RIPPLE EFFECT: A player marks his submerged ball during the rain-soaked first round of the BMW International Open. (Getty Images)
2028 RYDER CUP STAR?: A young spectator sharpens his skills during the European Open. (Getty Images)
OMINOUS SIGN: A view of the scoreboard prior to the beginning of the 2009 Open Championship at Turnberry. (Getty Images)
WHAT, NO DIAMONDS ON THE GOLF GLOVE?: Anthony Kim sports a USA belt buckle during the fourball matches for the Presidents Cup. (Getty Images)
FOCUS GROUP: Photographers follow the group of Tiger Woods, Ryo Ishikawa and Lee Westwood at Turnberry, Scotland during the Open Championship. (Getty Images)
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS: Fans watch the Taiheiyo Masters with Mount Fiji as a backdrop. (Getty Images)
‘THOSE HUMANS SURE ARE GOOFY': Some of the local wildlife checks out the action during Round 1 of the Alfred Duhill Championship in South Africa. (Getty Images)
GOLF IN THE KINGDOM: Lee Westwood of England waits to play on the seventh hole during the first round of the Omega European Masters. (Getty Images)
IAN’S BIGGEST FAN: Ian Poulter walks across a green during the U.S. Open at Bethpage Black. (Getty Images)
WINTER STORM WARNING: Golf balls on the practice putting green during the first round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at Carnoustie Golf Club in Carnoustie, Scotland. (Getty Images)
WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM: Padraig Harrington makes time for a little ice cream during the Open Championship. (Getty Images)
IN OTHER WORDS ... SHUT UP: A volunteer holds up a sign asking for quiet during the LPGA Tour Championship. (Getty Images)
HE HAS A HANDICAP ALRIGHT ... AND IT’S A 3: Manuel De Los Santos, 25, of the Dominican Republic during the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at the Old Course. Santos, who plays to a 3 handicap, lost his limb in a car accident when he was 18 years old. (Getty Images)
HALL OF FAME WORDS: Arnold Palmer sits near one of his quotes engraved at the World Golf Hall of Fame. (Getty Images)