RABAT (Reuters) - Golfing great Jack Nicklaus has expressed surprise that Tiger Woods will break his five-month exile by going into next month's U.S. Masters at Augusta without playing any warm-up events. "I fully expected Tiger to come back to play the Masters and that will be good for Augusta," said Nicklaus, who made a guest appearance at the ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Nick Dougherty shot an eagle and seven birdies on his way to a seven-under-par 66 for a one-shot lead after the first round of the Hassan II Trophy in Rabat Thursday. Ireland's Peter Lawrie and Italian Francesco Molinari, playing on the blue course at Morocco's Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, were among six players ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - Male and female golfers will compete for Asia's richest individual prize of $1.28 million at the new Mission Hills Star Trophy, a Celebrity Pro-Am tournament that will debut in Hainan, China in October. Movie stars Hugh Grant and Matthew McConaughey will bring some Hollywood glitz to the October 28-31 event by teeing off in the tournament ...

Tiger Woods' return at the Masters after four months of self-imposed exile, will create a circus atmosphere that will test his ability to perform under maximum pressure, PGA Tour players said. "We have all put him up on such a pedestal, not only in the golf, but we took for granted the personal side, too," golfer Steve Stricker said Wednesday ...