PGA Tour – Over the last few weeks, the PGA has been more about shooting low early and then trying to hold on through Sunday to win. This week was no exception. Both Harrison Frazar and Robert Karlsson came into Sunday at the FedEx St. Jude Classic with enough of a solid lead to make the tournament a two field event. First, Frazar and Karlsson were playing to win and everybody else was trying to take third. Karlsson had the lead by one stroke at 11-under. He started strong with 4 birdies and one bogey on the front-nine to make the turn at 14-under. Frazar had three birdies to remain one stroke behind at 13-under. Frazar then made his move on the 11^th hole with a birdie to tie it up. Meanwhile, Karlsson seemed to be fighting his swing as he tried to keep even with Frazar. Finally, on the 17^th, he succumbed and recorded a bogey that took him out of the lead. Frazar, however, had his own problems; he hit the water on 18 resulting in a bogey, a drop to 13-under, and a playoff against Karlsson. The playoff ended after three holes, when Karlsson bogeyed the par-4 12^th and gave Frazar the win. In the rest of the field, there was a 5-way tie for third place at 8-under. Retief Goosen shot 1-under on the day, Tim Herron shot 5-under, Charles Howell III and Ryuji Imada both shot 4-under, and Camilo Villegas had the best round with a 7-under. Although this was Harrison Frazar’s first win after 355 starts on the PGA, we have to remember that the real winners on the weekend were the kids at the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

European Tour – Over on the European Tour, Robert Rock won the BMW Italian Open in Turin, Italy by one stroke over Gary Boyd and Thorbjorn Olesen.  Rock held onto his one stroke lead after shooting two bogeys and seven birdies to be 5-under on the day and 21-under for the tournament.  Boyd had a good day with 8 birdies and two bogeys to record a 20-under. The strongest challenge came from Olesen, who shot a 10-under with one eagle, nine birdies, and only one bogey to end tied with Boyd at 20-under.  Rock’s win is his first in 9 years on tour, and it earned him a slot at this week’s US Open.

Champions Tour – In Conover, North Carolina, Mark Wiebe won the Greater Hickory Classic after a playoff with James Mason. Both Wiebe and Mason came into Sunday tied at 12-under and spent the day trading birdies. Mason had three on the front and four on the back. Wiebe had five birdies on the front and two on the back. In the end, it took three playoff holes and a rain delay for Wiebe to win his first title since 2008.  One stroke behind was Fred Funk, who shot a 10-under with 10 birdies to come in tied for third with Chip Beck. Funk, who had the lead, missed a birdie putt on the 17^th and made a poor drive on 18^th to fall out of the lead, a three-way tie, and the playoff.

LPGA – On the LPGA Tour, World #1, Yani Tseng, won the State Farm Classic in Springfield, Illinois by three strokes over Cristie Kerr.  Yani Tseng carded a 21-under to earn the $255,000 prize money. Cristie Kerr shot 18-under, while Paula Creamer and Brittany Lincicome came in tied for third at 16-under.   Yani Tseng remains in her #1 ranking, while Cristie Kerr jumps Suzann Pettersen and Jiyai Shin to take over #2 in the Rolex World Rankings.

Week 25 – This week is the US Open at Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, Maryland. All the gang will be there except Tiger. The question is, can the PGA Tour Players compete with the field from the European Tour and Champions Tour, who have been turning in remarkable scores over the last few weeks? Who on the PGA can defend the cup?