Tiger leads FedEx Cup points race after BMW Championship win

Tiger Woods won the BMW Championship yesterday after a final round 8-under-par 63. He defeated Aaron Baddeley by two strokes for his sixth PGA Tour victory of the season. He now leads the FedEx Cup points race with one event remaining …

America won the Walker Cup Sunday in Newcastle, Northern Ireland, in the team’s first victory away from home in 16 years. Jonathan Moore made an eagle putt on the 18th hole to seal the victory …

Meanwhile, Brett Rumford made a 30-foot chip on the first playoff hole to defeat Philip Archer at the European Masters Sunday. Rumford conceded that he got a little lucky on the winning shot …

“It was tracking the hole all the way, but I thought it was coming up short. But the breeze took it,” said Rumford, who finished with a 268 total. “My short game has pulled me through this week.”

At GolfCalifornia.com, Chris Baldwin writes about Palm Desert Country Club, which has undergone a huge transformation in recent years.