SHANGHAI (AP) The fall schedule didn’t work out the way Matt Kuchar imagined.

Kuchar signed up for three straight tournaments overseas, starting with a working vacation with his family in Japan for the Bridgestone Open, followed by the HSBC Champions and then the Turkish Airlines Open.

He made it through two rounds of the Bridgestone Open before he evacuated ahead of Typhoon Lan. And he withdrew from the Turkish Airlines Open when relations between the U.S. and Turkey reached a point that both countries suspended nonimmigrant visa services for travel between the two countries.

Article continues below …

”It looked like things were getting to a point where it was better not to go,” Kuchar said. ”I did some homework with a U.S. senator friend of mine who checked with the State Department. When the U.S. stops issuing visas, there’s an issue.”

Kuchar played in Turkey five years ago as part of an exhibition that included Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. His strongest memory was figur..

SHANGHAI (AP) Shadows are rare in Shanghai, so a clear blue sky and abundant sunshine only added to a happy mood Tuesday at the HSBC Champions.

Not that Lucas Glover needed any kind of emotional lift.

Or Pat Perez, for that matter.

Article continues below …

They are among 17 players who have shown up for all three weeks of the Asian swing on the PGA Tour. Perez is among six players from that list who was at East Lake for the Tour Championship, which ended two weeks before the CIMB Classic kicked off this stretch in Malaysia. Jhonattan Vegas had it tougher. He made it to the Tour Championship and then played the Presidents Cup, giving him one week off before three events halfway around the world.

Too much golf?

That’s one way of looking at it. Perez and Glover chose a different point of view.

These three tournaments were short fields (78 players) with no cut that offered a combined $26 million in prize money. They were guaranteed a paycheck and FedEx Cup points, the curre..

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) The women are finally getting their day at Pebble Beach.

The USGA said Tuesday the U.S. Women’s Open will be held at Pebble Beach in 2023, making good on a decade-old pledge to hold the biggest event in women’s golf on one of the most famous courses in America.

The USGA also said Pebble Beach will host the U.S. Open for the seventh time in 2027, giving California four U.S. Opens in a nine-year stretch starting in 2019.

Article continues below …

Pebble has hosted the U.S. Women’s Amateur twice, but never the Women’s Open.

Former USGA president Walter Driver said in 2004 that Pebble Beach had expressed interest in hosting the Women’s Open. Three years later, former USGA executive director David Fay all but guaranteed the Women’s Open going to Pebble Beach. ”We know the year – it’s 2014 – but we have not finalized the date,” Fay said in 2007.

Instead, the U.S. Open and Women’s Open were staged in consecutive weeks at Pinehurst No. 2 that year.

Pebb..

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) Prestigious Pebble Beach will host its first U.S. Women’s Open in 2023 and the U.S. Open in 2027.

The USGA announced the two tournaments slated for Pebble Beach on Tuesday. The premier events will be USGA championships Nos. 14 and 15 at the picturesque course along the Monterey Peninsula.

Pebble last hosted the U.S. Open in 2010. The course has hosted five U.S. Opens in all, four U.S. Amateurs, two U.S. Women’s Amateurs and one PGA Championship during its 98-year history.

Article continues below …

Pebble already is set to host the 2018 U.S. Amateur and 2019 U.S. Open Championships.

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) Prestigious Pebble Beach will host its first U.S. Women’s Open in 2023 and the U.S. Open in 2027.

The USGA announced the two tournaments slated for Pebble Beach on Tuesday. The premier events will be USGA championships Nos. 14 and 15 at the picturesque course along the Monterey Peninsula.

Pebble last hosted the U.S. Open in 2010. The course has hosted five U.S. Opens in all, four U.S. Amateurs, two U.S. Women’s Amateurs and one PGA Championship during its 98-year history.

Article continues below …

Pebble already is set to host the 2018 U.S. Amateur and 2019 U.S. Open Championships.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) The Latest on Tiger Woods’ expected plea deal in his driving under the influence case (all times local):

9:50 a.m.

The hearing where Tiger Woods is expected to enter a diversion program for intoxicated drivers has been postponed.

Article continues below …

The hearing has been moved to Friday instead of Wednesday as originally scheduled. No reason was given for the change.

The 41-year-old superstar golfer is scheduled to plead guilty to reckless driving in Palm Beach County, Florida.

In the diversion program, Woods will spend a year on probation, pay a $250 fine and attend DUI school along with other conditions.

Woods was arrested May 29 when officers found him unconscious in his parked Mercedes-Benz. A toxicology report showed he had the active ingredient for marijuana, two painkillers, a sleep drug and an anti-anxiety drug but no alcohol in his system.

—

The diversion program for intoxicated drivers that Tiger Woods is expected to enter is..

As all-around successful charity golf events go, the Appleseed Charity Golf Classic in Potomac, Md., is hard to beat. Chock-full of fun activations such as on-course contests, a silent auction with amazing prizes, and a pre-round trick-shot show by famed long-drive champion and golf entertainer Dan Boever, the tournament once again left participants raving about how much fun they'd had at this year's installment.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (AP) The diversion program for intoxicated drivers that Tiger Woods is expected to enter Wednesday is one of several across the U.S. aimed at reducing the number of repeat offenders and backlogs of court cases.

The 41-year-old Woods is scheduled to plead guilty at a court hearing to reckless driving, a less severe charge than driving under the influence, as part of a Palm Beach County, Florida, program that has graduated almost 2,500 first-time offenders since it began four years ago.

Deputy State Attorney Richard Clausi, who oversees the county’s misdemeanor prosecutions, said that less than 1 percent of the program’s participants have reoffended. He said the key has been getting offenders to take responsibility for their actions without requiring a trial and making sure they complete the program.

Article continues below …

”It’s still early, but we think it has been a success,” he said.

In the diversion program, Woods will spend a year on probation ..

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) The diversion program for intoxicated drivers that Tiger Woods is expected to enter Wednesday is one of several across the country aimed at reducing the number of repeat offenders and backlogs of court cases.

The 41-year-old superstar golfer is scheduled to plead guilty at a court hearing to reckless driving, a less severe charge than driving under the influence, as part of a Palm Beach County, Florida, program that has graduated almost 2,500 first-time offenders since it began four years ago.

Deputy State Attorney Richard Clausi, who oversees the county’s misdemeanor prosecutions, said that less than 1 percent of the program’s participants have reoffended. He said the key has been getting offenders to take responsibility for their actions without requiring a trial and making sure they complete the program.

Article continues below …

”It’s still early, but we think it has been a success,” he said.

In the diversion program, Woods will spend a year on..

Following in the footsteps of Florida, which unveiled a set of full-gator get-ups for its matchup with Texas A&M a few weeks back, THE Ohio State University is set to pluck its own ridiculous alternate off the rack for this weekend’s Big Ten brouhaha with Penn State. Taking their traditional pewter accents and turning them up to eleven, the Buckeyes have stitched together a menacing monotone look that might just give them the edge they need to topple the second-ranked team in the nation come Saturday afternoon. Check them out below:
FacebookPinterestFacebookPinterestFacebookPinterestReportedly a riff on the team’s “Land of Wolves” motto, the gray Nike uniforms are complemented by bold Lebron-designed cleats, a Sith-approved helmet sticker update, and subtle wolf-camo patterning, presumably all the better for hunting Saquon Barkley with, my dear.
Rumor has it Penn State attempted to block Ohio State from donning the gray alternates on account of them being too similar to its navy scheme..