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Byline: BY RON SIRAK // PHOTOGRAPHS BY STEPHEN SZURLEJ Easy Does It Holding off fellow South African Charl Schwartzel with a bogey-free 66 Sunday, Ernie Els wins the WGC-CA Championship, [...]

Byline: Ron Sirak Edited by JOHN ANTONINI AND TIM ROSAFORTE LPGA caddies find their way to the men's tour Caddie Jon Yarborough left Morgan Pressel, a consistent money winner on [...]

Byline: Ron Sirak Edited by JOHN ANTONINI AND TIM ROSAFORTE Holmes still tracking elusive Masters invitation With a 40 on the back nine at the Honda Classic, including four over [...]

Byline: Ron Sirak Edited by JOHN ANTONINI AND TIM ROSAFORTE PGA TOUR Immelman hopes wrist ailment is thing of the past Honda Classic Victories come in fits and starts and [...]

Byline: RON SIRAK Making His Case Buoyed by a recent visit to his home in Colombia (and some big final-round putts), Camilo Villegas becomes the latest to fill the Tiger [...]

Byline: Edited by Ryan Herrington Ron Sirak Susetka returns to LPGA as BOD chair Bill Susetka, former executive at Clairol and Avon Products, has been selected to chair the LPGA [...]

Byline: Edited by Ryan Herrington Ron Sirak Endorsement future for Tiger Much has been made of Accenture, AT&T and Gatorade cutting ties with Tiger Woods, deals with an estimated combined [...]

Byline: Edited by Ryan Herrington Ron Sirak Barbie, Lincicome team to help teach girls about golf For more than five decades, Barbie has been a toy of choice for many [...]

Hockey's Olympic boon could happen to golf My late friend Dick Joyce, the subject of stories anytime Associated Press vets of a certain generation gather, was a man of few [...]

Byline: Edited by JOHN ANTONINI AND TIM ROSAFORTE Ron Sirak LPGA Miyazato makes it two straight HSBC Women's Champions Among the problems that plagued the LPGA in 2009 was the [...]

Byline: Ron Sirak Edited by Ryan Herrington Rosie Jones One of the short hitters of her era but long on heart, she now takes that fire to being a leader [...]

Byline: Ron Sirak Edited by Ryan Herrington MY TOWN: BETH DANIEL Time travel College and an LPGA career took the girl out of Charleston, but nothing can take Charleston out [...]

Byline: Edited by JOHN ANTONINI AND TIM ROSAFORTE Ron Sirak LPGA Miyazato displays her potential, rallies past Pettersen in 2010 opener Honda PTT LPGA Thailand The tide started to turn [...]

Byline: BY RON SIRAK Tiger Has His Say Finally breaking his public silence, Tiger Woods apologizes for his 'irresponsible and selfish behavior' and says he is trying to save his [...]

Byline: Edited by Ryan Herrington Ron Sirak 2010 Golf World Readers' Choice WHERE WE PLAY World Golf Village The World Golf Village is the place to go when you want [...]

Byline: RON SIRAK Best of the bunch Golf World's Top 30 for 2010 (Rolex Rankings in parentheses) The 2009 Player of the Year race was the closest ever, with one [...]

Byline: RON SIRAK Improving the connection INNOVATIONS, ACCESS AT HEART OF GOLF CHANNEL RELATIONSHIP One of the problems the LPGA has had in recent years is fans having a difficult [...]

Byline: RON SIRAK Photograph by Dom Furore GAME ON After a year marked by sponsorship issues and turmoil at the top, the LPGA heads into its 60th season with 44-year-old [...]

Byline: Ron Sirak Edited by Ryan Herrington USGA goes green ... by going brown Anyone who has grown up playing golf in the United States, especially at a private club, [...]

Byline: Ron Sirak Edited by JOHN ANTONINI AND TIM ROSAFORTE PGA TOUR Now 40, Els gets confidence boost from T-5 at Torrey Farmers Insurance Open Ernie els, who has followed [...]

Byline: Ron Sirak Edited by JOHN ANTONINI AND TIM ROSAFORTE PGA TOUR Rust shakes off slowly in Phil's first start of 2010 Butch Harmon arrived on the range at Torrey [...]

Byline: Jim Moriarty, with additional reporting by Ron Sirak Edited by JOHN ANTONINI AND TIM ROSAFORTE PGA TOUR A Shore thing: Monterey Peninsula CC will add spice to the old [...]

Byline: RON SIRAK Photograph by J.D. CUBAN SHARP EDGES Pointed talk about who's using what kind of grooves provides an unwelcome backdrop to Phil Mickelson's long-awaited return to competition Forgive [...]

Byline: Ron Sirak Edited by Ryan Herrington MY TOWN: BRITTANY LINCICOME Sand, sun and fun The Kraft Nabisco champion says her home is a place where golfers who love the [...]

Byline: BY RON SIRAK edited by RON KASPRISKE THE VALUE OF BLUE-CHIPPERS The seventh Golf Digest 50 all-encompassing money list shows little change from the economic meltdown of 2009, but [...]

Byline: Ron Sirak Edited by JOHN ANTONINI AND TIM ROSAFORTE PGA TOUR Under any name, Torrey Pines provides a strong field and a scenic venue Farmers Insurance Open preview The [...]

Byline: Ron Sirak PHOTOGRAPHS BY / J.D. CUBAN Back to Business Under sunny skies and the cloud of Tiger Woods'hiatus, Geoff Ogilvy gets people talking golf with a tidy victory [...]

Byline: Ron Sirak Edited by Ryan Herrington How can Tiger get up from his fall? Shortly after seven people died in Chicago from cyanide-laced Tylenol in 1982, advertising guru Jerry […]

Byline: Ron Sirak It's unofficial, but Furyk finally gets a victory Chevron World Challenge The perplexing thing about tournaments that aren't part of any tour is how to evaluate a […]

Byline: RON SIRAK Photograph by Dom Furore What's Next? From TV execs to fans, Tiger Woods' 'indefinite' leave from the PGA Tour means uncertain times for the golf community Any […]

Byline: RON SIRAK 4 Bivens' Exit Perhaps the most head-scratching moment in the rocky four-year ride of LPGA commissioner Carolyn Bivens came early in 2008 when the tour gave her […]

Byline: Ron Sirak LPGA New slate is a pleasant surprise, but some will need to find a place to play 2010 Schedule Never have so many been so happy about […]

Byline: Ron Sirak LPGA Ankle sprain sidelines Wie Michelle Wie's rookie season was an overwhelming success. She missed only one cut in 18 starts, was the star of the victorious […]

Byline: RON SIRAK Photographs by Scott Halleran/Getty Images Perfect punch line Anna Nordqvist and Lorena Ochoa are the big winners as the LPGA Tour Championship caps a rocky year As […]

Byline: Ron Sirak Edited by JOHN ANTONINI AND TIM ROSAFORTE LPGA Choi gets second win in three starts Hana Bank Kolon Championship This time around, Na Yeon Choi got the [...]

Byline: Ron Sirak Edited by Ryan Herrington Lori Garbacz This former LPGA pro and full-time rebel has found a new life in Brooklyn doing charitable work Lori Garbacz (GAR-ba-see) played […]

Byline: Ron Sirak Edited by Ryan Herrington Whan hired as new LPGA boss Congratulations mike whan, you are the eighth LPGA commissionerninth if you count acting chief Marty Evans. Now […]

Byline: Ron Sirak Edited by Ryan Herrington Galloway among eight laid off by LPGA The economic downturn reached into LPGA headquarters Oct. 7 when eight staffers were laid off, including […]

Byline: Ron Sirak Edited by Ryan Herrington Olympic golf a boom for Brazil? Some wrung their hands when Rio de Janeiro was awarded the 2016 Olympics on Oct. 2, bemoaning […]

Byline: Ron Sirak Edited by JOHN ANTONINI AND TIM ROSAFORTE LPGA Gustafson ends six-year winless drought with tournament record CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge The last time Sophie Gustafson walked off the […]

Byline: Ron Sirak Edited by Ryan Herrington LPGA commish search narrows The job of commissioner in pro sports began when baseball hired Kenesaw Mountain Landis after allegations that gamblers had […]

Why the LPGA needs a star to shine Somewhere down the road, perhaps at her wedding, Ava Madelyn McGee will be embarrassed when her father, Mike, tells how she watched […]

Byline: Ron Sirak Edited by JOHN ANTONINI AND TIM ROSAFORTE LPGA Shin takes steps toward a Korean first P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship An LPGA season spent in search of […]

Byline: Edited by Ryan Herrington Ron Sirak LPGA trims purse at two tourneys Recognizing projected revenue shortfalls for this year, the LPGA has told players the purse for both the […]

Byline: Edited by JOHN ANTONINI AND TIM ROSAFORTE Ron Sirak Wie set for return to Stanford Michelle Wie's return to Stanford for the fall quarter Sept. 21 will put a […]

Byline: Edited by JOHN ANTONINI AND TIM ROSAFORTE Ron Sirak LPGA Five-stroke win in Canada ends long victory drought for Pettersen CN Canadian Women's Open When Suzann Pettersen won five […]

Byline: Ron Sirak Edited by Ryan Herrington Sorenstam gives birth to Ava Madelyn Annika Sorenstam was always prepared on the golf course, but childbirth is a lot more difficult to […]

Byline: Ron Sirak Edited by Ryan Herrington LPGA players set to bare all in ESPN the Magazine photo shoot The LPGA will be getting some attentionwanted and unwantednext month when […]

Byline: Ron Sirak Edited by JOHN ANTONINI AND TIM ROSAFORTE LPGA Another youthful winner in tour's season of parity Safeway Classic M. J. Hur played the round of her life […]

Byline: Ron Sirak Edited by Ryan Herrington Wegmans deal gives LPGA 15 events for '10 Wegmans, sponsor of the LPGA event in Rochester, N.Y., for 33 years, has extended its […]