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Tiger Woods wins Players Championship

Agencia EFEMay 13, 2013 13:33

International Sports Desk, May 13 (EFE).- Tiger Woods prevailed at The Players Championship tournament in Florida, the fourth victory in his last seven PGA Tour events. Woods, the world No. 1, was the favorite going into the tournament, which was his first outing since the Masters last month. Leading after the third round, Woods birdied five holes on Sunday to finish 13-under-par, two strokes better than fellow Americans Kevin Streelman and Jeff Maggert and Swede David Lingmerth.

Golf: Woods silences Sergio with Players victory

Agence France-PresseMay 12, 2013 23:00

Tiger Woods shook off a double bogey at the 14th hole Sunday and held on to win the US PGA Tour Players Championship, setting another career milestone in the process. Woods, who had a share of the lead with Sergio Garcia and David Lingmerth after completing the weather-disrupted third round on Sunday morning, carded a final-round 70 for a 13-under par total of 275. That put him two strokes in front of Swedish PGA Tour rookie Lingmerth, Jeff Maggert and Kevin Streelman.

CORRECTED: Golf: Woods wins Players Championship

Agence France-PresseMay 12, 2013 20:45

Golf: Garcia bounces back after weather delay

Agence France-PresseMay 11, 2013 19:30

Henrik Stenson was clinging to a narrow lead in the weather-hit third round of the Players Championship on Saturday, trying to gain some space over Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods. Stenson was two-under through eight holes, and one shot in front of Garcia and Woods, when thunderstorms halted play for just under two hours on the TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course. Sweden's Stenson had birdied the fourth and sixth holes to get to 11-under for the tournament, with Woods and Garcia both at 10-under when play was stopped.

Monty decides to compete in U.S. full-time, as a senior

Thomson ReutersMay 11, 2013 17:34

By Mark Lamport-Stokes (Reuters) - Britain's former world number two Colin Montgomerie repeatedly resisted the lure of the PGA Tour during his prime but now says he intends to compete full-time in the United States on the Champions Tour for players aged over 50. The Scotsman, who won a record eight order of merit titles on the European Tour between 1993 and 2005, will be eligible for the senior circuit after his 50th birthday on June 23.

Patient Westwood believes in golfing success after 40

Thomson ReutersMay 10, 2013 21:20

By Larry Fine PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Lee Westwood believes patience is a virtue, and the former world number one who turned 40 last month believes the best years of his golfing career could be yet to come. The Englishman put his faith into practice at this week's Players Championship, biding his time before a late surge in the first round and a six-under 66 in Friday's second round that put him within two shots of the lead.

Singh sues PGA Tour over Fijian's doping case

Thomson ReutersMay 10, 2013 19:00

(Reuters) - Former world number one Vijay Singh sued the PGA Tour for "reckless administration and implementation" of its anti-doping program on Wednesday, a week after golf's premier tour dropped a doping case against the Fijian. Three-times major winner Singh was initially found by the PGA Tour to have breached the sport's doping rules after using a spray, which contains a banned substance, to treat an injury but he was later cleared of any wrongdoing after winning an appeal.

Woods wins Players Championship by two

Thomson ReutersMay 10, 2013 18:01

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Tiger Woods won the Players Championship by two strokes over Swedish rookie David Lingmerth and Americans Jeff Maggert and Kevin Streelman at the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on Sunday. World number one Woods shot a final-round of two-under-par 70 for a 13-under-par total of 275 for his second Players title following his 2001 triumph. (Reporting by Larry Fine; Editing by Gene Cherry)

Golf: Unheralded Castro seizes Players lead

Agence France-PresseMay 10, 2013 16:43

In a star-studded field, unheralded Roberto Castro matched the course record with a nine-under par 63 on Thursday to seize the first-round lead at the Players Championship. Castro, making his debut in the US PGA Tour's $9.5 million flagship event, equalled the record set by Fred Couples in 1992 and matched by Australian Greg Norman in 1994. His effort gave him a three-shot lead over world number two Rory McIlroy and American Zach Johnson, who shared second place on six-under 66.

Golf: Woods returns to action at The Players Championship

Agence France-PresseMay 10, 2013 15:36

Tiger Woods returns to action for the first time since the Masters this week, the world number one heading a stellar field at the US PGA Tour's flagship Players Championship. Woods finished tied for fourth at Augusta National last month, but his 2013 season has so far included three titles and a return to the world number one ranking. Although his only victory at TPC Sawgrass came back in 2001, Woods said he was looking forward to the challenge posed by the course.