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In this Oct. 23, 2011, file photo, Yani Tseng, of Taiwan, holds up her championship trophy on the 18th hole after the final round of the LPGA Taiwan Championship at the Sunrise Golf and Country Club in Taoyuan, Taiwan.

After beating Tiger Woods at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, rising star Robert Rock says he no longer fears playing against the big names.

PAUL LAWRIE'S success in the Qatar Masters had little chance of going unnoticed when the Aberdonian was presented with this beast of a trophy.

REUNION : After Kelly Jo Dowd was diagnosed with cancer for the second time in four years last May, she started setting aside days to spend with her 13-year-old daughter, Dakoda.

Tiger Woods takes questions during a press conference on a practice day in preparation for the AT&T National Pro-Am at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach Tuesday Feb.

It only took Mike "Fluff" Cowan one tournament as the caddie for Tiger Woods to see a shot he had never seen.

Woods said Tuesday at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am he has "never been a fan" of long putters that players either anchor into their belly or the broom-style putters that are pressed against the chest.

Lee Westwood was forced to apologise after his mum caught him swearing on live television at last week's Qatar Masters, the world number three said on Tuesday.

Tournament winner Kyle Stanley kisses the championship trophy after the final round of the Phoenix Open golf tournament on Sunday.

A dry board in the office of LPGA Tour commissioner Mike Whan is filled with black-and-blue, an appropriate color scheme for a tour that had been taking its lumps over the last couple of years.

Tiger Woods makes his return to this event for the first time since 2002 and is one of eight former champions in the field that account for 12 titles.

Paul Lawrie claimed a four-shot win in Qatar, while Kyle Stanley erased an eight-shot deficit to come from behind and win the Phoenix Open on Sunday.

Novak Djokovic won the top individual honor at the 2012 Laureus Sports Awards on Monday, and Barcelona captured the team prize.

I like to golf. As a player I suck but, I love the game. I also love watching the professionals who play this mind boggling, throw the clubs in the lake, never picking up a club again game.

Amazing experience. I dont remember much of my game during that round as the scenery was breathtaking and I was in awe of walking the same fairways I have seen on TV for som many years.

Playing in its first tournament in over three months, the San Diego State women's golf team shot a first-round 22-over 310 Sunday to tie for 10th place in day one action of the Arizona Wildcat Invitational at the par-72, 6,321-yard Golf Club at Vistoso.

Take the 18 hole layout and find a way to create 12 really good holes.A That frees up 6 holes worth of land.

PAUL Lawrie may have been a tad embarrassed to hear he'd been likened to Nick Faldo in his prime but the Aberdonian certainly produced a final-day performance the six-time major champion would have been proud of in winning the Qatar Masters for a second time yesterday.

Kyle Stanley rebounded from a devastating loss to win the Phoenix Open, overcoming an eight-stroke deficit Sunday in a comeback as unlikely as his collapse last week at Torrey Pines.

Tiger Woods pumps his fist on the 18th green at Pebble Beach after winning a Monday playoff in February 2000, the last time he played in the AT&T Pro Am.