Fredrik Jacobson News

Vaughn Taylor managed to keep his tunnel vision. A brief patch of good weather helped immensely.

Fredrik Jacobson had the honor as he, Jason Day and Mark Wilson headed toward the 18th tee in the second round of the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston on Saturday.

He shot a 2-under-par 69 Sunday to finish the Barclays at 3-under-281, putting him in a five-way tie for 15th place.

Fredrik Jacobson from Sweden hits the ball from the rough at the 18th hole this morning on the first round of The Barclays tournament at Liberty National in Jersey City, Thursday, August 27, 2009.

Paul Goydos of the US hits off the 15th tee during third round play of the Barclays golf tournament at Liberty National Golf Course in Jersey City, New Jersey on Saturday.

Eds: APNewsNow. Will be UPDATED. AP Photo NJME106, NJRS103 By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer JERSEY CITY, N.J. Steve Marino gets another shot at his first PGA Tour victory after running off three straight birdies at Liberty National for a 3-under 68 to share the lead with Paul Goydos at The Barclays.

PGA Tour rookie Webb Simpson defied difficult conditions in the second round of The Barclays at Liberty National to take a two-shot lead at the halfway stage.

Tiger Woods trails co-leaders Sergio Garcia , Paul Goydos and Steve Marino by five shots after the opening round at the U.S. PGA Toura s Barclays tournament in Jersey City, New Jersey.

When Tom Watson called Turnberry "defenceless" on Thursday, he was overlooking the new 16th hole.

Tom Watson, famous for winning the "Duel in the Sun" that forever links him with Turnberry, is at the stage in his career where the British Open should be a ceremonial stroll into the sunset.

Just over a year ago, Kevin Streelman was trying to get his feet under him as a first-year professional on the PGA Tour.

Anthony Kim acknowledges the crowd after a birdie in last year's AT&T National. Kim's 65 in the final round produced a two-stroke victory.

When Anthony Kim won the AT&T National last year, he was quite frank about his own maturation process, which he said was very much on-going at the age of 23. Now, a year later, Kim is back at Congressional Country Club to defend his title against a field that -- unlike last year -- includes Tiger Woods. And the maturation process continues.

'I just turned 24 a week ago, or 10 days ago,' said Kim, whose birthday was June 19. 'I have no pressure from anybody. I want to play great golf. I want to win golf tournaments. I'm here to do that. But at the same time, I have so much to look forward to.'

Site: Bethesda, Maryland. Schedule: Thursday-Sunday. Course: Congressional Country Club, Blue Course .

Swedish golfer Fredrik Jacobson withdraws from this week's PGA National, where he finished second last year to match his best showing in 136 US Tour events.

Thu Jun 11, 2009 6:11pm EDT - Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez and Jose Maria Olazabal talk on the fourth hole during the PGA golf championship at the Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, southeast England May 21, 2009.