THE PLAYERS defending champion Phil Mickelson.

Fifth Major

THE PLAYERS Championship is not technically one of golf’s four major championships but it is treated with nearly as much respect as any of the big four, leading some to refer to the event as the PGA Tour's “fifth major.” more

THE PLAYERS defending champion Phil Mickelson. (Athlon)

Teeing Off

Rob Doster discusses the PGA Tour regularly with Bob Harig in Athlon's Teeing Off podcast.

Monday Musings

The season's first major is in the books but Rob Doster is still Musing every Monday. Find his columns here.

Elite 8 Golf Tips

Athlon's team of professional instructors provide golf tips to help improve your game.

Anthony Kim won the Wachovia by 5 strokes

Musings: Kim, 22, dominates the Wachovia

Have we seen the future of the PGA Tour? Anthony Kim destroyed a major-quality field on a major-quality course in winning the Wachovia Championship by five shots, serving notice that all this talk about the scarcity of young talent on Tour was just that — talk.

Vijay Singh has never missed a cut in Charlotte.

Wachovia Championship

The Wachovia Championship is missing defending champion Tiger Woods, who is nursing a knee injury. But the absence of the world’s No. 1 golfer gives past champion Vijay Singh reason to smile as he chases another blue blazer in Charlotte.

Adam Scott has won tournaments in 3 straight years

Musings: Scott claims Byron Nelson victory

Adam Scott has been viewed as an underachiever, but occasionally he tantalizes us with glimpses of his awesome potential. This weekend’s EDS Byron Nelson was just such an occasion, even if he did try to give it away down the stretch.

Last year's Byron Nelson runner-up Luke Donald.

EDS Byron Nelson Championship

The late great Lord Byron will not host this year’s EDS Byron Nelson Championship, but his memory lives on in the 64th year of his native Texas tournament.

Boo Weekley went back-to-back at Hilton Head

Musings: Weekley prevails again at Hilton Head

In contrast with the stately, muted green jacket they present to the winner of the Masters, the champion at the Verizon Heritage gets to don a hideously loud plaid sportcoat. Somehow, self-described redneck Boo Weekley looks more appropriate in plaid.

Trevor Immelman won the 2008 Masters by three shots

Musings: Immelman wins on golf's grandest stage

Trevor Immelman proved his mettle at golf’s grandest cathedral, even if he had to share the spotlight with a 72-year-old who failed to make the cut and finished dead last. Only at the Masters.

Lefty and Tiger are ready for Augusta National.

The Masters Tournament

The champion's Green Jacket is the most notable tradition at the Masters Tournament. But there are many other annual rituals at Augusta National Golf Club.

Johnson paves the way for Masters underdogs

Unlike other sports, golf does not celebrate its underdogs. Cinderella stories are often scorned rather than praised. We root for the champions as opposed to those who seemingly have no business beating them. This seems to be especially true in major championships.

Zach Johnson prepares to defend his Masters title

Masters week Q&A with Zach Johnson

Zach Johnson stunned the golf world with his thrilling victory over Tiger Woods at the 2007 Masters. As the 2008 edition of the event approached, we've got an exclusive Q&A with the defending champ, presented by Transamerica.

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