English golf is riding high with 10 players ranked among the top 70 in the world and Paul Casey thinks the current situation can be traced back some two decades or so. World No. 6 Casey was inspired by the exploits of the great European players of the 1980s and 1990s such as Scotsman Colin Montgomerie and he suspects the ...

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (Reuters) - Camilo Villegas fired a sparkling nine-under 62 to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the Phoenix Open Thursday. The Colombian notched nine birdies in a bogey-free round to finish a stroke above American Matt Every and equal the tournament's first-round record shared by Steve Jones and Harrison Frazar. Briton Justin Rose was among ...

The party's on a bit later than usual and with a new title sponsor at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Formerly the FBR Open, the raucous event drew more than a half-million fans last year. A scheduling conflict pushed the tournament back, for this year only ...

Phil Mickelson returns to action at the Phoenix Open this week, with a new sponsor backing the venerable tournament that has become famous for its raucous fans. "It's just a special tournament," said Mickelson, who attended Arizona State university and lived for some time in the Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale. "I think guys that have gone to ASU and ...