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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/sports/golf sports Golf News en-us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:07:17 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/sports/golf http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_mcilroy_injury ap/20100209/glf_mcilroy_injury AP sports Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:07:17 GMT AP - Rory McIlroy has stretched ligaments in his lower back, although it is not expected to affect his play or keep him from the Match Play Championship next week in Arizona. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_match_play ap/20100208/glf_match_play AP sports Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:40:11 GMT AP - Ross McGowan of England might get the final spot in the 64-man Match Play Championship, but only if Tiger Woods doesn't return from his indefinite break. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_sp_go_su/glf_northern_trust_open ap/20100208/glf_northern_trust_open AP sports Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:07:50 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_sp_go_su/glf_northern_trust_open"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100207/capt.42627bed600c43df9d68abca3d028c97.northern_trust_open_golf_cars121.jpg?x=109&y=130&q=85&sig=l04U.5tQnmDV0JL8T.p.iQ--" align="left" height="130" width="109" alt="Steve Stricker acknowledges the gallery after making birdie on the 11th hole in the final round of the Northern Trust Open golf tournament at Riviera Country Club in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)" border="0" /></a>AP - In a tournament everyone expected him to win, Steve Stricker was trying not to lose.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_sp_go_su/glf_northern_trust_open"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100207/capt.42627bed600c43df9d68abca3d028c97.northern_trust_open_golf_cars121.jpg?x=109&y=130&q=85&sig=l04U.5tQnmDV0JL8T.p.iQ--" align="left" height="130" width="109" alt="photo" title="Steve Stricker acknowledges the gallery after making birdie on the 11th hole in the final round of the Northern Trust Open golf tournament at Riviera Country Club in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100207/ap_on_sp_go_su/glf_moonah_classic ap/20100207/glf_moonah_classic AP sports Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:42:35 GMT AP - Jim Herman won the Moonah Classic for his first Nationwide Tour title, birdieing the first hole of a playoff with fellow American Chris Kirk. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100206/ap_on_sp_go_su/glf_european_tour ap/20100206/glf_european_tour AP sports Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:58:46 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100206/ap_on_sp_go_su/glf_european_tour"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100206/capt.1f5326f067184e05a0987a2d0792d149.emirates_dubai_desert_classic_golf_xkj122.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=QVGRRkOkolkjI79x5Y86uw--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="England's Lee Westwood studies a shot on the 16th hole during the 3rd round of Dubai Desert Classic in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)" border="0" /></a>AP - Lee Westwood and Miguel Angel Jimenez each shot 68 Saturday to catch overnight leader Thongchai Jaidee after the third round of the Dubai Desert Classic.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100206/ap_on_sp_go_su/glf_european_tour"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100206/capt.1f5326f067184e05a0987a2d0792d149.emirates_dubai_desert_classic_golf_xkj122.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=QVGRRkOkolkjI79x5Y86uw--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="England's Lee Westwood studies a shot on the 16th hole during the 3rd round of Dubai Desert Classic in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100206/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_on_the_tee ap/20100206/glf_on_the_tee AP sports Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:45:41 GMT AP - In a cold rain, Riviera is playing longer than Dustin Johnson can remember. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_wedge_dispute ap/20100204/glf_wedge_dispute AP sports Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:38:41 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_wedge_dispute"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100203/capt.1dec4308e95d4ba2b94ca544860c7650.northern_trust_open_golf_cars107.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=J4qavnPcaL2TtwCXZl4g9g--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="Defending tournament champion Phil Mickelson speaks during a news conference on the Pro-Am day of the Northern Trust Open golf tournament at Riviera Country Club in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)" border="0" /></a>AP - Phil Mickelson won't be using the Ping Eye2 wedge that led a fellow player to accuse him of "cheating," even though he hopes others will use the controversial club to keep attention on what he calls a ridiculous rule.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_wedge_dispute"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100203/capt.1dec4308e95d4ba2b94ca544860c7650.northern_trust_open_golf_cars107.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=J4qavnPcaL2TtwCXZl4g9g--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="photo" title="Defending tournament champion Phil Mickelson speaks during a news conference on the Pro-Am day of the Northern Trust Open golf tournament at Riviera Country Club in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_ryder_cup_assistants ap/20100204/glf_ryder_cup_assistants AP sports Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:35:03 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_ryder_cup_assistants"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100203/capt.89a4c4eb7f114c57b9f6b746c123f9df.ryder_cup_assistants_golf_ny166.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=.hI7ryg8vP2aKNBrMXcglQ--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="FILE - In this May 16, 2009, file photo, Paul Goydos watches his drive on the first hole during the third round of the Texas Open golf tournament in San Antonio. U.S. captain Corey Pavin has selected four players--one of them Goydos--to be his assistants at the Ryder Cup this year. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - U.S. captain Corey Pavin announced four assistants for the Ryder Cup on Wednesday, including two players who have never competed in the matches against Europe.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_ryder_cup_assistants"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100203/capt.89a4c4eb7f114c57b9f6b746c123f9df.ryder_cup_assistants_golf_ny166.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=.hI7ryg8vP2aKNBrMXcglQ--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this May 16, 2009, file photo, Paul Goydos watches his drive on the first hole during the third round of the Texas Open golf tournament in San Antonio. U.S. captain Corey Pavin has selected four players--one of them Goydos--to be his assistants at the Ryder Cup this year. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100203/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_watson_woods ap/20100203/glf_watson_woods AP sports Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:03:10 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100203/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_watson_woods"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100203/capt.31b0a5c0c564431db16e07f3608a9c71.watson_woods_golf_ny163.jpg?x=110&y=130&q=85&sig=oEZ1BMI8CR74C_v1FqJgAg--" align="left" height="130" width="110" alt="FILE - In this Dec. 1, 1996 photo Tom Watson, left, and Tiger Woods walk off the 10th green together after they both birdied the hole during the final round of the Skins Game in La Quinta, Calif. Watson says Tiger Woods needs to 'show some humility to the public' when he returns to golf after sorting out his personal life. Watson also said Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, that Woods should clean up his on-course behavior in order to be considered among the true greats of the game. Woods is on an indefinite break since his car crash Nov. 27 that fueled sordid tales of extramarital affairs. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)" border="0" /></a>AP - Tom Watson says Tiger Woods needs to "show some humility to the public" when he returns to golf after sorting out his personal life.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100203/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_watson_woods"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100203/capt.31b0a5c0c564431db16e07f3608a9c71.watson_woods_golf_ny163.jpg?x=110&y=130&q=85&sig=oEZ1BMI8CR74C_v1FqJgAg--" align="left" height="130" width="110" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Dec. 1, 1996 photo Tom Watson, left, and Tiger Woods walk off the 10th green together after they both birdied the hole during the final round of the Skins Game in La Quinta, Calif. Watson says Tiger Woods needs to 'show some humility to the public' when he returns to golf after sorting out his personal life. Watson also said Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, that Woods should clean up his on-course behavior in order to be considered among the true greats of the game. Woods is on an indefinite break since his car crash Nov. 27 that fueled sordid tales of extramarital affairs. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100202/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_on_the_fringe020210 ap/20100202/glf_on_the_fringe020210 AP sports Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:52:51 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100202/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_on_the_fringe020210"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100129/capt.74c05f6ca82c4a5a9fb7eacac97efac8.farmers_insurance_open_cali133.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=_COrggipw4pl0JQ5xgQcZQ--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="An airplane pulls a banner over the Torrey Pines golf course with a message from a local strip club for Tiger Woods during the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Thursday Jan. 28, 2010 in San Diego. (AP Photo/Chris Park)" border="0" /></a>AP - This is not the kind of publicity the PGA Tour had in mind.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100202/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_on_the_fringe020210"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100129/capt.74c05f6ca82c4a5a9fb7eacac97efac8.farmers_insurance_open_cali133.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=_COrggipw4pl0JQ5xgQcZQ--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="An airplane pulls a banner over the Torrey Pines golf course with a message from a local strip club for Tiger Woods during the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Thursday Jan. 28, 2010 in San Diego. (AP Photo/Chris Park)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100202/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_new_rules_mcilroy ap/20100202/glf_new_rules_mcilroy AP sports Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:57:13 GMT AP - Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland wants golf authorities to reconsider their new regulations on the shape of grooves in club heads. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100131/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_mickelson_dispute ap/20100131/glf_mickelson_dispute AP sports Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:09:14 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100131/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_mickelson_dispute"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100130/capt.e151c4bc17f44aca97e3af673a42238f.farmers_insurance_open_golf_cali126.jpg?x=107&y=130&q=85&sig=tgW9iwVKLe6QHV7MYVjWmg--" align="left" height="130" width="107" alt="Phil Mickelson smiles after eagling the 13th hole during the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Golf Course on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)" border="0" /></a>AP - Phil Mickelson hinted at legal action Saturday for being accused of "cheating," saying that if the PGA Tour did not do something about him being "publicly slandered," then he would let others handle it.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100131/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_mickelson_dispute"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100130/capt.e151c4bc17f44aca97e3af673a42238f.farmers_insurance_open_golf_cali126.jpg?x=107&y=130&q=85&sig=tgW9iwVKLe6QHV7MYVjWmg--" align="left" height="130" width="107" alt="photo" title="Phil Mickelson smiles after eagling the 13th hole during the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Golf Course on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100130/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_tiger_s_school ap/20100130/glf_tiger_s_school AP sports Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:48:29 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100130/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_tiger_s_school"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100130/capt.5db962a88d844c8cb76f5bb309007bff.tigers_school_golf_cadd101.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=fbP45Hn_TuPnAfO_A3VLLQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="In this Jan. 15, 2010 photo, a statue of Earl Woods, left, and his son Tiger Woods is seen at Tiger Woods Learning Center in Anaheim, Calif. The Tiger Woods Foundation has launched its 2010 program efforts with a significant expansion to the Earl Woods Scholarship Program. For more than 13 years, the Tiger Woods Foundation has positively influenced the lives of more than 10 million young people. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)" border="0" /></a>AP - Outside the Tiger Woods Learning Center, visitors are welcomed with a message etched in concrete and another time.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100130/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_tiger_s_school"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100130/capt.5db962a88d844c8cb76f5bb309007bff.tigers_school_golf_cadd101.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=fbP45Hn_TuPnAfO_A3VLLQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="In this Jan. 15, 2010 photo, a statue of Earl Woods, left, and his son Tiger Woods is seen at Tiger Woods Learning Center in Anaheim, Calif. The Tiger Woods Foundation has launched its 2010 program efforts with a significant expansion to the Earl Woods Scholarship Program. For more than 13 years, the Tiger Woods Foundation has positively influenced the lives of more than 10 million young people. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100130/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_farmers_insurance_open_daly ap/20100130/glf_farmers_insurance_open_daly AP sports Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:30:48 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100130/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_farmers_insurance_open_daly"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100129/capt.a67e317d65524b33ad6ae79161112380.aptopix_daly_farmers_insurance_open_golf_cali121.jpg?x=113&y=130&q=85&sig=Bf0ezW8hR1zXxdFUnwKzng--" align="left" height="130" width="113" alt="John Daly walks off the 18th green after missing the cut at the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Golf Course, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010, in San Diego. Daly said later he was done with golf and tired of embarrassing himself. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)" border="0" /></a>AP - John Daly missed another cut and said Friday he was done with golf.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100130/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_farmers_insurance_open_daly"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100129/capt.a67e317d65524b33ad6ae79161112380.aptopix_daly_farmers_insurance_open_golf_cali121.jpg?x=113&y=130&q=85&sig=Bf0ezW8hR1zXxdFUnwKzng--" align="left" height="130" width="113" alt="photo" title="John Daly walks off the 18th green after missing the cut at the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Golf Course, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010, in San Diego. Daly said later he was done with golf and tired of embarrassing himself. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100130/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_wedge_controversy ap/20100130/glf_wedge_controversy AP sports Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:22:47 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100130/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_wedge_controversy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100130/capt.ac8e586912fe439fa9e07bd0bfd5180e.wedge_controversy_golf_ny157.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=pbyivRd1gp00rj76dlZH.Q--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2009, file photo, Scott McCarron watches his birdie chip to the ninth green narrowly miss in the second round of the Northern Trust Open golf tournament at Riviera Country Club in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles. McCarron accused Phil Mickelson of 'cheating' for using wedges that are allowed under a legal technicality. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Already missing Tiger Woods because of a sex scandal, the PGA Tour headed into another mess Friday when a player accused Phil Mickelson of "cheating" for using wedges that are allowed under a legal technicality.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100130/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_wedge_controversy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100130/capt.ac8e586912fe439fa9e07bd0bfd5180e.wedge_controversy_golf_ny157.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=pbyivRd1gp00rj76dlZH.Q--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2009, file photo, Scott McCarron watches his birdie chip to the ninth green narrowly miss in the second round of the Northern Trust Open golf tournament at Riviera Country Club in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles. McCarron accused Phil Mickelson of 'cheating' for using wedges that are allowed under a legal technicality. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100128/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_farmers_insurance_open ap/20100128/glf_farmers_insurance_open AP sports Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:27:23 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100128/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_farmers_insurance_open"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100128/capt.d4a8ab80617a43819f60ccfa0ea8306a.farmers_insurance_open_cali114.jpg?x=116&y=130&q=85&sig=d.vlorgiCS5cIKhcL7xxpQ--" align="left" height="130" width="116" alt="Robert Allenby, of Australia, reacts to just missing a birdie putt on the fifth hole of the south course during the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010 in San Diego. Allenby shot 67. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)" border="0" /></a>AP - Scott Piercy's name is atop the leaderboard at Torrey Pines after an 8-under 64 on the North Course. The best round might have belonged to Robert Allenby.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100128/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_farmers_insurance_open"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100128/capt.d4a8ab80617a43819f60ccfa0ea8306a.farmers_insurance_open_cali114.jpg?x=116&y=130&q=85&sig=d.vlorgiCS5cIKhcL7xxpQ--" align="left" height="130" width="116" alt="photo" title="Robert Allenby, of Australia, reacts to just missing a birdie putt on the fifth hole of the south course during the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010 in San Diego. Allenby shot 67. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100128/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_woods_bloomberg_businessweek ap/20100128/glf_woods_bloomberg_businessweek AP sports Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:04:30 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100128/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_woods_bloomberg_businessweek"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100121/capt.b2d945f4e0fa43c6bb54515696807bf7.tiger_woods_golf_msrs106.jpg?x=104&y=130&q=85&sig=n6Y24rK.cfgfZCZvoZcrBQ--" align="left" height="130" width="104" alt="A videographer shoots footage of the Gentle Path facility in Hattiesburg, Miss., Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, where it is speculated that Tiger Woods is being treated. The Gentle Path facility treats sexual addiction, relationship addiction and sexual anorexia, and is one of several addiction programs that are part of Pine Grove Behavioral Health and Addiction Services. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)" border="0" /></a>AP - Tiger Woods tops the Bloomberg BusinessWeek list of most powerful athletes, with the companies saying he would have held the top spot even if his infidelity had become public earlier last year.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100128/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_woods_bloomberg_businessweek"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100121/capt.b2d945f4e0fa43c6bb54515696807bf7.tiger_woods_golf_msrs106.jpg?x=104&y=130&q=85&sig=n6Y24rK.cfgfZCZvoZcrBQ--" align="left" height="130" width="104" alt="photo" title="A videographer shoots footage of the Gentle Path facility in Hattiesburg, Miss., Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, where it is speculated that Tiger Woods is being treated. The Gentle Path facility treats sexual addiction, relationship addiction and sexual anorexia, and is one of several addiction programs that are part of Pine Grove Behavioral Health and Addiction Services. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100127/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_betting_on_woods ap/20100127/glf_betting_on_woods AP sports Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:02:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100127/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_betting_on_woods"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100121/capt.507c697daae44fe292317a5ad8378425.tiger_woods_photos_golf_ny171.jpg?x=98&y=130&q=85&sig=BeA8e9K5CFduxGdzJjg.Pg--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2006, file photo, Tiger Woods acknowledges the gallery on the 17th hole after his putt for par at the Buick Open at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club in Grand Blanc, Mich. Celebrity Web site radaronline.com says the next issue of the National Enquirer will feature photos of the world's No. 1 golfer at Pine Grove Behavioral Health and Addiction Services in Hattiesburg, Miss. The site posted eight photos that purport to show Woods--wearing white shorts and a dark hooded sweatshirt--at the Pine Grove facility where the Gentle Path sexual addiction program is conducted. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - British bookmaker William Hill has cut the odds on Tiger Woods playing at the Masters.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100127/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_betting_on_woods"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100121/capt.507c697daae44fe292317a5ad8378425.tiger_woods_photos_golf_ny171.jpg?x=98&y=130&q=85&sig=BeA8e9K5CFduxGdzJjg.Pg--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2006, file photo, Tiger Woods acknowledges the gallery on the 17th hole after his putt for par at the Buick Open at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club in Grand Blanc, Mich. Celebrity Web site radaronline.com says the next issue of the National Enquirer will feature photos of the world's No. 1 golfer at Pine Grove Behavioral Health and Addiction Services in Hattiesburg, Miss. The site posted eight photos that purport to show Woods--wearing white shorts and a dark hooded sweatshirt--at the Pine Grove facility where the Gentle Path sexual addiction program is conducted. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100127/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_green_s_son_dies ap/20100127/glf_green_s_son_dies AP sports Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:17:05 GMT AP - Hunter Green, the son of former professional golfer Ken Green, was found dead in his dorm room at Southern Methodist University last week, authorities said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/golf/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100127/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_golf_notes ap/20100127/glf_golf_notes AP sports Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:02:32 GMT AP - David Duval went from the sixth alternate at Torrey Pines to receiving a sponsor's exemption to withdrawing from the Farmers Insurance Open, all within a span of about 24 hours.