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.

WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship: Snow longer around

Tiger Woods had a bogey-free day, but couldn't beat Charles Howell III in a 2-and-1 loss. "Unfortunately, it's the nature of the format," Woods said.

WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship: Snow longer around

Charles Howell III, watching his approach shot on No. 11 in his 2-and-1 win over Tigers Woods, said, "I had nothing to lose coming into this match."

WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship: Snow longer around

Marcel Siem stares to the sky after missing a putt on No. 16 against Luke Donald. The 62nd-seeded Siem had five birdies but lost 1 up after Donald sank his sixth birdie at No. 18.

WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship: Snow longer around

Rory McIlroy watches his chip shot on the 18th hole come within 3 inches of going into the cup. He ended up halving the hole and losing the match to Shane Lowry.

WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship: Snow longer around

Louis Oosthuizen watches his drive from the 14th tee during his first-round match with Richie Ramsay. After falling two down heading into the 12th hole, the South African rallied to beat Ramsay 2 and 1.

WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship: Snow longer around

Tiger Woods stood nearly 33 feet from the hole on the 17th green, needing to hole out to extend his stay at The Golf Club at Dove Mountain.

Snow for PGA is not so rare for Tucson

Snow coated the first tee at The Golf Club at Dove Mountain, and at one point Wednesday, an inch and a half was sticking to the ground.

Snow for PGA is not so rare for Tucson

Stewart Williams didn't have to think long about the last time he saw pillows of snow blanketing a PGA Tour event.

Match Play: Snow at PGA events a Tucson thing

Stewart Williams didn’t have to think long about the last time he saw pillows of snow blanketing a PGA Tour event.

Follow me: Golfers watch galleries grow on Twitter

The morning after he won the 2009 British Open, his first ever major championship, Stewart Cink took a picture of the Claret Jug. He posted it to his Twitter account, @stewartcink, and attached the caption "one more item to check on the way home."

Volunteers make Accenture work

Volunteers pitch in their time and labor to help make the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship run smoothly. Between 900 and 1,000 volunteers help make the tournament function.

Volunteers make Accenture work

Revelers may go to the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship to see the likes of Hunter Mahan and Tiger Woods in action, but the tournament wouldn't function properly without the help of some Girl Scouts.

GOlf: Woods 3 off the lead after arduous front 9

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - It was hot, humid and his putts were lipping out. Tiger Woods felt as if he'd been run over halfway through his first round in Malaysia since winning the 1999 World Cup on the same course.

Golf: Good year, not great year, for Woods

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Tiger Woods has already rated 2012 as a good year.

Golf: Winless year leaves Furyk with sour taste

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. - Jim Furyk is playing his final official tournament of the year at the McGladrey Classic, and even a win at Sea Island might not be enough to chase away such a sour taste from an otherwise solid year.

Els hoping the Frys.com Open will help him to another big year

SAN MARTIN, Calif.- Ernie Els suggested that playing in the Frys.com Open last year helped him achieve a major victory this year. He's hoping it can happen again.

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Ryder Cup notebook: Colsaerts is Belgium's first Ryder Cup player

MEDINAH, Ill. - With a great-grandfather who was a two-sport Olympian and a father who played top-level field hockey, it was hardly a surprise that Nicolas Colsaerts would be an athlete.