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Overton DQ'd at Colonial for using putting aid (The Associated Press)

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Jeff Overton was disqualified midway through the third round of the Colonial on Saturday for illegally using a putting aid during play.




Canizares leads Westwood at BMW PGA Championship (The Associated Press)

CORRECTS DATE - England's Lee Westwood in action during day three of the BMW PGA Championship at the Wentworth Club,  Virginia Water, England,  Saturday May 25, 2013. (AP Photo / Nigel French, PA)

VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) -- Lee Westwood shot a 67 Saturday to move into second place, a stroke behind Alejandro Canizares, after three rounds of the third round of the BMW PGA Championship.





Golf-PGA leader Canizares back after meningitis scare (Reuters)

By Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER, England, May 25 (Reuters) - Spain's Alejandro Canizares is hoping to pull off a remarkable victory at the PGA Championship, three and a half weeks after being diagnosed with viral meningitis. The 30-year-old admitted it was "scary" when he became ill on a flight from the Ballantine's Championship in South Korea to the China Open at the start of the month. "I started getting headaches, didn't attach too much importance to it, but the next day I woke up with the biggest headache I've had in my life," Canizares told Reuters in an interview on Saturday. ...




Golf-European Tour PGA Championship scores (Reuters)

May 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the European Tour PGA Championship at the par-72 course on Saturday in Wentworth 207 Alejandro Canizares (Spain) 69 70 68 208 Lee Westwood (Britain) 70 71 67 209 Matteo Manassero (Italy) 69 71 69 Marc Warren (Britain) 69 70 70 210 Shane Lowry (Ireland) 70 71 69 211 Francesco Molinari (Italy) 70 68 73 Mark Foster (Britain) 70 69 72 Eddie Pepperell (Britain) 71 69 71 Richard Bland (Britain) 71 71 69 Lee Slattery (Britain) 71 71 69 Sergio Garcia (Spain) 72 71 68 Edoardo Molinari (Italy) 71 71 69 Pablo Larrazabal (Spain) 71 73 67 212 Gregory Havret (France) ...




Golf-Canizares holds off Westwood at sun-kissed Wentworth (Reuters)

(Adds more quotes, detail) * Spaniard hits front at PGA Championship * Westwood seeks first win at flagship event By Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER, England, May 25 (Reuters) - Wentworth, battered by wind and rain this week, almost turned into the Costa del Sol on Saturday so perhaps it was no shock to see Spain's Alejandro Canizares set the PGA Championship pace. The son of former Ryder Cup stalwart Jose Maria moved one stroke ahead of Lee Westwood after six birdies and two bogeys secured a third-round 68 and a nine-under tally of 207 on a sun-kissed day at the European Tour's flagship event. ...





Westwood in contention at Wentworth

Lee Westwood trails leader Alejandro Canizares by one shot in the PGA Championship at Wentworth.




Scott among group taking ban action

Masters champion Adam Scott is among a group of nine players taking legal advice over the ban on anchored putters.




McIlroy & Donald miss Wentworth cut

Rory McIlroy and Luke Donald miss the cut at the PGA Championship at Wentworth as Francesco Molinari leads.




Tour chief sorry for 'coloured' remark

European Tour chief George O'Grady apologises for using the phrase "coloured athletes" while defending Sergio Garcia.




Big names falter at PGA Championship

Luke Donald makes an awful start to his defence of the PGA Championship title, while Rory McIlroy also struggles.





Monty on Sergio-Tiger Mountain out of a molehill


Sergio Garcia "fried chicken" chapter of their feud from earlier this week.Montgomerie came to the defense of Garcia at the BMW PGA Championship in England, kind of, by saying that the whole thing wasn't really that big of a deal. Here's what he said to the AP:"It's a mountain out of a molehill, to be honest, totally. I hope it hasn't taken away from the BMW, ...




Chinese 14-year-old will tee it up in Memorial


Jack Nicklaus ' backyard.Guan, who last month became the youngest player to make the cut in a major championship when he finished 58th at the Masters, has accepted an exemption to play at the Memorial Tournament next week."I am very excited to accept the invitation to play at the Memorial Tournament," Tianlang said. "It is Jack Nicklaus' event, and the same as all the ...




Kim birdies final hole of first round to join three-way tie in Bahamas


The tournament is being playing over 12 holes for three rounds because of severe flooding at the Ocean Club earlier in the week. Even with a short course, the first round took two days to complete because of a three-hour delay Friday with lightning in the area. Kim finished off a bogey-free round of 6-under 39 with a birdie on the par-4 eighth, which serves as the closing hole. She ...




Bryan Burwell Yes golf is the sport of gentlemen but rumbles are allowed


ST. LOUIS - The kind and gentle folk who package professional golf to the masses as the sport of splendidly proper sportsmen would surely have enjoyed a casual stroll around Bellerive’s pastoral acreage on Thursday afternoon in St. Louis. Even with storm clouds lurking over the opening round of the Senior PGA Championship, golf’s over-50 set of old lions were on their best behavior. ...




Kim joins 2 for LPGA lead in rainy Bahamas


PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas -; Mindy Kim birdied her last hole Saturday morning to join the leaders after one strange round of the Bahamas LPGA ...





Golf gets deeper in racism rough

A comment about "coloured" athletes by a leading official further taints golf's attempts to escape the stink of Sergio Garcia's remarks.




Fore! Golf's greatest spats

Sergio v Tiger, how does it rate in the long list of golf spats? Check these out and see if the game's latest feud makes the cut.




Garcia wants to diffuse Woods row

Sergio Garcia wants a meeting with Tiger Woods to apologise directly for the racist row sparked by his "fried chicken"' comments.




Garcia's fried chicken barb to Tiger

Sergio Garcia takes his spat with Tiger Woods in an unfortunate direction, making a racially sensitive remark during a dinner. 




Golf confirms anchor putter ban

Golf's governing bodies - the Royal and Ancient Golf Club and US Golf Association - confirm the anchor putter ban.




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