http://espn.go.com/golf/ Latest Golf news from ESPN.com en-us Mon, 21 May 2012 06:32:21 PDT http://backend.userland.com/rss webmaster@espn.go.com http://a.espncdn.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif http://espn.go.com 84 34 30 Copyright 2012 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 The LPGA deserves credit for enforcing a slow-play penalty against Morgan Pressel on Sunday at the Sybase Match Play Championship, but it unfortunately overshadowed the tournament, writes ESPN.com's Farrell Evans.]]> Sun, 20 May 2012 20:10:13 PDT http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/7952900/no-middle-ground-morgan-pressel-slow-play-penalty http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/7952900/no-middle-ground-morgan-pressel-slow-play-penalty Azahara Munoz of Spain defeated Morgan Pressel 2 and 1 in the semifinals of the Sybase Match Play Championship Sunday after a slow-play penalty against the American on the 12th hole turned the match, casting a shadow on the $1.5 million event.]]> Sun, 20 May 2012 18:54:01 PDT http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/7951895/azahara-munoz-wins-sybase-match-play-controversial-semifinal-win-morgan-pressel http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/7951895/azahara-munoz-wins-sybase-match-play-controversial-semifinal-win-morgan-pressel A month ago, Jason Dufner was a single man still in search of his first PGA Tour victory.]]> Sun, 20 May 2012 19:58:33 PDT http://espn.go.com/dallas/golf/story/_/id/7952864/jason-dufner-clutch-birdie-putt-18th-wins-byron-nelson http://espn.go.com/dallas/golf/story/_/id/7952864/jason-dufner-clutch-birdie-putt-18th-wins-byron-nelson Azahara Munoz of Spain defeated Morgan Pressel 2 and 1 in the semifinals of the Sybase Match Play Championship Sunday after a slow-play penalty against the American on the 12th hole turned the match, casting a shadow on the $1.5 million event.]]> Sun, 20 May 2012 18:54:01 PDT http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/7951895/azahara-munoz-wins-sybase-match-play-controversial-semifinal-win-morgan-pressel http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/7951895/azahara-munoz-wins-sybase-match-play-controversial-semifinal-win-morgan-pressel Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo came away with a win Sunday in Green Bay. Granted, it was May and on a golf course, but a win is a win. ]]> Mon, 21 May 2012 06:29:10 PDT http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/7954324/dallas-cowboys-tony-romo-claims-2-day-green-bay-amateur-event-69-72 http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/7954324/dallas-cowboys-tony-romo-claims-2-day-green-bay-amateur-event-69-72 Nicolas Colsaerts handled fierce winds to top Graeme McDowell and capture the World Match Play Championship on Sunday, boosting his chances of making Europe's Ryder Cup team.]]> Sun, 20 May 2012 13:31:37 PDT http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/7951550/nicolas-colsaerts-overcomes-graeme-mcdowell-wind-final-world-match-play-championship http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/7951550/nicolas-colsaerts-overcomes-graeme-mcdowell-wind-final-world-match-play-championship Nick Flanagan won the Nationwide Tour's BMW Charity Pro-Am for the second time in six years, beating fellow Australian Cameron Percy on Sunday with a par on the third hole of a playoff.]]> Sun, 20 May 2012 17:04:22 PDT http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/7953349/nick-flanagan-lucks-captures-title-nationwide-tour-bmw-charity-pro-am http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/7953349/nick-flanagan-lucks-captures-title-nationwide-tour-bmw-charity-pro-am Rafael Cabrera-Bello's consolation prize following his semifinal exit at the World Match Play Championship is a spot at next month's U.S. Open.]]> Sun, 20 May 2012 07:50:00 PDT http://espn.go.com/golf/usopen12/story/_/id/7951609/rafael-cabrera-bello-gains-us-open-berth-points http://espn.go.com/golf/usopen12/story/_/id/7951609/rafael-cabrera-bello-gains-us-open-berth-points Defending champion Tom Watson has withdrawn from next week's Senior PGA Championship.]]> Sat, 19 May 2012 12:23:50 PDT http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/7949505/defending-champion-tom-watson-senior-pga-championship http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/7949505/defending-champion-tom-watson-senior-pga-championship Rhein Gibson set a provisional world-record score last Saturday by shooting a 16-under 55 at the River Oaks Golf Club in Edmond, Okla., according to a report in Golfweek.]]> Sat, 19 May 2012 10:47:00 PDT http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/7948682/australian-pro-rhein-gibson-shoots-55-oklahoma-according-report http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/7948682/australian-pro-rhein-gibson-shoots-55-oklahoma-according-report Organizers say the Czech Open scheduled for August has been canceled due to a lack of funding.]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 05:15:01 PDT http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/7944873/pga-european-tour-czech-open-canceled-funds-cited http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/7944873/pga-european-tour-czech-open-canceled-funds-cited The ownership dispute over the land set to be used for the Olympic golf course for 2016 took another twist Friday when a court ordered the city of Rio de Janeiro to hand over the contracts with the owner of the land -- and city officials said no such docu]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 18:43:13 PDT http://espn.go.com/olympics/story/_/id/7947528/rio-de-janeiro-fails-show-olympic-golf-course-contracts http://espn.go.com/olympics/story/_/id/7947528/rio-de-janeiro-fails-show-olympic-golf-course-contracts Slow play is a hot topic on the PGA Tour these days, especially after Kevin Na waggled his way to some long days over the weekend at The Players Championship. ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 10:06:06 PDT http://espn.go.com/dallas/golf/story/_/id/7934136/matt-kuchar-suggests-shot-clock-curb-slow-play-pga-tour http://espn.go.com/dallas/golf/story/_/id/7934136/matt-kuchar-suggests-shot-clock-curb-slow-play-pga-tour The U.S. Amateur trophy is among the artifacts missing after a burglar broke into the U.S. Golf Association Museum in northern New Jersey.]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 15:49:17 PDT http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/7939128/us-amateur-golf-trophy-artifacts-stolen-us-golf-association-museum http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/7939128/us-amateur-golf-trophy-artifacts-stolen-us-golf-association-museum The only complaint about Matt Kuchar was not winning enough. He picked up a big one Sunday at The Players Championship.]]> Sun, 13 May 2012 23:47:25 PDT http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/7926517/matt-kuchar-avoids-mistakes-take-win-players-championship http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/7926517/matt-kuchar-avoids-mistakes-take-win-players-championship Tiger Woods is adding a new tournament to his schedule for the second time this year -- the Greenbrier Classic.]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 13:00:00 PDT http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/7929037/tiger-woods-play-greenbrier-classic-first-time http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/7929037/tiger-woods-play-greenbrier-classic-first-time Kevin Na was booed, taunted and heckled on nearly every hole.]]> Tue, 15 May 2012 12:06:27 PDT http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/7926815/kevin-na-chastise-fans-taunts-choking http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/7926815/kevin-na-chastise-fans-taunts-choking