The Memorial, one of the more prestigious tournaments after the majors, has already lost Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh and Adam Scott. And it thought it had lost Ernie Els, who has changed his mind and now says he'll play Jack Nicklaus' tournament. Why?… more »

What's the deal with Tiger Woods' knee? First, we hear that the operation was so mild and successful he didn't need a crutch afterward. Now, we hear he needs more rest – about nine weeks' worth in all. Is there something they're not telling us?… more »

The third annual Florida Open for Golfers With Disabilities is scheduled for June 14 with an 8 a.m. shotgun start, at the Kissimmee Bay Country Club.The tournament also encourages golfers without disabilities to play along with their friends with dis… more »

One of the prettiest courses I've ever played is part of the Georgia state park system, Arrowhead Pointe at Richard Russell Lake. The architect, Bob Walker, told me it was the best piece of land he had ever been given on which to design a golf course.… more »

I'm not a big Colin Montgomerie fan – he's always seemed a bit spoiled to me – but I do like what he has to say about slow play. Slow play is one of the most infuriating things about the game and one often complained about, by all levels. For too… more »

Why not an even 20? Or even 15, the number of rounds heavyweight fights used to be? The early golf courses were all over the map – five holes, seven, some 12-holers. Then, the lads at St. Andrews got together and came up with the sanest solution.… more »

Any American who has ever played golf in Europe knows the most obvious difference between the two continents' courses is walkability. Europeans love to walk. They play golf for exercise, and their courses reflect that. American golf is superior in som… more »

Talk about flawed intelligence. I'm referring to George Bush's I.Q., not the baloney he and his cronies cooked up to wage war on Iraq. Bush says he gave up golf to show solidarity with the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Even with such a trivial s… more »

I've been trying not to write this blog, but an inner voice keeps saying "Good Lord, man, stand up for yourself!" It sounds a little like that drill sergeant in Platoon, or my ex-wife. Did you happen to catch CBS' Jimmy Roberts during the Players Cham… more »

The people in North Carolina are getting a new, Arnold Palmer golf course. The course, tentatively called Folly Creek, will be part of the Seven Falls Golf and River Club. It's about eight miles from Hendersonville, on the southern edge of the Blue Ri… more »

I've said for quite a while that if Sergio Garcia could ever re-gain the putting form he showed as a teen phenom, he could challenge Tiger Woods. Garcia is one of the best ball-strikers in the game, and one of the worst putters. Garcia won The Players… more »

Johnny Miller showed why he is the best, most brutally candid golf analyst yesterday with his comments on Tiger Woods.Woods, as most people might know, talked early in the season about his pursuit of the Grand Slam.Miller must have been thinking… more »

The differences between commercial airlines in America and everywhere else in the world, including Africa, Asia, Antarctica and any other continent they happen to find would fill a Super Wal Mart. American planes are dingy, grubby and probably contagi… more »

I haven't played enough golf yet in eastern Denmark and southern Sweden – a geographical area known as Oresund – to call it the Great Undiscovered Golf Destination, but I can definitely say it's promising.First of all, golf is cheaper here than p… more »

I'm not sure if I'm a lightning rod for violence or if a divine force is trying to tell me something. Last month I was lying in a hotel bed in Branson, Missouri, when I was jostled awake in the middle of the night. The entire hotel was vibrating. I re… more »