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Could the PGA Tour go against a long-standing tradition of following the Rules of Golf when it comes to the anchor ban? Growing sentiment seems to point toward a possible rift, ESPN.com's Bob Harig writes.

A round of golf with the President shows that the rehabilitation of Tiger Woods is complete, while the Accenture Match Play brackets pit Irish against Irish in Round One. See how Lydia Ko, Fred Couples and others fare in...

John Merrick admitted it was a "dream come true" to claim the first PGA Tour victory of his career in his hometown of Los Angeles.

World number one Rory McIlroy will take on fellow Irishman Shane Lowry in the first round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, while Tiger Woods starts his campaign against compatriot Charles Howell III.

John Merrick doesn't remember the year he first came to Riviera as a fan, though his memories from his days down the street at UCLA are vivid.

Despite law suits from members, an unrelenting turf war with OneAsia and the apparent loss of their marquee event, Asian Tour CEO Mike Kerr remains optimistic about the circuit's future.

For the second year in a row, the Northern Trust Open ends in a playoff on the deceptively inviting 10th hole. John Merrick pars the hole and walks away a champion. Charlie Beljan walks away as the hole's latest victim. ...

Charlie Beljan lost out in a two-way playoff for the Northern Trust Open on Sunday but he looked every inch the winner as he joyfully reflected on an astonishing week at Riviera Country Club.

John Merrick beats Charlie Beljan on second playoff hole to win Northern Trust Open at the Pacific Palisades course, just a few miles from UCLA, his alma mater.The playoff that led to the payoff at Riviera Country Club w...

The first day of the Match Play Championship is one of the most entertaining days of the year.

World number one Rory McIlroy was drawn on Sunday to play Ireland's Shane Lowry in the first round of next week's WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship at Dove Mountain in Marana, Arizona.

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Tiger Woods and Barack Obama played a round of golf together in Florida. What is our panel's take on the president's golf weekend? Plus, thoughts on 15-year-old sensation Lydia Ko, John Merrick's breakthrough at Riviera,...

Defending champion Bill Haas was left reeling after five bogeys in seven holes around the turn effectively derailed his victory bid at the Northern Trust Open on Sunday.

John Merrick clinched his maiden PGA Tour title at the Northern Trust Open after beating fellow American Charlie Beljan in a play-off.

Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods will face some familiar players in the opening round of the Match Play Championship.

John Merrick, a Long Beach Wilson High graduate and a Pac-10 champion at UCLA, collected his first victory on the PGA Tour by defeating Charlie Beljan on the second playoff hole in the Northern Trust Open on Sunday at Ri...

Local favourite John Merrick won his first PGA Tour title by beating fellow American Charlie Beljan in a sudden-death playoff for the Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club on Sunday.

John Merrick was a young face in the crowd for so many years, dreaming of one day play at Riviera on the PGA Tour. On Sunday, he did better than that. He won it.

John Merrick was a young face in the crowd for so many years, dreaming of one day play at Riviera on the PGA Tour. On Sunday, he did better than that. He won it.

Bernhard Langer shot a final-round 72 and won his second ACE Group Classic title in three years by one stroke on Sunday.

Americans John Merrick and Charlie Beljan took the Northern Trust Open into a sudden-death playoff at Riviera Country Club on Sunday.