Michael Thompson News

ARDMORE, Pa. Tiger Woods, Rory McIlrory and Sergio Garcia are getting lots of attention.

Television: ESPN and NBC . Last year: Webb Simpson won at Olympic Club in San Francisco for his first major title.

If you've ever seen "The Philadelphia Story" - and if not, it's worth your while - you may remember the first scene, shown even before the opening credits.

The course: Merion's East course was designed by Hugh Wilson and opened in May 1914.

Tournament host Jack Nicklaus has had a long-standing policy of not permitting equipment trucks to park on the grounds of Muirfield Village Golf Club during the Memorial Tournament.

The eighth-grader shot an even-par 72 on Thursday in the opening round of the Memorial Tournament on one of the toughest and most respected courses on the PGA Tour, Muirfield Village.

Charl Schwartzel didn't want to see a good round go to waste. A birdie on his final hole Thursday in the Memorial allowed him to feel good about his game, and it gave him the early lead.

South Africa's Charl Schwartzel recovered from one notable mistake in the opening round Thursday in Dublin, Ohio.

BARRINGTON _ The field for the 15th annual CVS Caremark Charity Classic was completed Thursday with the addition of a Hall of Famer and three top players on the PGA Tour.