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@JasonSobel Lee Westwood could move to No. 1 in the OWGR this week. That would be a major title for him. But not a major title, if you know what I mean. about 6 hours ago
@JasonSobel Last year, Tiger was first in scoring avg. before the cut, Rd. 3 scoring avg. and final rd. scoring avg. This year? 151st, 43rd and 127th. about 7 hours ago
@JasonSobel Would TW be RC captain's pick? "Planning on playing my way onto the team," he said. Repeated it. And again. Never answered question, though. about 10 hours ago
@ESPN_Golf Harig: Anthony Kim returns from injury at Firestone - http://es.pn/acJJxy about 10 hours ago
@ESPN_Golf Kim returning after three-month injury layoff - http://es.pn/bIamef about 10 hours ago
@JasonSobel Brett Favre denies ever sending any text messages. Waiting for Tiger Woods to claim, "Uh, yeah. Same here!" about 11 hours ago
@JasonSobel Football HOFer ***** Lebeau tells "Mike & Mike" he's shot his age 44 times in past two years on 10 courses. And no, he's not 100 years old. about 14 hours ago
@ESPN_Golf Second round of Junior PGA canceled by rain - http://es.pn/asRYz9 1 day ago
@ESPN_Golf Space at premium for 2012 PGA Championship - http://es.pn/aF0DaN 1 day ago
@JasonSobel Practice rounds well underway at Firestone. Not sure why this isn't leading SportsCenter right now. 1 day ago
@JasonSobel Wells Fargo takes over title sponsorship of Quail Hollow event. Wonder if the bank accepts oversized winner's checks, Happy Gilmore-style. 1 day ago
@JasonSobel Even if Brett Favre really does retire, I can't imagine him retiring that beautifully broken in Nike Golf hat that he wears all the time. 1 day ago
@ESPN_Golf Ray: Tough to pick Tiger Woods to win this week - http://es.pn/c0bCmA 1 day ago
@ESPN_Golf Wells Fargo puts name on Charlotte PGA event - http://es.pn/c6IMKV 1 day ago
@JasonSobel This week's event is Bridgestone (at Firestone). Opposite is Turning Stone. Sounds straight outta Bedrock. I'll take Fred and Barney to win. 1 day ago
@JasonSobel Email from @darrenrovell1: "Check Twitter in five mins." Camilo Villegas to TMaG. Dude thanks sponsors like NASCAR driver. (CV, not Rovell.) 2 days ago
@JasonSobel Neophyte golf fan asked me whether tourneys change the size of the holes. Hmm, hitting into XXL cups? Could explain the rash of low numbers. 2 days ago
@ESPN_Golf Thomas sets course record, leads at Junior PGA - http://es.pn/cAV61x 2 days ago
@JasonSobel Next week's PGA Championship will feature 99 of the world's top 100 players. Only one missing? Toru Taniguchi. No beer cheese soup for you! 2 days ago
@JasonSobel One of my colleagues broke a Scotty Cameron putter over his head at TPC-Boston today. I won't say who, but his new nickname is Woody. 2 days ago

MEDIA

Podcasts

Stuart Appleby, Golf

Stuart Appleby talks about shooting a 59 to win the Greenbrier Classic.

Jason Sobel, Golf

Jason Sobel thinks the course at St. Andrews fought back against the players on Friday and ruined a lot of rounds.

Scott Van Pelt, Golf

Scott Van Pelt provides an update from the Open Championship and weighs in on the impressive opening-round performances by Rory McIlroy, John Daly and Tiger Woods.

GOLF BLOGS

ESPN.com

Ray: Tough to pick Tiger Woods to win this week (8/2/10)
Jason Sobel

Sobel: Perry still owns major aspirations (6/1/10)
Fran Quinn

Fran Quinn: Stretch at Mayakoba gave Quinn more shots (3/2/10)

CONTESTS AND SPECIAL SECTIONS

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COLUMNISTS

Bob Harig

Why So Rare Air?

Stuart Appleby's 59 stands as an amazing feat, but the real shocker is how few golfers have done it.

Column » Archive »

Gene Wojciechowski

Open For Debate

Louis Oosthuizen's British Open victory proved good guys can win, even if it was torture to watch.

Column » Archive »

Rick Reilly

Slam Dunk?

A victory at St. Andrews would mean more to Tiger's quest to eclipse Jack Nicklaus' majors record than most realize.

Column » Archive »

Jason Sobel

'Easy' Does It

Jason Sobel breaks down the top 50 players in the British Open field, and Ernie Els comes out on top.

Column » Archive »

Stephania Bell

Swing Thoughts

After dissecting nearly every Tiger Woods swing over three days at the Memorial, did we learn anything?

Story » Archive »

Scoop Jackson

Exit Strategy

The PGA Tour could learn a good lesson from the NBA and Michael Jordan's retirement.

Column » Archive »

Bill Simmons

Uncertainty Abounds

How hard will it be for Tiger to get back inside the ropes? It ranks up there with Ali's return in 1970.

Column » Archive »

LZ Granderson

Pay Attention To Tomorrow

Chris Henry turned his life around, but we noticed too late. We shouldn't let that happen with Tiger.

Story » Archive »

GOLF STATISTICS

	Player	Events	Earnings
1	Ernie Els (RSA)	14	$3,941,028
2	Phil Mickelson (USA)	14	$3,220,969
3	Justin Rose (ENG)	16	$3,159,748
4	Jeff Overton	20	$3,059,781
5	Tim Clark (RSA)	17	$3,031,948
6	Jim Furyk (USA)	16	$3,022,772
7	Steve Stricker (USA)	13	$2,982,169
8	Matt Kuchar (USA)	19	$2,593,165
9	Robert Allenby (AUえーゆーS)	17	$2,519,868
10	Anthony Kim (USA)	8	$2,518,521

2010 RYDER CUP

Rk	Player	Points
1	Phil Mickelson	5,768.749
2	Jim Furyk	3,418.942
3	Steve Stricker	3,402.676
4	Jeff Overton	3,277.848
5	Anthony Kim	3,238.309
6	Lucas Glover	2,980.874
7	Matt Kuchar	2,938.419
8	Dustin Johnson	2,936.138
9	Tiger Woods	2,773.305
10	Hunter Mahan	2,643.754
11	Ricky Barnes	2,610.171
12	Ben Crane	2,533.929
13	Stewart Cink	2,394.033
14	Nick Watney	2,297.974
• U.S. rankings as of Aug. 1, 2010. • Top 8 qualify for U.S. (as of Aug. 15, 2010). • 2010 Ryder Cup is Oct. 1-3 at Celtic Manor. • Bolded players would automatically qualify if rankings closed today.

Rk	Player	Points
1	Lee Westwood	422.01
2	Rory McIlroy	272.45
3	Graeme McDowell	245.51
4	Luke Donald	229.19
5	Edoardo Molinari	213.02
6	Ian Poulter	211.24
7	Padraig Harrington	195.47
8	Justin Rose	190.42
9	Martin Kaymer	181.58
10	Francesco Molinari	165.98
11	Miguel Angel Jimenez	153.89
12	Paul Casey	150.04
• European rankings are as of Aug. 1, 2010. • Top 4 on Europe's world list (as of Aug. 29, 2010) make the team. • Next 5 players not already qualified on European list make the team. • Bolded players would automatically qualify if rankings closed today.

Rk	Player	Points
1	Lee Westwood	3446137.87
2	Graeme McDowell	2249755.78
3	Ian Poulter	2205624.99
4	Rory McIlroy	1939890.61
5	Ross Fisher	1668085.93
6	Martin Kaymer	1554025.08
7	Francesco Molinari	1539835.35
8	Miguel Angel Jimenez	1442489.69
9	Padraig Harrington	1387836.87
10	Ross McGowan	1348206.06
11	Paul Casey	1327184.29
12	Luke Donald	1250274.88
• European rankings are as of Aug. 1, 2010. • Top 4 on Europe's world list (as of Aug. 29, 2010) make the team. • Next 5 players not already qualified on European list make the team. • Bolded players would automatically qualify if rankings closed today.

THIS WEEK IN GOLF

World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational

	Player	Score	Thru
Tournament has not started.
	David Horsey (ENG)	-	N/A
	Michael Jonzon	-	N/A
	Simon Khan (ENG)	-	N/A
	J.B. Holmes (USA)	-	N/A
	Soren Hansen (DEN)	-	N/A
	Oliver Wilson (ENG)	-	N/A
	Gregory Bourdy	-	N/A
	Chad Campbell (USA)	-	N/A
	Hennie Otto (RSA)	-	N/A
	Jason Bohn (USA)	-	N/A

Firestone CC (South Course) - 8/5/2010

Par: 35-35--70 Yards: 7,400 Purse: $8,500,000
Def. Champ: Tiger Woods - USA, 268 (12-under)

Turning Stone Resort Championship

	Player	Score	Thru
Tournament has not started.
	Robert Gamez (USA)	-	N/A
	Notah Begay III (USA)	-	N/A
	Nicholas Thompson (USA)	-	N/A
	Tom Pernice, Jr. (USA)	-	N/A
	Guy Boros (USA)	-	N/A
	Bryce Molder (USA)	-	N/A
	D.A. Points (USA)	-	N/A
	Omar Uresti (USA)	-	N/A
	Michael Sim (AUえーゆーS)	-	N/A
	John Mallinger (USA)	-	N/A