U.S. Open News

The FedEx St. Jude Classic at TPC Southwind isn't the only place for Memphians to watch some world-class golf this week.

The bad news for the rest of the PGA Tour is that Tiger Woods isn't all the way back.

On Friday, Phil Mickelson withdrew from the Memorial Tournament after citing mental fatigue and an eye for the "big picture." Mickelson had shot a horrid 79 in the first round of the golf tournament and he just didn't feel like continuing.

Tiger Woods tied Jack Nicklaus on 73 PGA Tour victories after sinking a sensational chip from off the green late in the final round of the Memorial Tournament on Sunday.

Rickie Fowler doesn't shy away from adding a little style and sizzle to his wardrobe, and many golf fans are taking notice on both his style and his game.

Scott Stallings could not quite keep up the momentum that got him to the top of the leaderboard midway through the Memorial Tournament, but the golf on Saturday was almost beside the point for the Massachusetts native.

Spencer Levin reacts to missing a birdie putt on No. 14 during the third round of the Memorial on Saturday.

Green Valley Country Club standout Jeff Wilson will try to reach his fifth U.S. Open Championship on Monday during Sectional qualifying at Lake Merced and Harding Park in San Francisco.

Unbelievably bad starts from favorites like Rory McIlroy and Phil Mickelson have them out of the tournament; leaving the field wide open and ripe for the taking.

RORY McILROY'S decision to play in Memphis next week represents a make-or-break bid by the 23-year-old to rediscover his 'A' game before opening the defence of his US Open title at San Francisco's Olympic Club on Thursday week.

Golf's major championship season is in the air all about Northern California as the 112th annual United States Open tees it up in a couple of Thursdays on June 14 at San Francisco's Olympic Club.

Send your thoughts and images on the weekend's Super Rugby action to Sport@news24.co.za and we'll hit the publish button! Dublin - One bad hole for Tiger Woods and Luke Donald and two by Rory McIlroy left the stars well off the pace of leader Scott Stallings after Thursday's opening round of the $6.2 million US PGA Memorial.

Working hard: Aaron Baddeley hit his straps in the first round at the Memorial tournament, firing a three-under 69.

After more than 20 years of covering everything from election campaigns to Olympic Games, Robert Lusetich turned his focus to writing about his first love - golf.

The PGA Tour's Memorial tournament began Thursday, and it was anything but an ordinary round.

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Ben Curtis said recently his game began to rebound when he changed the order in which he places his hands on his putter grip.

Lee Slattery and Matthew Baldwin both came through the 36-hole qualifying competition for next month's US Open at Walton Heath, the latter surviving a dramatic play-off. It will be Slattery's second appearance in a major, having finished 26th when the Open took place at Royal Liverpool in 2006, but European Tour rookie Baldwin has capped a very ... (more)

For those who do not have an exemption, the final chance to gain entry into this year's U.S. Open will come Monday.

Fifty-five golf luminaries have been honored by the Memorial Tournament since its inception in 1976, but the one honored yesterday might have meant the most to tournament host Jack Nicklaus.Tom Watson, a friend and fierce competitor of Nicklaus for more than five decades, was honored by the Nicklaus and the tournament’s Captains Club ... (more)