Every tournament I have played so far has held a special place in my golf memory. Starting at the Sony Open in Hawaii — being the first PGA TOUR event as a member of the TOUR. It is also the place where I first met our Citi team mentor Paul Azinger and our team members, Parker Mclachlin, Todd Demsey, and David Lutterus.

D.A. Weibring birdied the final three holes to win last year’s 3M Championship by a shot over Jay Haas.

While players like Kenny Perry, Anthony Kim, Phil Mickelson and Stewart Cink have already locked up their positions in the field for the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational with their successful 2008 seasons, other notable names will need a strong finish this week in order to move or stay inside the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking to qualify for this year’s event at Firestone Country Club’s South Course in Akron, Ohio, July 28-Aug. 3.

AKRON, Ohio — While players like Kenny Perry, Anthony Kim, Phil Mickelson and Stewart Cink have already locked up their positions in the field for the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational with their successful 2008 seasons, other notable names will need a strong finish this week in order to move or stay inside the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking to qualify for this year’s event at Firestone Country Club’s South Course in Akron, Ohio, from July 28-Aug. 3.

The field at this week’s State Farm LPGA Classic may be most notable for who it’s missing. When play starts Thursday, there will be no Lorena Ochoa, Annika Sorenstam or Paula Creamer. In fact, only two of the tour’s top 10 money winners will be in Springfield. That could open the field for one of the golfers behind the big-money winners — eight of the top 25 money winners will play this week,…

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

Who should you keep a close eye on going into this week’s PGA TOUR event at Brown Deer Park GC? Here are a handful of names.

Highland Springs Country Club in Springfield, Mo., is the host of this week’s Price Cutter Charity Championship. Here’s all you need to know about the course.

American Kenny Perry, winner of three of
his last five PGA events, on Wednesday defended his decision to
skip the British Open.

John Daly again lashed out at his former coach, saying that Butch Harmon “lied” about events that took place at a Florida PGA Tour event in March.

ORLANDO, Fla. — GOLF CHANNEL has added exclusive, early-round coverage of The Presidents Cup to its tournament lineup starting in 2009. It will put its own mark on the telecast by offering viewers a second chance to watch, with replays in prime time and originating its signature nightly news programming from Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco, Calif.

American Kenny Perry, winner of
three of his last five PGA events, on Wednesday defended his
decision to skip the British Open.

Defending British Open champion Padraig Harrington cut short another day of practice because of a sprained right wrist, raising serious questions about whether he’ll be able to tee off in the opening round Thursday.

A field of 156 players will participate in the Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Dr Pepper. The tournament, held in Springfield, Mo., will take place from July 17-20.

John Daly was 1-under Wednesday at the British Open without even picking up a golf club. That is, he got under the skin of one of his former coaches, swing guru Butch Harmon, who cut Daly loose in March after saying he was devoting too much time and effort to partying and too little to practicing. “I think his lies kind of destroyed my life for a little bit,” Daly, a two-time major champion, said…

SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — If this was nearly any other week, Padraig Harrington would already be home.

Golf’s major governing bodies have come together to push for their sport to be added to the Olympic program in 2016.

Using ShotLink stats from the 2008 PGA TOUR season, there are five stats that will be key to a strong performance at Royal Birkdale this week. Combining the ranks of these stats for players in the British Open field this week yields a “score” which can be used to predict performance from a statistical perspective.

Justin Rose said winning the British Open is the only thing that could top how he felt when he pitched into the hole at the 18th at Royal Birkdale 10 years ago to finish fourth as a 17-year-old amateur. In 1998, he hit a shot out of the rough that flew over a bunker and went straight into the hole to receive a standing ovation.

Hanks Massey, 11, and his 9-year-old brother Davis Massey did the (almost) impossible. In back-to-back shots on the par-3 3rd hole at the TPC Sawgrass Stadium course, they both made aces.

By Carl Markham PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer

Last-minute
qualifier Jay Williamson makes his debut in the British Open on
Thursday, alongside a doyen of caddies.

Defending British Open champion Padraig Harrington cut short another day of practice because of a sprained right wrist, raising …

The British Open will enter unusual
territory in Thursday’s opening round when a major championship
takes place without Tiger Woods for the first time in more than
a decade.

List of British Open winners since 1970,
ahead of the July 17-20 championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club
in Southport, England (U.S. unless stated):