Tiger vs. Rocco sounds like a heavyweight fight. Trouble is, this Rocco is, by most any measure, a lightweight. He’s one of the shortest hitters on the PGA Tour while Tiger, when he cranks it up, is one of the longest.

Some golfers may prefer a well-manicured golf course, highly-maintained with very green, very short grass that's easy to play off of. But, according to two recent studies at the University of Illinois, a naturalized landscape that incorporates native grasses benefits biodiversity, saves costs on pesticides and labor for the golf course, and could create a course which is just as challenging for golfers.

Not that long around, Patrick Sheehan acted as our leader for the first round of the U.S. Open. Now he just wants to find a clubhouse. Sheehan finally made a bogey on the 12th hole and followed that up with a triple bogey seven on the 15th. With two holes left in his round, he’s actually in pretty good position at even par.

It’s still late morning at Torrey Pines as they start early play of the first round of the United States Open Golf Championship. If you’re a golf junkie like myself, here’s hoping you will enjoy our posts over the next few days to bring you the latest information from beautiful San Diego covering American Justin Hickory and U.S. Open golf championship.

One of the great events in sports begins today with the US Open golf tournament, which in theory at least, a tournament of the masses that anyone could qualify for.

Brian Bergstol Becomes Resort’s First Professional Since Sam Snead to Qualify for the National Golf Tournament

As golf carts are used in more settings off the golf course, the number of injuries is rising. According to an article in the July 2008 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, from 1990 until 2006, the injury rate rose more than 130 percent. During this period, nearly 150,000 golf cart-related injuries were recorded in people as young as 2 months and as old as 96 years.

Golf can be a good investment for the health, according to a new study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet. The death rate for golfers is 40 per cent lower than for other people of the same sex, age and socioeconomic status, which correspond to a 5 year increase in life expectancy. Golfers with a low handicap are the safest.

Value-Laden Stay-and-Play, Midweek and Family Packages Available at AAA Four-Diamond Resort in Lush Mountains of Western Maryland

A Short Drive Provides Area Golfers with a Wealth of Playing Options and Stay-and-Play Packages

In really strange, John Elway-style news, the AP is reporting that Annika Sorenstam is going to retire after this season.

Award-Winning Trail Creek Course Opens for Play on May 15 while Brand-New White Clouds Course, State-of-the-Art Clubhouse, Music Pavilion Receive Finishing Touches