Singh tied for lead at Mercedes-Benz Championship; GWAA honors Harmon family

Vijay Singh made six birdies for a 4-under-par 69 at the Mercedes-Benz Championship in Hawaii yesterday, putting him in a five-way tie for the lead. The event, which Stuart Appleby has won the last three years, is the PGA Tour season opener …

The Golf Writers Association of America honored the Harmon family, which has been teaching golf for 50 years, with the William D. Richardson Award for outstanding contributions to golf yesterday. The GWAA also gave Judy Rankin the Ben Hogan Award for staying active in golf despite a physical handicap or illness …

At MyrtleBeachGolf.com, Tim McDonald writes about a Grand Strand gem, the Pearl Golf Links, which is currently undergoing a massive expansion.