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| CA-SPORTS Summary Thursday, Apr 04, 2013 12:39 PM PDT Tiger and Lefty once again Masters favorites (Reuters) - If Masters success was guaranteed by early season form and a high comfort factor at Augusta National, then look no further than Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson for likely champions next week in the year's opening major. The two Americans have produced hugely impressive, winning golf on the 2013 PGA Tour and, just like Spaniard Jose Maria Olazabal before them, simply driving up Augusta National's fabled Magnolia Lane puts them in a triumphant frame of mind. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tiger and Lefty once again Masters favorites Thursday, Apr 04, 2013 12:39 PM PDT By Mark Lamport-Stokes (Reuters) - If Masters success was guaranteed by early season form and a high comfort factor at Augusta National, then look no further than Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson for likely champions next week in the year's opening major. The two Americans have produced hugely impressive, winning golf on the 2013 PGA Tour and, just like Spaniard Jose Maria Olazabal before them, simply driving up Augusta National's fabled Magnolia Lane puts them in a triumphant frame of mind. ... Full Story | Top |
| Horse racing-Walsh mount dies on opening day of Aintree Thursday, Apr 04, 2013 12:17 PM PDT LONDON, April 4 (Reuters) - Battlefront, ridden by Katie Walsh who hopes to become the first woman to win the Grand National on Saturday, collapsed and died on Thursday on the opening day of the Aintree festival. "Very sad to lose Battlefront today. We had many great days and he was a great teacher. He was a gent and I will miss him very much," Walsh said on Twitter. The 11-year-old, trained by Walsh's father Ted, collapsed and died after being pulled up at the 11th fence in the first race of the meeting over the new Grand National fences. ... Full Story | Top |
| Armstrong pulls out of masters swim event: report Thursday, Apr 04, 2013 12:05 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Lance Armstrong pulled out of a masters swimming event in Texas on Thursday after the organizer of the meet came under pressure from world swimming body FINA to bar the banned cyclist, the Austin American-Statesman said. Armstrong, who was stripped of his seven Tour de France victories and banned for life last year before admitting to doping, withdrew from the meet shortly after organizers informed his agent Bill Stapleton that FINA had ruled him ineligible. American Armstrong and meet organizers did not respond to requests for a comment. ... Full Story | Top |
| Golf-Els rejuvenated ahead of Masters return Thursday, Apr 04, 2013 11:59 AM PDT By Julian Linden April 4 (Reuters) - Missing last year's Masters proved to be a blessing in disguise for Ernie Els and the South African is heading back to Augusta National next week with all the enthusiasm of a rookie. For the first time since 1994, Els was unable to secure an invitation to the first major of the year after slipping down the rankings and failing to meet any of the other qualifying criteria. But rather than dwell on his omission, the former world number one used it as a source to motivation. ... Full Story | Top |
| Golf-Simpson leads long-putter charge at Masters Thursday, Apr 04, 2013 11:59 AM PDT By Larry Fine April 4 (Reuters) - With time possibly running out on long putters, major winners Webb Simpson, Keegan Bradley and Ernie Els will lead a charge looking to complete a grand slam for golfers using the controversial club at next week's Masters. A proposed rules change by the game's governing bodies would ban from 2016 the practice of anchoring a putter to steady the stroke, a style used by three of the last five major winners. ... Full Story | Top |
| Golf-Rose leads powerful English contingent at Masters Thursday, Apr 04, 2013 11:59 AM PDT By Simon Evans April 4 (Reuters) - It has been 17 years since Nick Faldo overtook a floundering Greg Norman to become the last Englishman to win the Masters but if the current world rankings count for anything, this year could mark the end of the drought. There are four Englishmen, Justin Rose (3rd), Luke Donald (4th), Ian Poulter (12th) and Lee Westwood (13th), near the top of the rankings and one other, lower ranked but with recent major form. Only the United States has more players in the top 15. ... Full Story | Top |
| Golf-New and improved Tiger back on the prowl at Augusta Thursday, Apr 04, 2013 11:59 AM PDT By Steve Keating April 4 (Reuters) - Those expecting to see the old Tiger Woods back on the prowl chasing a fifth Masters title among the azaleas and majestic Georgia pines at Augusta National next week are surely to be left disappointed. That is because this is the new Tiger Woods, complete with a new swing, new love interest and new attitude. "I don't want to become as good as I once was. No, I don't. I want to become better," declared Woods. ... Full Story | Top |
| Golf-A hole-by-hole look at Augusta National Thursday, Apr 04, 2013 11:59 AM PDT By Mark Lamport-Stokes April 4 (Reuters) - Once again, the eyes of the golfing world will be firmly fixed on Augusta National, the spiritual home of the American game and the only permanent venue for any of the four majors, as it stages the 77th Masters in Augusta, Georgia, next week. The immaculate, par-72 layout, affectionately regarded as the 'Cathedral of Pines,' was originally designed by Alister Mackenzie and Bobby Jones and it has hosted the opening major of the season since 1934. The current 7,435-yard set-up ranks as the ninth longest to hold a major. ... Full Story | Top |
| Golf-A list of former Masters champions Thursday, Apr 04, 2013 11:59 AM PDT April 4 (Reuters) - Masters champions ahead of the 2013 tournament to be played at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia from April 11-14 (U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Golf-Statistical highlights at Augusta National Thursday, Apr 04, 2013 11:59 AM PDT April 4 (Reuters) - Statistical records from the Masters tournament, first held at Augusta National in Augusta, Georgia in 1934 and being played this year for the 77th time from April 11-14: Most titles: Six - Jack Nicklaus (1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986) Four - Arnold Palmer (1958, 1960, 1962, 1964); Tiger Woods (1997, 2001, 2002, 2005) Three - Jimmy Demaret (1940, 1947, 1950); Sam Snead (1949, 1952, 1954); Gary Player (1961, 1974, 1978); Nick Faldo (1989, 1990, 1996); Phil Mickelson (2004, 2006, 2010) - - - - Most top-five finishes: 15 - Jack Nicklaus 10 - Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson 9 ... Full Story | Top |
| Golf-Weir hopes to find health and form at 'Cathedral of Pines' Thursday, Apr 04, 2013 11:59 AM PDT By Steve Keating April 4 (Reuters) - While Augusta National is a magical place, the so-called 'Cathedral of Pines' does not possess the reputed healing power of Lourdes, although Mike Weir is proof that golfing miracles do happen among the idyllic dogwoods and azaleas. The little lefty from Canada came out of nowhere to win the Masters in 2003 but has won little since and after three barren, injury-ravaged years returns to Augusta next week searching for divine intervention. ... Full Story | Top |
| PREVIEW-Golf-Tiger and Lefty once again Masters favourites Thursday, Apr 04, 2013 11:59 AM PDT By Mark Lamport-Stokes April 4 (Reuters) - If Masters success was guaranteed by early season form and a high comfort factor at Augusta National, then look no further than Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson for likely champions next week in the year's opening major. The two Americans have produced hugely impressive, winning golf on the 2013 PGA Tour and, just like Spaniard Jose Maria Olazabal before them, simply driving up Augusta National's fabled Magnolia Lane puts them in a triumphant frame of mind. ... Full Story | Top |
| Golf-McIlroy looks to Masters to regain top form Thursday, Apr 04, 2013 11:59 AM PDT By Julian Linden April 4 (Reuters) - The new year has not been kind to Rory McIlroy and next week's Masters presents a shot at redemption if the Northern Irishman can solve an Augusta National course that has frustrated him in recent years. McIlroy finished 2012 on the ultimate high, ranked number one in the world and with a second major championship in the bag. He won the money titles on the PGA and European Tours and signed a massive sponsorship deal. But the early part of 2013 has not gone according to plan. ... Full Story | Top |
| Golf-'Bubba Golf' eyes more magic in Masters return Thursday, Apr 04, 2013 11:59 AM PDT By Steve Keating April 4 (Reuters) - Bubba Watson has a green jacket and owns Tiger Woods's former home, but aside from their taste in sport coats and houses that is where the similarities between the Masters champions ends. While the reclusive Woods protects his privacy, the happy-go-lucky Watson is living the American dream in full view of a captivated audience via Twitter, YouTube and mainstream media. ... Full Story | Top |
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