Keegan Bradley News

You've seen plenty of scratchy third rounds, right? You know, those times when players at the top of the leaderboard seem to use balata balls, persimmon drivers and forget how to putt.

From the rotation to each side of the bullpen, the Phillies pitching staff is in flux right now.

American journeyman Tom Gillis rocketed into the early clubhouse lead in Friday's second round of the Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas, where China's 14-year-old Guan Tianlang was certain to miss the cut.

The USGA will announce its final decision on whether to ban anchored putting -- in other words, belly putter and long putters that are "anchored" against the body -- at a news conference Tuesday at USGA headquarters in Far Hills, N.J. The 8 a.m. press conference will be broadcast live on Golf Channel.

Brian Stuard watches his tee shot on the fourth hole during the third round of the Honda Classic golf tournament in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Saturday, March 2, 2013.

"It was going right at it. crossed my mind for a second, and it would be unbelievable if I buried this," Bradley said.

A weeklong whirlwind of emotional thoughts and plane trips behind him, Colleyville resident Ryan Palmer found solace Thursday in doing what he does best.

Jodi Arias returns to court for the final phase of her trial as the same jury that convicted her of first-degree murder last week now weighs whether the former waitress should be sentenced to life in prison or death.

Late on Wednesday afternoon, I watched Keegan Bradley on the range, nearly by his lonesome, pounding 6-irons into the Dallas mist.

Keegan Bradley has set the TPC Four Seasons course record with a 10-under 60 in the opening round of the Byron Nelson Championship.

Keegan Bradley won the 2011 tournament for his first PGA Tour title. ... Jordan Spieth, the 19-year-old Texan who tied for second in the Puerto Rico Open, received a sponsor exemption and also will play next week in Fort Worth in the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.

In this June 24, 2012, file photo, Marc Leishman, of Australia, celebrates with the trophy after winning the Travelers Championship golf tournament in Cromwell, Conn.

Jason Dufner, Keegan Bradley and Matt Kuchar : Dufner is the defending champion and Bradley won in 2011.

Henrik Stenson, playing in the group behind Guan's in the first round of the 77th Masters, had smashed his tee shot to the back fringe on the 350-yard par-4. Guan backed away from his ball, refocused, got back into his stance and calmly rolled in the ticklish downhill 15-footer for his first Masters birdie.

Since he won for the only time at TPC Sawgrass, Mickelson has finished in the top 20 once, a tie for 17th place in 2010.

Playing just hours after the death of one of his best friends, Palmer got a little emotional following his par putt on the 18th green.

Graeme McDowell, who played at UAB, has been hot lately and could be a player to watch in this week's The Players Championship.

In a follow-up from an earlier blog, 2013 Golf: Is Tiger Woods The First Half Player Of The Year? I wanted toadd a discussion regarding the biggest disappointments from the first half of the 2013 season.

January 25, 2013; La Jolla, CA, USA; Dustin Johnson , Vijay Singh and Keegan Bradley walk to their second shot on the first hole during the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.

Last year at the Zurich Classic in New Orleans, the uber-mellow Jason Dufner registered his first career win and showed us all just how implacable, stoic and detached a human being can be from his environment.