Jose Maria Olazabal News

One of the most indelible sporting images of my lifetime is that of Seve Ballesteros punching the air with delight after holing the putt to win the British Open on the 18th green at St Andrews in 1984.

Photograph: David Davies/PA Severiano Ballesteros had to pull out of the launch of his foundation last night due to ill health.

Golf legend Seve Ballesteros has been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award at Sunday's BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

New professional Charlie Ford is looking ahead to an exciting future. The Kirby Muxloe player claimed his European Challenge Tour card for 2010 in Spain last week.

The private Reserve Golf Club in Pawleys Island has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, a move its Board of Managers hopes will facilitate the sale of the club to McConnell Golf.

After much speculation regarding his status, Rory McIlroy announced earlier this week that he will join the PGA Tour next season.

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Chris Wood has been picked as Rookie of the Year for the PGA European Tour. The Englishman, who finished third at the British Open, was 44th on the European money list with $1.02 million to secure the award ahead of Gareth Maybin, Danny Willett, Oskar Henningsson and David Horsey.

Robert Allenby and Stuart Appleby will represent Australia in this week's Omega Mission Hills World Cup in Southern China, Australia still seeking its first win since the format for the event was revised in 1999.

The Solheim Cup threatened to go the way of the acrimonious Ryder Cup when Swede Annika Sorenstam charged the Americans with bad sportsmanship in an "ugly" incident today in Luss, Scotland.

The annual March for Babies was held in St. Augustine on Nov. 7. World Golf Village had a team of approximately 25 to 30 runners.

At St Andrews, it's tournament over. Give the Jug to Tiger Woods and let us concentrate on who will come second after the world No 1's six-under-par 66 yesterday sent him into the early lead of the 134th Open Championship.

Scotland's Colin Montgomerie will captain the European team that takes on Asia in Thailand's Royal Trophy in January, according to organisers.

JON M. FLETCHER/The Times-Union The stage glows green with shamrocks as Christy O'Connor of Ireland is inducted in the World Golf Hall of Fame in the Veterans category on Monday night.

In Parting Shots, the GolfChannel.com Team offers up the best quotes from the week.

CBSSports.com staffer Steve Elling and Augusta Chronicle sports writer and columnist Scott Michaux take a scattershot look at another unusually newsy week in the world of golf.

Afridi helps Pakistan sink New Zealand ABU DHABI: Shahid Afridi hit an aggressive half-century and took two wickets to cap Pakistan's 138-run win over New Zealand in the first day-night international here on Tuesday.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - The day before Jose Maria Olazabal was born in Fuenterrabia, a small fishing town on Spain's northern coast, the first nine holes of a new golf course opened next door to his home.

Top-ranked Florida will be without star linebacker Brandon Spikes for the first half of Saturday's game against Vanderbilt.

One man will enter the World Golf Hall of Fame Monday in St. Augustine. The other will present a new Hall member.