Tom Watson News

The Greenbrier Classic golf tournament secured another huge name Tuesday, as 2012 Masters champion Bubba Watson committed to play in the PGA Tour stop's fourth edition.

The final shot: Mickelson's desperate birdie chip on 18 rolled past the hole, sealing his sixth runner-up finish at the U.S. Open.

At 7,071 yards, it is expected to be the longest course on the Senior Tour in 2013 aside from Royal Birkdale which hosts this year's Senior Open Championship.

Everything's coming together for next week's Encompass Championship - June 21-23 - at North Shore Country Club in Glenview.

There actually isn't much rain in that forecast, so it won't have too much of an effect on the golf course.

As the owner of the Greenbrier Resort, Justice had the means and the persuasive personality to get what he wanted.

Tom Watson came out Tuesday to Merion Golf Club, where he last competed 32 years ago at the U.S. Open, and likes the fact that the Open has returned to the East Course.

Jay Haas and his son Bill Haas look on during a practice round prior to the start of THE PLAYERS Championship held at THE PLAYERS Stadium course at TPC Sawgrass on May 4, 2010 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

The final day of the Tom Watson Challenge concluded on Sunday at the National Golf Club in Parkville, Mo.

Appeals for death row inmate Keith D. Nelson, who kidnapped and killed 10-year-old Pamela Butler in 1999, have been delayed because of the sequester-driven budget fight.

Jim Simons always had that golden boy look about him, especially for a golfer. He had the strawberry blond hair of Huck Finn, the boyish grin of Tom Watson, the bleached eyebrows of Ben Crenshaw.

At the end of the first round of play at the Tom Watson Challenge in Parkville, Mo.

Kansas City golfer Tom Watson will be playing at the National Golf Club in Parkville, Mo.

So noted Cary Middlecoff after winning his second U.S. Open in 1956 at Oak Hill, even though he bogeyed two of the last three holes.

Tom Watson watches his tee shot on the second hole during the third round of the 74th Senior PGA Championship golf tournament at Bellerive Country Club Saturday, May 25, 2013, in St. Louis.

Phil Mickelson and 2014 Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson will return to next month's Greenbrier Classic, Greenbrier owner Jim Justice announced Tuesday morning.

Before there were Bobby Jones and Ben Hogan and Jack Fleck and Jack Nicklaus and John Daly and celebrity caddies and the War by the Shore and the Battle of Brookline, there were Francis Ouimet, Eddie Lowery, Harry Vardon, Ted Ray and the 1913 U.S. Open.

With a win at the European Tour's BMW PGA Championship last week and a share of the first-round lead at the Nordea Masters, Matteo Manassero is peaking at the best possible time ahead of the 2013 U.S. Open.

DUBLIN, Ohio Matteo Manassero and Boo Weekley qualified for the U.S. Open by winning on separate tours.

"The Memorial Tournament is themed each year around a person, living or dead, who has contributed to the game of golf." That statement is taken straight from the Memorial Tournament web site, and serves as the foundation for the event.