1. Ai Miyazato, 138
2. Cristie Kerr, 121
3. Suzann Pettersen, 90
4. Yani Tseng, 86
5. Na Yeon Choi, 81
6. Song-Hee Kim, 79
7. Jiyai Shin, 75
8. Paula Creamer, 64
9. In-Kyung Kim, 49
10. Inbee Park, 44
11. Karrie Webb, 34
12. Sun Young Yoo, 31
13. Se Ri Pak, 30
14. Jee Young Lee, 25
15. Michelle Wie, 20
15. Amy Yang, 20
LPGA Player of the Year Standings
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Tiger Woods was clearly enjoying himself between shots, laughing with good friend Darren Clarke (FSY) as they played 18 holes at the birthplace of golf.
Not a bad way to spend a sunny afternoon. But the number on the card needed to be lower. A lot lower.
All Woods could manage on Saturday at the British Open was a second straight 73, despite having four putts for eagle on the Old Course. None of them would drop, and the distance between the world's No. 1 player and the only spot he really cares about grew from eight shots at the beginning of the third round to a daunting dozen by the time it was done.
Woods will be a mere sidelight on the final day, no matter how many times someone yells, "You da man!" Even at a tournament that can change drastically, given the fluky elements of the Scottish seaside, no one has ever come back to win from more than 10 shots down heading to the fourth round.
While Woods was on the fringe of contention at his first two majors post-scandal, he hasn't been much of a factor at St. Andrews since opening with a 5-under 67 in pristine conditions on Thursday.
"I hit it good," Woods said. "I striped it all day. I just didn't get anything out of the round. I couldn't build any momentum. I wasn't making any putts."
It was easy to zero in on the root of his problems: Look no further than the flat stick.
Woods had a putter in his hand with eagle on the line at the ninth, 12th and 14th holes, the latter being the lone par-5 among them. Two birdies and a three-putt par was the best he could do.
Woods faces 12-shot deficit heading to British Open finale
Bubba Watson really wanted to play well at the Travelers Championship to impress U.S. Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin.
Watson overcame a six-stroke deficit Sunday to force a playoff with Pavin and Scott Verplank (FSY), then beat Verplank with a par on the second playoff hole.
Watson, the long-hitting left-hander from the Florida Panhandle, closed with a 4-under 66 to match Verplank (64) and Pavin (66) at 14 under. Pavin dropped out on the first extra hole.
After making a 3-footer on the par-3 16th to win, Watson hugged wife Angie and began crying. He said he was so nervous, he could not feel his arms on the final putt.
"I'm a very emotional guy," he said. "I cry all the time. When I go to church on Sunday, I cry at church. I couldn't get the 'Yes' out of 'I do' at my wedding. The pastor said, 'You got to say it. You can't just nod. You can't nod.'
"Everybody has issues. My family had some issues. My dad is battling cancer. My wife last year thought she had a tumor in her brain. We got lucky with that one, and now, we're battling with my dad. It's emotional."
It was largest comeback on the tour since Padraig Harrington (FSY) also came from six back to win the 2007 British Open.
Watson wins 3-way playoff at Travelers over Verplank, Pavin
Watson overcame a six-stroke deficit Sunday to force a playoff with Pavin and Scott Verplank (FSY), then beat Verplank with a par on the second playoff hole.
Watson, the long-hitting left-hander from the Florida Panhandle, closed with a 4-under 66 to match Verplank (64) and Pavin (66) at 14 under. Pavin dropped out on the first extra hole.
After making a 3-footer on the par-3 16th to win, Watson hugged wife Angie and began crying. He said he was so nervous, he could not feel his arms on the final putt.
"I'm a very emotional guy," he said. "I cry all the time. When I go to church on Sunday, I cry at church. I couldn't get the 'Yes' out of 'I do' at my wedding. The pastor said, 'You got to say it. You can't just nod. You can't nod.'
"Everybody has issues. My family had some issues. My dad is battling cancer. My wife last year thought she had a tumor in her brain. We got lucky with that one, and now, we're battling with my dad. It's emotional."
It was largest comeback on the tour since Padraig Harrington (FSY) also came from six back to win the 2007 British Open.
Watson wins 3-way playoff at Travelers over Verplank, Pavin
BARRINGTON, R.I. (AP) — Suzann Pettersen and Hunter Mahan (FSY) made up two strokes on the last two holes and tied Juli Inkster and Boo Weekley (FSY) for the lead at 10-under par after the first round of the CVS Caremark Charity Classic on Monday.
The teams shared the lead after opening 61s in the 10-team best-ball tournament involving PGA Tour, LPGA and Champions tour members at Rhode Island Country Club. The 36-hole event concludes Tuesday.
Pettersen and Mahan were 8-under with two holes remaining before the six-time LPGA Tour winner rolled in a 15-foot birdie putt at the 17th and Mahan made a 10-footer for birdie at the 18th to forge a tie.
"Suzann made a great bird on 17 and I had an easier one on 18," Mahan said. "The greens were exceptional. I thought they would be softer but they were in perfect shape.
"It's a great course to play on because you can make some birdies."
Pettersen-Mahan tied with Inkster-Weekley for lead at Charity Classic
The teams shared the lead after opening 61s in the 10-team best-ball tournament involving PGA Tour, LPGA and Champions tour members at Rhode Island Country Club. The 36-hole event concludes Tuesday.
Pettersen and Mahan were 8-under with two holes remaining before the six-time LPGA Tour winner rolled in a 15-foot birdie putt at the 17th and Mahan made a 10-footer for birdie at the 18th to forge a tie.
"Suzann made a great bird on 17 and I had an easier one on 18," Mahan said. "The greens were exceptional. I thought they would be softer but they were in perfect shape.
"It's a great course to play on because you can make some birdies."
Pettersen-Mahan tied with Inkster-Weekley for lead at Charity Classic
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Tiger Woods kept saying he was still in it, even as he looked increasingly out of it.
By the end of business Saturday after the third round of the 2010 U.S. Open, Woods had made eight birdies and a ferocious move up the leaderboard, going from tied for 25th into third place all by himself, five strokes behind the unlikely third-round leader, long-hitting Dustin Johnson.
Here's a thought. Woods, fresh off his well-documented personal troubles, wins the U.S. Open on Father's Day. Let's consider that image for a moment. If it happens, it would be a bit different than the Phil Mickelson story at the Masters, now wouldn't it?
Seven shots off the lead when he started his round, and nine behind after back-to-back bogeys on the second and third holes, Woods stormed back to put himself in position to win his fourth U.S. Open, and second at Pebble Beach, with a dramatic 5-under-par back nine in Saturday's third round.
Tiger sets himself up for a dramatic Father's Day
By the end of business Saturday after the third round of the 2010 U.S. Open, Woods had made eight birdies and a ferocious move up the leaderboard, going from tied for 25th into third place all by himself, five strokes behind the unlikely third-round leader, long-hitting Dustin Johnson.
Here's a thought. Woods, fresh off his well-documented personal troubles, wins the U.S. Open on Father's Day. Let's consider that image for a moment. If it happens, it would be a bit different than the Phil Mickelson story at the Masters, now wouldn't it?
Seven shots off the lead when he started his round, and nine behind after back-to-back bogeys on the second and third holes, Woods stormed back to put himself in position to win his fourth U.S. Open, and second at Pebble Beach, with a dramatic 5-under-par back nine in Saturday's third round.
Tiger sets himself up for a dramatic Father's Day
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — The ShopRite LPGA Classic is back, and so seemingly is 47-year-old Sherri Steinhauer.
After missing all of last year following surgery on both hips and grueling rehabilitation, Steinhauer stole the show in the opening round of the reborn ShopRite event with a near-flawless 7-under 64 on Friday on the Bay Course at Seaview.
"It's not easy to get up and get into the gym and to do these tedious little exercises and spend the hours in there," Steinhauer said. "But when I got frustrated or down, I just said, 'What's the alternative? Do you want to get out there and play?' So that would just get me excited. I would imagine being back out on tour, and that would get me excited."
Nothing was more thrilling than the opening round of the $1.5 million tournament in the shadow of Atlantic City, an event that folded in the fall of 2006 after 21 years in a dispute over dates with LPGA leadership.
Sherri Steinhauer grabs ShopRite LPGA lead with 64
After missing all of last year following surgery on both hips and grueling rehabilitation, Steinhauer stole the show in the opening round of the reborn ShopRite event with a near-flawless 7-under 64 on Friday on the Bay Course at Seaview.
"It's not easy to get up and get into the gym and to do these tedious little exercises and spend the hours in there," Steinhauer said. "But when I got frustrated or down, I just said, 'What's the alternative? Do you want to get out there and play?' So that would just get me excited. I would imagine being back out on tour, and that would get me excited."
Nothing was more thrilling than the opening round of the $1.5 million tournament in the shadow of Atlantic City, an event that folded in the fall of 2006 after 21 years in a dispute over dates with LPGA leadership.
Sherri Steinhauer grabs ShopRite LPGA lead with 64
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — The ShopRite LPGA Classic is back, and so seemingly is 47-year-old Sherri Steinhauer.
After missing all of last year following surgery on both hips and grueling rehabilitation, Steinhauer stole the show in the opening round of the reborn ShopRite event with a near-flawless 7-under 64 on Friday on the Bay Course at Seaview.
"It's not easy to get up and get into the gym and to do these tedious little exercises and spend the hours in there," Steinhauer said. "But when I got frustrated or down, I just said, 'What's the alternative? Do you want to get out there and play?' So that would just get me excited. I would imagine being back out on tour, and that would get me excited."
Nothing was more thrilling than the opening round of the $1.5 million tournament in the shadow of Atlantic City, an event that folded in the fall of 2006 after 21 years in a dispute over dates with LPGA leadership...
Cabrera-Bello thrives, other Open newbies struggle
After missing all of last year following surgery on both hips and grueling rehabilitation, Steinhauer stole the show in the opening round of the reborn ShopRite event with a near-flawless 7-under 64 on Friday on the Bay Course at Seaview.
"It's not easy to get up and get into the gym and to do these tedious little exercises and spend the hours in there," Steinhauer said. "But when I got frustrated or down, I just said, 'What's the alternative? Do you want to get out there and play?' So that would just get me excited. I would imagine being back out on tour, and that would get me excited."
Nothing was more thrilling than the opening round of the $1.5 million tournament in the shadow of Atlantic City, an event that folded in the fall of 2006 after 21 years in a dispute over dates with LPGA leadership...
Cabrera-Bello thrives, other Open newbies struggle
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