Tiger Woods, Olympian? Golf's major governing bodies stepped up its campaign to get the sport added to the Olympic program in 2016, naming former LPGA commissioner Ty Votaw to lead the effort. Votaw, now an executive vice president of the PGA Tour, will be loaned out from that post during the next 15 months to represent seven of the bigger hitters in the game: both the American and European tours, Royal & Ancient, LPGA, U.S. Golf Association, PGA of America and Augusta National Golf Club, home of the Masters. ...more

July 20, 2008

Similar to America's addiction to oil, the PGA has an insatiable craving all its own. Sure, the links version isn't polluting the atmosphere or cause for civil strife. Nor is it making families around the globe suffer, but it is an obsession none the less. ...more

July 19, 2008

First, Tiger Woods. Now, Padraig Harrington? The defending British Open champion is bothered by a sore right wrist, which forced him to cut back a practice round Tuesday and raised doubts about whether he will be able to tee it up in the tournament. ...more

July 16, 2008

Jeff Overton doesn't feel like a different player than the guy who couldn't make it to the weekend on the PGA Tour over the past two months. Funny how seeing the ball go in the hole changes everything. ...more

July 5, 2008

Of all the things Annika Sorenstam has done in golf, this is not one of them. ...more

June 28, 2008

The PGA Tour's optimistic view of life without Tiger Woods is that it gives unheralded players a chance in the spotlight. ...more

June 28, 2008

Tiger Woods was must-see TV at the U.S. Open, making birdie on the final hole to force a playoff, another clutch birdie the next day to extend the playoff and winning his 14th major on what amounted to one good leg. ...more

June 20, 2008

Phil Mickelson, who grew up in San Diego playing Torrey Pines, said the U.S. Open being played in his backyard was "the opportunity of a lifetime." That, of course, was before he shot 6 over for the week and was never a factor. ...more

June 16, 2008

Of course Tiger Woods' birdie putt from 12 feet on the 72nd hole of the U.S. Open went in Sunday. That's what one-legged legends do. ...more

June 16, 2008

Congratulations, Justin Hicks. You shot a first-round 68 Thursday at Torrey Pines. You are tied with Kevin Streelman for the first-round lead of the 108th U.S. Open. You are one shot in front of Rocco Mediate, Stuart Appleby, Geoff Ogilvy and Eric Axley. ...more

June 13, 2008