This tournament will be remembered for the one that got in - Jim Furyk's ace on the 4th - but it's the ones that got away that really sealed the deal. Hunter Mahan had enough 10-15ft opportunities to hold the balance of power by the turn and Vijay Singh… more »

There's trickery afoot at Angus Glen, or so say a number players this weekend. They believe the course has been "tricked up" in an attempt to turn a pussy cat into a Tiger. It's pretty much agreed the pin positions are the only thing making this course… more »

There was plenty of buzz at Angus Glen Friday, some of it decidedly troublesome. Tripp Isenhour had just a little over 6 inches for par on the 17th when an insect took a fancy to him. Instead of backing away he misfired and lost out on a three-way tie fo… more »

I've heard some really stupid questions in my time, but there's few beat the interviewer Thursday who asked Hunter Mahan: "Would you say this course fits your game?" Of course it doesn't, you oaf! You do the maths - 18 holes and only three eagles. Clea… more »

Pity the poor Canadian Open. No title sponsor, facing the first loss in its history, and precious few big names this year thanks to its Cinderella status on the PGA Tour, moved from its usual September slot to slap-bang after the Open Championship. There… more »

So history does not repeat itself, the third-round leader loses the plot, and instead Joe Ogilvie breaks his 229-event duck. If patience is a virtue Joe must be at God's right hand. Mind you, in the end it came down to a fluke: Ogilvie was as surprised… more »

How gutting that the one vital weak spot Sergio Garcia worked feverishly to get right after Hoylake let him down at the last. That missed putt on the final hole of regulation was so unlucky (not to mention the ace that turned into a par in the playoff),… more »

Tubby Tim or Tiny Tim? It's Herron versus Clark in Sunday's final pairing and the omens strongly favour of one of them. Ominously for Clark, history is firmly on the side of the third round leader - Shigeki Maruyama in 2001 being the only exception in th… more »

If you just happen to bump into Sergio Garcia Sunday morning, be sure not to say the word Wachovia. And any casual discussion of Greg Norman is also strictly out of bounds. The Spaniard bidding to take on the mantle of Seve Ballasteros does not need to b… more »

Nondescript is the word that comes to mind about Joe Ogilvie. There was the odd occasion last season when he warranted a mention - most particularly when he came third at the the Reno Tahoe Open in August. But this season he's been off the radar, not doi… more »

Friday the winner was the golf course. But Saturday's victor looks like it might be the weather. The clouds that dumped an inch of rain on me in an hour in London Friday have now crossed the Scottish border and are swirling their way to Carnoustie. The p… more »

Crumbs. Looks as if the foul weather I predicted for Carnoustie struck a day early and missed. It decided instead to dump on me as I went to fetch a transatlantic traveller from London's Gatwick airport. Six hours struggling through floods of near biblic… more »

A little piece of history took place on the 16th green at Carnoustie Thursday. Tiger Woods's massive birdie putt now stands as the world's longest televised putt. Mind you I rely for this piece of useless information on the BBC and, given that organisati… more »

You'd think Milwaukee was behind the old Iron curtain for all the news that's coming out about the US Bank Championship. Either the poor hacks who drew the short straws and didn't go to Carnoustie are drowning their sorrows in a local bar or they're glue… more »

They say you can't keep a good man down. Certainly not John Philp, the head greenkeeper notorious for Carnoustie's '99 course, which earned him the opprobrium of the world's top golfers and an MBE from the Queen. Philp maintains robust views about the co… more »