You'll struggle to find anguished Luke Donald backers on the betting forums. Barely a ripple of angst greeted his dramatic slump around the turn Sunday, when a three-stroke lead became a one-stroke deficit in the space of three holes. Donald has someth… more »

Looks a two-man race Sunday. This tournament's history is not littered with great last round comeback tales. Nobody has ever won from more than four back, which already narrows it down to the top four. Only seven have ever come back from more than two… more »

Anthony Kim and Vijay Singh, his playing partner Saturday, should be thankful for the peculiar law of golf that dictates the field stalls and bunches up on day two. It means they are still very much in with a shout when they might just as easily be dead… more »

Bolshie bunch these Aussies. Guess who's leading the charge against the inclusion of Phil Mickelson? Robert Allenby and Rod Pampling, who say he should have been disqualified for failing to turn up for Wednesday's pro-am. Mickelson squeaked in on the 'ex… more »

There's this piece of poetry going round in my mind (yes, I went to school once) about not losing your head when all about you are losing theirs. This column being nothing if not educational, you can read it here, although its echoes of long-distant days… more »

What a gifted golfer Nick Watney is. But what an oddly diffident guy too. After that amazing eagle on the fifth he half-heartedly raised his arms as if to say, "Mmmm, guess I should celebrate now huh?" Same thing after his victory putt on the 18th: you'd… more »

Memo to David Toms: if you have to trot out excuses for your poor showing at the Zurich Classic you need to do a lot better than blame a "bomber's paradise". The stats just don't back you up old boy. Sure there are bombers in the leading pack. Top dog Ni… more »

This has a back to the future feel about it, and not only because the man currently most likely to succeed is old enough to have fathered some of his rivals. Like Lucas Glover in second place, Mark Calcavecchia went backwards to go forward Friday, making… more »

David Toms was moaning about the length of the course after his modest first round effort Thursday. If he glanced at the stats he would see he's in good company. Our two leaders were barely able to get their measured drives over 270 yards and third-place… more »

This week's question, is simple: how many times has the favourite won on the PGA Tour this year? Answer twice and no prizes for guessing who it was both times. Other than Tiger Woods it's been a big flat zero through 14 competitions. Unfortunately punt… more »

It wouldn't surprise me if there's someone out there whose heart is still thumping from watching Ernie Els's amazing second shot at the 18th edge closer and closer to the hole before lipping out. I'm thinking of the punter or punters who wagered £36 ($7… more »

You'd think someone called Slugger White would either change name of change sport. He sounds more Mike Tyson than Tiger Woods to me. The PGA Tour tournament director certainly had the fight taken out of him by Sunday's howling winds. He put up a solid en… more »

Sometimes I just can't resist it when people say something really stupid. They're always out there, of course, the fools who help the gambling world go round. But it's hard to fathom the naivety of the forum scribe who wrote on Friday: "[Els] is 5 shots… more »

There's a wonderful picture of Ernie Els on the front of the PGA Tour website Saturday morning (Hurry these pictures don't stay there too long). Taken from his smooth, bogey-free second round, it has the look of a man very much at ease with himself, as h… more »

Score one for Lanny Bassham, the Dallas-based "mental coach" Jerry Kelly credits for turning his game around. In fact, score two, because Bassham also mentors Fred Funk, who is having one heck of a season and sits in fifth place at the Verizon Heritage.… more »