...cap in a dance of victory after he won the U.S. Open title by defeating Jack Nicklaus on Monday, June 21, 1971, at the Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa. (AP Photo

Helping kids more than academic

A conversation years ago with Mother Teresa changed Chi Chi Rodriguez's life. The beneficiaries of that encounter -- at-risk kids -- continue to reap the benefits, ESPN.com's Bob Harig writes.

Where's the return counter?

The preseason hype sent the season's stock to an all-time high. Now it feels like we were part of a Ponzi scheme.

November Madness

Some of the best late-November sports viewing will be from the college hardwood.

For Wie, balance plays important role in life

There is a photograph from Michelle Wie's revelry after she won the Lorena Ochoa Invitational on Sunday that differs from those of most other just-cro...

Exemption applies to past Open champs

The 2010 Open Championship at St. Andrews will not be the final one for five-time champion Tom Watson after all.

Sharing 99 reasons to be thankful for golf

Ah, Thanksgiving. The one day each year when we convene with those closest to us (the other guys in the usual foursome) in the most comfortable surrou...

Late bloomer Nelson rose through ranks

A Vietnam vet who didn't pick up golf until after returning from war, three-time major winner Larry Nelson showed that a little hard work could produce a Hall of Fame career, writes ESPN.com's Bob Harig.

Duval controls own destiny at Disney

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Twelve years is a long time, to be sure. But it must seem like another life to David Duval, who, at the end of the 1997 seas...

Olympics makes China major player

Can China be the cure for all that ails golf with its inclusion in the Olympics? Although there are many positive signs pointing in that direction, the transformation of the world's most populous nation into a golfing Mecca is far from certain, writes ESPN.com's Dan Washburn.

Woods' influence crossing generations

The first time Tiger ventured to China, he met little Cindy Feng. As Woods returns to the Far East this week, she recalls how that meeting sparked an interest in golf for her and for a nation, writes ESPN.com's Dan Washburn.

Golf, by its nature, lacks real rivalries

...mini-firestorm by pointing out the faux pas of a playing partner. One could call the Jack Nicklaus/Tom Watson encounters of a generation ago the last true rivalry in the game and hardly...

Cook at 19 under at season finale

John Cook shot a 5-under 67 on Saturday take a six-stroke lead in the Champions Tour's season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship.

Wright earns USGA's highest honor

Four-time U.S. Women's Open champion Mickey Wright will receive the United States Golf Association's 2010 Bob Jones Award, it was announced on Wednesday.

For Sorenstam, it's all about life after golf

BEDMINSTER, N.J. -- Annika Sorenstam has just finished up the ninth hole as part of a scramble -- a bogey on a par 5, if you must know; perhaps a firs...