Notah Begay Iii

Tiger Woods is helping out longtime friend Notah Begay III, agreeing to play in his charity Skins Game at Turning Stone Resort next month to support Native American youth. Begay declined to comment and kept his head down when asked if Woods was playing in his event, then stopped 20 yards later and said with a smile, "I need to win some skins." Woods' agent at IMG confirmed he would be playing Aug. 24 in the Notah Begay III Foundation Challenge. The world's No. 1 player will join Stanford teammate Begay, former Masters champion Mike Weir and Camilo Villegas. A year ago, the event ... Read Full Story

Tiger Woods is coming to Turning Stone Casino and Resort to compete in a skins game to benefit Native American children. Notah Begay III, Woods' college roommate at Stanford and the only full-blooded Native American on the PGA Tour, says that Woods, Mike Weir, and Camilo Villegas would compete Aug. 24 at the resort's Atunyote (uh-DUNE'-yote) Golf Club course, which also hosts the Turning Stone Resort Championship on the tour. All proceeds will benefit the Notah Begay III Foundation, which seeks to reduce diabetes and obesity among Native American youth. The total purse of $500,000 will remain the same as a year ago. Begay ... Read Full Story

Updated: August 24, 2009, 18:57 VERONA, N.Y.(AP) Notah Begay III couldn't have scripted it any better. With more than 3,000 awestruck fans watching his every move, Tiger Woods captured the second annual Notah Begay III Foundation Challenge on Monday, surging past Camilo Villegas in the closing holes at Turning Stone Resort's Atunyote Golf Club. After Villegas won $180,000 with a birdie at the 14th hole to boost his winnings for the day to $200,000 in the skins game format, Woods won the next three holes to finish with $230,000. Begay birdied No. 18 for $70,000, while Canada's Mike Weir was shut out for the ... Read Full Story

Tiger Woods, Camilo Villegas & Mike Weir to play at Notah Begay III Foundation Challenge Begay, Oneida Indian Nation and San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians join forces to fight obesity and diabetes and promote youth sports and wellness within Native American communities. Notah Begay III, a four-time PGA TOUR winner, today announced that Tiger Woods, Camilo Villegas, and Mike Weir will play in the second annual Notah Begay III Foundation Challenge (NB3 Foundation Challenge). The four will play in a skins game format on Monday, Aug. 24, at Turning Stone Resort's Atunyote Golf Club on Oneida Indian Nation lands near Vernon, N.Y. ... Read Full Story

WIE WILL ROCK YOU (AGAIN) Obviously, victory for the USA over Europe in The 2009 Solheim Cup wasn't just down to Michelle Wie's good form, as they triumphed 16-12 after turning the tide during Sunday's singles matches. But her 3-0-1 record for the week made her the top performer for the US and included an impressive singles win against Helen Alfredsson. MOORE THAN THIS Ryan Moore, a man who carried a glittering amateur career into PGA Tour golf like a heavy burden back in 2005, won the rain-affected 2009 Wyndham Championship on the third hole of a three-way playoff with Kevin Stadler. Let's just ... Read Full Story