Youth movement hits U.S. Women's Open
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Michelle Wie had reason to feel old, and it had nothing to do with sore wrists and high scores. On her way to Pine Needles for the U.S. Women's Open, she drove past Legacy Golf Links, where the 17-year-old from Hawaii played her first tournament on the mainland at the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links.
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It's called the US Open, and though fewer than a fifth of the competitors this year are US-born, it's not because the US Tennis Association hasn't tried to get more Americans. All 16 of the wild cards in men's and women's singles were awarded to Americans, even at the expense of the men's NCAA champion, Benjamin Becker ...
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SOUTHERN PINES, North Carolina  - Brazilian teenager Angela Park led on three-under-par 68 when storms stopped play at the U.S. Women's Open on Thursday.
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At the US Amateur, players wear shorts and spectators get to walk right down the fairways. So compared with the US Open, which is run by the same outfit, everything about this championship is decidedly relaxed.
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Of all the distinctive wrinkles of Oakmont, the home of this weekâs United States Open, the clubâs Church Pews have come to represent the courseâs toughness, charm and eclectic soul.
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NEW YORK - Andy Roddick, Serena Williams, Jennifer Capriati, Lleyton Hewitt and Amelie Mauresmo are all in action Friday at the U.S. Open...
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SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. -- There was a lengthy unfolding to this 62d US Women's Open, one that extended far beyond the 23 holes of golf yesterday or the 54 in two days. Indeed, the essence of Cristie Kerr's dream was more than 20 years in the making.
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The U.S. Open lost one of its top attractions when champion Maria Sharapova was beaten 6-4 1-6 6-2 by Polish teenager Agnieszka Radwanska in the third round on Saturday.
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Svetlana Kuznetsova reached the U.S. Open's last eight for the first time since winning the event in 2004 when the fourth seed overcame Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-2 6-3 on Monday.
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New York - Manhattan is braced for an outbreak of &quot;Maria Mania&quot; this week as 17-year-old Maria Sharapova leads a Russian assault on the US Open.
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Serbia's bid to win a first grand-slam title, Rafael Nadal's battle to overcome knee problems and the performance of the Williams sisters will dominate Friday's program at the U.S. Open.
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Cristie Kerr uses a birdie on the 14th hole Sunday as a springboard to her first U.S. Women's Open title with a two-shot victory over world No. 1 Lorena Ochoa.
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THE age eligibility rules on the womenâs tennis tour have made world-beating 16-year-olds less plentiful than they were a decade ago, but another announced her presence at the Swisscom Challenge yesterday.
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The last time the Links course at Fancourt held a major golf event, Tiger Woods and Ernie Els made one dramatic putt after another until it was too dark to declare a winner in the Presidents Cup. Now it's the women's turn.
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A dozen women with impressive college and high school running rÃ©sumÃ©s are pushing one of New York Cityâs largest running clubs to pick up its pace.
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SOUTHERN PINES, North Carolina  - South Korean teenager Shin Ji-yai led the U.S. Women's Open at five under par before darkness called a halt to Saturday's third round at Pine Needles.
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NEW YORK - For good or bad, tennis players' fortunes change as quickly as the direction of the swirling wind at the U.S. Open...