Armour, Oberholser Lead at Pebble Beach
Defending champion Tommy Armour III eagled the 18th hole Friday at Spyglass Hill en route to a 1-under 71, joining Arron Oberholser in a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational.
Oberholser shot a 6-under 66 with seven birdies and one bogey — the day’s low [...]

Locating the Top Golf Tips For Beginners Available on the Net Today
The web has more than enough of the top golf tips for beginners, but there seems to be a real problem with finding them. The average newer golfer is going to struggle trying to find good, reliable info on how to get better. Why [...]

Daly show to make it a memorable Masters
FORMER US PGA and British Open champion John Daly has been given a late invite to next week’s 30th anniversary Australian Masters - but will he remember his one previous visit to Melbourne’s Huntingdale layout?
Daly, who is playing this week’s Hong Kong Open, which is co-sanctioned by the [...]

Gate Drill can help your putting | Golf Tips
Here is an oldie but goodie drill for putting that is making a big comeback, thanks to a company called Momentus. They make many well-made teaching aids for golfers of all abilities and ages.
This one is called the gate drill. If you don’t want to [...]

Stanford Leads Lorena Ochoa Invitational
Angela Stanford shot a 6-under 66 on Friday in the second round of the Lorena Ochoa Invitational to take a two-stroke lead over LPGA Championship winner Yani Tseng.
Stanford had a 10-under 134 total on the Guadalajara Country Club course. Tseng, No. 2 in the world behind Ochoa, shot her second straight [...]

British Open to move to ESPN
All four rounds of the British Open will air live on ESPN starting in 2010.
ESPN and the tournament’s organizer, Royal & Ancient Golf, agreed to an eight-year contract, they announced Thursday. The deal also includes digital coverage and expanded rights for ESPN International.
Same-day highlights will air on ESPN’s broadcast partner, [...]

One win puts Love at 20 and into Hall of Fame light
So much for that notion the Fall Series on the PGA Tour is meaningless.
On the surface, Davis Love III winning at Disney might have looked that way.
He scrambled for pars on the last two holes to hold off a rookie (Tommy Gainey) who was [...]

Callaway wins court order over golf ball patent
CARLSBAD, California: Callaway Golf said it has won a court order permanently halting sales of Acushnet Co.’s Titleist Pro V1 golf balls, which Callaway argued infringed on patents that it holds.
Acushnet said it will appeal the ruling, and has converted production of the golf balls so that they [...]

This golfing gear keeps you out of the rough
It’s always golf season somewhere, so these goodies will always have a place in your bag:
1: This “Spectator” argyle vest is a golf fashion classic. $138 at www.peppermintpalm.com.
2: Golf belt by Ame & Lulu has space to carry three tees. $30 at www.ameandlulu.com.
3: Adidas women’s Torsion Euro [...]

Garcia targets majors after Sheshan triumph
SPAIN’S Sergio Garcia won the US$5 million HSBC Champions in Shanghai yesterday to become world No. 2 and immediately targeted a victory at one of golf’s major tournaments next year.
Garcia beat Oliver Wilson with a birdie on the second hole of a playoff. The Spanish star made a 7-foot birdie [...]