By Elaine Donnelly
Extending sexual misconduct to combat units
Independent voices from the TWT Communities
Tiger Woods hates the question, even though the answer should be simple enough.
Tim Clark would have been easy to miss among dozens of PGA Tour players who poured out of a hotel ballroom after a two-hour meeting on the proposed ban of the stroke used for long putters _ except he was the only guy with a suitcase.
Woods closed with an even-par 72 for a four-shot victory. He won the tournament for the seventh time, and picked up his record eighth win as a pro at Torrey Pines, which includes the 2008 U.S. Open.
Woods seized control in the fog-delayed Farmers Insurance Open with a strong driving performance that carried him to a 3-under 69 and a four-shot lead after the third round. Even when he got a little wild off the tee late in chilly afternoon of the fourth round, he still made birdies to stretch his lead to six shots when play was suspended by darkness.
Tiger Woods cared more about the number of rounds left at Torrey Pines than the number of PGA Tour wins belonging to the guys chasing him.
The chatter and speculation hasn't stopped since the players arrived at Torrey Pines earlier in the week for the Farmers Insurance Open. The focus of such a busy week is sure to shift to another topic on Thursday.
Based on his record alone, there could be cause for alarm the way Tiger Woods started his season.
Geoff Ogilvy of Australia has a chance to be a small part of history on the PGA Tour, even if he thinks history is against him.
Phil Mickelson is talking more about how much he pays in taxes than how many fairways he hits off the tee.
Tiger Woods is returning to Torrey Pines to start his PGA Tour season.
David Duval spent his first full season of professional golf in the minor leagues, finishing No. 8 on what was then the Nike Tour money list to earn his PGA Tour card. Nearly 20 years later, after a career in which he has won a major, a PGA Tour money title and was No. 1 in the world, Duval is willing to go back.
Tiger Woods hasn't been this busy on the golf course in seven years, a season that will wrap up in California with his annual World Challenge.
Padraig Harrington. Angel Cabrera. Lucas Glover.
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson often bring out the best in each other's games. Just don't expect any friendly conversations when golf's greatest running rivalry resumes at the U.S. Open.
Phil Mickelson decided not to leave the driver at home for the U.S. Open this time.
"I'm excited about this year. I'm excited about what I'm doing with Sean (Foley) and some of the things that I've built," he said. "This is a nice way to start the year."
"Yeah," he said.
