SAN DIEGO (AP) -Ben Crane is back in the news for all the right reasons. Crane's quiet offseason took a strange turn in December when a gossip magazine quoted him as saying that Tiger Woods was a ``phony and fake,'' even though Crane had never spoken to Life & Style and had not given any interviews in months. He handled that situation with the same even hand he displayed Sunday at Torrey Pines, where Crane overcame a two-shot deficit and hung on for a 2-under 70 and a one-shot victory... Read more

SAN DIEGO (AP) -Ping chairman John Solheim reminded the PGA Tour on Monday that it cannot make a separate rule to ban Ping Eye2 wedges, the 20-year-old clubs that led Scott McCarron to claim Phil Mickelson is ``cheating'' by using them. Hours after McCarron said he would ``not be silenced'' over the grooves controversy, the PGA Tour's situation became a little more muddled with Solheim's gentle reminder. Mickelson was among at least four players at Torrey Pines who used the Ping wedges, which... Read more

DALLAS (AP) -Hunter Green, the son of former professional golfer Ken Green, was found dead in his dorm room at Southern Methodist University last week, authorities said. SMU officials said the body of a student was found about 12:30 p.m. Friday. The Dallas County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed Tuesday that the student was Green, 21, a sophomore. Campus officials said no foul play was involved and an investigation is under way. It's the second family tragedy in eight months for Ken Green... Read more