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Two years before golf returns to the Olympics, the LPGA Tour is creating a tournament to determine the best in the world.

Torrey Pines lost a heavy hitter Thursday morning when Masters champion Bubba Watson, citing illness, announced he was withdrawing from the Farmers Insurance Open.

Bubba Watson has withdrawn from this week's Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in San Diego due to illness.

Masters champion Bubba Watson has withdrawn from the Farmers Insurance Open because of an illness.

Ryder Cup stars Martin Kaymer and Sergio Garcia were among four players tied for the lead at the Qatar Masters after the second round on Thursday.

Ryder Cup stars Martin Kaymer and Sergio Garcia were among four players tied for the lead at the Qatar Masters after the second round on Thursday.

Sergio Garcia tamed windy conditions to shoot a second-round 66 and join a fourway tie for the lead at the Qatar Masters on Thursday.

Sergio Garcia feels his game is on the up after shooting a bogey-free 66 to tie the lead in the Qatar Masters.

Ryder Cup team-mates Sergio Garcia and Martin Kaymer are part of a four-way tie for the lead at the halfway point of the Qatar Masters in Doha.

The chatter and speculation hasn't stopped since the players arrived at Torrey Pines earlier in the week for the Farmers Insurance Open. The focus of such a busy week is sure to shift to another topic on Thursday.

New Zealand schoolgirl golfing sensation Lydia Ko, still at the tender age of 15, has said the financial rewards for her astonishing success can wait - for now.

While Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will feed off a huge Torrey Pines comfort factor at this week's Farmers Insurance Open, defending champion Brandt Snedeker can also point to an impressive track record at the venue.

Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson give the Farmers Insurance Open buzz, with Bubba Watson, Rickie Fowler, Brandt Snedeker and Keegan Bradley providing depth.LA JOLLA -- The field for this week's Farmers Insurance Open at To...

Phil Mickelson has described his "insensitive" public comments about his tax concerns as "dumb", and on a par with the last-hole gaffe that cost him the chance to win the 2006 U.S. Open at Winged Foot.

It's not always easy being rich, as Phil Mickelson reminded us the other day. There are taxes to pay -- apparently lots of them -- and the price of a tank of jet fuel seems to go up every day.

Golf's proposed ban on anchored putting dominated the conversation as PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem held a press conference at Torrey Pines on Wednesday, the morning after the USGA's Mike Davis addressed a players' m...

Rory McIlroy pulled his new Nike Method 006 putter out of the bag and decided to play Friday's second round in Abu Dhabi with his old Scotty Cameron putter.

Eighteen years after his first visit, President Bill Clinton has returned to the Humana Challenge to promote healthy living. He's also helped reinvigorate a tournament that now has no problem attracting top players and c...

Tiger Woods has seven pro victories at Torrey Pines, home of this week's Farmers Insurance Open, none more epic than his U.S. Open victory on a badly injured leg. After a sputtering start to 2013, he'll try to parlay tha...

Tiger Woods has missed the cut at the Abu Dhabi Championship after being penalized two shots for wrongly thinking he had a free drop after his ball became entangled in weeds. Woods thought he had just made the cut by fin...

Breathtaking Pacific Ocean sunsets return to the PGA Tour this week as more than 150 golfers get set to tee it up at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. Here are some players to keep an eye on in San Diego:

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy missed the cut in Abu Dhabi, and Phil Mickelson finished far back at the Humana. Where do they go from here? Our roundtable breaks down Rory and Tiger's rough week in Abu Dhabi, looks ahead t...