Golfers, it’s time we put our money, and golf gear, where our mouths are. I’ve previously written about a couple of organizations that have done just that –the Evansville (Ind.) City Council and Kyle Taylor of USAGolf in Lawrence, Kansas. They, and others like them have donated golf balls and golf gear to U.S. troops stationed in Iraq and around the globe. Recently, I was contacted by Jim Best of The Best Balls. Having read the posts, Jim generously offered 10,000 golf balls to be shipped overseas. With the help of the North Carolina Branch of Give 2 the troops, we’ll get ...

Having seen it mentioned by a few WorldGolf.com readers, I checked in with Brandon Tucker, who is writing and reporting from the U.S. Women’s Open, whether the now-infamous “88 Rule” is in effect at the tourney. The rule, for those golf fans hiding under a rock, states that if a player shoots an 88 or more, they are not allowed to play in LPGA events the remainder of the year. Luckily for Wie and others, though, the U.S. Women’s Open is a USGA event, and the rule doesn’t apply. So young Ms. Wie has no worries if her score climbs from yesterday’s ...

Once again, WorldGolf.com will have a presence at one of golf’s biggest events, as Brandon Tucker will be reporting and blogging from Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club in Southern Pines, N.C., giving readers the inside scoop from the 2007 U.S. Women’s Open. Obviously, this is a positive situation in many ways, as readers will benefit from Brandon’s unique perspective. Also, it means fans of women’s golf won’t have to depend on the USGA’s Web site, which looks snazzy now, but is likely scheduled for a complete implosion moments after the first tee shot is taken. Of course, there is a downside. ...

If you weren’t sure if Tiger Woods truly transcended golf, you now know for sure. Head over to Golf Digest to see the first pictures of Tiger and wife Elin’s first child, Sam Alexis, as well as some photos of the whole family, labradoodle included. So eat your heart out Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, et al. Golf has it’s own superstar baby and family. Update: Tiger’s showcasing the new apple of his eye at his Web site, as well. –WKW

It takes a lot to get our attention here at the Golfer Supremacy Rankings, where our days are spent living the high life off the innumerable bribes sent in on nearly a daily basis by golfers who want to be No. 1. Of course, we here at the GSR’s don’t play that way. Sure, we take the money, what, you think we’re idiots? But just because we cash the checks, don’t think for a second that means we’ll allow anyone to influence important decisions. No, we have unbreakable ethics here, and would never allow anyone to buy off the beliefs we ...

To: All media outlets, U.S. Congress, President George W. Bush, U.S. Supreme Court, Independent and unaffiliated Office of the Vice President. Dear Sirs, We at the American Golf Liberties Union (AGLU), as a protector of all that is right in golf and golf terminology, have had it brought to our attention that there are currently hate crimes being perpetrated against the most important and beloved item of our game - the golf ball. We have been alerted to the hateful usage of the golf ball as a description of the size of hail by Golf Gear News blogger/podcaster Bruce Stasch. The use of golf ...

PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem has finally come out and said - with the authority of a wet dishrag - that perhaps the PGA Tour needs to test its golfers for performance-enhancing drugs. Maybe. But he wants the other pro golf organizations to hold his hand as he dips his toe in the fray. Finchem says golf’s tours, pro organizations should join together Saying drug testing in sports has become a reality, PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem said golf organizations around the world should work closely to develop rules that ultimately could lead to testing. “It’s unfortunate that these realities are with us, ...

When greatness passes on its DNA, it’s worthy of note. Nonetheless, there appears to be no truth to the wildly spreading rumor that B.J. Wie, Michelle’s dad, has contacted Elin and Tiger Woods, offering his service as coach and mentor to their new daughter. And reportedly it will be Elin’s job to keep the Nike executives away from their child. At least until her third birthday. And in all seriousness, congratulations to Elin and Tiger on the birth of a healthy daughter - Sam Alexis - and the adventure of parenting they are entering. And while some will obviously look at Tiger’s fatherhood ...

Was there ever a better example of the disparate types that make their career golfing than Angel Cabrera and Tiger Woods at the U.S. Open? Cabrera, chain-smoking, husky, nervous as could be, against Woods, whose abs you can clean clothes on and who seemed calmer than ever before. And the husky, chain-smoking nervous wreck beats the chill, body-beautiful golf genius. The guy with no PGA Tour wins tops the guy who has 57 of them. Such is our game. One interesting fact: Since 1999, Argentinians have won more golf majors than Europeans. It’s true. Look it up. –WKW

A quick check at the U.S. Open scores from Oakmont thus far this morning: Phil Mickelson: +6 Henrik Stenson: +6 Sean O’Hair: +9 Trevor Immelman: +10 Stewart Cink: +10 Davis Love III: +10 Adam Scott: +12 Paul Casey: -4 Stop everything. Let’s see that again: Paul Casey: -4 With five birdies versus just a single bogey today, I think we have ourselves a winner. I say we let Tiger Woods play his second round, and if he can’t beat a 66, we just call the whole thing off, hand the trophy to Casey and all go fishing this weekend. He may not be in the lead, but that was just one hell ...

Looking to stay updated on the latest scores at the U.S. Open? Well, so would the USGA, it appears. Their live leaderboard - co-hosted by ESPN.com – is currently down, and has worked sporadically thus far. And other leaderboards haven’t been doing too well, either. “Wow, the others were even worse. GolfChannel had Ogilvy through 8 holes when he had played 11, and PGA.com had him through 3 at the same point,” wrote Geoff Shackleford. Of course, if you want up-to-date, breaking info on the U.S. Open, you can head over to the USGA blog. Except that’s not working, either. BTW, head over ...

Over at Sports Illustrated, they love nothing better than accumulating a bunch of photos, giving it all a topic, and then presenting it as a colorful photo gallery. Today’s photo gallery is of the “Most Fun Athletes to Watch.” Generally these photo galleries don’t teach us much, but do showcase some nice photographs. This particular photo gallery teaches us something, however - SI doesn’t find Tiger Woods very fun to watch. SI features 32 “fun-to-watch” athletes, and even with the U.S. Open about to tee off, not one of them is named Tiger. There are a couple golfers on the list: Camilo ...

TravelGolf.com readers were given an interesting bonus recently, as Chris Baldwin reported live from the LPGA Championship. Throughout each round, Baldwin was able to give exclusive updates from the tournament, giving readers a unique look at the event. Brandon Tucker is scheduled to do the same at the U.S. Open for WorldGolf.com. Without a doubt, the Internet and blogging has changed how sports fans can get their news. This is the information age, and we’re all getting to experience events in entirely new ways. It’s a grand experiment we’re all getting to live through, and everyone’s on board. Well, except maybe ...

First of all, let me just say this: If we could take John Daly and Paris Hilton, and meld them into some type of super-person, they would take over the world as we know it, because everyone would be too busy watching their exploits to do anything else. That being said, we wish Daly luck in his quest to become the first PGA Tour golfer to make the cut at an event immediately after getting into a knife fight with his wife. Daly tells police wife attacked him with steak knife MEMPHIS, Tenn. – John Daly told authorities his wife tried to stab ...

With Conservatives agog at the possibility of ushering in a new fictional President in the form of former lobbyist Fred Thompson, another pretend politician is laying down his own brand of carnage - on the golf course. Fictional Deputy White House Communications Director Rob Lowe, participating in a charity golf match in Iowa, was horrified when one of his golf balls killed a goldfinch - Iowa’s state bird. “It’s unbelievable. Only I could come here and kill the state bird,” reportedly said Lowe. Lowe, who can not be considered a political candidate until his jowls make contact with his abdomen, ala Thompson, just ...

Going to school in Alaska, I got to know author and now-politician Mike Doogan, the popular former columnist with the Anchorage Daily News. He once relayed a story about attending a seminar with Russian journalists just following the Cold War. “Everything that’s happened in the last 50 years is news to you,” Doogan told the Russians. Which, of course, was a harsh truth. During the communist reign, Russian journalists - and citizens - knew what the State decided they should know. In 2007, with the glorious information tool known as the Internet available, the ability for literally billions of people to acquire knowledge ...

LeBron James shares the same birthday as Tiger Woods. And now, like Woods, James is looking to add “champion” to his resume. But this week, with Michelle Wie, another well-promoted youngster in Michelle Wie, failing, James has taught us all something valuable. It all has nothing to do with the hype. Now that James, 22, has helped carry his Cavaliers to their first NBA Finals, and possibly the first world title in Cleveland in more than 40 years, one can truly say the young man was much more than his press clippings. Because regardless how much Michelle Wie has been hyped, LeBron has ...