For the first time in Nationwide Tour history, a tournament will have a $1 million purse.

Tiger Woods’ absence from the PGA Tour has turned the FedExCup into a lottery ticket worth $10 million to some lucky touring …

Tiger Woods captured the initial FedExCup last year, but even PGA Tour officials recognized there needed to be changes in the …

Se Ri Pak has won the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic five times since 1998 and looks to win once again this weekend.

After his second victory in three months, does 23-year-old Anthony Kim deserve to be in the conversation about the best golfers under the age of 30? Our experts give their takes on Kim’s future among golf’s elite in this week’s edition of Fact or Fiction.

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BETHESDA, Maryland (AP) — Paul Goydos remembers the first time he was asked to play in a U.S. PGA TOUR event, and his RSVP was immediate.

Annika Sorenstam won 11 skins and $165,000 to beat Lorena Ochoa on Saturday in an exhibition event.

Eduardo Romero thought this could be his week. He might be right.

Top-ranked women’s golfer Lorena Ochoa on Friday said she would consider following Annika Sorenstam and take on a male player.

Ross Fisher birdied the last hole to take a three-stroke lead Saturday after the third round of the European Open.

After a weekend of optimal scoring conditions, Seon Hwa Lee made one birdie on the back nine in the final round.

Shoal Creek is gearing up to host the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship, its first major event since the 1990 PGA Championship was marred by racial controversy. The par-72 course in suburban Birmingham will play at 7,251 yards from July 21-26. Ben Kimball of the United States Golf Association said Tuesday it will be the longest course in U.S.

NATIONWIDE TOUR MAKES HISTORY THIS WEEK WITH FIRST $1 MILLION PURSE — the Nationwide Tour reaches a milestone this week with its first $1 million event, the Nationwide Tour Players Cup. The Pete Dye Golf Club in West Virginia is the host venue where the current 144 leading money winners will compete for the biggest first prize in the Tour’s 19-year history, $180,000. This is more money than the average purses were in the Tour’s first four years. The largest previous first prize check was $148,248 at this year’s Moonah Classic. The Nationwide Tour Players Cup is the Tour’s 554th event. West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin will help kick off the big week with his participation in Monday’s pro-am.

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — The rolling green hills are alive in north central West Virginia, but not with the sound of music — at least this week.

First, I want to congratulate Anthony Kim for winning the AT&T National. He played a nearly flawless final round Sunday at Congressional Country Club, shooting a bogey-free 65 on a difficult golf course. Any time you can do that on such a great venue, it’s no fluke. I called Anthony to congratulate him. I told him to keep working hard and that the sky is the limit. No reason to stop now.

Who should you keep a close eye on going into this week’s PGA TOUR event at TPC Deere Run? Here are a handful of names.

Kenny Perry never imagined facing so much criticism over where to play golf. There was a time when he was desperate to play anywhere. He was 26, with two children in diapers and no money for a third attempt at qualifying for the PGA Tour. That’s when he made a deal with an angel, Ronnie Ferguson, an elder at the Church of Christ in Franklin, Ky., who offered him $5,000 for one last shot at Q-school…

Editor’s note: PGATOUR.com has tried to make our experts work a little harder when they make their picks each week. The favorite can be anyone in the field, although Tiger Woods can only be used seven times during the year. Sleepers can’t have won in 2008 or had a top-10 in their last five starts. A sleeper can’t be ranked in the top 30 in the field, either.

Editor’s note: PGATOUR.com has tried to make our experts work a little harder when they make their picks each week. The favorite can be anyone in the field, although Tiger Woods can only be used seven times during the year. Sleepers can’t have won in 2008 or had a top-10 in their last five starts. A sleeper can’t be ranked in the top 30 in the field, either.

• Joey Sindelar loves En-Joie Golf Club near his hometown of Horseheads, N.Y. During his PGA TOUR career, Sindelar had seven top-10 finishes (including two victories) at the old B.C. Open. In his first Champions Tour start on the course, Sindelar finished tied for 4th last week at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open.

• Look for a lot of birdies to be made this week at the John Deere Classic. The TPC Deere Run surrendered 1676 birdies last year. Only two courses on TOUR gave up more — Forest Oaks (Wyndham Championship, 2,056 birdies) and Warwick Hills (Buick Open, 1,786).

When it comes to the FedExCup, the players on the PGA TOUR understand one important thing — finishing the regular season in the top 30 in points is the best way to position themselves for the Playoffs and the $10 million first prize that awaits the champion.

With his victory at the AT&T National, 23-year-old Anthony Kim continued a trend in which some of the game’s best young golfers have found success at events around the world. And with less than a month remaining until the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club, Kim is now one of 17 players in their 20s who are already qualified for this year’s event, to be held July 28-Aug. 3 in Akron, Ohio.

World No. 2 Annika Sorenstam will top the bill when China stages its first LPGA tournament, the $1.8 million Grand China Air in October.