Europe Flourishes as Woods, Mickelson Flop
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Heavyweight United  States duo Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson lost twice on the  opening day of the 35th Ryder Cup Friday as Europe opened up a  record-equalling lead of 6-1/2 points to 1-1/2.
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Retief Goosen, a two-time US Open champion, grabbed the first-round lead in the BMW Open in Nord Eichenried, Germany, with a 6-under-par 66, while Colin Montgomerie improved his European Ryder Cup chances by finishing one stroke back on Thursday.
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Europe's grip on the Ryder Cup tightened fractionally as Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson again failed to fire for the United States.
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THOMASTOWN, Ireland - Tiger Woods looked as if he should have withdrawn with a bad back. He played as if he was capable of winning the American Express Championship for a third straight time...
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Tiger Woods had more trouble on the practice tee yesterday than he did in his 3-and-2 singles victory over Europe&#39;s Paul Casey.
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ERNIE Els clinched his first World Golf Championship title... and relegated Tiger Woods to third in the world rankings. It was only a month ago that Woods&#39;s reign as world No.
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Tiger Woods produced one of the most remarkable rounds of his glittering career yesterday. A four-under-par 68 on the first day of the AmEx World Championship at Mount Juliet
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Europe got off to the perfect start in the Ryder Cup when the opening duo of Colin Montgomerie and Padraig Harrington went one up over Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson after the first hole.
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Sergio GarcÃ­a maintained his lead in the second round of the British Open Friday as Tiger Woods got off to a shaky start and Phil Mickelson was in danger of missing the cut again at a major.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Colin Montgomerie quieted an American crowd and boosted holder Europe&#39;s victory hopes with a 2-and-1 triumph over US stars Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson to open the 35th Ryder Cup.
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STRAFFAN, Ireland -- Jose Maria Olazabal made the long birdie putt. His partner, Sergio Garcia, walked to the hole and plucked the ball out. Yep, those guys take that "team" thing pretty seriously. On Saturday at the Ryder Cup, the team game paid off again for the Europeans _ and turned Tiger Woods...
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BLOOMFIELD TWP., Mich. - Take a great deal of pomp and circumstance, repeated mention of integrity and sportsmanship and the pairing of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson.
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The year wasn't all bad for Tiger Woods. He won another World Golf Championship. He married a beautiful Swede and sailed off on his 155-foot yacht. And with top 10s in all but five of the tournaments he played, Woods earned more than &#36;5.3 million. What he lost was his mystique.
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It's not always easy being Tiger Woods. We found that out on a miserable day when the wind was howling, rain was blowing sideways, and it seemed like half the Irish Sea had been dumped on the golf course.
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Even before he took the first-round lead at the Deutsche Bank Championship, Tiger Woods was having a good day. Mark O&#39;Meara, Woods&#39; neighbor and tour mentor, was the leader in the clubhouse
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After much fanfare last week over Tiger Woods's decision to play at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Pennsylvania, his agent said he was worn out from the Ryder Cup.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Shell-shocked Phil  Mickelson had little explanation for his miserable opening day  Ryder Cup form Friday after he partnered Tiger Woods to two  defeats against Europe.