October 11th, 2009 by PGA Golf Art
A capsule look at Saturday's matches in the Presidents Cup: FOURSOMES: Phil Mickelson and Sean O'Hair, United States, def. Retief Goosen and Camilo Villegas, International, 5 and 3. Mickelson played with his third partner in as many matches, and he was as good as ever. The American side played bogey-free with five birdies, although it did trail briefly when Villegas made a 12-foot birdie at…
October 11th, 2009 by PGA Golf Art
Just when it seemed the
Presidents Cup might be tied going into Saturday afternoon’s
fourball matches, two late moments of magic from Tiger Woods put
the United States back in control.
October 11th, 2009 by PGA Golf Art
Baryla leads by two in Chattanooga
October 11th, 2009 by PGA Golf Art
Pairings for Saturday’s afternoon
fourball matches in the eighth Presidents Cup between holders
the United States and the International team being played at San
Francisco’s Harding Park golf course (U.S. pairs first, all
times GMT):
1905: Anthony Kim/Jim Furyk v Angel Cabrera (Argentina)/Adam
Scott (Australia)
1917: Stewart Cink/Lucas Glover v Geoff Ogilvy
(Australia)/Robert Allenby (Australia)
1930: Zach Johnson/Justin Leonard v Ernie Els (South
Africa)/Mike Weir (Canada)
1942: Tiger Woods/Steve Stricker v Ryo Ishikawa (Japan)/Yang
Yong-eun (South Korea)
1955: Phil Mickelson/Sean O’Hair v Vijay Singh (Fiji)/Tim Clark
(South Africa)
October 9th, 2009 by PGA Golf Art
Capsules from the foursomes matches Thursday at the Presidents Cup: Anthony Kim and Phil Mickelson, United Stated, def. Mike Weir and Tim Clark, International, 3 and 2. The International team never made a birdie, yet it still had a 1-up lead with six holes to play. The sloppiness of the match in the early going was evident on the 380-yard sixth hole, which the American won with a bogey after Clark…
October 7th, 2009 by PGA Golf Art
Greg Norman couldn't hide the obvious discomfort. He sat at a table Tuesday for the opening press conference at the Presidents Cup, his right arm suspended by a black brace from shoulder surgery a week ago. As for his heart? That he will keep to himself. Norman returns to the spotlight this week as captain of an International team that has never won on American soil.
October 7th, 2009 by PGA Golf Art
The time has come for the
Internationals to give the Presidents Cup a sharper competitive
edge, according to Australian Geoff Ogilvy and Canadian Mike
Weir.
October 7th, 2009 by PGA Golf Art
The Presidents Cup will feature 34 matches over four days at Harding Park, bringing together the best players from everywhere in the world except Europe. The entertainment value could start well before the competition. Fred Couples is the U.S. captain. He could say anything. His remarks, at a news conference or the opening ceremony, could go anywhere.
October 7th, 2009 by PGA Golf Art
Phil Mickelson limited his
practice for this week’s Presidents Cup to nine holes on Tuesday
as a precautionary measure after straining his back last week.
October 7th, 2009 by PGA Golf Art
A haggard Greg Norman vowed
the break-up of his marriage would not be a distraction to his
International team as they prepared to do battle with the United
States at this week’s Presidents Cup.