PGA Championship News

The Tournament of Hope will be the centerpiece of a worldwide awareness effort to be undertaken by the Sunshine Tour and partner promoter SAIL Rights Commercialisation Ltd to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment in Africa and globally.

Phil Mickelson vs. Tiger Woods has taken a monumental turn in the lefty's direction in the last four years, and it has made the comeback of his main rival all the more riveting.

Those walking and shopping King Street will have the change to take photographs with the trophy, which will be presented to the winner of the 94th PGA Championship at Kiawah in August.

CRAIG Parry yesterday delivered Victorian PGA Championship organisers the news they wanted to hear - confirming he will play in the event at Creswick's Forest Resort next week.

Butler National Golf Club is strongly considering opening its doors to women, a move that could bring major championships to Chicago and would mark a major cultural shift for the 40-year-old institution.

Photograph: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images Beloved by golf 's afflicted and loathed by the sport's traditionalists, the belly putter is under threat.

For the first time in a long time, the vibes surrounding Tiger Woods are pretty good.

WHEN Robert Rock got his hands on the HSBC Golf Championship title in Abu Dhabi last Sunday, his achievements registered in North Yorkshire.

Andrew Gurewitsch, 16, has a belly putter tucked under his sternum as he takes practice strokes at a shop in New York.

Read more: National , Tiger Woods , Tiger , Tiger Woods Long Putter , Royal & Ancient , Peter Dawson , Long Putter , Keegan Bradley , PGA Championship , Bill Haas , Pro , PGA -- Tiger Woods has a solution to long putters - make them no longer than the shortest club in the bag.

As dawn spread over Atlanta Athletic Club for the first round of the PGA Championship last summer, superintendent Ken Mangum realized his worst nightmare: he had two damaged greens .

Travelin' Joe Passov may have played 1,300 courses around the world, but he's a bit confused about his geography.

Tom Watson is easily the area's biggest name in the world of professional golf. The distinguished pro career of the lifelong Kansas City-area resident has spanned four decades and includes wins in eight major championships and 39 tournament victories on the PGA Tour.

Metropolitan PGA Section Hall of Fame Member Jimmy Wright, the last PGA Club Professional to play in all four majors - and the only one to play in the Masters in the past 50 years - will be the next featured speaker in the PGA Museum of Golf Speaker Series at PGA Village in Port St.

As the highest ranked player in the upcoming Queensland PGA Championship field, former Champion Kurt Barnes says 2012 is his year.

Waking up at 5 a.m. on a beautiful summer day in August was cruel and inhumane punishment for me, but that is what it took for me to see a legend who was only 25 minutes away from my home, so I gladly forced myself out of bed.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Last week's PGA Merchandise Show was, once again, an embarrassment of riches.

There wasn't much that separated Keegan Bradley and Brendan Steele last year. They were PGA Tour rookies and close friends.

After a campaign event at the Professional Golfers' Association of America Museum, Newt Gingrich did what any golfer would love to do - hoist the PGA trophy like he had just been victorious in one of golf's four major tournaments.

After a campaign event at the Professional Golfers' Association of America Museum, Newt Gingrich did what any golfer would love to do - hoist the PGA trophy like he had just been victorious in one of golf's four major tournaments.