Nick Watney News

Martin Laird finally came home, putting on quite a show at the Scottish Open. He twice chipped in for birdie on his way to a 6-under 65 that left him one shot behind Richard Green after the opening round at Loch Lomond.

Retief Goosen came close to matching his course record at Loch Lomond, settling for an 8-under 63 Friday to build a two-shot lead over Adam Scott midway through the second round of the Scottish Open.

By DOUG FERGUSON Associated Press LUSS, Scotland - " Ernie Els arrived at Loch Lomond having played some of his best golf of the year, including one round when he made seven birdies and three eagles to win the top prize.

J.B. Holmes pulled out a 3-wood at No. 6, a par-4, 408-yard hole. And almost immediately, fans began to grumble.

For residual intents and purposes, the Byron Nelson marks the final unofficial qualifier for the U.S. Open before the official qualifiers are contested in coming weeks.

The hottest player on the PGA Tour will be taking part in the CVS Caremark Charity Classic next month at Rhode Island Country Club.

Competitors in The Players Championship might never get an easier time at the par-3 17th hole of the TPC Sawgrass Players Stadium Course than they had in Friday's second round.

Tiger Woods, Jim Furyk and Nick Watney putt on the 17th island green during a practice round prior to the start of THE PLAYERS Championship on the Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on May 6, 2009 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

Whether The Players is the gamea s fifth major, a debate that is best left up to the players themselves, will not soon be answered, but there is no debating the quality of the field assembled this week at TPC Sawgrass and any potential champion will be pulled from a familiar cast of Grand Slam characters.

He looked a little upset when we last saw him walking off Augusta National. Really, really upset, actually.

Fresno State finished second at the Club Glove WAC men's golf championship with Grant Doverspike taking second.

Some of the biggest names on the PGA TOUR will be in Charlotte, N.C., this week for the Quail Hollow Championship.

Defending champion Andres Romero endured a double whammy Friday. First, Romero shot what he thought was a second-round 3-over-par 75, pushing him to 5-over 149 for the tournament to miss the cut at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana.

New Zealand golfer Danny Lee had no excuses after failing to make the cut at the Zurich Golf Classic of New Orleans today.

The field received a bit of a respite from TPC Louisiana's third hole Friday morning at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, allowing golfers to take their initial shot on the par 3 from only 179 yards away.

Clair Peterson watched a dejected Jack Newman come off the 18th green at the Masters on April 10.

Nick Watney credits hard work on his short game, particularly putting, for his improved play this year after a disappointing 2008 campaign.

Keith Dallalio teamed up with Nick Watney to win the Panola Woods Masters Tournament with a 140 score Saturday in Ferriday.

6: Number of three-putt greens for Henrik Stenson, most in the field. 9: The score Padraig Harrington made on the par-5 second hole Saturday.

Harrington laments quadruple-bogeyPadraig Harrington wasn’t in great position to win his third straight major when the day began, sitting at 2-under par and 7 back of the leaders.