December 2010 Archives

Michelle Wie is loving life. She could graduate from Stanford next year, and her Kia commercials are becoming increasing popular. She's playing good golf, too, and finished this season as the second-highest ranking American behind Cristie Kerr. Here's more on Wie, her new dog and a popular athlete who lives on her floor.

Graeme McDowell made a 27-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff (No. 18) to defeat Tiger Woods on Sunday in the Chevron World Challenge at Sherwood Country Club.

McDowell also birdied No. 18 in regulation to force the playoff, making a 20-footer after Woods had hit his approach shot within two feet.

McDowell rallied from a four-stroke deficit in the final round to cap a year in which he won the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach and clinched the Ryder Cup for the Europeans at Celtic Manor.

Graeme McDowell takes lead when Tiger Woods gets a double-bogey 7 on the 13th hole.

McDowell holds one-stroke lead until 17th, when pulls tee shot on par-3 left, forced to take unplayable lie and drops on No. 9 tee box. Saves bogey while Woods makes par, tying them at 15 under.

Both birdie par-4 18th to go to playoff.

Tiger Woods shoots an even-par 36 on the front nine at Sherwood CC. Graeme McDowell fires a 33, pulls within one stroke.

Woods is 17 under, McDowell -16. Paul Casey is third at 12 under.

Fred Couples, who missed the cut at the Australian Open this weekend, was seen Sunday at Sherwood Country Club.

Graeme McDowell birdies the par-4 fourth, cutting Tiger Woods' lead to one stroke at the Chevron World Challenge.

Woods entered the final round with a four-stroke advantage, but sandwiched bogeys at Nos. 1 and 3 around a birdie on No. 2. McDowell parred Nos. 1 and 3 and birdied Nos. 2 and 4.

The four-stroke lead Tiger Woods took into the final round of the Chevron World Challenge is down to two over Graeme McDowell.

Woods bogeyed the first and third holes and made a birdie on No. 2. McDowell parred No. 1, birdied the second and parred No. 3.

Tiger Woods bogeys the first hole in the final round, lead down to three at Chevron World Challenge.

It's partly cloudy and 58 degrees at Sherwood Country Club.

Tiger Woods shot a 4-under 68, giving him a four-shot lead over Graeme McDowell heading into tomorrow's final round. If Woods wins, it will ensure he didn't go winless in 2010. Woods has never lost a tournament when he's led by three strokes or more - he's 28 for 28 - heading into the final round.

Jim Furyk. No surprise there. Furyk won three times on Tour this year, more than anyone else. He also won the FedEx Cup. Furyk won here, at the Chevron World Challenege, last year and it sparked a successful 2010. Furyk is even for the the tournament after shooting 72-73-71--216 before tomorrow's final round.

Tiger Woods is 8 under through 17 holes and has a two-stroke advantage over Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy.

Graeme McDowell shoots a 4-under 32 on front nine at Sherwood Country Club and shares lead with Dustin Johnson.

CWC host Tiger Woods is 3 under through seven holes and one shot back.

Rory McIlroy birdies the first three holes, but Dustin Johnson makes an eagle on the par-5 fifth at Sherwood CC to tie for the lead at 3 under at the Chevron World Challenge.

CWC host Tiger Woods birdies the par-5 second and is 1 under thru three holes.

Weather for the first round is 64 degrees and clear.

Ian Poulter is flamboyant. From his clothes to his tweets.

Poulter, who lost out on a chance to win the European Tour's season-ending championship in Dubai last weekend when he accidentally moved his ball marker on the green, apparently was chided by Tiger Woods while on the practice green Tuesday at Sherwood Country Club in preparation for this week's Chevron World Challenge.

Poulter responded with this tweet: "Tiger called across the putting green today & said don't you know how to mark ur ball, I said settle down No 2."

Woods, of course, recently dropped to No. 2 in the world rankings after a record run at No. 1.

Let the tournament begin ...