Andy North

Annika Sorenstam struggled with her putting Saturday, yet shot a 1-under 70 to take a one-shot lead over Paula Creamer after three rounds of the Stanford International Pro-Am in Aventura. Sorenstam, seeking her 71st LPGA Tour victory, has won five...

SCORING Scores and earnings after the final round of the U.S. Open, on the 6,996-yard Shinnecock Hills Golf Club course; par-70; a-indicates amateur; purse $6.25 million: Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Rd. 4 Total Score Retief Goosen, $1,125,000 70 66 69 71 276 -4...

Study and you too can become an expert on the country's biggest tournament—at the very least, you could impress your friends. 1. First U.S. Open: In 1895, Horace Rawlins wins at Newport Country Club in Newport, R.I. The tournament was considered a...

Jan 19-21 — MasterCard Championship (Larry Nelson) Jan 27-28 — x-Senior Skins Game, Wailea Golf Resort, Maui, Hawaii (Hale Irwin) Feb 2-4 — Royal Caribbean Classic, Crandon Park G.C., Key Biscayne, Fla. (Larry Nelson) Feb 9-11 — ACE Group Classic,...

Strange, the things history can do. Once, everybody wanted to be the next Jack Fleck, an obscure club professional from Iowa who defeated Ben Hogan in an 18-hole playoff in the 1955 U.S. Open at San Francisco's Olympic Club. Now, Fleck is the name...

The same knee-high rough that made Tom Watson's ball imperceptible from the 18th tee also hid a bunker. To his surprise and delight after a poor, hooked drive, both the ball and the bunker were hiding in the same place. It was enough to make a veteran...