KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) -The token that Daniel Chopra uses to mark his ball on the green was given to him a few years ago in Japan with an inscription that reads, ``Fortune favors the brave.'' His wild playoff victory Sunday in the Mercedes-Benz Championship was more about perseverance. And that ball mark sure didn't do any favors for Steve Stricker. After twice watching a blade of grass keep the winning putt from falling into the cup, Chopra won the season-opening event on the PGA Tour when Stricker... Read more

Final-Round Notes – Sunday, January 6, 2008 Weather: Mostly sunny skies turning partly cloudy with a high temperature of 81 degrees. Winds E at 10-20 mph. Daniel Chopra’s victory today gives him 4,500 FedExCup points and pushes him into first place on the 2008 FedExCup points list. Steve Stricker earned 2,700 points this week and in turn finds himself in second place on the season-long points list. Stephen Ames (3rd) and Mike Weir (4th) collect 1,700 and 1,200 points, respectively... Read more

KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) -The silver trophy on the first tee at Kapalua at the start of the PGA Tour season looked like one that Tiger Woods might have kissed before. It was the trophy that goes to the winner of the Mercedes-Benz Championship. The FedEx Cup, meanwhile, was nowhere to be found. In the second year of this ``new era in golf,'' the hype over the FedEx Cup has become an afterthought. Players were peppered with the FedEx Cup question last year at Kapalua, and they were asked to deposit... Read more