What makes a U.S. Open different than any other golf tournament, the three other Grand Slam events notwithstanding, is that it always fights back. ...more

June 12, 2008

The interesting thing about this week's U.S. Open is nobody has a clue. It didn't start out that way. When the 2008 season began, pretty much everybody figured to be an expert on the U.S. Golf Association's national championship that begins Thursday at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego. One word said everything you needed to know: Tiger. ...more

June 8, 2008

Lorena Ochoa had 17 good chances at birdie Friday and made enough of them for her lowest round ever in the LPGA Championship, a 7-under 65 that gave her a one-shot lead in her quest for a third straight major title. ...more

June 7, 2008

Tampa Bay's place as a PGA Tour stop will begin a new era on Wednesday when locally based Transitions Optical, Inc., as earlier reported by The Tampa Tribune, will be announced as the title sponsor of the annual March tournament played at Innisbrook Resort. ...more

June 3, 2008

Closing with a 25-foot putt for birdie, Tom Purtzer put a dent in Oak Hill Country Club's stingy reputation to take the lead after the second round of the Senior PGA Championship on Friday. ...more

May 24, 2008

The PGA Tour thrives on trends. It loves pointing out tendencies. Heading into this week's Players Championship, it was quick to note that eight of the year's winners, and five of the past six, have been 20-somethings, surely signaling the arrival of an exciting new era. ...more

May 10, 2008

Boo Weekley tells everybody that he does not know a thing about golf history. He just happened to start playing as a kid. ...more

May 10, 2008

The PGA Tour needs more players like Boo Weekley. OK, maybe not exactly like him. ...more

May 6, 2008

The famed par-3 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, with its signature island green, has been called gimmicky (Tiger Woods), been compared to having a root canal (Mark Calcavecchia) and been described as a hole that sooner or later is going to get you (Jack Nicklaus). ...more

May 5, 2008

In a near flawless performance Sunday, 22-year-old Anthony Kim became the youngest winner on the PGA Tour in six years, winning the Wachovia Championship. Following monster drives with flagstick-hitting approach shots and steady putting, Kim shot a 3-under 69 to cruise to a five-shot win over Ben Curtis. ...more

May 5, 2008