David Toms News

It takes a steady hand and a mind that doesn't drift far, if at all, from the task at hand -- going through the proper motions to hit the ball while enveloped in complete and sometimes imposing silence.

Graeme McDowell, of Northern Ireland, checks the break on the 16th green during a practice round for The Players Championship golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

Our golf expert Ben Coley previews this week's big tournament on the PGA Tour, the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass.

Let's get one thing perfectly clear. There is no golf ball on the market that will enable you to hit the ball straighter than David Toms.

Unusually cool and rainy conditions in the Southeast this spring have made the smoothness of the greens an issue at Quail Hollow for the Wells Fargo Championship.

Gordon Gsell of Metairie and Louis Sylve of Harvey cannot wait for the last week of April each year.

Singh pulled out of the tournament one day after the PGA Tour said it would not punish the 50-year-old Fijian over his admission that he used deer antler spray.

The biggest gallery for the event followed pro Camilo Villegas, Panthers coach Ron Rivera, Charlotte 49ers football coach Brad Lambert, former NBA star Dell Curry and Charlotte police chief Rodney Monroe.

David Toms acknowledges the crowd during the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, Thursday April 25, 2013.

David Toms said he feels better about his game after a good showing in the Masters two weeks ago.

The championship flight is for players with handicaps of five or lower, and there will also be operator flights and service company flights.

In other words, to paraphrase Teddy Roosevelt's famous motto, Parent speaks softly and carries a big putter.

This 2012 photo released by A&E shows, from left, Phil Robertson, Jase Robertson, Si Robertson and Willie Robertson from the A&E series, "Duck Dynasty, " airing Wednesdays at 10 p.m. EST Bubba Watson hasn't made a secret of his friendship with the Robertson clan of A&E's reality show Duck Dynasty.