Rich Beem News

Spectators soaked up the sun in the bleachers surrounding the 18th green, oblivious to the angst and elation occurring just a few yards away.

It's pretty much a given that golf is a difficult game to play. In fact, I'd be pretty hard-pressed to remember the last time someone stated they had mastered the game.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. Pat Conroy novels don't have this many sub-plots and the crowded byway from Queens to Bethpage, N.Y., has never seen so many detours.

" In the 90 minutes after finishing the Children's Miracle Network Classic, the PGA Tour season finale, a nervous Rich Beem knocked down two beers and two vodkas.

Kevin Streelman captured $1 million as the winner of the season-long Kodak Challenge, clinching the prize during Friday's second round of the Children's Miracle Network Classic.

The thought of spending another year writing letters, making phone calls and doing just about anything possible to get a sponsor's exemption into PGA Tour events makes Rich Beem cringe.

If we needed proof that performance-enhancing drugs and professional golf don't mix, it now exists.

Without knowing what drug, or drugs, led to Doug Barron being the first player suspended under the PGA Tour's new anti-doping policy, it's hard for his peers to know what to make of his suspension and what, if anything, it means about the potential use of steroids in golf.

There will be no makeup date for the Viking Classic, which PGA Tour officials cancelled yesterday because of unplayable course conditions.

PGA Tour officials canceled the weather-stricken Viking Classic on Saturday because of unplayable course conditions.There will be no makeup date and players will move on to the final event of the season, the Children's Miracle Network Classic on Nov.

It's almost tee time at the Justin Timberlake Shriner's Hospitals for Children Open.

Three-time PGA TOUR winner Kirk Triplett and 2002 PGA Championship winner Rich Beem have received sponsor exemptions for the Frys.com Open, tournament director Scott Reid announced late Wednesday.

RIDGELAND - You might have noticed the headline in Monday's Sports section: 'Lefty rallies, ends year on good note.' For many PGA Tour players - and golf fans - the season did end Sunday, with Phil Mickelson shooting a 65 to win the Tour Championship and Tiger Woods finishing second and capturing the FedEx Cup and its $10 million bonus.

Organizers of the Turning Stone Resort Championship announced even more big names today for next weekend's PGA Tour tournament.

In the tumultuous second round, when Jack Nicklaus departed The Open, Lloyd Saltman, 46 years the Golden Bear's junior, became the latest member of a clan flying the flag for Scotland at the home of golf.

As he strolled around Hazeltine National during last month's PGA Championship, Joe Steranka took in all the elements that made the suburban Minneapolis course a perfect venue in many ways for professional golf's final major of 2009.

Two weeks ago when Y.E. Yang beat Tiger Woods to win the PGA Championship, the Sunday broadcast of the final round was a ratings bonanza for CBS.

Let's get this out of the way. Anyone that uses Heath Slocum's victory at The Barclays as an excuse to find fault with the FedEx Cup playoffs system isn't being fair to the idea of sports in general.

Two weeks ago when Y.E. Yang beat Tiger Woods to win the PGA Championship, the Sunday broadcast of the final round was a ratings bonanza for CBS.

Fans of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" are so devout they've made the TV sitcom's live tour a sellout and a second show has been added for Philadelphia.