Annika Sorenstam took some time to talk about things and she seems to be one content lady … Why do they rob golf courses? Because that’s where the money is … Arnold Palmer wanted to be closer to work, so he moved his design company closer to him in Orlando, Fla. …

After 30 previous Memorial Tournaments, a relaxed Jack Nicklaus thinks it will be a pleasure not to play in this years event. “Have you seen me play lately?” Nicklaus cracked. Golf Australia administrator and former pro tennis player, Paul MacNamee announced that after two years absence the Australian Women’s Open is on again. “I thought it was pretty extraordinary that it wasn’t on,” McNamee told AAP. Ernie Els is feeling confident about breaking an 18 month drought at Muirfield this week. “I feel good every time I come back and I really like my chances here,” he said.

Colin Montgomerie appears to be the latest European golfer that’s decided that it’s not his game that stinks (seven missed cuts in nine events) it must be the equipment. Colin thinks the powers-that-be need to change the balls so chubby Brits can continue to thrive … At some courses in Australia, an errant tee shot may mean an exciting game of dodge the crocodile … Rick Martino lets you know how to pick the best golf ball for your game …

Will Peter Jacobsen’s hip and knee replacements allow him to continue to play tour golf? European Tour Pro, Ian Poulter, believes that 5,000 pounds is sufficient punishment for telling a spectatator to, well, go away. He also wrote a letter of apology to the ball-spotter. A grieving Tiger Woods will focus on golf to recover from the loss of his father. Longtime friend Charlie Sifford spoke to Tiger and told him, “Look, I understand what you’ve got on your mind right now. But you know what your daddy taught you, and I know you’ll never forget it.”

After trailing by four shots overnight, Jay Haas shoots five successive birdies to win his first major title at the Senior PGA Championship. He had to fight it out in a tight playoff with Brad Bryant and had to wait until their third trip to the par-4 18th to make his celebrations. French golfer, Adrien Mork, shoots the European Tour’s first official 59 in Morocco. Aussie golfer,Geoff Ogilvy, may be a distant relative of Robert the Bruce but he never dreamed of sitting at the dinner table with U.S. President Bush and talking sport. “When you’re sitting at a table with ...

Delta Airlines is offering deals that should be of interest to traveling golfers … David Howell is lighting up the BMW Championship. And Kevin Stadler missed the cut. Much to the chagrin of some dolt who picked the baby walrus to win … All golf instructors are bad except for Chuck Evans, reports Chuck Evans …

Michelle Wie is making a believer out of former skeptic Leonard Shapiro of the Washington Post… Don’t look for Seve Ballesteros to hang it up any time soon. The Spaniard says he wants to play another 5 years… As Steven Ames takes a week off, his brother/caddie Robert takes the chance to go play in the Quicksilver Golf Classic on the NGA/Hooters Tour.

Luke Donald shares a 4 way lead at Wentworth. After hitting every green in regulation, he said “I cannot remember the last time I did that. I might have done it last year sometime but I think that’s the first time this year.” Oak Tree Club Member, Gil Morgan is feeling very comfortable at his home course and leads the Senior PGA Championship. Pro golfers wanted for the Welsh tour. But time is running out.

It looks like if Michelle Wie can make it through a tough field in sectional qualifying, she’ll deserve to play in the men’s U.S. Open … Angel Cabrera is off to a good start at defending his BMW Championship title … Manhattan’s only golf course is set to re-open this fall, at least for a little while. Until then, stay content smacking golf balls at Chelsea Piers …

His students don’t hit a golf ball until the 5th lesson but Julius Richardson claims to have no golfing failures. He wanted to play 500 courses in 50 states, but when Bruce Clute reached 500, he just kept on play-ying. England wants to become the worlds leading golf nation by the year 2020 and has developed a plan to increase popularity in the game of golf by 5% over the next four years.

At 60 years of age Hale Irwin has won 5 Senior PGA Titles. Will he still have what it takes at 61 to pick up a 6th? He thinks so. What better way to win your maiden BMW Championship than to change the course to suit your own game. That’s what they are saying about Ernie Els and Wentworth. Tom Lehman believes that passion rather than event wins, is important in the Ryder Cup.

Oak Hill Country Club officials will have both the PGA Championship and the Senior PGA Championship to Rochester, according to the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. The next available Senior PGA Championship is 2008 and the next available PGA Championship is 2013. So they have some time to buy the extra chairs … John Daly: He’s just like the rest of us, only richer and stupider … Cam Golf Co., a Chicago-area wholesaler is one of four more firms being accused of selling Titleist-brand golf balls counterfeited in Asia …

Longtime friends, Tiger Woods and Ernie Els have teamed up to give a hand to golfing kids. In an annual event, the Friendship Cup, kids from the U.S. and South Africa will mix competition with cultural learning. Can Seve Ballesteros recover from back problems in time to play in the British Open? Only time will tell. “I’m practising (and) so far things are going well,” Seve says. In another weather affected event, Gloria Park and Annika Sorenstam could not hold off the charging Mexican, Lorena Ochoa at the Sybase Classic as she takes out her second win for the season.

It may be expensive to stay in some resorts in Scottsdale. Well, you could be like Host Hotels & Resorts Inc and spend nearly $400 million to buy the Westin Kierland Resort & Spa … On Friday, Thomas Bjorn was terrible and finished with a 78 for the first round. On Monday, he won the Irish Open title. The moral of this story? Thomas Bjorn is better than you … Arjun Atwal was minding his own business, and then he got Shiv’d in the World golf rankings …

Nice one Lumpy. Tim Herron grinds his way to a win at the Colonial … “You have to do it your way. What I learned out here is everyone is good at certain things. Some guys are better with a mental attitude, some guys are better putters or drivers. But you have to remember as a player, what you do well,” he said … Darren Clarke leads as weather further delays the Irish Open. “It was getting very difficult to find a place to take relief from casual water,” said European Tour referee Andy McFee … Michael Campbell believes Wie shouldn’t be playing ...

ESPN wants to know your opinion on the five best-ever golf shots … Two bits of information in one: Not only do you learn that Maine has a golf hall of fame, you get to learn who the newest inductees are … Police in Punta Gorda, Florida were trying to find some missing golf carts and instead found a bunch of NCAA golfers. I mean Willie Nelson. Oops, I mean marijuana plants …

Ignacio Garrido is -3 in a delayed Nissan Irish Open. The Spaniard could only complete 6 holes prior to the stoppage of play due to the raging Irish weather… With a congested leaderboard, Stewart Cink manages to hold on to a one shot lead in the Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas. “It almost feels like it’s too easy to play,” Cink said after shooting 64… Recent invasions on my local course have stirred up some rather drastic action.

Morgan Pressel has senior fever and is just sick and tired of high school … Locals near Trump National Golf Club are giving The Donald a battle over renaming a street leading to the club. He wants to rename a street Trump National Drive, while they suggest “Ego Aisle” … Steve Williams is putting down Tiger Woods’ bag so he can help raise some money for junior golfers …

It’s time to cut Michelle Wie a little slack, David Teel writes. Oh, I don’t know. At a buck a piece, that’s 10 million Nike hankies for her to cry into… Thailand is going to host an LPGA event later this year. The Honda LPGA Thailand starts Oct. 20-22 at the Amata Spring C.C. near Bangkok… Ben Crenshaw offers up some great memories of the PGA Tour’s Bank of America Colonial and Ben Hogan.

An increase in golf-related travel is helping Alabama’s economy recover from Hurricane Katrina (which is no surprise to Tim McDonald - read his story on golf in Mobile)… Rick Arnett point out the obvious here, that tourney backers are always hoping Tiger or Phil or another of the big names win their events. Who’s going to brag that you’ve got Trevor Immelman, Brett Wetterich or Omar Uresti coming back next year as defending champ!?… John Huggan writes: “Every two years it’s the same thing. No matter what Ryder Cup qualifying system the Europeans come up with, the last few months of the ...

Nascar Craftsman Truck Series driver Brendan Gaughan got some golf tips from 10 PGA Tour players recently. Gaughan showed them a thing or two about his kind of driving as well… Mel Webb writes that for Colin Montgomerie, missing a cut has become routine… At LPGA Golf Course in Daytona, Florida, alligators are no big deal. (Hmmm, that’s not what Mark Nessmith says.)

Talk about putting under pressure. And you thought you had it tough… Fore! Should you be held responsible for every shot? “It’s common knowledge that not every shot played by a golfer goes exactly where he intends it to go,” says a court ruling… QOLFballs indoor golf balls? What’s next?

South Africa’s Trevor Immelman’s not crying in his beer after consecutive runnerup finishes on the PGA Tour (the Byron Nelson Championship on Sunday and the Wachovia Championship the week before)… Kenny Perry eyes a repeat of his win at the Bank of America Colonial… Here are some club-fitting pointers from Rick Martino, director of instruction with the PGA of America.

Michelle Wie times two in the news. First she gets an exemption to play in the Women’s U.S. Open, then she makes her first step to qualifying for the men’s U.S. Open. You go girl … They kill kangaroos, don’t they? … Here’s an idea, if you shoot a 79, don’t mark down that you shot a 69 like these golfing brain surgeons did in India …

After winning the Michelob Ultra Open in Williamsburg, Va., and getting back atop the money list, Karrie Webb’s going to take a well-deserved two-week break… Padraig Harrington will be playing more European Tour events in an effort to make the Euro Ryder Cup Team… I hear that Ryder Cup chat dominated the British Masters (which Johan Edfors won, by the way). And you said he’d never amount to anything.

Old foes Australia and South Africa face off again at the Byron Nelson. Adam Scott and Trevor Immelman are locked at -11 going into the final round. Just like a rugby game really… Karrie Webb is back on top after winning the LPGA Michelob Ultra Open in Virginia. “I played great all week,” Webb said. You go, girl… First win in 11 years keeps Hendrik Buhrmann in the game. Remember Dot Wong, never wrong.

Gripping news from Bob Estes, at the Byron Nelson Championship… ‘05 U.S. Open champ Michael Campbell is sick but hanging tough at the British Masters. Casey Martin’s going to coach college golf out in Oregon. (Careful, Casey! You wouldn’t believe what I’ve been reading about college golfers.)

A Euro Ryder Cup team without Lee Westwood? Boo hoo … Look out for the rough at Winged Foot … Don’t be an idiot when you’re buying a golf home.

Shark invasion Down Under. Keep a heimlich specialist handy, if only for old times’ sake … Remember the name Oliver Fisher … Out in Texas, Rory Sabbatini wants to beat more than Ben Crane, it seems.

Michelle McGann is having some hard times getting back on track on the LPGA Tour … So Billy Payne is now the guardian of it all at Augusta, writes Furman Bisher … Myrtle Beach locals are bracing for annual invasion of golfers.