Qualifier Atwal claims one-shot victory at Wyndham August 23rd, 2010 | No Comments »

CBSSports.com w Many players came to the Wyndham Championship for a push into the PGA Tours playoffs.
Not Arjun Atwal. He was playing for his spot on tour.
Atwal won by a stroke Sunday at Sedgefield Country Club, becoming the first Monday qualifier to win on the tour in 24 years.
After [...]

Ryde with Tiger? Go mobile? Work on Whistling Straits? August 19th, 2010 | No Comments »

Augusta Chronicle
Heres a simple query with no easy answer: Would you take Tiger Woods as one of your four captains picks for the Ryder Cup team?
ELLING: It doesnt matter what we think, of course, because it would probably represent career suicide if U.S. captain Corey Pavin didnt pick the guy, [...]

Up & Down: PGA caps Slams in unusual, disturbing ways August 18th, 2010 | No Comments »

For a week that featured six hour players, officials and reporters all scrambling around, trying to figure out whether Dustin Johnson was the victim of a bad break, a self-inflicted gunshot wound or a terrible ruling. The 2010 season didnt provide the greatest Grand Slam sequence in professional history from a spine-tingling aspect, but [...]

Pavin: Tiger ‘high on his list’ for Ryder Cup August 17th, 2010 | No Comments »

CBSSport Tiger Woods remained No. 1 in the world ranking M that mean much more these days.
Woods faile he and now must rely on U.S. captain Corey Pavin spending one of four wild-card picks on him.
In a hotel conference room Monday, Pavin sat at the head table between two poster [...]

Watney settles into PGA lead as Tiger fades back August 15th, 2010 | No Comments »

Whistling Straits was there for the taking. So is this PGA Championship.
Nick Watney took over the lead Saturday with two quick birdies and never let up until he had a 6-under 66, giving him a three-shot lead over Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy in a strong showing by golfs next generation.
When [...]

Kuchar chased by familiar phenom from college years August 14th, 2010 | No Comments »

Bryce Molder got an early preview of what Matt Kuchar had in store for the field of the 92nd PGA Championship.
And we dont mean more than a decade ago, when they were nearly unbeatable teammates in college.
The two former Georgia Tech stars played practice rounds together on Tuesday and Wednesday at [...]

Tiger submits major bounce-back round at PGA Championship August 13th, 2010 | No Comments »

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. –- The two beered-up fans had clearly worked out the choreography and barked out the same message in unison. As Tiger Woods headed their way, they unloaded their testosterone-laced message.
“Tiger, you the mans man,” the knuckleheads said.
Tiger Woods shrugs off last weeks disaster to shoot a solid round [...]

Pavin, Gray in heated exchange over Tiger report August 12th, 2010 | No Comments »

The Ryder Cup has often been an acrimonious, spirited, emotional affair.
Thats between the ropes, between the players and occasionally among the partisan fans. Unless we miss our guess, never before has a reporter threatened a team captain, though.
In a tense exchange in the middle of the PGA Championship media center on [...]

Tiger’s return to greatness in grave danger August 11th, 2010 | No Comments »

A longtime official with the PGA Tour ran into Tiger Woods at the 92nd PGA Championship this week and asked him an empathetic question, which, given his unimaginable particulars of the moment, was a nice gesture.
“Hey, Tiger, can I do anything for you?” the guy asked.
Woods shook his head and didnt [...]

Up & Down: It’s good to be Hunter … Mahan, that is August 10th, 2010 | No Comments »

Heading from Ohio to the shores of Lake Michigan and rural Wisconsin, CBSSports.com senior writer Steve Elling separates the fabulous from the flameouts at Firestone as the golf world tries to absorb a series of surprising news developments heading into the seasons final major this week.
Up Hunter and gatherer
There isnt much [...]