Vijay Singh defeated Sergio Garcia at The Barclays Sunday for a record fourth victory at the event. The win is also Singh’s second PGA Tour title in four weeks and yet another disappointment for Garcia in a year of high expectations … Cristie Kerr won the Safeway Classic on the first playoff hole Sunday with a 20-foot birdie putt. She finished with a 7-under 65 … Meanwhile, Darren Clarke shot a 4-under 66 yesterday to win the Dutch Open, his second victory of the season. He defeated Paul McGinley by four strokes. Clarke is hoping for a wild card on the European ...

Tiger Woods said in a newsletter yesterday that he will not be hitting the practice tee or green before next year. The 32-year-old Woods had reconstructive surgery on his left knee June 24, after winning the U.S. Open in a playoff … “As far as swinging a club, that’s not going to happen until next year,” he said in the newsletter. “I just don’t have a choice. We simply don’t know what type of swelling there would be or if there would be any residual effects the next day once you start wheeling and dealing on the knee. Everyone’s body reacts ...

Padraig Harrington shot a 4-under-par 66 Sunday at Oakland Hill to win the PGA Championship, his second consecutive major victory after clinching the British Open title last month. Harrington, who defeated Sergio Garcia and Ben Curtis by two strokes, became the first European to win consecutive majors … “I obviously hold a lot of European players who I grew up watching in high esteem,” he told the media. “To believe that I achieved something they hadn’t is very special.” Meanwhile, Curtis’ runner-up finish earned him a place on the U.S. Ryder Cup team next month … “I love Ben Curtis a lot, and ...

Ji-Yai Shin won the Ricoh Women’s British Open Sunday by three strokes after closing with a 6-under-par 66. Playing in her last major, Annika Sorenstam finished with a birdie and a total of 282 to tie for 24th … “I’m going to miss it, no doubt about it,” Sorenstam told the media. “To finish with a birdie was special. There didn’t seem to be any doubt it was going in.” Vijay Singh earned his 32nd PGA Tour title Sunday at the World Golf Championship, giving him the most victories by an international player. Singh closed with a 2-under 68 to hold of ...

A LPGA Tour veteran was atop the leaderboard after round one of the Ricoh Women’s British Open Wednesday. It just wasn’t the person most expected. Juli Inkster fired a bogey-free 7-under 65, putting her a stroke ahead of the field in Sunningdale, England. Annika Sorenstam, who many were looking at to compete in her final major before retirement, finished with a 72. “I always thought I would play about five years and have a couple of kids and retire,” said Inkster, a mother of two teenagers. “I’m kind of unique. I really love the game and I go out and play for ...