Golf: Bradley shoots 60, ties Nelson record

IRVING, Texas - Keegan Bradley had no thoughts about a course record, or the possibility of a 59, after consecutive bogeys in the middle of his opening round at the Byron Nelson Championship.

Patrick Finley: 2 aces in 2 days lift local golfer's spirits

Jarrod Thayer's clothes dryer burst into flames in December, burning his hallway and melting a golf trophy or two.

Two aces lift local golfer's spirits

Jarrod Thayer’s clothes dryer burst into flames in December, burning the hallway of the house north of Catalina from where he’d whack golf balls into the desert, and melting a golf trophy or two.

The Masters: Scott wins, gives Aussies first title

Bubba Watson, the 2012 winner, helps Masters champion Adam Scott don golf's most cherished garment.

The Masters: Scott wins, gives Aussies first title

Scott credited caddie Steve Williams, behind him on the 10th green, with the read on the winning putt.

The Masters: Scott wins, gives Aussies first title

AUGUSTA, Ga. - Adam Scott finished the job this time, and put an end to more than a half-century of Australian misery at the Masters.

Tucson golf program giving kids a way to stay on course

Maeve Solinsky, 7, knocks a 6-foot putt close to the cup as she practices her short game in the First Tee program at Rolling Hills Golf Course. The Rolling Hills program is an affiliate of First Tee.

Tucson golf program giving kids a way to stay on course

Xavin Gallardo gets some tips from coach Bob Tremelling during practice on the Rolling Hills driving range.

Tucson golf program giving kids a way to stay on course

Par. Birdie. Hole in one.

Golf: Scott wins, gives Aussies first title

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Adam Scott finished the job this time, and put an end to more than a half-century of Australian misery at the Masters.

The Masters: China's Guan, 14, makes cut, history

Guan Tianlang is the youngest to make a cut in a PGA Tour event.

The Masters: China's Guan, 14, makes cut, history

AUGUSTA, Ga. - The 14-year-old from China isn't going anywhere in a hurry. And this Masters is still a long way from taking shape.

Golf: China's Guan, 14, makes cut

AUGUSTA, Ga. — The 14-year-old from China isn’t going anywhere in a hurry. And this Masters is still a long way from taking shape.

New golf courses unlikely in Southern Arizona as costs rise, appeal fades

Alex Prewitt plays Dell Urich Golf Course, 600 S. Alvernon Way. The low areas on the courses have not been overseeded, and the water to those areas has been reduced. Courses increasingly are not watering transitional areas as they struggle with fewer golfers.

New golf courses unlikely in Southern Arizona as costs rise, appeal fades

For decades, Tucson's growth traced the edges of golf course after ever-longer golf course as developers sought premiums on lots adjacent to a sea of rolling emerald turf.

Golf: With renewed swagger, health, Tiger No. 1 again

Tiger Woods laughs despite missing a putt for par on the 18th green during the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament.

Golf: With renewed swagger, health, Tiger No. 1 again

Tiger Woods and Arnold Palmer share a laugh during the trophy presentation after Woods' win in Orlando.

Golf: With renewed swagger, health, Tiger No. 1 again

ORLANDO, Fla. - The moment was vintage Tiger Woods, and so was his reaction.

Golf: Frustrated McIlroy walks off at Hole 18

Michael Thompson lines up a putt on the 18th hole. The ex-Rincon/University golfer shot a 65.

Golf: Frustrated McIlroy walks off at Hole 18

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - Whether his pain was mental or dental, Rory McIlroy walked off the course in the middle of his round Friday at the Honda Classic and invited even more scrutiny of golf's No. 1 player.