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Eventful round and week for McIlroy

by Rex Hoggard | Jun 3, 2011 1:45 PM ET

Rory McIlroy shot even-par 72 Friday at the Memorial, but he round was anything but even. Read More

Women's Open to play over 7,000 yards

by Randall Mell | Jun 3, 2011 1:28 PM ET

Players teeing it up at the U.S. Women’s Open at the Broadmoor Golf Club next month may do a double take when they see the scorecard. Read More

Remembering Rickie Fowler's coach

by Randall Mell | Jun 3, 2011 11:32 AM ET

Barry McDonnell, who died at 75 last week from complications of a heart attack, began teaching Rickie Fowler when Rickie was a tyke at Murrieta Valley Golf Range in Murrieta, Calif. Read More

Micheel: From hospital into Memorial contention

by Jason Sobel | Jun 3, 2011 9:38 AM ET

The fact that Shaun Micheel is even playing is newsworthy in its own right. The fact that he is climbing the leaderboard at the Memorial Tournament is nothing short of remarkable. Read More

Smooth transition for Johnson, LaCava

by Rex Hoggard | Jun 2, 2011 6:49 PM ET

It hasn't taken long for Dustin Johnson's new caddie Joe LaCava to figure out how best to loop for his new boss. Read More

A taste of deja vu for McIlroy

by Jason Sobel | Jun 2, 2011 6:47 PM ET

You can excuse Rory McIlroy if he’s feeling a little bit of déjà vu. Muirfield Village and Quail Hollow aren't all that dissimilar. Read More

Another ruling, another DQ at Memorial

by Rex Hoggard | Jun 2, 2011 5:09 PM ET

Add another chapter to the year of the golf rule, this time an infraction that cost Joost Luiten a place in the field for the rest of the week at the Memorial. Read More

Muirfield Village's 16th hole

by Jason Sobel | Jun 2, 2011 3:55 PM ET

Muirfield Village's par-3 16th has been redesigned, but some players don't care for the new look. Read More

Kirk finds some 'street' cred

by Rex Hoggard | Jun 2, 2011 3:29 PM ET

If Chris Kirk’s shoes seem more West Village than Muirfield Village know this of the rookie’s footwear choices, they are less fashion statement than they are functional necessity. Read More

This is nothing new for Chris Riley

by Jason Sobel | Jun 2, 2011 1:08 PM ET

Chris Riley played well Thursday at the Memorial. It's been a while, but he's no stranger to PGA Tour leaderboards. Read More

Wie joins Bear's Club, headed to Jupiter

by Randall Mell | Jun 2, 2011 11:26 AM ET

Michelle Wie doesn’t have plans to tee it up in a PGA Tour event anytime soon, but she’ll be practicing with a quite a few PGA Tour pros when she sets up her new base in South Florida. Read More

Source: Steinberg too expensive for IMG

by Randall Mell | Jun 2, 2011 10:53 AM ET

While we’re still waiting to hear what the future holds for Mark Steinberg and his star client since Steinberg's split with IMG became news, speculation on the exact nature of the split escalates with... Read More

Couples and former caddie LaCava together again

by Rex Hoggard | Jun 2, 2011 10:29 AM ET

Fred Couples will be paired with Nick Watney and Dustin Johnson, who recently hired Couples’ longtime caddie Joe LaCava. On Wednesday Couples said he’d been trying to persuade LaCava into taking anoth... Read More

Couples would pick Woods for Presidents Cup

by Rex Hoggard | Jun 2, 2011 9:14 AM ET

U.S. Presidents Cup captain Fred Couples said he will not hesitate to use a wildcard selection on Tiger Woods if he doesn't qualify for this year's team. Read More

Donald, Mickelson plan Open scouting trips

by Rex Hoggard | Jun 2, 2011 7:31 AM ET

World No. 1 Luke Donald and Phil Mickelson will get a sneak peak at Congressional, site of this year's U.S. Open. Read More

Shag Bag now named GolfTalkCentral

by Golf Channel Digital | Jun 1, 2011 10:37 AM ET

GolfChannel.com's most popular blog, Shag Bag, has been renamed GolfTalkCentral. Read More

Donald could dominate both tours

by Randall Mell | Jun 1, 2011 9:16 AM ET

Luke Donald could be the first person to win money titles on both the PGA and European tours. Read More

Ogilvy eyes return in time for U.S. Open

by Rex Hoggard | Jun 1, 2011 9:12 AM ET

Geoff Ogilvy, out of action since withdrawing from The Players Championship, is set to return in time for the U.S. Open. Read More

Reavie on the clock at Memorial

by Rex Hoggard | May 31, 2011 9:03 PM ET

Just past noon on Tuesday the wait for Chez Reavie ended and a new countdown began. When Brian Gay withdrew from the Memorial tournament it made room for what may be Reavie’s final start as a full mem... Read More

Big D not defeat on Palmer's mind

by Rex Hoggard | May 31, 2011 2:18 PM ET

If Ryan Palmer took Sunday’s playoff loss to Keegan Bradley hard he wasn’t showing it on Tuesday at Muirfield Village. Two days after hitting his approach shot into the water on the first extra hole P... Read More