Tim Petrovic News

The fates have not always smiled on the Nelson. If it's not the state of the greens or the dates or foul weather clouding coverage, it's fickle superstars passing up the tournament since its legend passed on.

Tim Petrovic, who grew up in Glastonbury, is enjoying his time in Ponte Vedra, Fla.

Joining the chase Tiger Woods: He got outplayed Sunday at Quail Hollow by the likes of Tim Petrovic and Ted Purdy, shooting 72.

The winner of the PGA Tour event in New Orleans this past week has a hard as nails exterior but a heart of gold interior.

ELIOT KAMENITZ / THE TIMES PICAYUNE Golfer Tim Petrovic shows off one of his clubs to New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees before teeing off on the 14th hole as pros and amateurs take to the TPC course for the Pro Am round of the Zurich Golf Classic on Wednesday, April 22, 2009.

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.

David Toms reacts to a missed birdie putt on the par-3 ninth hole. Later he sank a 25-foot uphill putt for birdie on the 15th and finished two shots behind the first-round leader.

No Fantasy Teams Found After last week's debacle in Hilton Head, I wish I was in the Big Easy for this week's Zurich Classic of New Orleans to drown my sorrows with a few Hurricanes on Bourbon Street.

Brian Gay completed a "virtually mistake-free" run at the Heritage Sunday, firing a 7-under-par 64 to win the Hilton Head, S.C., tournament by 10 strokes.

Fred Funk is fortunate to be walking, let alone competing in his first PGA Tour event since September.

It could have been worse, and some people thought it was, Funk said Wednesday at the Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor, the site of this week's PGA Tour Transitions Championship.