Poulter makes early headway at Sawgrass

                   
scotsman.com     May 9, 2008            

IAN Poulter made a great start to claim a share of the lead halfway through his opening round at the Players Championship yesterday. Poulter, one of seven British players in t ... he 144-man field, took advantage of his early tee time on a calm morning at the Sawgrass... [read full story]                

Full Coverage

Rivals to ignore Tiger factor

skysports.com     May 7, 2008          

Tiger Woods' rivals insist his absence will have no bearing on their preparations for the Players Championship. ... Absence of world number one will not affect rivals' plans Tiger Woods will sit out this week's Players Championship because of recent knee surgery but,...                

comments

Players aren't distracted by Tiger's absence

msn.com     May 7, 2008          

Although the absence of Tiger Woods from this week's Players Championship will be severely felt by the fans, his rivals at Sawgrass say their tournament preparations have been totally unaffected. ... "It wasn't a topic of conversation in the round of golf that we played...                

comments

                   

Finchem's plan wasn't so Tiger-proof

foxsports.com     May 7, 2008          

Commish Tim Finchem moved the Players Championship, but Tiger's knee surgery means it may not matter. ... by TOM LaMARRE, Sports Xchange Updated: May 7, 2008, 1:17 PM EST Comment Commissioner Tim Finchem, like Deane Beaman before him, is doing everything in his power to...                

comments

                   

TIGER NO; HEAT YESA WEEK WITHOUT No. 1 The world's best player is the only one of the top 50 not...

jacksonville.com     May 8, 2008          

The PGA Tour has thrived on the First Coast for more than 40 years. ... The betting at Tour headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach is that one Players Championship without the best player in the world will be but a mere blip on the big picture of the Tour's biggest event,...                

comments

                   

Golf

nysun.com     May 8, 2008          

The tournament so desperate to be hailed golf's fifth major begins its 35th edition at the TPC Sawgrass in Florida today with the no. 1 player in the world absent. That Tiger Woods chose April 15 for surgery on his left knee rather than three weeks before the Masters, or any of the other majors,...                

comments

                   

A course for all players -- except Tiger

azdailysun.com     May 8, 2008          

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- A corridor beneath the grandiose clubhouse is lined with black-and-white photographs from more than a quarter-century of winners at The Players Championship since it moved to the notorious TPC Sawgrass. ... Past champions feature the power...                

comments