TaylorMade-adidas tour staff professional Fred Funk won the 2005 Merrill Lynch Skins Game on Sunday, taking home $925,000 out of the $1 million purse.
Players
SHERREARD TO COMPETE IN PRESTIGIOUS ORANGE BOWL
Tom Sherreard, the current England boy captain, has been selected to represent the English Golf Union in the prestigious 42nd Junior Orange Bowl International Championship at Biltmore Golf Club in Coral Gables, Fla., Dec. 27-30.
Sorenstam Victory Caps Another Record-Setting Season
Callaway Golf staff pro Annika Sorenstam closed out the 2005 regular season on the LPGA Tour by earning her 10th win of the season at the ADT Championship.
Sorenstam Wins a Record Fifth Straight Mizuno Classic
Callaway Golf staff professional Annika Sorenstam sets a record by becoming the first professional golfer ever to win the same tournament in five consecutive years, winning the Mizuno Classic.
TIGER WOODS CAPS A MEMORABLE SEASON BY CAPTURING A RECORD SIXTH VARDON TROPHY
Tiger Woods won a record Vardon Trophy on Sunday. Woods finished the 2005 season with a 68.66 Adjusted Scoring Average, based on 74 rounds. He surpasses Billy Casper and Lee Trevino, who each won the Vardon Trophy five times.
CARL PETTERSSON WINS FALL FINISH PRESENTED BY PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS
On the strength of a win in the Chrysler Championship and a runner-up finish in the Southern Farm Bureau Classic, Carl Pettersson wins the PGA Tour‘s Fall Finish. Pettersson will receive a bonus of $500,000.
PARRY TAKES ON THE PROFESSIONALS IN VIETNAM
Amateur John Parry accepts an invitation to play in the Asian Tour’s Carlsberg Masters, Nov. 17-20.
NEW EUROPEAN NUMBER ONE MONTY HEADING FOR DUBAI DESERT CLASSIC
Colin Montgomerie, who just won his eighth European Tour Order of Merit title, confirms he will play in the $2.4 million Dubai Desert Classic in 2006.
PLAYER HITS 70!
The Gary Player Group congratulates Gary Player on his turning 70-years-old.
ZELOCITY CONGRATULATES GERRY JAMES ON HIS RE/MAX WORLD LONG DRIVE CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY
Zelocity congratulates Gerry James, who uses the company’s PureLaunch golf performance monitor, for winning the Senior Division of the RE/MAX World Long Drive Championships.
Harrison Claims Share of Re/Max World Long Drive Championship
Harrison Sports Inc. congratulates two top 10 finishers in the 2005 Re/Max World Long Drive Championship.
Tom Watson Captures the 2005 Charles Schwab Cup
Adams Golf club user Tom Watson shot a final-round 64 on Sunday to win the Charles Schwab Cup Championship.
Sonartec
Sonartec LPGA Tour representative Lizzy Uthoff took second at the Re/MAX World Long Drive Championships, held Oct. 22 in Mesquite, Nev.
STACEY PROVES LENGTH DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE
London’s Adam Stacey finished third at the RE/MAX World Long Drive Championships at The Palms Golf Club in Mesquite, Nev. Stacey was the lone European player among the top five finishers.
Pressel Accepts Spot in Safeway International, Wie’s Schedule for 2006 Not Finalized
Tournament Golf Foundation Inc., owners and organizers of the LPGA Safeway International, announces that U.S. Amateur champion Morgan Pressel has accepted a sponsor’s exemption to compete in the 2006 event.
TIGER WOODS SIGNS UP FOR 2006 DESERT CLASSIC
World No. 1 Tiger Woods commits to play the 2006 Dubai Desert Classic at the Emirates Golf Club‘s Majilis Course, Feb. 2-5.
Lamkin Grips Congratulates LPGA’s Ward
Lamkin Corp., maker of golf grips, congratulates LPGA player Wendy Ward on her crossing the $3 million mark in career earnings.
Pressel Accepts Spot in Safeway International, Wie's Schedule for 2006 Not Finalized
Tournament Golf Foundation Inc., owners and organizers of the LPGA Safeway International, announces that U.S. Amateur champion Morgan Pressel has accepted a sponsor’s exemption to compete in the 2006 event.
Lamkin Grips Congratulates LPGA's Ward
Lamkin Corp., maker of golf grips, congratulates LPGA player Wendy Ward on her crossing the $3 million mark in career earnings.
PAULA CREAMER JOINS SORENSTAM VS. MEN AT ADT SKILLS CHALLENGE
Paula Creamer, the LPGA’s 2005 Rookie of the Year, will challenge some of the best male players on Nov. 14, when she competes in the ADT Skills Challenge at Trump International Golf Club in Palm Beach, Fla. Creamer will join Annika Sorenstam in the eight-player field, which also includes defending Skills champion Nick Faldo, Chris DiMarco and Peter Jacobsen, plus three players to be announced.