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The day before play opened at the Quail Hollow Championship, Tiger Woods was talking about how much he looks forward to this event each year and how golf was starting to be fun again, like it used to be before all the bad stuff spilled out about his personal life.
Finally, all the talk about Tiger Woods was mostly about his golf. And it was more bad news.
Finally, all the talk about Tiger Woods (FSY) was mostly about his golf.
When the shock waves began to subside late Friday afternoon at the Quail Hollow Championship and the reality of Tiger Woods' double-bogey induced departure began to settle in, there was Billy Mayfair almost invisibly leading the tournament.
The second round of the Quail Hollow Championship turned into a day of extreme rarities on Friday at Quail Hollow Club.
Tiger Woods was the victim of a heckle-and-run Friday when he got an earful about his sex scandal from some angry golf fans at a North Carolina tournament.
Tiger falls apart on back nine, cards 79 to miss cut badly.
Before the Masters began, Tiger Woods talked about changing his behavior on the golf course. This is not what he had in mind.
Finally, all the talk about Tiger Woods was mostly about his golf. And it was more bad news.
The little boy in the Ben Hogan hat did a theatrical header, feigning a full faint, when his hero hurriedly walked past on the 12th hole.
The little boy in the Ben Hogan hat did a theatrical header, feigning a full faint, when his hero hurriedly walked past on the 12th hole.
It wasn't much of a week for defending champion Sean O'Hair, who shot 72-77 to miss the cut. It was O'Hair's second missed cut of the year, this one littered with a string of missed putts.
His seven-over-par 79, coupled with Thursday’s 74, gives him his highest two-day total as a pro..
As the round hopelessly and painfully came to a close, the thousands of fans who were witness to something rarely seen were in the uncomfortable position of cheering on golf's best player without having anything to cheer about.
Tiger Woods promised to put his free weekend to good use after missing the cut at the Quail Hollow Championship.
Tiger Woods finds himself nine shots behind leader Bo Van Pelt after the first round at Quail Hollow.
Maybe Masters champion Phil Mickelson has found a winning formula: get sick before a tournament.
Maybe Masters champion Phil Mickelson has found a winning formula: get sick before a tournament.
Tiger Woods will need to keep his shots out of the water if he hopes to contend at the Quail Hollow Championship.
Tiger Woods delivered a few memorable shots of his own Thursday at Quail Hollow on a pleasant day that produced birdies and eagles and plenty of excitement.
What if this is what the "new" Tiger Woods looks like? Two-way misses, rounds of 74 with the occasional Sunday charge and his game as dysfunctional as the previous six months.
Woods hit into the water on consecutive holes and went seven tee shots without hitting a fairway as he finished up with a two-over par 74.
Tiger Woods struggled in his second comeback tournament on Thursday, limping to an opening two-over-par 74 at the Quail Hollow Championship.
Tiger Woods (FSY) delivered a few memorable shots Thursday at Quail Hollow, hitting two tee shots in the water and shooting a 2-over-par 74.
You walk around the picture perfect Quail Hollow Club with the sun on your shoulders and a light breeze washing around you and you think, there may be a better way to make a living than playing professional golf but none comes to mind.
I picked Van Pelt to win the Quail Hollow Championship before the tournament began. Some of my golf expert friends ripped me.
Meanwhile, Mickelson struggles with a stomach ailment and frustrated Woods just struggles.
Unwittingly, Tiger Woods might have found the best possible way to work his way back into the good graces of the public consciousness.
World's No. 1 finds himself 9 back of leader Van Pelt
Hecklers were nowhere to be found on Thursday when Tiger Woods, with police escort, played in the first round of the Quail Hollow Championship in Charlotte, N.C.
It will be a good bit warmer today (a high of 82) than Thursday with a few clouds. Saturday is shaping up to be a bit shaky, with thunderstorms in the forecast.
Woods is nine shots behind first-round leader Bo Van Pelt at Quail Hollow Championship.
Wednesday must have been one of the most laid-back days Tiger Woods has had in public since his sex scandal broke.
Wednesday must have been one of the most laid-back days Tiger Woods has had in public since his sex scandal broke.
Michael Jordan, playing in the Quail Hollow pro-am with Fred Couples yesterday afternoon before huge galleries, was not shy about weighing in on what his friend Tiger Woods faces following the sex scandal.
With Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson returning this week at Quail Hollow, the countdown to the U.S. Open has begun.
Tiger Woods entered the room with little fanfare, and without the constant clicking of camera shutters.
Phil Mickelson's return to golf after winning the Masters was marred by illness. Tiger Woods' return to golf after finishing in a tie for fourth in the Masters was marked by a sense of normalcy.
The pressure on Tiger didn't end at Augusta. The bravest question thrown at Tiger Woods during his second news conference since his sex scandal came near the end of the 17-minute session.
Not only is the field of major-championship quality this week, but Quail Hollow Golf Club also measures up to the top venues in golf.
There are signs that life is returning to normal -- if that word can ever really be used again in regards to Tiger Woods and the PGA Tour.
Sure, Tiger Woods is here, but Michael Jordan still rules this town. Thousands swarmed tee boxes and greens on Wednesday afternoon as the new owner of the Charlotte Bobcats played in the Quail Hollow Championship pro-am.
Phil Mickelson, in his first event since winning his third green jacket at the Masters three weeks ago, withdrew from the Quail Hollow Championship pro-am Wednesday afternoon due to an illness.
Tiger Woods posed for photos and signed autographs during and after his pro-am round today, an indication that his world might be returning to normal, at least on the course.
Clearly in a panic, the man kept stumbling backward until he finally bumped into a tree. His camera pressed against his face, he then tried to properly frame and snap a photograph that represented an instant family keepsake.
Phil Mickelson is hopeful he can play today after being forced to withdraw from the pro-am Wednesday because of food poisoning. Mickelson was ill Tuesday night after arriving in Charlotte but tried to play his afternoon pro-am round.
First- and second-graders at Charlotte's Pinewood Elementary are a tough crowd for the PGA.
One might question whether Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods generate enough electricity on the golf course to power an enduring rivalry along the lines of Palmer-Nicklaus or Nicklaus-Watson.
There is a large security presence during his pro-am round at the Quail Hollow Championship. But he is friendlier with the fans.
Tiger Woods hopes his second step back on the PGA Tour is even better than his first.
Phil Mickelson wanted to hug his wife, Amy. That’s what he remembers thinking as he walked off the 18th green at Augusta National 17 days ago, having just won his third Masters tournament.
Here's a list of five things worth watching at the hit-and-giggle part of the Quail Hollow Championship, also known as the Wednesday pro-am:
Reigning British Open champion Stewart Cink and 2009 Masters champion Angel Cabrera will have the pleasure of playing with Tiger Woods in the first two rounds Thursday and Friday of the eighth annual $6.5 million Quail Hollow Championship in Charlotte, N.C.
Anthony Kim and his management team will decide soon when to have the detached ligament in his left thumb surgically repaired.
Quail Hollow Tournament Director Kym Hougham isn't expecting any rowdier a reception for Tiger Woods at this week's tournament than he was given at Augusta for the Masters.
Tiger Woods' comeback from the sex scandal that sent his life into a tailspin of public flogging and countless apologies takes another significant step this week when he plays the Quail Hollow Championship.
The mess Tiger Woods created for himself most likely will never leave him entirely. But the time is coming, and perhaps soon, when the focus shifts almost exclusively to his game, his pursuit of Jack Nicklaus and his place in history.
The question isn't if; it's when. Sometime later this season, when he can't play through the pain anymore, Anthony Kim will have surgery to reattach the ligament between his index finger and his left thumb. He'll miss the next two or three months, as a result.
Like most golfers, Anthony Kim prominently displays the logos of his sponsors, including Nike and Royal Bank of Canada.
The calendar plays a big part in the success or perceived success of a PGA Tour event, and one week can mean the difference between a field loaded with superstars and one whose leaderboard is filled with names you don't recognize.
In pro golf, sons often have trouble matching the success of their fathers. Bill Haas hopes to be different.
Tiger Woods will play with a couple of fellow major championship winners when play starts Thursday at the Quail Hollow Championship in Charlotte, N.C. Woods will be joined by Angel Cabrera and Stewart Cink, the winners of last years Masters and British Open, respectively, when he tees off at 7:40 a.m. in the first round.
Here's a headline that tells you all you need to know about this week in golf: "Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson prepare to resume normal service."
Stephen Curry might be known as a basketball player, but he’s pretty good on the golf course, too.
Cortland Lowe, a former Wake Forest golfer, survived a four-man playoff on Monday for the last spot in a qualifier at Carolina Golf Club for this week's Quail Hollow Championship.
At most PGA Tour events, Monday is essentially a day off. A few pros have wandered into town and spend an hour or so putting or chipping before heading off to run errands or relax or whatever.
Ibarguen starts with five suggestions on how to help your own game while watching the pros at the Quail Hollow Championship.
It's just different. That's the feeling most PGA Tour golfers have about the Quail Hollow Championship, one of the best tournaments on the schedule.
Now in its eighth year, Charlotte's PGA Tour stop succeeds because of its timing, course and care.
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