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Memorial out to battle phone distractions

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:40:40 -0400

DUBLIN, Ohio - There isn't a pro golfer who doesn't have a story about a "Play That Funky Music" ringtone coming from the gallery during a backswing, or the time a tourist with a flip phone was snapping photos in the middle of a critical putt.

Woods: Garcia comment hurtful, time to move on

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:02:12 -0400

Sergio Garcia apologized to Tiger Woods for saying he would serve fried chicken if they were to have dinner at the U.S. Open, an ugly addition to nearly two weeks of verbal sparring.

Clark future uncertain if tour follows anchor ban

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:10:07 -0400

FORT WORTH, Texas - Tim Clark considers his future in golf uncertain now that the game's two governing bodies have outlawed the anchored putting stroke.

Moulton: USGA, R&A ban on anchoring putters will create...

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:48:17 -0400

By DAVID MOULTON - This is going to be messy.

Golf adopts rule to ban anchored putting stroke

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:43:15 -0400

Golf's two governing bodies outlawed the anchored putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, approving a new rule that starts in 2016 and urging the PGA Tour to follow along so the 600-year-old sport is still played under one set of rules.

Venturi, US Open champion and CBS analyst, dies

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:16:07 -0400

Ken Venturi, who overcame dehydration to win the 1964 U.S. Open and spent 35 years in the booth for CBS Sports, died Friday afternoon. He was 82.

Singh's suit draws little public reaction at TPC

Thu, 09 May 2013 20:03:24 -0400

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida - One spectator wore fake deer antlers. Another yelled about eating venison. And a group of guys shouted, "Stay off the spray, Vijay."

Column: Who's humiliating whom in Singh lawsuit?

Thu, 09 May 2013 19:36:52 -0400

Vijay Singh is suing the PGA Tour for exposing him to "public humiliation and ridicule" by investigating his use of deer-antler spray.

Singh suing PGA over proposed suspension

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:10:14 -0400

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida - Vijay Singh sued the PGA Tour on Wednesday for exposing him to "public humiliation and ridicule" during a 12-week investigation into his use of deer antler spray that ended last week when the tour dropped its case against him.

Singh out of tournament, day after exonerated

Wed, 01 May 2013 14:10:17 -0400

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Vijay Singh withdrew from the Wells Fargo Championship because of a sore back Wednesday, one day after the PGA Tour said it would not punish the Fijian for his admission that he used deer antler spray.

Tour drops its doping case against Vijay Singh

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:01:25 -0400

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - The PGA Tour dropped its doping case against Vijay Singh on Tuesday based on new information from the World Anti-Doping Agency, which said using deer antler spray is no longer prohibited because it contains such small amounts of a growth hormone factor.