Tiger Woods to rest sore elbow, will skip AT&T National

In little more than a month, Tiger Woods went from being tough to beat to having a tough time even playing.

U.S. Open champion Rose finds a coach and a friend in Foley

ARDMORE, Pa. | Next week marks four years since Justin Rose first began working on his swing with Sean Foley. But in the moments after winning the U.S. Open for his first major championship, Rose referred to him as more than just a swing coach.

Mickelson has silver market cornered in U.S. Open

ARDMORE, Pa. | The U.S. Golf Association is not opposed to inflicting cruel and unusual punishment at its premier championship, so here's something it might want to consider.

Rose wins US Open, more heartache for Mickelson

ARDMORE, Pa. | A steady hand gave Justin Rose the shiny U.S. Open Trophy. A wild ride gave Phil Mickelson yet another silver medal.

Phil Mickelson leads after 3rd round at US Open

ARDMORE, Pa. | Phil Mickelson began his week with a flight back-and-forth across the country. Even longer might be the 18 holes that now stand between him and that U.S. Open title he has been chasing his entire career.

Mickelson, Horschel share clubhouse lead at Merion

ARDMORE, Pa. | Phil Mickelson made his first birdie on his last putt. Billy Horschel never missed a green. It was all they could do to barely break par against Merion, which is turning out to be the real star of this U.S. Open.

A long day and the lead for Lefty at US Open

ARDMORE, Pa. | Even for Phil Mickelson, his path to the top of the leaderboard Thursday in the U.S. Open was unconventional.

Rain causing problems at US Open site

ARDMORE, Pa. | The most popular equipment Merion was not a golf club but a squeegee.

Woods keeps it dry and wins Players Championship

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. | Tiger Woods had the last word against Sergio Garcia by winning The Players Championship on Sunday.

Lingmerth in the lead as storms disrupt Sawgrass

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. | A rift between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia attracted all the attention on a stormy day at Sawgrass. Swedish rookie David Lingmerth quietly went about his business and wound up atop the leaderboard Saturday in The Players Championship.

Scott beats Cabrera in a playoff at Augusta

AUGUSTA, Ga. | Adam Scott finished the job this time, and put an end to more than a half-century of Australian misery at the Masters.

Snedeker, Cabrera tied for lead at Masters

AUGUSTA, Ga. | Tiger Woods made two significant moves Saturday at the Masters — one to stay in the tournament, the other to stay in the hunt.

Nicklaus: Never had a sit-down with Tiger Woods

AUGUSTA, Ga. | Jack Nicklaus has shared his secrets and strategy about Augusta National with anyone who wanted to learn from a six-time Masters champion, a list that includes Rory McIlroy, Luke Donald and Nicolas Colsaerts. But not Tiger Woods.

Garcia, Leishman tied for lead at Masters

AUGUSTA, Ga. | Sergio Garcia might have written himself off too quickly at the Masters.

Masters not always kind to favorites

AUGUSTA, Ga. | The first tee shot clattered through a pair of pines on the left side of the 13th fairway, finally landing on the wrong side of Rae's Creek. Tiger Woods tried again, and this wasn't any better. Fans peered across the fairway and only heard the ball rifle through some bushes.

Masters a win-win situation for entire field

AUGUSTA, Ga. | The Masters found a way to keep its field small while bringing in more PGA Tour winners.

Tiger Woods ready to win another Masters

AUGUSTA, Ga. | Around every corner at Augusta National is another reminder that Tiger Woods isn't getting any younger.

Masters 10th hole: More heartache than celebration

Bubba Watson held his right arm out to his side and hung his head as his tee shot sailed toward the woods to the right of the 10th fairway at Augusta National. For a moment, it looked as though he would be the latest victim of what perennially is the toughest hole at the Masters.

Tiger Woods tries to end long drought at Augusta

Tiger Woods in a green jacket once felt like an annual celebration of spring, as regular as the azaleas bursting with color at Augusta National.

Palmer still sets example of legible autographs

Arnold Palmer reached for a black pen and a blank piece of paper, and for a moment, he went back in time to the first grade.

Points has an old putter and takes early lead

HUMBLE, Texas | The putter D.A. Points once took from his mother paid off nicely for him Thursday in the Houston Open.

Woods back on top in golf

ORLANDO, Fla. | The moment was vintage Tiger Woods, and so was his reaction.

Woods wins another World Championship at Doral

DORAL, Fla. | Tiger Woods is hitting his stride on a march to the Masters.

All-American final at Match Play Championship

MARANA, Ariz. | Hunter Mahan and Matt Kuchar gave the Match Play Championship its first all-American final in five years.

Snedeker finally get a win

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. | Brandt Snedeker didn't have to take a back seat to anyone at Pebble Beach.

Mahan shares the lead at Pebble Beach

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. | Hunter Mahan was bracing for the worst of Pebble Beach, his golf bag weighed down with rain gear and everything else to handle nasty weather.

3 stars that don't shine in the Ryder Cup

MEDINAH, Ill. | No other trio of American golfers has qualified for more consecutive Ryder Cup teams than Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Jim Furyk. Collectively, they have won 146 official tournaments around the world, including 19 majors.

A banner year for the FedEx Cup playoffs

CARMEL | Phil Mickelson, an exception in so many ways, calculated the odds and did the math.

Singh takes 1-shot lead over McIlroy, Woods

CARMEL | Vijay Singh keeps giving himself chances to end four years without a PGA Tour victory. He made four birdies around the turn Friday for a 6-under 66 in the BMW Championship, putting his name atop the leaderboard for the second time in his last four tournaments.

3rd event is the most important in FedEx Cup

CARMEL | Marc Leishman remembers the nervous feeling as he stood over a short putt on the final hole of the BMW Championship. It was his first time in the FedEx Cup, and the stakes were so enormous that he had a hard time blocking out everything but getting the ball in the cup.

Snedeker to make U.S. Ryder Cup debut as rookie

NEW YORK | Brandt Snedeker had nothing more than big hopes and another strong finish when he left the TPC Boston, expecting to wait deep into the night for a phone call from Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III that would determine if he was on the U.S. team.

McIlroy wins PGA Championship by record 8 strokes

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. | Right down to his red shirt, Rory McIlroy looked every bit the part of golf's next star in another command performance at the PGA Championship.

McIlroy, Singh tied for lead in rain-delayed PGA

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. | First came the black cloud that has been following Tiger Woods on the weekend at the majors. The real storm arrived a short time later Saturday in the PGA Championship, halting the brilliant start by Rory McIlroy and giving Woods a chance to stop his slide at Kiawah Island.

Ernie Els wins stunning Open when Scott collapses

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England | Ernie Els plucked the ball from the hole after one last birdie and heaved it into the grandstand. At the time, it looked like nothing more than a classy gesture by a former British Open champion — not the next one.

Scott takes 4-shot lead into Open final round

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England | The ball tumbled over the edge of a pot bunker and appeared to put Adam Scott in the worst spot he had been all day at the British Open.

Snedeker builds 1-shot lead, with Tiger lurking at British Open

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England | Brandt Snedeker plays fast and talks even faster, and he was on a roll Friday in the British Open. He raced up the leaderboard with five birdies in a seven-hole stretch, tied the 36-hole record for a major championship and looked like he was bent on running away f…

Walk in the park gives Scott lead at British Open

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England | Unlike the guys in charge of the weather forecast, Adam Scott got everything just about right Thursday in the British Open.

British Open at Lytham requires a good start

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England | It's rare to see Tiger Woods hit iron off the tee on a par 5, except in links golf, and especially at Royal Lytham & St. Annes.

Weather can be the biggest hazard at British Open

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England | The most valuable slip of paper found at any British Open is not a list of the odds. It's the forecast.

How many career wins for Tiger Woods? A lot

BETHESDA, Md. | In a rush to announce a milestone for Tiger Woods — not that his record needs any embellishment — the PGA Tour revealed that the AT&T National was the 100th professional win of his career.

Tiger Woods squeaks out a win at Congressional

BETHESDA, Md. | The flight of his shot into the 18th green was so pure that Tiger Woods immediately started walking and twirled his club, knowing that it effectively wrapped up another win at the AT&T National. Making it even more special was the sound of thousands of fans at Congression…

Tiger on track for another major record

BETHESDA, Md. | Halfway through the season, Tiger Woods has made it clear that he is hitting his stride in pursuit of a major record.

Furyk, McDowell share the lead as Tiger tumbles

SAN FRANCISCO | Graeme McDowell and Jim Furyk, a pair of U.S. Open champions, managed to beat par at The Olympic Club.

Woods shares lead with Furyk, Toms

SAN FRANCISCO | Just when this U.S. Open was starting to look like child's play, Tiger Woods led a trio of tested champions who took it back Friday.

The world No. 1 only plays for 2 days

SAN FRANCISCO | Luke Donald doesn't regret not coming to The Olympic Club ahead of the U.S. Open to learn the golf course.

The lead for Thompson, the buzz for Tiger

SAN FRANCISCO | The lead at the U.S. Open belonged to Michael Thompson. The buzz came from Tiger Woods.

US Open wants to get back to its roots

SAN FRANCISCO | All it takes is one slight miss for this U.S. Open to get a whole lot harder.

Kuchar comes up clutch at Sawgrass

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. | The only complaint about Matt Kuchar was not winning enough. He picked up a big one Sunday at The Players Championship.

Johnson takes lead as McIlroy heads home

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. | After breaking 70 for the first time in seven weeks, Tiger Woods headed to the back of the practice range at the TPC Sawgrass to fine-tune his swing. That was much better than going to the clubhouse to clean out his locker.