DUBAI (AP) ― Michelle Wie is looking for a strong finish to a season she calls “a work in progress” after being hindered by injuries and tinkering with her swing.The 22-year-old American has fallen to 17th in the rankings after spending much of 2010 in the top 10. And with only two second-place finishes this season, she called this year “a work in progress.”“I had a couple of good finishes. But it is frustrating just because sometimes weeks didn’t go my way, but at the same time you learn every

JACKSONVILLE, Florida (AP) ― Already No. 1 in the world, Luke Donald now is No. 1 in the eyes of PGA Tour players.Donald capped off a sensational season Tuesday by winning PGA Tour player of the year, the most significant of the postseason awards because it’s a vote of the players.He became the first British player to win the award since it began in 1990. “It’s a great honor to cap off what has been an amazing year for me,” Donald said from the Australian Masters in Melbourne. “Thank you to all

DUBAI (AP) ― Tiger Woods is back to his winning ways, and some of the best golfers in the world are relishing the chance to face him again.Woods won the Chevron World Challenge on Sunday, ending a two-year title drought that began shortly after his personal life imploded.“It’s something I look forward to,” said Rory McIlroy, the U.S. Open champion who has moved up to No. 2 in the world and is playing at this week’s Dubai Championship. “(Playing against Tiger) would be a huge experience and a hug

Sometimes, being a professional golfer isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, because fame comes with responsibilities. There are media interviews to do, corporate commitments to make, fans to greet and places to visit.But Park Hee-young, who recently earned her maiden win on the LPGA Tour, is enjoying her newfound fame ― no matter how difficult it can get.“Playing golf is obviously hard, but it’s also not easy to present myself in public in interviews,” Park told Yonhap. “With golf, I can just keep m

SUN CITY, South Africa (AP) ― Lee Westwood finished with two bogeys and a 1-over 73 but it was still enough to retain his title by two strokes at the Nedbank Golf Challenge on Sunday.The No. 3-ranked Westwood ended with a 15-under 273 total to stay clear of Robert Karlsson in second, despite a final-round charge from the Swedish player that cut Westwood’s commanding seven-shot overnight lead in South Africa.Westwood made just two birdies on the final day and dropped three strokes over the back n

THOUSAND OAKS, California (AP) -- Two years after his life and career came crashing down, Tiger Woods is a winner again.One shot behind with two holes to play, Woods finally looked like the player who dominated golf for so much of his career. He birdied his last two holes Sunday, making a 6-foot put

THOUSAND OAKS, California (AP) ― Zach Johnson needed something special to track down Tiger Woods in the Chevron World Challenge. Holing a 7-iron from the 18th fairway for eagle did the trick Saturday.Johnson’s shot from 163 yards landed near the cup and spun into the hole, giving him a 4-under 68 and a one-shot lead over Woods going into the final round at Sherwood Country Club.It was the second eagle on the back nine for Johnson, who also chipped in on the par-5 11th. Woods had the 36-hole lead

THOUSAND OAKS, California (AP) ― Choi Kyung-joo birdied his opening five holes then held on in 30 mph (48 kph) gusts for a 6-under 66 that gave him a three-shot lead over Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker at the Chevron World Challenge on Thursday.Woods looked as good as he did in Australia, making his fourth birdie with a 3-iron to an elevated green on the par-5 fifth that covered the flag in the foothills of Sherwood Country Club.Choi, Woods and Stricker were the only players to break 70 in the 1

Ireland, Australia tied for first place after 2nd round of $7.5m tournamentHAIKOU, China— All eyes in the golf world will now turn to China this weekend, where some of the world’s top players are competing for the 56th World Cup at the Mission Hills Resort on Hainan Island.The brand new par-72 Blackstone course in Haikou, more than 6,500 meters in length and completed in 2010, is hosting the global tournament for the first time on the island dubbed the “Chinese Hawaii.”Competition favorites Rory