Lee Westwood News

Whether you love him or hate him, regard him as a cheater on the course or off, there's no denying Tiger Woods is on a tear this season.

LEE Westwood went from flawless to foolish as his chances of winning the prestigious Players Championship suffered two massive blows in the third round at Sawgrass.

No surprise here as Tiger Woods leads the pack as a 7-2 favorite to win the U.S. Open at Merion in June.

Westwood double-bogeyed two of his first four holes to open the third round Saturday, the first one coming after he whiffed trying to make contact with his second shot that had nestled close to a pine tree.

OK, TIME out. Given all the nonsense in golf right now - Vijay Singh's use of antler spray and subsequent propensity for litigation, slower and slower play, the rumbling aftermath of Tiger's Masters drop and the banning or not of so-called "belly" and "anchored" putters - the time has come to ask the obvious question.

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Sergio Garcia posted five straight birdies on the way to a seven-under 65 Friday and the halfway lead at the Players Championship in Florida -- but World No.1 Tiger Woods is just a shot behind.

Sergio GarcA a is in pole position on 11 under at the Players Championship at Sawgrass at the mid-way point.

Lee Westwood believes patience is a virtue, and the former world number one who turned 40 last month believes the best years of his golfing career could be yet to come.

Our Tracy Wilcox was the PGA Tour Wives Golf Classic on Tuesday at The Players Championship on Dye's Valley Course.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Tiger Woods hasn't always found The Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass particularly accommodating in his career.

David Toms hits his approach shot on the 18th fairway during a practice round at The Players Championship golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., Wednesday, May 8, 2013.

He goes into his closet every morning like he always does. He doesn't think, "I've won the Masters!" All right, all right.

Not so long ago, Johnny Harris went looking for a major championship, in part, to prepare for what seemed to be the inevitable end of an annual PGA Tour event in Charlotte.

Derek Ernst went from Q-School to the winner's circle in five months. Ernst topped a Wells Fargo Championship leaderboard that included names like Phil Mickelson, Lee Westwood, Rory McIlroy and Nick Watney on Sunday.

Derek Ernst is a winner on the US PGA Tour , and that's big news for his family back in the central California town of Clovis, Calif., his buddies from UNLV who nicknamed him "Stripes" for his consistent contact and for the staff at the Foster's Freeze in Clovis who used to serve Ernst and his girlfriend the "Reese's Twister" when they went on ... (more)

Tiger Woods has said he never had a drugs test outside of a tournament. Neither have Rory McIlroy, Luke Donald or Lee Westwood.

CHARLOTTE : Phil Mickelson and Nick Watney each stumbled with the lead on Saturday, leaving the US duo tied atop the leaderboard after three rounds at the US PGA Wells Fargo Champion-ship. Mickelson took a double bogey at the par-five 15th and a bogey at 16 to hand Watney the lead, only to have Watney double bogey the par-three 17th and leave both ... (more)

Derek Ernst went from Q-School to the winner's circle in five months. Ernst topped a Wells Fargo Championship leaderboard that included names like Phil Mickelson, Lee Westwood, Rory McIlroy and Nick Watney on Sunday.

A week like no other at Quail Hollow held one final surprise Sunday when 22-year-old rookie Derek Ernst birdied the 18th hole to force a playoff, and then won the Wells Fargo Championship on the first extra hole against David Lynn of England.