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Jeff Kuhn is a Houstonian who serves as a volunteer rules official for the USGA.

Keep up with all the action at the 109th U.S. Open at Bethpage Black: TV times, course tour, the playing field, websites and more... 2 The players Photos By Getty Images A-DENOTES AMATEUR Robert Allenby, Stephen Ames, Stuart Appleby, Eric Axley, Briny Baird, Angel Cabrera, Chad Campbell, Michael Campbell, K.J. Choi, Stewart Cink, Tim Clark, Darren ...

Three local golf enthusiasts and businessman have found their way onto the Professional Golf Association Tour - although not playing in body, they are there more in style.

Rory Sabbatini followed an unconventional par with four consecutive birdies on way to a season-best 6-under-par 64 and a share of the second-round lead Friday with John Mallinger at the Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas.

Danny Lee's handlers have moved quickly to plug a hole in the teen golfer's support team as he prepares for a particularly busy period on the PGA Tour in the United States.

Is it a revolutionary shift or just the latest fad? Andy Plummer doesn't bluntly claim the former, but he and Mike Bennett - the most prominent names behind a new manner of swinging a golf club known as the stack and tilt - are quite confident that they are teaching more than the latter.

The October win marked Johnson's fourth PGA Tour title, but first outside the state of Georgia.

But like many things in the finicky world of golf, its staying power may be cooling off.

Bubba Watson overpowered Quail Hollow and wound up with a perfect day - he tied a course record with a 30 on the front nine, shot 7-under-par 65 to share the lead, and doesn't have to play with Tiger Woods.

Seeking his first title on the PGA Tour, California-based Wi fired a flawless 6-under-par 66 to seize early control at the TPC Louisiana.

South Korea's Charlie Wi took advantage of soft early-morning conditions to shoot a bogey-free 6-under 66 and take a one-stroke lead yesterday after the first round of the Zurich Classic.

In its first 40 years, not a single left-hander has won the Verizon Heritage. But then again, Steve Flesch wasn't always a lefty, so maybe he has that going for him.

Actor Samuel L. Jackson, South Carolina football coach Steve Spurrier, NASCAR driver Kyle Petty and LPGA Tour member Kristy McPherson of Conway are among those who have recently committed to the 15th annual Hootie & the Blowfish Monday After the Masters Celebrity Pro-Am. Petty and McPherson will be playing for the first time in the charity event, ...

After a late start to the year, Jim Furyk might be getting up to speed. Furyk made two long birdie putts and was equally thrilled with a 10-foot par save on his final hole Thursday, which gave him a 6-under-par 65 in the Transitions Championship in Palm Harbor, Fla.

Retief Goosen is sporting a new look at a tournament he has never played. After an 8-under-par 64 in the second round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, he's hopeful of seeing some old results.

Published: Thursday, February 5, 2009 at 2:40 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, February 5, 2009 at 2:40 p.m. Divots: Pete Bender, the caddie for Baddeley, is back to work.

One Hawaiian teen made the cut. The other didn't. But the 2009 Sony Open goes down as a great success for each of them.

Paul Azinger fashioned a 2-under-par 68, thanks to the help of some old friends -- the clubs he used to win the 2000 Sony Open in Hawaii.

William C. Battle A textile executive who was awarded the Silver Star while serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, Battle was president of the USGA in 1988 and '89. At 87, on May 31.

December 10, 2008 11:27 AM - A Mississauga sports apparel company has signed an exclusive contract with a well known golf champion to promote its 2009 collection.