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Matthew Ade had the week of June 10 circled on his calendar for quite some time, and not just because the Holy Cross High School junior had a couple of exams and the last day of school last week.

CROMWELL, Conn. Imitation is the best form of flattery, and nowhere is that more evident than on the PGA Tour.

The Travelers Championship officially starts Thursday. But on Monday, everyone was fast at work at the TPC River Highlands' practice facility.

Nineteen-year-old amateur Michael Kim looked at the scoreboard at Merion's 15th green on Saturday and smiled at the sight of his name listed two strokes from the lead in the third round of the U.S. Open.

ARDMORE, Pa. -- On Monday, 19-year-old amateur Michael Kim was in the Merion pro shop looking for a caddie, and on Saturday he was looking at his name two shots out of the lead in the United States Open.

Nineteen-year-old amateur Michael Kim looked at the scoreboard at Merion's 15th green on Saturday and smiled at the sight of his name listed two strokes from the lead in the third round of the U.S. Open.

Jobe apparently is a very vigorous sweeper because the broom shattered and he lost the tip of his left index finger, the base of his left thumb and much of his desire to help out around the house.

Four-times major winner Phil Mickelson will headline the U.S. PGA Tour's $7 million CIMB Classic at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country club in October, with organizers switching courses following another birdie fest last year.

Historians believe the concept of the "signature hole" was invented at the same meeting where the "face of the franchise" and the "statement game" were also hatched.

Editor's note: This week we welcome golf-fitness expert Ben Shear to the Golf Digest family.

Most of the perks from winning the Memorial were evident to Matt Kuchar soon after his 20-foot birdie putt tumbled into the final hole Sunday.

Keep up with all the second-round action from the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village - and see where Tiger Woods' morning round went wrong while Bill Haas passed first-day leader Charl Schwartzel.

In the first official meeting since the USGA and R&A announced their final decision on Rule 14-1b , the PGA Tour Player Advisory Council gathered at Muirfield Village Golf Club on Tuesday.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden , the former Oklahoma State star, reportedly out drove PGA Tour player Rickie Fowler , who also played at OSU.

Boo Weekley was at the 13th hole during the final round of the Colonial before he finally glanced at a leaderboard to see his name on the top.

NOT TO be a worrywart, but I have noticed a few parallels to last year in regard to the Greenbrier Classic.

BARRINGTON _ The field for the 15th annual CVS Caremark Charity Classic was completed Thursday with the addition of a Hall of Famer and three top players on the PGA Tour.

Our Ben Coley fancies Zach Johnson to put up a stout defence of his Crowne Plaza Invitational title at Colonial Country Club.