Hunter Mahan News

EARLY BIRD: Defending champion Hunter Mahan with Wall Street tycoon Julian Robertson at the Cape Kidnappers Resort yesterday.

THIS time next week, it definitely won't be Spain and, fingers crossed, it won't rain either.

There are always those that look for the next great player in all sports.A For golf, every pre-25-year-old player that garners worldwide attention is the next Tiger Woods .A Unfair, yes.A But, with the quick success of the newly minted pro Rickie Fowler, golf fans around the world should be excited as there is a crop of young players that seem to ...

Nick Price congratulates his partner Fred Funk, who was the winner for the Short Iron skill.

It may be Camilo Villegas' first trip to Hawke's Bay but New Zealand isn't totally uncharted waters for the professional.

Rory McIlroy, arguably the world's hottest young golfer, will make his debut at the Nedbank Challenge at Sun City at the end of the year.

One of the best twentysomething golfers on the PGA Tour, Hunter Mahan is a regular on U.S. Ryder and Presidents Cup teams.

Chad Campbell closed with an eagle on the par-5 ninth for a 9-under 62 and a share of the second-round lead Friday with Troy Matteson in the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.

The PGA Tour released a statement Wednesday addressing comments made by Australian golfer Robert Allenby regarding American Anthony Kim following this past weekend's Presidents Cup.

PGA TOUR: Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, today-Sunday, TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas.

SAN FRANCISCO Just as Tiger Woods and Y.E. Yang were marking their golf balls on the 12th green a pair of pink-clad protesters ducked under the gallery ropes and began chanting "End the war." They were a hole short and a day late.

The most recent issue of GOLF magazine included surefire tips from Presidents Cup player Hunter Mahan titled '5 Ways to Hit Perfect, Pressure-Proof Shots.' It lay open on my lap as I tuned the television to the final matches of the Presidents Cup, where Mahan himself was leadoff man for the United States in the singles matches.

The U.S. team stands together with former U.S. President George H. W. Bush during opening ceremonies of the Presidents Cup golf tournament at Harding Park golf course in San Francisco, California, October 7, 2009.

The settling was perfect. Tiger Woods standing over an 9-foot uphill putt on the 13th green, a cool breeze coming off Lake Merced, several thousand spectators in dead silence.

Here's who I like in the final singles matches today in the Presidents Cup: Hunter Mahan defeats Camilo Villegas This is simple: Mahan makes more big putts.

SAN FRANCISCO - This rally belonged to the Americans, the biggest by Tiger Woods.

Greg Norman's faith in struggling Adam Scott paid off for the International team on the first day of the Presidents Cup at Harding Park Golf Course.

Tiger Woods signs autographs, as he walks off the 18th hole, during a practice round at the Presidents Cup being held this week at Harding Park golf course, in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, Oct.

Basketball great Michael Jordan was an innovative addition by captain Fred Couples to help the U.S. Presidents Cup team this week at Harding Park, and he made an immediate impact on Monday.

The American caddies endeared themselves to the gallery at Harding Park on the final day of practice by wearing San Francisco Giants jerseys with their players' name stitched on the back.