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If you are a fan of celebrities and golf, then the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am was tailor-made — no pun intended — for you. Kicking off today from Pebble Beach, Calif., Golf Channel and CBS viewers will be treated over the next four days...

Phil Mickelson is back, teeing it up for the 23rd time not far from his back yard. Dustin Johnson and Bubba Watson are around, too. And Ernie Els and Vijay Singh and Nick Watney and Hunter Mahan. Not bad for a “lackluster” event. That’...

Kyle Stanley is wasting no time getting back on the horse. A mere 3 1/2 days after his march to a first PGA Tour victory took a damp side trip into Devlin’s Billabong, last week’s hard-luck runner-up found himself drawn in the third tee time...

Plenty of theories have been put forth as to why Tiger Woods took the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am off his schedule a decade ago: Dicey weather, 5 1/2-hour rounds with amateurs, unpredictable putts on Pebble’s poa annua greens. Woods, for his part,...

Chicago could lose the PGA Tour after September’s BMW Championship, but it’s gaining a Canadian Tour event in 2012. The Royal Country Club of Long Grove will host top players from the Canadian Tour next Sept. 10-16. “The Grove,”...

Tiger still more talented Bill Kline The Morning Call Sure, the field has caught and even trampled Tiger Woods in stroke-play tournaments. But Tiger still has more talent than the bottom third of the U.S. Presidents Cup team combined. In match play,...

It’s been 17 years since Arnold Palmer last teed it up at the U.S. Open, taking a graceful exit following the 1994 edition at Oakmont in his home territory. Now it’s the next generation’s turn. Or to be more precise, the next-next...

You may need a scorecard to keep track of who got scorecards. The St. Jude Classic's spot one week before the U.S. Open brings a funny little game of liar's poker to Memphis. Players have to sign up by the usual PGA Tour deadline of Friday afternoon...

Writers from around the Tribune Co. discuss the topic. Weigh in with a comment of your own. Tom Yantz, Hartford Courant Absolutely not. U.S. captain Fred Couples says Woods “is the best player in the world forever.” In the past,......

One can't help but wonder if the folks at the Byron Nelson Championship knew what they were getting into when they agreed to swap places with the Colonial this year. Agreed, the slot after The Players Championship isn't ideal for attracting some of the...