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His birth certificate might prove he’s 52, but the spunk that comes with Fred Funk makes him appear years younger. The personality that has drawn fans to the former college coach will serve him well as he takes a shot at playing on the PGA Tour full time in 2009, writes ESPN.com’s George J. Tanber.

Lorena Ochoa shot a 1-over 73 in the opening round of her tournament to trail by five shots.

The British Open will air on ESPN beginning in 2010.

Michael Jordan toughest golf test might come next June at Bethpage Black in the days before the U.S. Open.

Japanese teenager Ryo Ishikawa fired an opening 66 to get a head start on U.S. Masters champion Trevor Immelman at the Taiheiyo Masters on Thursday.

Lam Chih Bing made the best of challenging weather on Thursday to take the early lead at the Singapore Open with a 4-under-par 67.

Over the course of an entire season, can one shot be the difference in keeping your PGA Tour card? For Jay Williamson in 2008, the answer was a resounding yes, writes ESPN.com’s Bob Harig.

Erik Compton got off to a respectable start Wednesday in his quest to earn a PGA Tour card by shooting a 2-under-par 70 in a second-stage Q-school qualifier in Brooksville, Fla., writes ESPN.com’s Bob Harig.

Though a trip to PGA Tour Q-school isn’t considered a yearly tradition for Chris Tidland, it might as well be. The 36-year-old — who has been to the finals nine consecutive times — has everything in perspective after falling from the last qualifying spot in the year’s final event, writes ESPN.com’s Peter Yoon.

More than five years removed from his highest moment in golf, Ricky Barnes didn’t have much to smile about. That is, until Sunday, when the former U.S. Amateur champ earned his first full-time trip to the PGA Tour, writes ESPN.com’s Peter Yoon.