Paul Goydos wins Sony Open; Team Nicklaus-Watson come out ahead at Champions Skins Game

After 11 years, Paul Goydos is back in the winner’s circle. Goydos shot a final round 3-under-par 67 yesterday to win the Sony Open, defeating Charles Howell III and Luke Donald by one stroke …

‘I never felt like I was going to win,” said Goydos, whose last PGA Tour victory was the 1996 Bay Hill Invitational. “I’m still stunned.”

Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson defeated the team of Gary Player and Jay Haas to win the Champions Skins Game yesterday. Nicklaus and Watson won nine skins in all, giving Nicklaus a total of 96 skins worth just over $2 million dollars in his career …

Ariel Canete won the Joburg Open yesterday for his first title on the European Tour. Canete, 31, shot a final round 67 to go 19-under for the event, defeating South Africa’s Andrew McLardy by two strokes …

This is the time of year when many northerners are dreaming of golf in the Caribbean. At TravelGolf.com, Tim McDonald gives his list of the top 10 golf resorts in the Caribbean.