JOHANNESBURG In a Feb. 12 story about a new golf event, the $8.5 million Tournament of Hope, The Associated Press erroneously reported that this was a World Golf Championship event. The tournament is sanctioned by the International Federation of PGA Tours, which separately also sanctions the four WGC events.
Phil Mickelson holds his trophy on the 18th green of the Pebble Beach Golf Links after winning the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament in Pebble Beach, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. Mickelson won the tournament after shooting a 8-under-par 64 to finish at total 17-under-par.
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. Phil Mickelson has beaten Tiger Woods the last five times they have played together in the final round.
The victory was his 40th on PGA Tour and two of those have come at the Northern Trust Open. Mickelson beat Jeff Quinney by two strokes in 2008 and fended off Steve Stricker by a shot the following year.
Following her playoff victory at the Women's Australian Open on Sunday, Jessica Korda jumped 203 places in this week's women's world rankings.
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, left, puts his hands on the shoulders of Tiger Woods on the 18th green at Pebble Beach Golf Links during the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament in Pebble Beach, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012.
The pretenders were as obedient as ever and folded early, just like they always seemed to when Tiger Woods was in his prime.
Sunday's final round at Pebble Beach was set up perfectly for Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods to battle head-to-head.
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. Ernie Els can plan on a trip to Arizona for the Match Play Championship - just barely.
Corey Pavin birdied the first playoff hole Sunday to defeat Peter Senior and win the Allianz Championship.
Phil Mickelson, left, walks in front of Tiger Woods after both hit from the second tee at Pebble Beach Golf Links during the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament in Pebble Beach, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012.
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. He knew his game was getting close, and he broke through with flair Sunday in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Rafael Cabrera-Bello shot a four-under 68 on Sunday, then held on for a narrow victory at the Dubai Desert Classic.
Singapore's Mardan Mamat fired a one- under 71 on Sunday to wrap up a dominant victory at the Philippine Open.
Jessica Korda first gained control during the final round at the Women's Australian Open on Sunday, then gave it away with a string of bogeys on the back nine.
Jessica Korda of the United States jumps over the winner's trophy after she won the Women's Australian Open golf tournament at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia, on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. The teenager won her first LPGA Tour title after a six way play-off. (AP Photo/AAP Image, Joe Castro) AUSTRALIA OUT, NO ARCHIVE, NO SALES
MELBOURNE, Australia American teenager Jessica Korda won the Women's Australian Open on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour title, holing a 25-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a six-player playoff.
Charlie Wi posted a bogey-free, three- under 69 Saturday to maintain his three-stroke lead after three rounds of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
BOCA RATON, Fla. Corey Pavin made a 12-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole Sunday to defeat Peter Senior and win the Allianz Championship for his first Champions Tour title Sunday at Broken Sound.
Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland plays a bunker shot on the 14th hole during the third round of Dubai Desert Classic, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Rafael Cabrera-Bello held off a strong field Sunday to capture the Dubai Desert Classic, shooting a 4-under 68 to beat Lee Westwood and Stephen Gallacher by a stroke for his second European Tour victory.
MELBOURNE, Australia American teenager Jessica Korda moved into position for a two-sport, father-daughter Australian double, shooting an even-par 73 in windy conditions Saturday to take the Women's Australian Open lead at Royal Melbourne.
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. Charlie Wi played bogey-free at Spyglass Hill for a 3-under 69 to build a three-shot lead Saturday in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Now it's time for him to face his demons of self-doubt - along with a familiar force in golf.
Corey Pavin fired an eight-under 64 Friday to grab a two-stroke lead after the opening round of the Allianz Championship.
Charlie Wi carded a three-under 69 on Friday at Pebble Beach to take a three-stroke lead after two rounds of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
BOCA RATON, Fla. Corey Pavin and Peter Senior - both winless on the Champions Tour - shared the lead Saturday after the second round of the Allianz Championship at Broken Sound Golf Club.
Corey Pavin fired an eight-under 64 Friday to grab a two-stroke lead after the opening round of the Allianz Championship.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Lee Westwood took advantage of some shaky play from Rory McIlroy and Thomas Bjorn, shooting a 5-under 67 for a one-stroke lead on Rafael Cabrera-Bello after the third round of the Dubai Desert Classic.
World No. 2 Rory McIlroy and Thomas Bjorn both fired seven-under 65s Friday to move into a share of the lead after two rounds of the Dubai Desert Classic.
Reigning U.S. Women's Open champion So Yeon Ryu fired a four-under 69 on Friday to climb into the lead after two rounds of the Women's Australian Open, while Hee Kyung Seo used a big round to get into contention.
Dustin Johnson, Danny Lee and Charlie Wi shot rounds of nine-under par Thursday to take the lead after one round of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. Charlie Wi escaped most of the rain and built a three-shot lead Friday in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
MELBOURNE, Australia U.S. Women's Open champion So Yeon Ryu shot a 4-under 69 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead over fellow South Korean player Hee Kyung Seo in the LPGA Tour's season-opening Women's Australian Open.
BOCA RATON, Fla. Tom Lehman looks to continue feasting on the Champions Tour when he begins the defense of his title at the Allianz Championship Friday.
The Symetra Tour announced its schedule for the 2012 season on Thursday.
Rafael Cabrera-Bello from Spain plays a shot on third hole during the first round of Dubai Desert Classic, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy and Thomas Bjorn each shot 7-under 65 to share the lead after the second round of the Dubai Desert Classic.
Rafael Cabrera-Bello fired a nine-under 63 Thursday to grab a two-stroke lead after the first round of the Dubai Desert Classic.
Stacy Lewis and Sarah Kemp both posted four-under 69s on Thursday as the 2012 LPGA season kicked off with the first round of the Women's Australian Open.
Actor Bill Murray, left, celebrates with partner musician Darius Rucker after Murray hit a birdie putt on the third hole during the celebrity challenge at the AT & T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, in Pebble Beach, Calif.
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. There is plenty of evidence that this is a Ryder Cup year.
Golfers practice on the seventh green at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, in Pebble Beach, Calif.
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. Padraig Harrington has been coming to the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am for a half-dozen years, for reasons that cause some players to stay away.
FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2011, file photo, Yani Tseng, of Taiwan, holds up her championship trophy on the 18th hole after the final round of the LPGA Taiwan Championship at the Sunrise Golf and Country Club in Taoyuan, Taiwan. Tseng has a tradition on Chinese New Year to give her house a thorough cleaning, and decided to start with the trophy cabinet_she is coming off a blockbuster season in which she won 12 times around the world, including the first four tournaments she played.
MELBOURNE, Australia American Stacy Lewis and Australia's Sarah Kemp shared the Women's Australian Open lead at 4-under 69 on Thursday, leaving top-ranked Yani Tseng a stroke back in her bid to win the event for the third straight year.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates After beating Tiger Woods at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, rising star Robert Rock says he no longer fears playing against the big names.
Tiger Woods, right, talks to reporters during a news conference at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament in Pebble Beach, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012.
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. Bill Murray stumbled into the back of a crowded conference room Tuesday just as Tiger Woods was wrapping up his press conference at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. The "Caddyshack" star looked more confused than usual.
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. It only took Mike "Fluff" Cowan one tournament as the caddie for Tiger Woods to see a shot he had never seen.
Tiger Woods talks to reporters during a news conference at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament in Pebble Beach, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012.
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. Tiger Woods has a solution to long putters - make them no longer than the shortest club in the bag.
Christel Boeljon came from three strokes back to win the Australian Ladies Masters on Sunday and that helped her jump 16 spots in this week's women's world rankings.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. A dry board in the office of LPGA Tour Commissioner Mike Whan is filled with black-and-blue, an appropriate color scheme for a tour that had been taking its lumps over the last couple of years.
Tiger Woods makes his return to this event for the first time since 2002 and is one of eight former champions in the field that account for 12 titles.
Spencer Levin watches his tee shot on the ninth hole during the final round of the Phoenix Open golf tournament on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, in Scottsdale, Ariz.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. For the second straight week, a PGA Tour event ended with Kyle Stanley in tears. This time, they were tears of joy.
A week ago, Kyle Stanley blew an eight- stroke lead in the final round to cost himself his first PGA Tour victory.
Paul Lawrie of Scotland during the final round of the Commercialbank Qatar Masters at the Doha Golf Club on Sunday Feb 5, 2012.
DOHA, Qatar Former British Open champion Paul Lawrie chipped in for an eagle and a birdie on his way to winning the wind-shortened Qatar Open on Sunday, shooting a 7-under 65 to hold off Jason Day and Peter Hanson.
Australia's Kieran Pratt birdied the second playoff hole Sunday to earn his first Asian Tour title at the Myanmar Open.
Christel Boeljon birdied the 72nd hole Sunday to polish off a come-from-behind victory at the Australian Ladies Masters.
Paul Lawrie fired a five-under 67 in breezy conditions Saturday to grab a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the Qatar Masters.
Paul Lawrie of Scotland tees off on the sixth hole during the third round of the Qatar Masters tournament at the Doha golf club in Doha on Saturday Feb. 4, 2012.
DOHA, Qatar Former British Open Champion Paul Lawrie recovered from a penalty for dropping his ball on a marker to shoot a 5-under 67 Saturday and take a one-shot lead over Nicolas Colsaerts into the final round of the Qatar Masters.
