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Want to win the U.S. Open? Well, Merion and the USGA are going to make you work for it.

Some questioned Phil Mickelson's sanity when he made a whirlwind trip to California for his daughter's eighth-grade graduation on the eve of the U.S. Open. One 67 later, it looks like father knew best.

In case you haven't noticed, Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia don't like each other very much. But it's time to close the book on this chapter of their saga. It's time for the U.S. Open.

Most employees have to sneak out to play golf without the boss finding out. U.S. Open qualifier John Nieporte has a boss -- Donald Trump -- who told him to play, writes Gene Wojciechowski.

Tiger Woods and Ben Hogan, two of the greatest to ever play the game. As their histories converge again at Merion this week, their similarities stand out, writes Gene Wojciechowski.

Tiger Woods ready to bring focus back to his game at the Memorial, writes Gene Wojciechowski.

Adam Scott lived the charmed life, except when it came to majors. That's all a thing of the past after his playoff victory at the Masters, writes ESPN.com's Gene Wojciechowski.

The ruling that imposed a 2-shot penalty on Tiger Woods might not pass the sniff test of right versus wrong, but it was the correct call after several bad ones, writes ESPN.com's Gene Wojciechowski.

What kind of lunacy is it to call out a 14-year-old amateur from China -- during the Masters -- for slow play? Fortunately for Tianlang Guan, he'll still get to play the weekend after making the cut at Augusta, writes ESPN.com's Gene Wojciechowski.

Ian Poulter owns the Ryder Cup, but can he turn that match-play prowess into a major victory?

As Tiger Woods tees it up at his 19th Masters this week, he does so searching for a fifth green jacket with a game that has him on top of the world, writes ESPN.com's Gene Wojciechowski.

He plays an individual sport in a culture that shuns individualism, so no matter what happens to China's Guan Tianlang when he gets to Augusta National, the 14-year-old will make Masters history, writes ESPN.com's Gene Wojciechowski.

When Tiger Woods' fall from grace saw his game sink to unthinkable lows, many thought he'd never recover inside the ropes. After his eighth victory at Bay Hill on Monday, he once again assumed the title of No. 1 in the world, ESPN.com's Gene Wojciechowski writes.

If you watched him Saturday, you saw a Tiger Woods that is healthy, happy and hyped to win this tournament for an eighth time, ESPN.com's Gene Wojciechowski writes.

Vijay Singh has admitted using prohibited deer-antler spray, but getting him to talk at Bay Hill proved fruitless, ESPN.com's Gene Wojciechowski writes.

It takes guts to retool a multimillion-dollar putting stroke. For Justin Rose, the fruits of his labor paid off with a 65 and the 18-hole lead at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, ESPN.com's Gene Wojciechowski writes.