PGA Golf News

Nicolas Colsaerts and Graeme McDowell contested the final 12 months ago and today set up a quarter-final clash at the Volvo World Match Play Championship after both almost blew massive leads at the last-16 stage.

His was a life in two acts, neither of which he would have scripted for himself.

Professional golfers are not, and rarely ever have been, elite athletes in the traditional sense.

Former UT Arlington golfer Zack Fischer made his first cut on the PGA Tour after firing a bogey-free 65 in Friday's second round of the HP Byron Nelson Championship Fischer and another former UTA golfer, Bobby Massa, each shot 5 under in the Monday qualifier at the Lakes at Castle Hills in Lewisville to earn two of the four qualifying spots.

Australia's Mark Leishman fired five first-round birdies at the US PGA Tour's Byron Nelson Championship, but remains six shots off the pace thanks to a sizzling start by American Keegan Bradley.

The USGA will announce its final decision on whether to ban anchored putting -- in other words, belly putter and long putters that are "anchored" against the body -- at a news conference Tuesday at USGA headquarters in Far Hills, N.J. The 8 a.m. press conference will be broadcast live on Golf Channel.

A person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press that McIlroy will build his new company with his father, close friends and associates.

Tom Watson wanted it that way. As the United States captain for the 2014 matches at the Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire, Scotland, Watson wanted an additional player to qualify on merit.

Ian Poulter and Nicolas Colsaerts face a battle to remain in the Volvo World Match Play Championship after losing their opening group games.

The latest evidence comes from well-established Tour nice-guy Rocco Mediate, who, during a recent appearance on Golf Channel's "Feherty," recalled a Tiger memory from the 2009 Players Championship.

Available online through www.hpbnc.org or Ticketmaster.com. Tickets can be purchased at the gate.

Late on Wednesday afternoon, I watched Keegan Bradley on the range, nearly by his lonesome, pounding 6-irons into the Dallas mist.

The Japan Tour is back in business this week when it plays its PGA Championship at the Sobu Country Club's Sobhu Course in Chiba outside of Tokyo.

The Masters reached a dramatic conclusion earlier this year with Adam Scott claiming the fabled green jacket after a play-off. But fear not; there are still plenty of amazing tournaments out there for you to sink your teeth into.

The HP Byron Nelson Championship has entered into an agreement with the PGA Tour and the Trinity Forest project that would move the event from Irving, its home the past 30 years, to Trinity Forest Golf Course starting in 2019, assuming everything goes forward as scheduled with the project.

Mike Davis would like you to know that the United States Golf Association is not in a standoff with the PGA of America or the PGA Tour .

Sergio Garcia, of Spain, left, shakes hands with Tiger Woods at the conclusion of the third round of The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass.

Dottie Pepper is returning to golf broadcasting, signing a deal with ESPN that she calls a perfect fit of TV work and promoting junior golf.

The Lajitas Golf Resort & Spa in Texas' Big bend country is one of those places that isn't easy to reach - 400 miles west of San Antonio - but once you're there, you're glad you made the effort.

KAVARNA : Nicolas Colsaerts had to send out an SOS to his mother on Monday after his clubs and luggage went astray as he made his way to Bulgaria to defend his World Match-Play title.