South African holds off Bjorn to overtake Woods in world rankings
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Ernie Els emerged from a slough of despond yesterday when he won the American Express World Golf Championship at Mount Juliet here and moved to No2 in the world rankings, pushing Tiger Woods down to third place.
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THOMASTOWN, Ireland - The majors over, Ernie Els got a consolation prize Sunday by capturing his first World Golf Championship. Els outlasted Thomas Bjorn in a brilliantly played duel at Mount Juliet, making a 6-foot birdie on the 17th hole for a cushion he desperately needed and closing with a 3-under 69 to win the American Express Championship by one shot...
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Even when he's struggling with his putter, Tiger Woods is the guy opponents fear most. So as Ernie Els goes into Sunday's final round at the Dubai Desert Classic with a two-stroke lead over three golfers, he's looking beyond them to the player in fifth place. That's Woods, who is three shots back.
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Tiger Woods is still struggling to figure out the pace on the greens at Sherwood Country Club. What helped him Friday in the Target World Challenge was the hole kept getting in the way.
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Tiger Woods beats Robert Karlsson 3&2 in the Ryder Cup singles despite his caddie dropping a nine-iron in the lake,
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Fiji&#39;s Vijay Singh, whose golden run of form continued with his eighth victory of the year at the Pennsylvania Classic on Sunday, has moved two points clear of Tiger Woods at the top of the official world rankings.
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THOMASTOWN, Ireland  - World number two Tiger  Woods is doubtful for this week's WGC-American Express  Championship because of a shoulder problem.
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FARMINGTON, United States : World golf number one Vijay Singh, a seven-time winner this year, will not have second-ranked Tiger Woods to overcome here this weekend when he goes for his third PGA victory in a row.
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Lee Westwood led the Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa Saturday with a score of 5-under-par 211 for three rounds. The British player shot a 1-under 71 for a one-shot lead over Retief Goosen of South Africa.
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- First, Vijay Singh took the money title. Then he took the No. 1 spot in the World Rankings. On Monday, he captured another one of Tiger Woods&#39; honors.
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Denmark's Thomas Bjorn seized the  clubhouse lead with a six-under-par 66 midway through the  second round of the Singapore Masters Friday.
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THOUSAND OAKS, California  - Tiger Woods, in ominous form despite a two-and-a-half month break, charged into a one-shot lead midway through the Target World Challenge second round on Friday.
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FIJI&#39;S Vijay Singh replaced Tiger Woods as the world&#39;s number one ranked golfer today after winning the US PGA Deutsche Bank Championship in Massachusetts.
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Tiger Woods put his Ryder Cup disappointment behind him to head the leaderboard at the World Golf Championship event here after firing a first round eight under par 63.
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KILKENNY, Ireland - The much-anticipated duel between the top two players in the world will have to wait another week. Vijay Singh, who took over the No.
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NORTON : Vijay Singh shot an eight under 63 on Saturday to grab the lead in the second round of the five million-dollars PGA event and is now seriously challenging Tiger Woods for the world No 1 ranking.
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Tiger Woods came up empty in a major again, but he's still the No. 1 ranked player in the world.