News Articles 2012

Monday, April 30, 2012
- Inside the Ropes: Tiger returns this week
  Tiger Woods will be back on the PGA Tour this week for the Wells Fargo Championship, and if he plays well, the question of the year will be asked again. Is he really back?
- Wells Fargo Championship starts with Monday's pro-am
  The Wells Fargo Championship kicks off Monday with a pro-am at the Quail Hollow Country Club.
- Tiger feels ready, praises Harris, Quail Hollow
  Tiger Woods says he feels he has resolved the ball-striking issues that bedeviled him at the Masters, leading to a disappointing performance in the year's first major championship after winning two weeks earlier at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
- Players to Watch at Wells Fargo Championship: A Fan's Take
  Professional golfers are about to enter the most important stretch of the 2012 season this week as the PGA Tour heads to Charlotte this week for the Wells Fargo Championship.
- Hot week ahead for PGA tournament
  Fans headed to the Wells Fargo Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club -- and anyone else planning to spend time outdoors -- will need sunscreen and warm-weather clothing.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
- McIlroy must shine at Wells Fargo to reclaim top dog status
  RORY MCILROY will need a top seven finish at the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow this weekend to reclaim the world No 1 spot from Luke Donald.
- AT&T Enhances Local Wireless Network for Wells Fargo Championship
  As thousands of people converge on Charlotte for the Wells Fargo Championship, AT&T is boosting network capacity to help its customers have a great wireless experience.
- Tiger trades news conference for Facebook
  Instead of a news conference before this week's Wells Fargo Championship, Woods answered 19 questions Monday in a 15-minute video posted on his website. The questions were submitted through Facebook and Twitter.
- Lucas Glover’s Wells Fargo win reached beyond the obvious
  On Mother’s Day morning last May, hours before he would beat former Clemson teammate Jonathan Byrd in a sudden-death playoff to win the Wells Fargo Championship, Lucas Glover was up early.
- Simpson, Haas looking forward to Wells Fargo Championship
  Webb Simpson will have the ultimate home game at this week's PGA Tour stop — the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Golf Club in Charlotte..
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
- McIlroy, Westwood headline Quail Hollow field
  World number two Rory McIlroy and third-ranked Lee Westwood head a strong field assembled for this week's Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina at a venue that typically produces elite winners.
- Mickelson praises tournament officials for changing tee box at Quail Hollow’s par-3 17th hole
  PGA Tour players have been clamoring for change at Quail Hollow for nine years, and finally someone listened.
- Mathis happy to be back on familiar ground
  David Mathis has always considered himself an East Coast guy, and that's part of the reason his golf game is coming around.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
- Phil ‘the Thrill’ truly one of a kind
  You’ve seen it dozens of times. Phil Mickelson hitting shots nobody else can even see
- McIlroy balances professional and personal lives
  “One (event) in seven (weeks),” smiles Rory McIlroy, correcting a reporter who mistakenly suggested that the Ulsterman had been on a one-week on/six-week off schedule the last month or so.
- No. 1 or not, McIlroy balancing good times, golfing times
  Even given his fast-track ascent to the top of the golfing charts, Rory McIlroy has a good understanding of the importance of keeping both feet on the ground.
- Mickelson likes to play without fear
  Phil Mickelson knows he’ll never be accused of playing not to lose.
- Five questions about the Wells Fargo Championship
  The Wells Fargo Championship, which is 10 years old, will begin today with the first round in Charlotte at Quail Hollow Golf Club. The Wells Fargo again has one of the best fields this side of a major championship.
- Stars turn out to inject pizzazz into Wells Fargo
  The Wells Fargo Championship has developed into a quasi-major in its 10-year existence, attracting a strong field to compete on a major-championship venue.
- McIlroy vows to take steps to avoid burnout and ensure peak condition for major battles
  Rory McIlroy has taken a leaf out of Tiger Woods' book by limiting his playing schedule this year in a bid to prolong his career.
Friday, May 4, 2012
- Even on an Off Day, McIlroy Can Still Shine
  After missing his fifth consecutive fairway, McIlroy scrambled to make birdie on the 513-yard par 5 to move into red figures, at one under par.
- Webb Simpson grabs share of lead at Quail Hollow
  Webb Simpson survived two drives into the woods on consecutive holes on the front nine Thursday and another into a water hazard one hole later to shoot a 7-under-par 65
- Fowler opens with 66, looking for first PGA Tour win
  Call it the bright orange elephant in the room. So much so that Rickie Fowler was waiting for it following his opening 66 at the Wells Fargo Championship.
- Still looking for his first victory on Tour, Rickie Fowler fired a 66 at Quail Hollow
  Rickie Fowler knows the tournament's history and he knows the opportunity before him, even if he needs three more good days to get there.
- Mickelson one ‘hot round’ away
  Mickelson managed to remain in red numbers when he made a 3-footer for birdie at the eighth hole and the soon-to-be World Golf Hall of Famer is comfortable with his position.
- For Woods, mediocrity a significant improvement
  Tiger Woods wasn’t great Thursday. But he wasn’t awful, either, and that constituted a vast improvement from his last appearance at the Wells Fargo Championship.
- Simpson parlays nervousness into 65 to share the Wells Fargo lead
  Even players ranked in the top 15 in the world get nervous on a golf course for various reasons, and there was an amalgamation of reasons for Webb Simpson Thursday in the first round of the Wells Fargo Championship.
Saturday, May 5, 2012
- Moore contends at Wells Fargo despite penalty
  Ryan Moore noticed his ball move ever so slightly as he went to tap in a 10-inch putt for par on the 11th hole.
- Patrick Reed hopes to break on to pro scene with strong showing at Wells Fargo Championship
  For the third straight week, the 21-year-old Reed beat the long odds, successfully Monday qualifying for a PGA Tour event.
- Watney takes lead as Woods heads home at Wells Fargo
  Watney had gone nine straight rounds on the PGA Tour without breaking 70 and had failed to crack the top 10 in all nine of his stroke-play tournaments this year.
- Nick Watney strolls into Wells Fargo Championship lead
  Watney’s second-round score also meant he didn’t have to take the trash out Friday night.
- Woods misses Wells Fargo cut
  Had the media known things were going to turn out this way they may have made a bigger deal out of Tiger Woods’ decision to sidestep his traditional pre-tournament press conference.
- Daily Wrap-up: Wells Fargo Championship, Round 2
  Nick Watney answered what he referred to as a wake-up call at the Wells Fargo Championship by taking the lead.
Sunday, May 6, 2012
- Alone in Lead, Simpson Glances Over His Shoulder
  After shooting a six-under-par 66 in the third round Saturday at the Quail Hollow Club, McIlroy, the reigning United States Open champion and the No. 2-ranked player in the world, is two strokes behind the local favorite and leader Webb Simpson and a stroke behind two other players.
- At Quail Hollow, history could repeat itself for Rory McIlroy
  It was two years ago that Rory McIlroy, two days short of his 21st birthday, announced himself to the golf world with a scorching 62 to win the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte. He might just do it again Sunday.
- McIlroy maturing on and off course
  with each passing year, each fairway he finds, each sub-par round he posts and each lesson he learns, McIlroy continues to blossom into a man. A man who is both talented and vulnerable.
- Rickie Fowler in range again for first Tour win
  A 6-under-par 66 placed him near the top of the leaderboard Thursday in the Wells Fargo Championship. A 67 on moving day Saturday put him within striking distance heading into the final round.
- Wells Fargo Championship a breed apart on tour
  in just a decade, the event has cemented itself on the tour schedule and surpassed most others in prestige to become perhaps the top tournament among regular tour events.
- Leaders plan to approach Sunday's finale differently
  The leader relies on Bible verses to keep him calm when the pressure mounts and the stomach begins to churn. On the other hand, one of his closest competitors will be looking to channel comedian Bill Murray come Sunday.
- Rory McIlroy in hunt at Quail Hollow
  Open champion did not disappoint, birdieing his first three holes, shooting a front-nine 32 and adding three more birdies on the back. Only a 3-putt bogey at the 16th kept him from the final twosome on Sunday with 54-hole leader Webb Simpson.
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