Vijay Singh

Tour tries another FedExCup fix

The PGA Tour's FedExCup Playoffs will deliver a new format for next year's four-event, postseason showdown for the second consecutive season. Reacting to persistent player complaints and thirsting for drama, the Tour announced...

Opium belt in M.P. may spring a surprise or two

Chaurana and Bhatuni villages have announced their intention to boycott the elections Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan may fetch the BJP a good number of votes ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 31 (M.P.): Drive up north from Ratlam...

Asia winners get bump in rankings

Lin Wen-tang and Prayad Marksaeng received significant bumps in the world rankings for golf after both won events overseas last weekend. Lin knocked off Rory McIlroy to end a three-way playoff and win the Hong Kong Open,...

PGA Tour announces its nominees for 2008 season-ending awards

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- The PGA Tour has released its nominees for three 2008 season-ending awards including the Player of the Year, the Rookie of the Year and the Comeback Player of the Year. Nominees for the Jack Nicklaus...

McILROY LOOKING GOOD FOR MASTERS

Nineteen-year-old Rory McIlroy has still made it into the world's top 50 for the first time despite his play-off defeat in the Hong Kong Open on Sunday. McIlroy, a professional for only 14 months, suffered his second sudden...

McIlroy makes top 50 debut

Nineteen-year-old Rory McIlroy has still made it into the world’s top 50 for the first time despite his play-off defeat in the Hong Kong Open today. McIlroy, a professional for only 14 months, suffered his second sudden death...

Local pro Parrish to offer 10-event winter tour

Tony Parrish, the leading money winner for the past two years on the Grand Strand Pro Golf Tour, would like some winter events to keep his game sharp. So he's doing something about it.The Tony Parrish Winter Tour will consist...

India feels UN mandate essential to tackle pirates

‘One nation or a grouping of nations inadequate to provide an iron-clad guarantee of safe passage in the Gulf of Oman’ Fleet of warships in the Arabian Sea inadequate India mulling an increase in force levels NEW DELHI: With...

Garcia's time to shine?

However -- aside from a glowing Ryder Cup record -- he has consistently failed to find the form people have expected from him. The event propelled him to number two in the world rankings, behind the injured Tiger Woods,...

Woods and Harrington front-runners for Player of the Year

MIAMI (Reuters) - World number one Tiger Woods and multiple major winner Padraig Harrington of Ireland are in the running for the 2008 PGA Tour Player of the Year award. U.S. Open champion Woods and Harrington, who clinched the...