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Tiger Woods did not pocket a major championship in 2009, but his six victories and steady play left no doubt that he was the game's premier performer, while earning the 2009 PGA of America Player of the Year Award and Vardon Trophy.

Natalie Gulbis was so cold she stood on Maniac Hill wrapped in a blanket. Chris DiMarco was so sleep deprived his eyes looked like a road map.

There's good infamy like Notorious BIG or Al Capone, who had reputations so bad that it made them good.

It's not just any junior golf tour that can offer a chance to work with a sports psychologist who also advises a trio of major championship winners.

Golfer Zach Johnson's visit to the Iowa-Wisconsin football game Oct. 17 paid off handsomely.

Hardin-Simmons' 3-0 men's soccer win over Schreiner on Friday was a big step toward landing a first-round bye in the upcoming American Southwest Conference tournament.

Posted on Oct 28, 2009 by Mike Hlas . By now, you may have seen a video or read a story about PGA Tour star and native Iowan Zach Johnson being in the Iowa Hawkeyes' locker room after their 20-10 win at Wisconsin on Oct.

October 26, 2009 -- PINEHURST, N.C. - The night before he would guide a foursome in The McGladrey Team Championship, PGA Professional Tim Walsh of Huntington Beach, Calif., happened to pause at a hallway portrait of one of the many famous visitors at the Pinehurst Resort.

Comment: Riverview has a big advantage, as the region is being played on the Sharks' home course.

A new Nationwide Tour golf tournament will be played at Dye's Valley Course at TPC Sawgrass in October of 2010.

It was hard to ascertain which was louder Tuesday afternoon: the yellow-and-black size 11 golf shoes on Chamberlain junior Gary Buffington's feet, or the statement he made with his putter.

With Cedar Rapids native Zach Johnson in attendance on Saturday the Iowa Hawkeyes didn't disappoint, beating the rival Badgers 20-10. You'd be hard pressed to find a happier Hawkeye fan than Zach.

The anticipated "conforming" Vokey wedges and updated AP1 and AP2 irons should be hitting stores soon.

Late-arriving Retief Goosen might have hit on a successful formula for playing golf tournaments.

For the International team to have any chance at this week's Presidents Cup, it probably will have to solve its historical failures in foursomes.

The match is part of the celebrations to mark the one year count-down to the tournament.

1 2 1 2 San Francisco, Calif. - The fans lining the green at the 14th hole at Harding Park Golf Course on Sunday looked to the giant video board next to the fairway. On the screen, Tiger Woods was standing over a 3-foot putt on No. 13 that would clinch his match with Y.E. Yang and the Presidents Cup for the American team. Woods sank the putt and the crowd let out a groan. They wanted to see Woods in person. Unfortunately for them, Woods rarely made it to the final holes as he won all five of his matches, becoming the third golfer to do so at the Presidents Cup. Zach Johnson, a former Drake golfer from Cedar Rapids, couldn't match Woods. He fell to Tim Clark of South Africa 4 and 3. Johnson won only one hole as Clark drained several long putts and had four birdies on his first seven holes to go 5 up. But thanks in large part to Woods and Phil Mickelson, who went 4-0-1 on the week, the U.S. won 19. The Americans have dominated this series, winning six of the eight competitions with one draw. 'We played great as a team,' Woods said. 'The captain (Fred Couples) did some great pairings, put us together with some guys that we knew we could play really well with. And the guys made putts.' International captain Greg Norman said Woods' performance was a key. 'That's what you expect out of your No. 1 player in the world,' Norman said. 'I think that was the swing factor. Woods won all five matches. If he only wins three out of those five, then the whole match is a lot closer than what it is.' Johnson's match wasn't close. On the 15th, he made his birdie putt, then watched Clark hole his putt from the fringe to clinch the match. Johnson flopped onto his back on the green, an act he said wasn't intentional. 'My knees gave out,' Johnson said with an embarrassed laugh. 'It wasn't an act. I was just like, 'Are you kidding me?' It was fitting the way it ended. He played great and deserved to win.' Clark got birdies on 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 12, 13 and 15. 'Through 11 holes, I'm one under, he's six - I think he made three or four putts outside of 30, 40 feet,' Johnson said. 'He also hit it good. He didn't do anything wrong. It was just really, really impressive.' Clark said putts were key. 'For the first time all week, the putts started to go,' he said. 'The first few days, a lot lipped out, but today, unfortunately for Zach, they all seemed to go in. He played great on the back and he showed what sort of fight he has. 'I tell you, if I had not kept on the pedal, I would have been in trouble.' Woods' pairing with Yang was a rematch of sorts from the final round of the PGA Championship in August. That time, Yang handed Woods his first loss in a major when leading after three rounds. This time, Woods hammered Yang 6 and 5. Yang won the first hole and didn't win another as Woods ran off five birdies over holes 5-13. 'He birdied the first and I made a mistake there, and from then on, I actually played pretty good,' Woods said. Mickelson beat Retief Goosen 2 and 1. Mickelson's wife Amy, who has been undergoing cancer treatment in Houston, paid a surprise visit, arriving on Saturday night. Mickelson said she hid in the bathroom of his hotel room and gave him a scare. He wasn't as happy with his play Sunday. 'I was a few under, but I didn't putt the way I had the first few matches,' he said. 'But it was a fun week, and I'm really happy to be part of this team and to see the way our guys played today.' Anthony Kim, Stewart Cink, Hunter Mahan and Sean O'Hair also won their matches. O'Hair had a surprisingly easy time with Ernie Els, winning 6 and 4. Kim beat Robert Allenby 5 and 3. Geoff Ogilvy and Ryo Ishikawa won for the International team.

San Francisco, Calif. - The weather turned in San Francisco on Saturday and so did fate for Zach Johnson.

Zach Johnson stood over his six-foot putt on the 17th hole at Harding Park Golf Course late Friday afternoon at the Presidents Cup.

Posted on Oct 09, 2009 by Mike Hlas . " Just got word golf will be an Olympic sport in 2016 in Rio de Janiero.