Sandy Lyle News

To the marketing men, she is viewed as the 'Anna Kournikova of golf' for the simple reason that whatever she earns on the course is likely to be increased tenfold and more through endorsements, advertising contracts and modelling engagements.

Fred Couples never seems too concerned or consumed about the game of golf or much of anything else.

FINAL LEADERBOARD : -19 M Laird [winner following three-man play-off], G MacNeill, C Campbell -18 J Flauk, J Furyk -17 C Hoffman Laird earned a two-year tour exemption after his victory Martin Laird clinched his maiden PGA Tour win at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.

Tom Watson credited skillful iron play for his 4-under-par 66 in the opening round of the Senior Players Championship.

Tom Watson credited skillful iron play for his efficient 4-under 66 in the opening round of the Senior Players Championship.

With the less than one week remaining until the Champions Tour returns to Baltimore for the final major of the season, tournament officials announced that the number of former Masters champions in the field has grown from five to nine.

JUMBO OZAKI, from Japan, and the American Bruce Lietzke are the only players among the top 50 in the world rankings not to have entered for the Open championship at Royal St George's in two weeks' time.

The Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn kicks off today with a tournament for high school golfers and the open qualifier.

Ollie and Lyle, 1987 Ryder Cup: Captain's picks were first employed at the Ryder Cup in 1979, when continental Europe joined the fray.

Will Bishop of Lexington, Ky., was crowned the junior champion and the tandem of Ron Johnson and Richard Kley won the amateur title.

There has always been something appealing about the 10-year age gaps that separate Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson.

Coming into the First Tee Open, Kentucky resident and First Tee of Lexington member Will Bishop had stated that his most memorable golf experience was winning the Lexington Men's City Championship at the age of 16.

Now I know what it's like to be Colin Montgomerie. I actually thought it would be a little sweatier.

MERSEYSIDE golfers Tommy Fleetwood and James Robinson were putting in final preparations at Hillside Golf Club yesterday ahead of the Home Internationals.

European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie has backed "four or five" of his potential 2010 team to secure top-10 finishes at this week's US PGA Championship in Minnesota.

Colin Montgomerie and Sandy Lyle have apparently kissed and made up after their tabloid-fueled dust up at the British Open.

WHEN the glad-handing stopped, reality kicked in for Colin Montgomerie and that familiar old scowl was back.

Colin Montgomerie and Sandy Lyle have settled their verbal sparring match from the British Open, with Scotland's two best-known golfers talking and making up at the US PGA Championship.

European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie said on Wednesday his lingering verbal spat with fellow Briton Sandy Lyle was finally over.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed wide receiver Mario Urrutia and released running back Josh Vaughan.