a week away in Palm Springs, California, the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. I want to thank... I tell you, the people out there, I told the people when I left that one of the reasons I was excited to be going out there was that those are my...

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Tiger Woods, Dana Quigley and Jason Gore were named the Players of the Year by their fellow competitors on the PGA TOUR, Champions Tour and Nationwide Tour, respectively, it was announced Tuesday by PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem. All three will receive the Jack Nicklaus Trophy in recognition of their selection.

More than two years too late to spare Englishman Mark Roe, golf's governing bodies Tuesday installed what basically is a safety net to prevent players from being disqualified for entering a correct score on the wrong card. As one of 111 amendments to the "Decisions on the Rules of Golf," approved by the U.S. Golf Association and the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of Scotland, the revision allows officials to rectify such mistakes without penalty starting Jan. 1. Roe might have won a major championship if the revised rule had been in place for the 2003 British Open. Instead, he...

SPRINGFIELD, N.J. -- Phil Mickelson delivered another dramatic finish in a major on Monday, flopping a chip out of deep rough to 2 feet for a birdie on the final hole and a one-shot victory in the PGA Championship. The putt wasn't nearly as long as his 18-footer to win the Masters last year, and there was no need to jump for joy this time. Still, it was a sweet conclusion to a major championship season that had gone sour until he put together his best golf of the summer stretched over five days at Baltusrol by a storm-delayed final...