LOS ANGELES (AP) -Even with a big lead, Steve Stricker expected a tough day. Everyone else expected him to win. Turns out both sides were right. Stricker watched a six-shot lead slip to two after just five holes Sunday at Riviera before he steadied himself and closed with a 1-under 70 for a two-shot victory over Luke Donald in the Northern Trust Open. His fourth PGA Tour victory in his last 15 starts moved him up to No. 2 in the world ranking. Stricker won for the eighth time in his career... Read more

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -The PGA Tour thinks the time is right for corporations to get back to business - and it sees the Tour Club as a new way for CEOs to partner with professional golf. The Tour Club, licensed by the PGA Tour, offers corporate members the chance to send clients, employees and guests to PGA Tour events, stay in luxury accommodations and even set pins with tour officials or watch TV broadcasts from the control truck. The initial fee ranges from $200,000 to $690,000, then a yearly... Read more

FAR HILLS, N.J. - James B. Hyler Jr. of Raleigh, N.C., has been elected to serve a one-year term as president of the United States Golf Association. The election of officers and the 15-member USGA Executive Committee took place Feb. 6, 2010, at the USGA’s Annual Meeting in the Village of Pinehurst, N.C. As president, Hyler will lead the Association’s professional staff and nearly 1,400 volunteers who serve on more than 30 committees. Hyler is in his seventh year as a member of... Read more