McDowell, McIlroy team up for 64

Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy shot an 8-under 64 in fourball Saturday, but Ireland's lead over defending champion Sweden and Italy shrunk to one stroke at the World Cup of Golf on Saturday.

...of Ireland look on during the Foursomes on the second day of the Omega Mission Hills World Cup on the Olazabal course on November 27, 2009 in Shenzhen, China. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty...

Irish keep lead, defending champs 2nd

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...Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland during Fourball on the first day of the Omega Mission Hills World Cup on the Olazabal course on November 26, 2009 in Shenzhen, China. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty...

McIlroy, McDowell on top in China

Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell shot a better-ball 58 on Thursday to give Ireland a three-stroke lead over Argentina after the first round of the World Cup of Golf on Thursday.

Bucci's Mailbag: Hey, check out my new Whalers hat!

...team game. If Marleau were on the Penguins last season, they still would have won the Stanley Cup. He doesn't have hockey cooties. I would think Mike Babcock would love to have him on...

Presidents Cup sites tossed around

PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem said the tour has agreed to look into the possibility of staging the Presidents Cup in China in 2019.

Power Rankings: 4th down edition

The Patriots' ill-fated fourth-down decision tops the charts in Page 2's Power Rankings this week.

Sharing 99 reasons to be thankful for golf

...there had been 36 editions of the Ryder Cup … and never before had a captain broken...as the No. 2-ranked players in the world. Hooray for parity. 14. The invention of the...

Royal Bafokeng Stadium

2010 World Cup Venue Royal Bafokeng Stadium Rustenburg

Watney ties course record

Making the first of two trips to China this month, Nick Watney made an immediate impression Thursday in the HSBC Champions by tying the course record with an 8-under 64 to build a two-shot lead.

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.

Thursday, October 29

...In soccer, the U.S. are favorites to win in group E of the U-17 World Cup and Algeria has the odds in game two. For golf, Charley Hoffman and David Toms have...

Asian Amateur tees off Thursday

A berth in the 2010 Masters, plus a spot in the International Final qualifying tournament for the 2010 Open Championship at St. Andrews, is on the line in the Asian Amateur Championship which begins here Thursday.

...A general view of the 18th hole during the third round of the Omega Mission Hills World Cup at the Mission Hills Golf Resort on November 24, 2007 in Shenzhen, China. (Photo by Stuart...