Sean O'Hair News

EARLY BIRD: Defending champion Hunter Mahan with Wall Street tycoon Julian Robertson at the Cape Kidnappers Resort yesterday.

IT'S LIKE rush-hour traffic in Hawke's Bay before Labour Day weekend. It's a death wish at the junctions, the supermarkets are teeming with shoppers and it isn't helping that the pregnant clouds are threatening to break their waters.

It may be Camilo Villegas' first trip to Hawke's Bay but New Zealand isn't totally uncharted waters for the professional.

Justin Smith was nine-under par through 16 holes of his second round Friday when play was suspended for the day at the Miccosukee Championship.

The former standout at Oklahoma State and runner-up at the 2002 US Amateur, Mahan put together a solid 2009 PGA season of six top-10 finishes.

October 17, 2009 10:16 p.m. What does a golfer who has accomplished more in his first two years of high school than most will do in their entire four years do? Start from square one, of course.

How many Central Valley golf junkies watched the Presidents Cup this weekend -- or maybe even drove up to San Francisco to see it live? My guess is... Not too many.

The One-Eyed Guy is on a roll. After a great 4-1-1 start on Thursday, I followed that up with a 5-1 performance in the fourball competition yesterday, leaving me at 9 wins, 2 losses and a halve for the week.

You expected Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson to play well Sunday. This was a carryover from their performances earlier in the Presidents Cup.

Tiger Woods had a perfect week, and the Americans stayed unbeaten at home in the Presidents Cup.

Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker were perfect as Presidents Cup partners, and they got enough help from everyone else Saturday to put the Americans in position to stay perfect on home soil.

Tiger Woods hit two spectacular shots on his last two holes to lead Steve Stricker to victory and the United States to a three-point lead after three sessions of the Presidents Cup.

GLFPresidents Cup Pairings Saturday's Presidents Cup Pairings Saturday At Harding Park Golf Course San Francisco Yardage: 7,137; Par: 71 All Times EDT Foursomes 10:45 a.m. Retief Goosen and Camilo Villegas, International, vs.

"I feel like I can contribute from the mental aspect to help him battle some of the weaknesses that he may have," Presidents Cup assistant captain Michael Jordan said of Sean O'Hair, whom he's labeled as his "pet project" for the week.

Barry Bonds was inside the ropes following Tiger Woods, which was alternately causing both great amusement and great consternation to the fans at the Presidents Cup.

Greg Norman's faith in struggling Adam Scott paid off for the International team on the first day of the Presidents Cup at Harding Park Golf Course.

Michael Jordan spends most of his time on the golf course these days, just not like this.

The six American rookies on last year's victorious Ryder Cup team were a loose and confident group.

Careers are mostly about taking steps. West Chester's Sean O'Hair is about to take the next one in his progression as one of the best under-30 players on the PGA Tour.

Basketball great Michael Jordan was an innovative addition by captain Fred Couples to help the U.S. Presidents Cup team this week at Harding Park, and he made an immediate impact on Monday.