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John Daly follows through on a swing during the Buick Open Pro-Am at Warwick Hills in Grand Blanc, Mich., in July.

Today, the watchmaker Tag Heuer said it is re-considering its sponsorship deal with golf's number one player.

The current year in sports will be sliced, diced and characterized in many ways, but of one thing we're certain: It's the year that dents first appeared in Tiger Woods' armor.

Tiger Woods did not pocket a major championship in 2009, but his six victories and steady play left no doubt that he was the game's premier performer, while earning the 2009 PGA of America Player of the Year Award and Vardon Trophy.

The Finish Line We made it. The end of the season is here. It is November and turning cold in most towns, but the PGA is going to squeeze one more competitive week out of the calendar and give these professionals one more shot to earn.

One new tournament and two events with earlier dates highlight the 2010 U.S. PGA Tour schedule announced Tuesday as a troubled economy caused some major turnover in sponsorships.

The PGA Tour is leaving the FedEx Cup just as it is with the playoff schedule and points system.

Doug Barron, a 40-year-old journeyman who lost his tour card three years ago, became the first player to be suspended by the PGA Tour for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.

Jeff Roth is hoping Sunday's strong finish at the AT&T Championship will carry over to his final two events of the golf season.

The Folly of Fall The introduction of the Fall Series has proven fruitful for the folks on the PGA Tour, a list of benefactors that includes Tour officials, members, sponsors, and spectators , and while the state of today's economy has some suggesting this Tour could be susceptible to necessary changes , this season's stretch into October is ...

How in HADES can Miller claim that Nippleson is the BEST Player in the world?! What a complete a-divot! Sure ... he qualifies it by saying, "... right now". He claims he's looking "short term". What a stOOpid claim to make.

Jim Justice has wasted no time in making the changes that are needed to return The Greenbrier to its status as a top-tier, world-class resort.

With finance the main theme again, we set the storylines for the week with some money quotes.

Golfers watch a tee shot on the first tee during the World Hickory Golf Championship at the Gullane golf course in East Lothian, Scotland yesterday.

Tiger Woods found a second wind in the Windy City. As the world No. 1 promised early last week at the BMW Championship, he can muddle through any tournament on "adrenaline" when necessary, but of course, that doesn't allow much wiggle room for cumulative mental fatigue after a sustained stretch of play.

Tiger Woods has maintained his lead in both the 2009 PGA of America Player of the Year and Vardon Trophy standings.

As he strolled around Hazeltine National during last month's PGA Championship, Joe Steranka took in all the elements that made the suburban Minneapolis course a perfect venue in many ways for professional golf's final major of 2009.

Officials at Warwick Hills Country Club in Grand Blanc believe they'll have some type of PGA-sponsored golf event within a couple of years to replace the Buick Open.

AS Roma needs a "jolt" to snap out of its early season funk and return to its place as a Serie A contender, Claudio Ranieri said Wednesday at his introduction as the club's new coach.