AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am News

This is perhaps the most pressure-packed time of the year for a certain sect of professional golfers - those trying to earn playing status for next season.

The Frys.com Open's move to CordeValle south of San Jose next fall reinforces an important point for valley golf fans.

Mark Brooks won the Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational for a record third time, birdieing three of the last four holes Sunday for a 5-under 67 and a two-stroke victory over Rickie Fowler and D.A. Points.

Former PGA Champion Mark Brooks birdied three of the last four holes en route to a 5-under 67 and a two-stroke victory Sunday over Rickie Fowler and D.A. Points at the Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational.

The Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents Association changed leadership at its annual convention this week in Myrtle Beach, with the two top positions assumed by a Midlands resident and a former S.C. Golf Association staffer.

The effects of Tropical Storm Ida is expected to impact the Grand Strand today after 9 a.m. when rain will blanket the area, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington, N.C. Weather officials predict up to 2 inches of rain will fall tonight and as much as 3 inches on Wednesday with heavy periods of showers.

The 2009 Viking Golf Classic, its course left unplayable by hammering rain, canceled this year's tournament Saturday.

England's Ross Fisher beat Masters champion Angel Cabrera on the 39th hole Saturday to set up a World Match Play Championship final against American Anthony Kim, a 5-and-4 winner over Australia's Robert Allenby.

From staff and special reports BILOXI - The Champions Tour is coming to the Mississippi Gulf Coast in 2010.

When 59-year-old Tom Watson fell just short of a remarkable British Open victory this summer, he opened a news conference by telling a somber audience, 'This isn't a funeral, you know.' Randy Watkins, the Viking Classic tournament director, borrowed from Watson during Saturday's news conference to announce that because of unplayable course ...

PGA Tour officials canceled the weather-stricken Viking Classic on Saturday because of unplayable course conditions.

PGA Tour officials have canceled the weather-stricken Viking Classic because of unplayable course conditions.

The 2009 Viking Classic has been canceled due to weather problems. After three consecutive days of no action, tournament officials decided at 12:15 p.m. Saturday to cancel the championship.

Lorne Rubenstein Weir falls short of PGA repeat Bright's Grove, Ont. had hopes of defending his Frys.com Open title this weekend but fell short despite tying course record of 61 Lorne Rubenstein Published on Sunday, Oct.

PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem has been more visible than ever at tournaments this year, meeting with sponsors and even playing at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Now, Finchem is about to embark on his longest trip in years.

Tiger Woods aims to ease the sting of a rare season without a major title when he launches his bid today for the FedEx Cup series title and the US$10-million bonus it awards the winner.

PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem has been more visible than ever at tournaments this year, meeting with sponsors and even playing at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Now, Finchem is about to embark on his longest trip in years.

Tour victories: 6 2009: Two wins Presidents Cup: 2-3 Skinny: Ogilvy, one of the brightest and most outspoken players on tour, has cooled off after a hot start to 2009.

Johnson hopes for soggy conditions Dustin Johnson celebrates his victory last year at the PGA Turning Stone Challenge.

Dustin Johnson loves the forecast for the Turning Stone Resort Championship: Rain on three of the next four days.