Stuart Appleby said yesterday that Michelle Wie should stop playing in men's golf tournaments until her game is more developed. The 17-year-old Wie has missed the cut in 11 of 12 men's events she's started …

"She should just let it go for now and come back when she has a more accomplished game," Appleby said in a media conference call, according to media reports. "She's just not ready for it. She's certainly not proving anything except that she can't play with the men at her level now."

With the season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship in Hawaii only a day away, players have mixed feelings about the new format of the PGA Tour this year. In an attempt to stem the drop in fan interest that usually happens after the final major, the PGA Championship, the tour has created the FedExCup, a season-long points competition that will end in a four-event series carrying a $10 million purse for the overall champion. While some players are excited about the change, others are concerned it diminishes the value of the four majors ...

At GolfEurope.com, Brandon Tucker writes about Scotland's Royal Dornoch Golf Club, which he calls "arguably the finest course in the British Isles."

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