
Height: 5 ft., 11 in.
Weight: 195
Turned Pro: 2000
College: North Carolina State
DOB: 8/29/1977
Bio: Took up golf at age 10 near course where he lived in Gothenburg, Sweden. Father, Lars, a low-handicap golfer, was an executive for Volvo Trucks Division, resulting the family living in England between ages 10-14, then moving to Greensboro, N.C., for his last two years of high school when the company transferred his father. Was the 1996 state 4A medalist for Grimsley High School. Now lives in Raleigh where he attended college. (Bio information from Golfweek research and pgatour.com)
Call it a Dallas re-run, only set in Fort Worth. But one week after warm temperatures and benign wind enabled the PGA Tour chaps to open with silly low numbers at the HP Byron Nelson Championship, similar conditions greeted players at Thursday’s opening round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.
Ryan Palmer is a member at Colonial and Thursday he used that to his advantage, carding an 8-under 62 to take the first-round lead at the Crowne Plaza Invitational. See how it all unfolded!
Defending champion Zach Johnson, perennial contender Jim Furyk, 2011 Masters champion Charl Schwartzel and unheralded Chris Kirk are all players to watch this week.
Tim Clark confirmed news that probably won’t come as a surprise to officials at the PGA Tour, U.S. Golf Association and R&A. “We do have legal counsel,” he said. “We’re going to explore our options. We’re not going to just roll over and accept this.”
With no status on the PGA Tour, 2010 U.S. Amateur champ Peter Uihlein boldly went where few Americans go anymore. Uihlein took the fork in the road and joined the Challenge Tour, the European Tour’s developmental circuit.
Pre-tournament favorite Ian Poulter bowed out of the Volvo World Match Play Championship after losing his second match in two days, left only to vent his frustration.
Ian Poulter lost 3 and 2 to Thongchai Jaidee, but a win tomorrow against South Africa’s Thomas Aiken, the other player in the group, will see the Englishman through to the knockout rounds of the Volvo World Match Play Championship.
Thracian Cliffs is a stunning location. Hard by the Black Sea some 220 miles from Bulgarian capital Sofia, Gary Player has somehow carved 18 undulating holes into sheer white cliffs that will provide stunning television pictures. Whether it produces stunning golf is another story.
It's easy to get a sense of why the great players tread carefully with their schedules - so many great tournaments, so little time. Plus: Players on courses they love and courses they don't, and more in this week's notes.
A look at the final-round tee times at the 2013 Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Check out the tee times and pairings, including some of the most interesting groups of the day, for the third round of the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass.
Luke Donald is the most popular pick, mostly due to his short-game prowess. Lee Westwood and Phil Mickelson also register as favorites at this week's Players Championship.
Tee times and pairings for the first- and second-round of The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
The number of entries for this year's U.S. Open at Merion significantly eclipses the previous record for the 2009 Open at Bethpage.
Some Tour pros acknowledge that the majors have the richest histories, but feel that the media creates an atmosphere where you can’t be considered great without having at least one on your resume.
Graeme McDowell was bogey-free until the 72nd hole, which allowed Webb Simpson to par his way into a playoff. McDowell didn't make the same mistake twice, as he won on the first hole of a playoff to win his second PGA Tour title.
Charley Hoffman will play in the day's final group once again as the leader of the RBC Heritage at Hilton Head Island, S.C.; his Saturday 66 will pair him with Webb Simpson, whose 65 was the best of the third round.
Charley Hoffman fired a 5-under 66 to take a two-shot lead entering the final round of the RBC Heritage. See how it all unfolded Saturday at Harbour Town!
Rough weather called an early end to play Friday, with Charley Hoffman, Steve LeBrun and Kevin Streelman the co-leaders at 6 under in the RBC Heritage at Hilton Head Island, S.C.
With Brian Davis holding the 18-hole lead at 6 under, will the weather hold up at the RBC Heritage to give players a chance to catch him? Follow Round 2 now!
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Alex Miceli breaks down Carl Pettersson's win at Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Jeff Rude goes inside the ropes and walks a few holes with Woody Austin, Tommy Armour III and Carl Pettersson.