Ogilvy eyes No.3 at happy hunting ground

Let the encores begin on PGA Tour
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Graeme Mcdowell didn’t stop flying around the world until there were no tournaments left for him to play. After seven straight weeks that took him from Spain to Shanghai to Singapore, then Hong Kong, Dubai, California and Florida, McDowell finally landed home for the holidays in Northern Ireland with snow on the ground and his Golf clubs nowhere near him. And just like that, he’s back to work. The trick now is to figure out where he’s going from her...

Ogilvy hurts finger before PGA opener
KAPALUA, Hawaii, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Defending Tournament of Champions titlist Geoff Ogilvy injured his finger in Hawaii Wednesday, a day before the start of the PGA's season-opening event. PGA officials told Golf Digest Ogilvy hurt his right index finger in a swimming accident. The wound required 12 stitches to close and caused him to miss Wednesday's Pro-Am event. Ogilvy, however, hadn't withdrawn by Wednesday afternoon. He needs only to tee off starting Thursday's first round before withdrawing t...

PGA Tour campaign opens Thursday
Arjan Atwal, who won his first and only PGA Tour event last August in North Carolina, will hit the first ball of the season on the island of Maui's Kapalua Resort Plantation Course. Atwal is one of 34 scheduled to participate in the Tournament of Champions, which will kick off a season in a sport that has seen huge changes in the past 12 months. Woods, 35, failed to win during the previous year as he tried to put his Personal Life back together after revelations of his sexual affairs that led to...

Golf Channel looking to mike PGA Tour players
The Golf Channel came to the PGA Tour opener with hopes of putting a microphone on players for the Tournament of Champions. The trick now is to find a few volunteers. Jack Graham, Executive Producer for the Golf Channel, said it has been approved to put mikes on players for the year. The player must agree to wear the mike, and with two days left, it appears it might not happen at Kapalua. Some players don't want to do it. Others are interested, just not in the first tournament of the year. Graha...

The Masters New Video Game
Jan. 5, 2010 The Masters new Video Game allows everyone besides Tiger Woods to play the Masters well - at least on a video game. The marketing of golf and the Masters Tournament in particular took a hit with the Tiger Woods Scandals and is trying to capture a more youthful market in video.  The Masters Augusta National Golf Course is used for the new Video Game and hopefully it will join a new audience with the game of golf. EA Sports is the brand name of Electronic Arts and has been...

Tiger Woods dropped from cover of his own game
Los Angeles (Hollywood Reporter) The woes continue for Tiger Woods off the course. Last year, Electronic Arts made the golfing great share the cover of his bestselling game with Northern Irish rookie Rory McIlroy for the first time ever. This year, following the Controversy away from the green and lackluster play on it, Woods has been dropped from the cover of the March 29th release of "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters" on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii. Woods has been replaced with a shot...

Augusta National to be part of Woods video game
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — The Masters is about to let anyone play Augusta National — at least in a Video Game. In another step toward reaching a younger audience, the Masters will be featured in EA Sports’ next edition of the popular “Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12″ golf game franchise. The game is go on sale March 29, a week before the Masters. It will be the first time Augusta National has allowed its fabled Golf Course to be used for a Video Game. The move is part of a bro...

Augusta National to be part of Woods' video game
The Masters is about to let anyone play Augusta National — at least in a Video Game. In another step toward reaching a younger audience, the Masters will be featured in EA Sports' next edition of the popular "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12" golf game franchise. The game is go on sale March 29, a week before the Masters. It will be the first time Augusta National has allowed its fabled Golf Course to be used for a Video Game. Payne also announced Tuesday the "Masters Tournament Foundation," a char...

Top seed Stosur wins at Brisbane International
Samantha Stosur of Australia opened her 2011 season with a 7-6 (1), 6-1 win over Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic in the first round of the Brisbane International on Monday. The top-seeded Stosur, who is ranked No. 6 in the world, took almost 90 minutes to overcome qualifier Hradecka, coming back from 4-1 down in the first set to set up a second-round meeting with compatriot Jarmila Groth. World No. 8 Andy Roddick, seeded second in the men's event, had five aces and one double fault as he be...

Wozniacki beats Li in 2 sets at Hong Kong Classic
Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark with her fringer nails polished in yellow waits for the ball as she plays Li Na of China in the first day match of the Hong Kong Tennis classic in Hong Kong Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. Wozniacki won 2-0. Top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki beat Li Na of China 6-4, 6-3 Wednesday at the Hong Kong Classic exhibition tournament to earn her first win of the year. The 20-year-old Dane broke the Australian Open semifinalist in the eighth game of the first set to lead 5-3. The Chin...

Ferrero out of Heineken Open
Organizers say former top-ranked Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain has withdrawn from next week's Heineken Open Tennis tournament because of injury. The former French Open champion planned to use the tournament as part of his buildup to the Australian Open, but was forced to withdraw because of knee and wrist injuries. He would have been the No. 7 seed. Tournament director Richard Palmer said Wednesday he has yet to decide who will receive the final Wild Card into the tournament's main draw. It had b...

"You Provide The Pictures, I'll Provide The War"
The Wall Street Journal's front page today features a pair of black-bordered snapshots of China's J-20 fighter, under a headline warning of "A Chinese Stealth Challenge?" For those of us who have read the Journal for years, respecting its balanced and judicious approach on national-security topics, it's plane something has changed since the venerable, but boringly sober, Bancroft family sold the place to Rupert Murdoch in 2007. The Australian press baron obviously loves to stir the superpower po...

6 New Year's Resolutions That Could Lower Your College Tuition
Starting January 31, users will be able to electronically import their Internal Revenue Service tax data into the FAFSA form. (Keep in mind that you'll have to wait up to three weeks after e-filing 2010 tax data to the IRS before it can appear on your 2011-12 FAFSA application.) Using the automated data can save families time while still allowing them to submit FAFSA applications "plenty early" for state and school deadlines, says former Financial Aid officer and College Karma consulta...