Buick won't provide courtesy cars to many tournaments

Buick is scaling back on providing courtesy cars to golf tournaments.

Par on second playoff hole gives Beckman win over Sutherland

Cameron Beckman tapped in a par putt on the second playoff hole Sunday to complete a big comeback and beat Kevin Sutherland in the Frys.com Open.

Sutherland shoots 63 for one-stroke lead over McNeill at Frys.com Open

Kevin Sutherland shot an 8-under 63 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead over George McNeill after the third round of the Frys.com Open, the fifth of the PGA Tour's seven Fall Series events.

Kevin Sutherland drives from the second tee during the third round of the Frys.com Open golf tournament...

Playoff points system has yet another unintended effect

Get hot at just the right time and a player could parlay that success into a precious invitation to the Masters and U.S. Open. But is that good for the game? Even one of the players who benefited from the new FedEx Cup playoff format doesn't think so, writes ESPN.com's Bob Harig.

With field trimmed to 30, playoffs set to end at East Lake

As official PGA Tour events go, the easiest one to pick a winner for would be the Tour Championship, with its field of just 30 golfers. But even so, none of our writers picked the same player to finish the playoffs with a victory.

Searching for solutions to find -- and fix -- what ails the FedEx Cup

The PGA Tour has almost two years of playoffs under its belt. With a change to the format clearly needed, Bob Harig and Jason Sobel debate what could become a new and improved structure for next season in their weekly e-mail chat, Alternate Shot.

Villegas completes wire-to-wire victory at BMW

Camilo Villegas has won the BMW Championship, a wire-to-wire victory made possible by three big putts Sunday on the back nine at Bellerive for his first PGA Tour title.

Fixing the FedEx Cup will take some time

FedEx Cup fixes. Potential Ryder Cup pairings. An ode to to the passing of a "Thunder Bolt." With a nod to the NFL season now in full swing, our man tackles these topics (and a whole lot more) in the Weekly 18, writes ESPN.com's Jason Sobel.

Coming back to Bellerive revives memories of 9/11

The PGA Tour returns to St. Louis this week for the first time since 2001. While many players are focused on the FedEx Cup playoffs, it's nearly impossible for them to forget the last time they were in the Gateway City, writes ESPN.com's Bob Harig.

Fantasy Fore: The Deutsche Bank Championship

Shawn Peters previews the Deutsche Bank Championship from a fantasy perspective.

PGA Tour's top talent weigh in (sort of) on new playoff points system

What do the top stars on the PGA Tour think about the new FedEx Cup playoff point system? ESPN.com's Bob Harig and Jason Sobel do their best impersonations in their weekly e-mail chat, Alternate Shot.

At least one golfer isn't too pleased with new playoff system

Belly up to the bar folks. In this week's edition of the Weekly 18, we've got a virtual smorgasbord of golfing delights to wet your whistle, including a trip to Bizzaro World, a playoff beard plus some memorable quotes from the newly minted U.S. Amateur champion, writes ESPN.com's Jason Sobel.

Singh grabs record fourth Barclays title on second playoff hole

Vijay Singh won The Barclays for a record fourth time Sunday, matching Sergio Garcia with a long birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff and finishing off the Spaniard with another birdie on the second extra hole.

Vijay Singh, left, of Fiji, jokes with Sergio Garcia, of Spain, after the two tied with Kevin Sutherland (not shown) in regulation on the 18th hole in the final round of The Barclays golf...