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NEW YORK - Basketball great Jerry West is coming out of a retirement to join the PGA Tour. More...

Peter Hanson made seven birdies Thursday for a 6-under 66 to share the early first-round lead with Thomas Aiken at the European Open. More...

Iowa has been good to Jay Haas. So good, in fact, that the organizers of this year's Principal Charity Classic have celebrated his return with a Jay Haas bobblehead. More...

Vijay Singh stopped playing at the Colonial Country Club when Annika Sorenstam showed up in 2003. He's finally back - and among the leaders. More...

World-class golf is coming back to Winnipeg next year. The St. Charles Golf Club will host the 2010 Canadian Women's Open, Aug. 23-29, bringing the best golfers on the women's professional tour to Manitoba. More...

FAR HILLS, N.J. - Laura Davies has accepted a special exemption to the U.S. Women's Open, the major she won in 1987 for her first LPGA Tour victory. More...

First round leader Brady Schnell shot a 2-under 70 Wednesday to maintain his one-stroke lead after two rounds of the Canadian Tour's spring qualifying school. More...

FORT WORTH, Texas - Paul Casey arrived at the Crowne Plaza Invitational a bit overwhelmed. More...

The CN Canadian Women's Open is on the move again. Winnipeg's St. Charles Country Club will host the 2010 LPGA Tour event, the Royal Canadian Golf Association announced Wednesday. Winnipeg becomes the fifth city in as many years to host the event since CN took over as sponsor. More...

Two weeks after winning the Irish Open as an amateur, Shane Lowry makes his professional debut in the European Open starting Thursday. More...

Ross Fisher has won only two titles in his brief European Tour career but feels he has the game to add a major or two to his collection in the near future. More...

What's an Alberta Open without Wes Heffernan at the top of the leaderboard? Well ... nobody can remember at Carnmoney Golf Club since the Calgary golfer has owned the annual Alberta Golf Association event the last three years. More...

PARKSVILLE, B.C. - Brady Schnell fired a five under 67 to hold a one stroke lead over Jae Woo Im and Todd Killingsworth after the first round of the Canadian Tour's Spring Qualifying School on Tuesday. More...

Ryo Ishikawa didn't come close to qualifying for the U.S. Open when he missed by five shots in a qualifier in Japan. The 17-year-old sensation still has not secured a spot in the British Open at Turnberry. More...

John Daly has seen this act before. More...

PLANO, Texas - Former PGA champion Davis Love III secured a spot in his 23rd consecutive British Open, putting together rounds of 67-65 to earn one of eight spots in the U.S. qualifier Monday. More...

John Daly's suspension on the PGA Tour is over, and the two-time major champion plans to return in three weeks for the St. Jude Championship and U.S. Open qualifying. More...

Jon Mills had no choice but to chill this past weekend after the Nationwide Tour postponed the Mexico Open due to the recent outbreak of swine flu in that country. More...

Rory Sabbatini knelt down on the 18th green as his two young children charged to congratulate him with hugs and kisses. More...

Yani Tseng breathed a big sigh of relief. All those runner-up finishes became a distant memory with one missed putt. More...

Rory Sabbatini won the Byron Nelson Championship on Sunday, holding on for a two-stroke victory over late-charging Brian Davis. More...

VIRGINIA WATER, England - Paul Casey calmly birdied the last two holes Sunday to win the BMW PGA Championship by one stroke and rise to No. 3 in the world. More...

John Daly wore bright pink trousers during Sunday's final round of the BMW PGA Championship in a gesture of support for Phil Mickelson's wife after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. More...

Rory Sabbatini and John Mallinger are set to play another round together as leaders at the Byron Nelson Championship. More...

Michael Allen, winless in 271 PGA Tour events, shot a three-under 67 Saturday for a one-shot lead over Jeff Sluman and Tom Kite through three rounds of the Senior PGA Championship. More...

Rookie Mika Miyazato of Japan and Soo-Yun Kang of South Korea share the lead after three rounds at the LPGA Corning Classic. More...

Paul Casey missed four-foot birdie chances on the last two holes but still shot 67 Saturday to stretch his lead to three strokes in the third round of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. More...

Eunjung Yi of South Korea made three eagles in her first five holes on the third round of the LPGA Corning Classic. More...

Karine Icher of France has taken a two-shot lead over Hee-Won Han of South Korea after two rounds at the LPGA Corning Classic. More...

Rory Sabbatini followed an unconventional par with four consecutive birdies on way to a season-best six-under 64 and a share of the second-round lead Friday with John Mallinger at the Byron Nelson Championship. More...

Scotland's Ross Drummond, more famous as the subject of a golf book than for his play, matched the low round Friday with a four-under 66 to take a two-stroke lead after the second round of the Senior PGA Championship. More...

Darren Clarke, who lost his wife to breast cancer in 2006, said Friday he had spoken to Phil Mickelson since the player's wife was diagnosed with the same condition. More...

John Daly works harder on chipping and putting than any other part of his game. It paid off Friday at the BMW PGA Championship. More...

Defending champion Miguel Angel Jimenez eagled the final hole Friday for a 2-under 70 to take the early second-round lead at the BMW PGA Championship. More...

Fun-loving PGA Tour rookie James Nitties finished with four consecutive birdies for a five-under 65 and a share of the first-round lead with Ken Duke on Thursday in the HP Byron Nelson Championship. More...

Hee Young Park knows firsthand that practice isn't always what it's cracked up to be. More...

Orlando resident and avid Magic fan Scott Hoch put his day in NBA terms. More...

Tour rookie David Horsey, Anthony Wall and Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano shot five-under 67s to share the first-round lead in the BMW PGA Championship. More...

Nancy Lopez just wants to be clear. The Hall of Fame golfer isn't making a comeback or a return to competitive golf, not that she ever really retired. More...

Shane Lowry, who won last week's Irish Open as an amateur, has turned pro and will be playing for money at next week's European Open. More...

http://www.thegolfchannel.com/tour-insider/amy-mickelson-diagnosed-breast-cancer-29413/ Get well soon Amy! :thumbsup

BEACHWOOD, Ohio - Since meeting in the final match at the 1979 U.S. Amateur, Mark O'Meara and John Cook have seen their kids grow up, what hair they still have turn gray and travelled the world to make a living. More...

Adam Scott cut short a trip to Australia last year for the Byron Nelson Championship because he felt he was playing too good to stay home any longer. More...

Jose Maria Olazabal, a two-time Masters champion and part of the "Spanish Armada" with Seve Ballesteros that became the most formidable team in the Ryder Cup, has been elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame. More...

So much about Shane Lowry's victory in the Irish Open was surprising. More...

What started as a "fun project" to share his wizardry with the short game has gone beyond Phil Mickelson's expectations. More...

Arnold Palmer has been honoured with the Bryon Nelson Prize. In accepting the prize Tuesday, Palmer said it was a "great thrill" to accept an award in Nelson's name. More...

Henrik Stenson is focusing on winning his first major title rather than worrying about becoming the top-ranked player in the world. More...

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