Jonathan Byrd News

Contrary to popular belief - indeed, to all reasonable expectations - the highlight of 2009 for Lucas Glover did not come June 22 at soggy Bethpage State Park's Black Course on Long Island, where against all odds he won the U.S. Open Championship, the first men's major golf title for a home-grown South Carolinian.

The last time Kevin Johnson played on the PGA Tour, in 2001, Tiger Woods was concluding his "Tiger Slam" of professional golf's four majors by winning that year's Masters.

Clemson University will name its new golf building for current Tiger golf coach Larry Penley.

Clemson golf coach Larry Penley got what he expected Thursday night at the Tiger Golf Gathering, held at Thornblade Club: the return of 19 former Tigers, now on various professional tours, plus awards for this past season's players.

Connor Arendell and Aaron Sherry, two of Southwest Florida's top high school golf products in recent years, went separate ways in college.

If the road to the PGA Tour is more marathon than sprint - and the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament, aka "Q-school," is the toughest test in golf - then the best thing about Matt Hendrix's first-stage performance a week ago might be that he seems to have found his pace.

When I go to the Masters to call the tournament for CBS, I feel a sense of mortality.

On the PGA Tour we call our go-to shot a "stock shot." Whether it's a draw or a fade, a high, soft shot or a low, boring spinner, it's the one we try to hit most of the time.

Canadian Mike Weir, bidding for his ninth PGA Tour title, retained his one-shot lead in Saturday's third round at the season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship.

Submitted by Garry Smits on Thu, 09/17/2009 - 22:59. Zach Johnson, the 2007 Masters champion and one of the class acts on the PGA Tour, is now living in St.

Melanie Oudin, the youngest player to reach the quarterfinals of the US Open since Serena Williams a decade ago, has signed a multi-year endorsement contract with BackOffice Associates.

UNCW's Taylor Zimmerman on the putting green of the Nicklaus Course at the Country Club of Landfall.

Larry Penley, a championship winner as both a player and a coach, will be inducted into the South Carolina Golf Hall of Fame in December.

Virginias win challenge . A team of juniors from Virginia and West Virginia won four final-day singles matches to defeat a Carolinas junior team that included four South Carolina players, 9 1 2- 61 2 , at Boonsboro Country Club in Lynchburg, Va.

Phil Mickelson figures to be rusty after his layoff, and 49 of the top 50 golfers will be playing this week at Firestone.

Phil Mickelson figures to be rusty after his layoff, and 49 of the top 50 golfers will be playing this week at Firestone.

We understand that many of you don't have the time or the means to practice your golf game during the week.

The National Hockey League is reportedly investigating Chris Pronger's new seven-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers amid allegations that it circumvents the collective bargaining agreement.

Sportswriter Jo-Ann Barnas is blogging from this week's Buick Open at Warwick Hills in Grand Blanc.

It could be the right time for Jim Furyk. It's definitely the right place. Furyk, one of the PGA Tour's top players over the past dozen years, hasn't won a tournament since the Canadian Open on Aug.