T.J. Auclair PGATOUR.COM Interactive Producer Pick: David Toms The 2001 PGA Champion hasn't been playing his best golf this season. However, he's been consistently making cuts. To find his last missed cut, you've got to go all the way back to early March at the PODS Championship. Since then, Toms has been around for the weekend 10 starts in succession. A major championship probably isn't the greatest place to expect someone to break out of

From PGATour.comTHINGS TO WATCH ...1. Geoff Ogilvy''s attempt to win all three World Golf Championships eventsGeoff Ogilvy, winner of World Golf Championships-CA Championship earlier this year and also the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship in 2006, has a chance to join Tiger Woods as the only other player to win all three World Golf Championships events. The 30-year-old Australian, along with Woods and Darren Clarke, is one of three players who have won more

From GOLF.comSUNNINGDALE, England (AP) — Michelle Wie skipped a major to play on the PGA Tour this week. Annika Sorenstam, Helen Alfredsson and Paula Creamer wonder why.After all, Wie has yet to win on the women''s tour and has never made the cut on the PGA Tour.Wie, who is managed by her parents, was listed in qualifying for the Women''s British Open at Sunningdale. But she pulled out and instead has a sponsor''s exemption for

From GOLF.comYou reach a certain age — 53, let''s say — and you think you''ve got the rest of your life mapped out. You visit your wineries; you launch your new sportswear collections; you fly to various continents and archipelagos to see how your golf courses are coming along; and every now and then you tee it up in a golf tournament. Maybe, to ward off the blahs, you spend $103 million on a divorce

From GOLF.comIt''s probably just the timing, but what''s happening between Michelle Wie (who just can''t seem to stay out of the news) and the LPGA Tour (which would like to stay in the news, but not this way) certainly appears to be a big, In-Your-Face right now. To recap: Wie was disqualified at the LPGA''s State Farm Classic when she left the scoring area without signing her card. Four days later, in a two-page memo

From PGATour.comBy Dave Shedloski, PGATOUR.COM Senior CorrespondentIf you think that a major championship isn''t quite the same without No. 1 Tiger Woods in the field, then you''d also have to acknowledge the significance of his absence this week at the World Golf Championship-Bridgestone Invitational.Woods has won the tournament six times at Firestone Country Club''s South Course in Akron, Ohio, including the last three. His victory earlier this year in the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play

From ESPN.comGreg Norman, whose bid to become the oldest winner in major championship history fell just short at this month''s British Open, has decided to decline an invitation to play in the PGA ChampionshipIn the wake of his tie for third at Royal Birkdale, the 53-year-old Norman was extended a special invitation by the PGA of America. The PGA Championship is Aug. 7-10 at Oakland Hills."While I truly appreciate the PGA extending me an exemption

From Ventura County StarJust when you think things might finally be turning around for Michelle Wie, she and her advisers do some things that make you shake your head in disbelief.First there was her disqualification from last week''s LPGA State Farm Classic, when Wie forgot to sign her scorecard.It''s hard to believe that a young woman who has the brain power needed to attend Stanford University could fail to remember to sign a scorecard.From the

From PGATour.comOAKVILLE, Ontario (AP) -- The Small Unit came up big in the RBC Canadian Open.Chez Reavie, proudly sporting an Arizona Diamondbacks logo on his light blue shirt, won the national championship Sunday for his first PGA TOUR title, closing with a 1-under 70 in near-perfect conditions for a three-stroke victory over Billy Mayfair.At a generously listed 5-foot-9, the 26-year-old former Arizona State player picked up the Small Unit moniker in a joking reference to

From ESPN.comEVIAN-LES-BAINS, France -- Helen Alfredsson has won the Evian Masters for her first LPGA Tour title in five years after defeating rookie Na Yeon Choi at the third playoff hole.The 43-year-old Alfredsson had a birdie on the par-5 18th Sunday, while the 20-year-old Choi only managed par. Alfredsson also won the Evian Masters in 1994 and ''98.Keep reading....

From GOLF.comRENO, Nev. (AP) — Michelle Wie is set to play against the men on the PGA Tour again, and doesn''t care that some people think it''s a bad idea.Wie will compete for the eighth time on the PGA Tour in next week''s Legends Reno-Tahoe Open. She was asked during a news conference Friday about PGA Tour journeyman Jay Williamson saying to the Golf Channel that "it was a joke" when he heard Wie would

From PGATour.comOAKVILLE, Ontario (AP) -- Anthony Kim and Chez Reavie topped the leaderboard when the sun -- yes, the sun -- dipped below the trees at rain-drenched Glen Abbey, ending yet another long day at the RBC Canadian Open.Kim made nine birdies and an eagle in 21 holes Saturday for a share of the lead with Reavie during the suspended third round."Anthony and I play different games," Reavie said. "He hits the ball really long

From ESPN.comEVIAN-LES-BAINS, France -- Angela Park birdied the final three holes for a 4-under 68 Saturday to keep a one-shot lead after the third round of the Evian Masters.The 19-year-old Park, who has dual Brazilian and American citizenship, had a total of 14-under 202. Taiwan-born Candie Kung, who also has U.S. citizenship, was one shot back after a 67."I was playing mediocre throughout the whole round," Park said. "I didn''t see anyone else go extremely

From ESPN.comOAKVILLE, Ontario -- Anthony Kim made nine birdies and an eagle in 21 holes Saturday in the Canadian Open for a share of the lead with Chez Reavie during the suspended third round at rain-softened Glen Abbey.Kim, tied for 26th at 4 under through 15 holes when second-round play was suspended Friday night, went birdie-birdie-eagle Saturday morning for a 2-under 69, then added a bogey-free 64 in the third round to match Reavie at

From ReutersOAKVILLE, Ontario, July 25 (Reuters) - American Chez Reavie raced into a five-stroke lead early in the Canadian Open second round on Friday.The PGA Tour rookie completed his weather-hit opening round of 65 at the start of the day before going back out to the soggy Glen Abbey course to construct a seven-under 64 for a 13-under aggregate of 129.Reavie mixed six birdies, an eagle and a single bogey in his second round.In joint

From GolfweekJeff Rude’s “I Hate To Be Rude” column appears on Golfweek.com on Friday, the same day as his video show of the same name.• Anthony Kim’s roll continues. He shot 65 in the first round of the RBC Canadian Open. Apparently all it took for the Kim Era to appear was for Tiger Woods disappear.The emergence of a young, fearless Kim not only gives the U.S. more Ryder Cup hope (figure five matches for

From The BBCBrazil''s Angela Park snatched the halfway lead at the Evian Masters as world number one Lorena Ochoa slipped back to four off the pace.Park, 19, carded a second-round 68 for a 10-under-par total while Mexico''s Ochoa, the first-round leader after a 65, could only manage a one-over 73.Veteran Swede Helen Alfredsson is one off the pace after a course-record 63.Keep reading....

From PGATour.comI couldn''t have asked for a better way to start the RBC Canadian Open than my round on Thursday. I really wanted to get out of the gate fast and I did just that. So far this year I haven''t been really pleased with my opening rounds. For some reason, I always seem to be stuck in neutral on Thursdays and that means I''m always fighting back. I wanted to try and avoid that

From New York PostBy JOHN NICHOLSON,AP Sports WriterOAKVILLE, Ontario (AP) Mike Weir gave Canadian Open fans what they came to see on another rainy day at drenched Glen Abbey.The Canadian icon shot a bogey-free 6-under 65 on Thursday for a share of the lead with Anthony Kim and Eric Axley during the suspended first round. Only half of the players were able to finish the round that was delayed for 5 hours, 42 minutes."You want

From GOLF.comEVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) — Lorena Ochoa shot a 7-under par 65 Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Evian Masters.The 26-year-old Ochoa started with a birdie on the first hole and added six more on the back nine in a bogey-free round. Ahn Sun-ju, Candie Kung and Angela Park trailed by one stroke."I''m just glad I''m at the top," Ochoa said. "I had a slow start. I made birdie

From USA TodayBy Steve DiMeglio, USA TODAYWinning hasn''t made Natalie Gulbis soft. It has made her angry.A year removed from ending a six-year, 0-for-151 drought by earning her first LPGA win at the Evian Masters in France, a dearth of success that led people to start comparing her to former tennis star Anna Kournikova, Gulbis is back defending her title fervently, looking for her second victory on the spectacular course that overlooks Lake Geneva.Although she

From GolfweekBy Rex HoggardMichelle Wie signed outside the boundaries of the scoring area at last week’s State Farm Classic in Illinois and was disqualified. Shortly afterward, she promptly signed on to another decision that just seems outside the boundaries of reason.That clerical oversight is forgivable, if not comical. Another miscue in a career dotted with faux pas. Her decision to sign on as a sponsor exemption at next week’s Reno-Tahoe Open is inexcusable. Another bad

From ESPN.comBy virtue of his second British Open title in as many years, Padraig Harrington leaped over the likes of Adam Scott, Ernie Els and Sergio Garcia in the latest world rankings.The first European to win back-to-back Open Championships in more than a century now holds third place behind Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. But does the 36-year-old Irishman deserve his new place in the world rankings? Or is it just a quirk in a

From CBS SportslineTROON, Scotland -- Greg Norman says he has until Thursday to decide whether to accept an invitation to play in the final major of the year, the PGA Championship.  Norman''s third-place finish at the British Open at Royal Birkdale has given him a place in the field for the PGA at Oakland Hills outside Detroit Aug. 7-10. "The PGA have extended an invitation to the PGA Championship and I haven''t confirmed or denied

From The Golf ChannelSOUTHPORT, England -- Padraig Harrington never tires of reading the fine print on the silver claret jug, and as he stood up from a table Monday morning at Royal Birkdale, he slowly turned golf’s oldest trophy to see his name on consecutive rows.There were 126 names. It’s also worth noting what wasn’t on the jug.“I don’t think this champion has anything to worry about with asterisks etched next to his name,” Royal