The highly anticipated return of Tiger Woods at the US Masters from a self-imposed exile of almost five months has raised one burning question among his peers and many of the fans. Can the greatest player of this generation, and arguably of all time, win a 15th major title with his game showing obvious signs of rust and his emotional state of mind questionable after his spectacular fall of grace at the end of last year?
Tiger Woods was guarded about the state of his marriage on Monday but reaffirmed his commitment to his family as he prepared to end a five-month self-imposed exile from golf at the Masters.
Tiger Woods took full responsibility on Monday for the marital infidelities which have led to his startling fall from grace and admitted he had lied and deceived a lot of people.
Tiger Woods sprang a surprise at Augusta National on Sunday when he turned up without notice to play the back nine at the US Masters venue with his good friend and long-time mentor Mark O'Meara.
Practice rounds with Greg Norman, acquaintance with Arnold Palmer and paired alongside Tiger Woods Jeev Milkha Singh finds himself in august company at the Augusta Masters.
Tiger Woods' caddie Steve Williams thinks that focus is key for the World No.1 to succeed on his return during Augusta Masters after a scandalous four months break.
As Tiger Woods prepares for a comeback at next week's Augusta Masters, his caddie Steve Williams is hoping that spectators at the course would behave themselves and not taunt the embattled golfer about the sex scandal that triggered his fall from grace.
ESPN reporter Tom Rinaldi interviewed the world's number one golfer Tiger Woods in Windermere, Florida, on Sunday.
Tiger Woods made an unremarkable return to strokeplay golf on Thursday, finishing on one under par in the WGC-CA Championship first round and six shots behind the leaders. India's Jeev Milkha Singh, American world number three Phil Mickelson, South African Retief Goosen and Thailand's Prayad Marksaeng shared the clubhouse lead after firing seven-under-par rounds of 65.
Australian speedster Brett Lee has claimed that England have lost their X-factor without all-rounder Andrew Flintoff.
South Korean Yang Yong-eun became Asia's first male major winner after overhauling Tiger Woods in stunning fashion to clinch the US PGA Championship by three shots on Sunday. Trailing world number one and overwhelming favourite Woods by two strokes overnight, Yang, ranked 110th in the world, kept his composure in difficult, swirling winds at Hazeltine National to fire a two-under-par 70.
Four-times winner Tiger Woods will command the spotlight when he tees off in Thursday's opening round of the US PGA Championship in pursuit of his 15th major victory and first this year. The American world number one, comfortably the best player of his generation, has not triumphed in a Grand Slam event since his remarkable playoff win at the 2008 US Open.
Tiger Woods needs to show some humility and appear in public to admit he "messed up" by cheating on his wife, eight times major winner Tom Watson said on Wednesday. The world number one has taken an indefinite break from the sport after admitting in December on his website that he had been unfaithful to his wife.
Tiger Woods won a record seventh WGC-Bridgestone Invitational title on Sunday, overhauling Padraig Harrington with a sizzling burst of scoring before benefiting from a late collapse by the Irishman.
World number one Tiger Woods has accepted an invitation to speak during U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration event in Washington, D.C. on Sunday.
India's Gaganjeet Bhullar put out a worthy performance in his maiden debut at the world's oldest major by carding a one-over par 71 to finish in the same score as world number one, Tiger Woods in the opening round on Thursday.
Tom Watson spectacularly rolled back the years to grab an early one-shot lead in Thursday's first round of the British Open as a bunch of veterans took advantage of ideal scoring conditions. While three-times champion and heavy favourite Tiger Woods struggled to a one-over-par 71, fellow American Watson fired a flawless 65 on a surprisingly calm day at the Ailsa Course.
The self-imposed absence of Tiger Woods from the PGA Tour could pave the way for someone else to take over as world number one this year, according to Australian Geoff Ogilvy.
Former tennis champion Boris Becker says he sympathises with Tiger Woods, whose life is in turmoil after he admitted cheating on his wife.
Tiger Woods' close pals reportedly knew about his numerous mistresses but kept quiet. Some of Woods' friends even told him that he ought to be careful, as he was playing with fire and his hands might get burnt.
Golfing great Arnold Palmer died on Sunday, aged 87. His death left the golfing fraternity in mourning. Tributes flow...
'Messting' is the new term coined for ruining your life by sending text messages. So, to avoid falling from grace, a list of five things to think about before hitting 'send' has been advised.
Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps expressed sympathy on Thursday for the plight of fellow American Tiger Woods and said he fully understood what it was like to make mistakes.
Tiger Woods might quit golf for sometime in a last-ditch attempt to save his ruined marriage after his devastated wife Elin agreed to give their relationship another chance for the sake of their kids. According to a report in The Sun, the 33-year-old world number one, who is in hiding since the November 27 car crash exposed his philandering ways, has told Elin he 'will do anything' to save the marriage.
American golf legend Tiger Woods will no longer be the World No.1 after a record 281 consecutive weeks at the top. Woods has been at the top since June 2005.
A Florida Highway Patrol trooper suspected golfer Tiger Woods had drunk alcohol on the day of his car accident last month, according to a subpoena request by the officer rejected by a state prosecutor.
WNS Global Services, India's second largest business processes outsourcing company, has signed on Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga as its brand ambassador. It has thus become the first Indian IT services firm to have a brand ambassador. Accenture, a multinational company, is another one that has ace golf player Tiger Woods as its mascot.
Eight shots off the lead and teeing off nearly two hours ahead of the final pairing of Ryan Moore and Dustin Johnson, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson may have been out of contention but they were never out of the spotlight.
There is still plenty of golf ahead for Tiger Woods this year but his PGA Tour season came to an early end at the BMW Championship on Sunday after he failed to earn a spot in the Tour Championship.
Tournament host Tiger Woods has announced a strong field featuring five of the world's top 10 players for the year-ending Chevron World Challenge.
Tiger Woods's thrilling victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational generated the highest overnight television rating for a golf event since his triumph at last year's U.S. Open, according to Nielsen Media Research.
Arjun Atwal is on the verge of becoming the first player from India to win on the PGA Tour after racing three shots clear of the field in the Greensboro Classic third round Saturday. The 37-year-old, a friend and regular practice partner of world number one Tiger Woods, squeezed six birdies into an inspired nine-hole run midway through the round as he fired a five-under 65 for a 17-under tally of 193.
Tiger Woods played down the controversy over his reported appearance fee of $3 million for the Australian Masters in November when he will compete Down Under for the first time in a decade. "I know there's some controversy behind it but I'm really looking forward to getting down there and playing and competing," the world No 1 said.
There was no hiding the disappointment for Tiger Woods after he trudged off the final hole at the US PGA Championship on Sunday.
Tiger Woods will return to the PGA Tour at next week's WGC-Match Play Championship in Arizona after being sidelined by injury since his U.S. Open victory last year.
Standing over the hole to tap the ball in after yet another missed putt was a pose all too frequent for a frustrated Tiger Woods during another tough round in the British Open third round on Saturday.
It was a scenario he had long dreamed about, yet facing the reality of playing Tiger Woods in Sunday's final round for a major championship made it difficult for South Korea's Yang Yong-eun to sleep. Yang kept his cool when it counted and outplayed Woods to win the US PGA Championship, ending the American's perfect mark of winning all 14 majors in which he led going into Sunday and becoming the first Asian male to win a major in one fell swoop.
The ominous figure of four-times winner Tiger Woods seized control of the US PGA Championship on Thursday, firing a flawless five-under-par 67 to charge one stroke clear in the opening round. Fresh from back-to-back wins on the PGA Tour in the last two weeks, the world number one delivered a superb display from tee to green on the monster Hazeltine National course.
Tiger Woods said on Tuesday he would compete at the 2016 Olympics if golf is added to the Games programme after an absence of more than a 100 years. Golf is vying with rugby, squash, karate, roller sports, baseball and softball and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will announce a shortlist of two sports on Thursday.
Winning at least one major title has always been the yardstick for a good year according to Tiger Woods but for 2009 he is prepared to relax his goal.
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