Playoff finale greens in disastrous shape (CBS Sportsline)
The PGA Tour confirmed Sunday that the greens at next week's FedEx Cup series finals are in such dire straits, unprecedented steps are being taken to save face. The 30 players in the elite field won't be allowed to set foot on them until play begins at East Lake Golf Club in Thursday's first round. ...more...Text messages from press row . . . (Los Angeles Times)
In case anyone needed further evidence that it's good to be Tiger Woods , consider this: According to a Yahoo.com report, the PGA Tour's employer-funded retirement package might be the world's best. . . . ...more... PGA Golf: Good timing for Byrd?s best round (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
Jonathan Byrd forgot what it was like to play in one of those PGA Tour boondoggles that have no cut and guaranteed money even for last place. But the BMW Championship is no place for him to relax, even if Cog Hill had the atmosphere of a library Thursday. Needing a solid week to advance to the FedEx Cup finale at the Tour Championship, Byrd fired off three straight birdies late in his round for ......more... Harig: Tougher Rose climbs to contention (ESPN)
Justin Rose is playing often. And playing well. But he's still looking for a PGA Tour title...and he's put himself in position through 36 holes....more... Making a Fed-eral case (New York Daily News)
A question for all critics of the FedEx Cup playoffs: Just what were you people expecting? Yankees-Red Sox? The NCAA tournament? The Masters? ...more... Whig.com (The Quincy Herald-Whig)
NORMAL, Ill. ? D.A. Weibring knew the moment would be special. Still, he left overwhelmed....more... T-U2 (The Florida Times-Union)
To read comments by PGA Tour players in the past week, you'd think the format for the FedEx Cup and Tour Playoffs blindsided them like Lawrence Taylor....more... Bateman shoots 72 at BMW Championship (The News-Star)
PGA touring pro Brian Bateman of Monroe fired a a 72 at the BMW Championship in Chicago on Friday....more... PGA Tour playoff takes another hit: Mickelson is skipping BMW (Contra Costa Times)
Phil Mickelson withdrew Tuesday from the BMW Championship in Lemont, Ill., a day after threatening not to play because of a conflict he had with PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem over issues he wouldn't explain....more... |