Robert Garrigus News

With the 2009 PGA Tour season in the books, a glance at the final statistics can be pretty revealing.

The 2009 PGA Tour season is over after Stephen Ames' playoff victory at the Children's Miracle Network Classic .

Stephen Ames was munching on sliders and drinking a few beers at his coach's house Saturday night when he realized that he needed all the help he could get to make his final round of the year a special one.

This time around, the sea change looks like it's moved from a trickle to a potential tsunami.

Robert Garrigus leads the PGA Tour in driving distance at 312.3 yards going into this week's season finale.

PGA Tour rookie George McNeill took control of the Las Vegas Open on Saturday, moving five shots clear by firing a five-under-par 67 in the third round.

For guys like Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Padraig Harrington, winning major championships is what ita TMs all about.

To borrow a baseball phrase: "Chicks dig the long ball." The FedEx Cup standings, apparently, do not.

At most U.S. PGA Tour events, caddies can find a good meal in the "Caddywagon," a trailer that essentially serves as a diner on wheels.

Site: Jersey City, N.J. Purse: $7.5 million. Winner's share: $1.35 million. Television: Golf Channel and CBS .

A spectacular 10-under-par 62 which equalled the course record catapulted last year's joint runner-up John Rollins into a two-shot lead after the second round of the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open in Nevada.

A spectacular 10-under-par 62 which equalled the course record catapulted last year's joint runner-up John Rollins into a two-shot lead after the second round of the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open in Nevada.

Honolulu's Parker McLachlin shot his second consecutive 3-under-par 69 and was six strokes back of clubhouse leader John Rollins, who shot a 62 today, in the second round of the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open at Reno, Nev.

A spectacular 10-under-par 62 which equalled the course record catapulted last year's joint runner-up John Rollins into a two-shot lead after the second round of the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open in Nevada.

Robert Garrigus is used to the stares, and doesn't mind being laughed at. Even Tiger Woods has had some fun at Garrigus's expense.

At 7,426 yards, Bethpage State Park's Black course - the site of this week's U.S. Open - will be the longest course in major history.

Ben Crane holds the trophy after winning the 2003 BellSouth Classic at the TPC at Sugarloaf in Duluth, Ga.

Ben Crane, who tied for fifth in last month's Players Championship, will play in the U.S. Open on June 18-21 in Farmingdale, N.Y. Beaverton native Ben Crane will play in his fourth U.S. Open after he tied for 10th at a sectional qualifier in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday.