FBR Open News

One new tournament and two events with earlier dates highlight the 2010 U.S. PGA Tour schedule announced Tuesday as a troubled economy caused some major turnover in sponsorships.

The PGA Tour is leaving the FedEx Cup just as it is with the playoff schedule and points system.

The Frys.com Open is up this week at Grayhawk in Scottsdale, Ariz. With so many PGA Tour players living in the area, it's a Fall Series event with a strong field.

Rickie Fowler, in his second U.S. PGA event since turning pro, shared the lead with Englishman Greg Owen halfway through the Frys.com Open on Friday.

Turning 50 inspires introspection. Turning 50 in the professional golf world demands self-analysis and honest evaluation of a profound bent.

Golf fans who don't like the hustle and bustle of the FBR Open have a calmer alternative this week.

Three tied for PGA lead Tom Pernice, Jr. lines up a putt on his final hole during the first round of the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open golf tournament at TPC Summerlin, Thursday, Oct.

Golf is typically considered a game of etiquette, where observers are well-behaved, quiet, and polite.

Longbow Golf Club in Mesa, photographed Aug. 27, 2009, is a potential site for a senior champions tour golf tournament.

Fred Couples is playing on the U.S. PGA Tour for the next two weeks, and not just so he can scout possible captain's picks for the Presidents Cup.

Scottsdale's FBR Open felt the economic pinch earlier this year with a drop in attendance, corporate sponsorships and money raised for charity.

A.J. Hoffman, a Mankato native, gives a short lesson at the PGA Learning Center at Hazeltine National Golf Club earlier this week.

Buick ended more than 50 years of PGA Tour sponsorship Tuesday when it announced that it no longer will sponsor golf tournaments in Michigan and California because of the court-ordered restructuring of parent General Motors.

All signs point to another difficult week for the PGA Tour this week at the Buick Invitational, and it has nothing to do with rain.

TORONTO>> It was at the Reno-Tahoe Open, almost exactly one year ago, when Parker McLachlin won his first PGA Tour event.

Growing pains were something Gary Woodland expected to experience during his first year on the PGA Tour.

Mark Calcavecchia set a PGA Tour record with nine consecutive birdies Saturday at the Canadian Open.Calcavecchia's streak started on the par-three 12th at Glen Abbey Golf Club -- his third hole of the second round -- where he knocked his tee shot to three feet.

Defending champion Kenny Perry will try to keep his hot streak alive when he competes in the PGA John Deere Classic which begins Thursday at the TPC Deere Run course.

Think about the journey traveled thus far. We pondered the eventual return of The Great One.

Lorne Rubenstein Time to recognize Kenny Perry Kenny Perry drives from the 10th tee box during round three of the 2009 Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands on Sunday in Cromwell, Conn.