At 82, Dye receives recognition for his designing touch

Pete Dye stumbled upon a profession that led him to induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame on Monday. A man who has designed some of the game's most famous holes, Dye is just the fourth course architect to earn the honor, which has even Jack Nicklaus questioning why it didn't happen sooner, writes ESPN.com's George J. Tanber

The playoffs system isn't perfect, but it's better than last year

Act II of the PGA Tour playoff season starts this week as the top 144 players compete at the Barclays with the hope of collecting that $10 million bonus check at the end of September. After a few tweaks from Year 1, the FedEx Cup playoffs are better than last year, but still remain a work in progress. ESPN.com's Jason Sobel explains in the Weekly 18.

Pettersson fires course-record 61, seizes control at Wyndham Championship

Carl Pettersson supported moving the Wyndham Championship to Sedgefield Country Club. After a performance like this, it's easy to see why.

Many of the world's best humbled by Royal Birkdale, Mother Nature

The massacre that produced 19 scores of 80 or higher during the first round of the British Open was pure beauty. And it'll only get better for us watching and worse for those playing, writes ESPN.com's Gene Wojciechowski.

Team preview: Boston College

The Blue Ribbon College Football Yearbook previews the 2008 Boston College Eagles, exclusively on Insider.

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Fearsome Foursome: John Deere Classic

Jason Sobel previews the John Deere Classic for Best Ball Challenge.

To win at John Deere, champion will need bunches of birdies

Will Kenny Perry keep his hot streak going this summer or can defending champ Jonathan Byrd turn the trick again at the John Deere Classic? Our insiders share their insights into this week's action at TPC Deere Run. Our experts give their predictions.

U.S. Open field: From 1 to 156

Who will be in the hunt come Sunday at Torrey Pines? There's Tiger, Phil and even a guy who doesn't own a single PGA Tour win. ESPN.com's Jason Sobel predicts the entire field, start to finish in his 1-156 rankings.

First And Second Round Tee Times

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Muirfield's menacing greens wreak havoc as Goggin leads first round

Mathew Goggin spent as little time on the greens as possible, taking only nine putts over his final nine holes on his way to a 7-under 65 and a one-shot lead over Jerry Kelly and two-time Memorial champion Kenny Perry.

Perry's decision yields too much talk already about September's Ryder Cup

Kenny Perry

Perry joins Woods as only three-time Memorial winners

Kenny Perry closed with a 3-under 69 on Sunday to win the Memorial, joining Tiger Woods as the only three-time winner of the tournament Jack Nicklaus built.

Tournament host Jack Nicklaus, right, greets Kenny Perry, center, and Jerry Kelly, left, on the 18th green Sunday, June 1, 2008, in Dublin, Ohio. Perry finished at eight...

Goggin poised to capture first career victory on PGA Tour

Mathew Goggin kept birdies and mistakes to a minimum on a long Saturday at the Memorial, shooting a 1-under 71 that was good enough to build a three-shot lead as he tries to win his first PGA Tour event.

Goggin tied with Perry for lead at Memorial with 7-under 137

The first sign of hope at the Memorial came from the scoreboard, which showed Mathew Goggin coming back to the pack after a blazing start. The second sign came from the gray skies that promised some relief from a brutal test of golf.