News from the Links

The Ryder Cup is not a competition between the best players from Europe and the U.S. It’s a competition between tours. More...

Golf Channel announced Monday the launch of the Nationwide Tour Fantasy Challenge, a “survivor” fantasy format which will allow players to choose a different Nationwide Tour professional each week from the top 25. More...

Until Chambers Bay morphed from an everyday public course into championship conditions, Mike Davis didn't know what to expect. Davis, the U.S. Golf Association's director of rules and competition and responsible for developing the setup used at the U.S. Open, had some preconceived ideas of how Chambers Bay would play during the U.S. More...

After a handful of appearances atop my Power Rankings, it was nice to see Matt Kuchar (finally) get his at The Barclays. The law of averages bumps him from the top this week, but I'm hardly sour, as you see below. More...

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The Champions Tour visits Pebble Beach, Calif. for the Home Care & Hospice First Tee Open at Pebble Beach. The tournament is the 19th of 26 Charles Schwab Cup events. The purse is $1.8 million with the winner earning $270,000 and 270 Charles Schwab Cup points. Last year, Jeff Sluman came from six strokes back, helped by a final-round ace at the fifth hole, to win by two strokes over Gene Jones. It marked Sluman's second-consecutive victory at this event. More...

Matt Kuchar won the first FedEx Cup playoff event, but was it enough to push him past Martin Kaymer? More...

If it seems outrageous that the No. 9 player in the world would not be part of the Ryder Cup, then consider the European team that first crushed the United States in this popular exhibition. The highest-ranked player Europe had in 2004 was No. 9 in the world. That was Padraig Harrington, who six years and three major championships later became a debated captain's pick Sunday. More...

Since Quail Hollow Club returned to the PGA Tour in 2003, big-name golfers from Tiger Woods to Phil Mickelson have said the Charlotte course could be the site for a major championship. That will come in 2017 when it will host the PGA Championship, the final major of each pro season. A state government official with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Monday that the PGA of... More...

Notah Begay III always thought he would make a name for himself on the golf course. He has, but not necessarily in the way he first envisioned. After graduating from Stanford, where he was a three-time All-American and roomed with Tiger Woods, Begay made the top 10 on the Nike Tour money list to earn a place on the PGA Tour for 1999. More...