Nick Watney News

With the Pacific Ocean as its greatest attraction - and most dreaded hazard - the 18th at Pebble Beach Golf Links is arguably the most famous finishing hole in golf.

Minnesota at Ohio State. Guard Blake Hoffarber scored 22 of his 27 points in the second half to lead the Gophers by OSU 73-62 on Jan.

How did Nick Watney go from a handsy player in college to PGA Tour winner? He and swing coach Butch Harmon share their secrets -- plus drills to help your game.

Minnesota at Ohio State. Guard Blake Hoffarber scored 22 of his 27 points in the second half to lead the Gophers by OSU 73-62 on Jan.

Fresno State gets back on the course on Monday at the prestigious Ping Arizona Intercollegiate at the Arizona National Club in Tucson, Ariz.

FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN Site: San Diego. Schedule: Thursday-Sunday. Courses: Torrey Pines, South Course and North Course .

Butch Harmon: No. 1 on Golf Digest's list of the 50 Greatest Teachers in America Nick Watney: 6th in driving distance on the PGA tour in 2009 February 2010 You probably heard about one of my students, Nick Watney, when he won the PGA Tour's Buick Invitational last year and then finished second at Doral .

The player who walked toward the first tee at sunrise on the North Course at Torrey Pines was not accompanied by a security detail.

Torrey Pines Golf Course, La Jolla, California - This week marks the return of world No.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill continues its remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr.

When Brad Heaven finished runnerup at the New Zealand Open in 2004 the expectation was that he would, within a few years, become one of the country's top golf professionals.

It's Year 2 for Beyer High graduate Matt Bettencourt on the PGA Tour, and he's defined his major goal.

Troy Merritt had strong credentials as a PGA Tour rookie, just not the hype. Even though he set an NCAA record by winning five straight tournaments at Boise State, and last month went wire-to-wire at Q-school to earn his PGA Tour card, he was overlooked Thursday in the Sony Open while playing alongside 21-year-old Rickie Fowler.If that wasn't ...

K.C. Alfred / Union-Tribune Nick Watney has made a rapid rise in the PGA since winning the Buick Open last winter, when he was ranked 180th in the world.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 12:01 a.m. It is all but certain that San Diego's PGA Tour event will not have a title sponsor when it is played in two weeks at Torrey Pines.

You know youa TMre not watching the most exciting golf tournament in the world when the commentators spend more time talking about the golf clubs than those swinging them.

Reigning U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover fired a seven-under 66 Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the season-opening SBS Championship.

The field for the 2010 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, now a mere five weeks away, continues to take shape.

On the 12th day of Christmas Timeout brought the Red Wave the No. 12 ranked PGA golfer.

Nick Watney was at a crossroads last year at this time. Not the familiar one at Highway 113 and Midway Road he navigated so many times growing up in Dixon.