Tiger Woods' knee surgery? Here's looking on the bright side - Los Angeles Times
www.latimes.com 7/1/2008 — Here's one way to look at Tiger Woods' season-ending knee surgery: He's on vacation. "No pro would ever get a chance to do this, to take time off in the middle of a career," said Hank Haney, Woods' swing coach. "It's a little forced rest for him. No ...

Sponsors: Should They Get Money Back If Athlete Is A No Show? - Sports Biz with Darren Rovell - MSNBC.com
www.cnbc.com 7/1/2008 — We wake up this morning to find out that Tiger Woods, who obviously isn't playing in his own AT&T National, isn't hosting it either. On doctor's orders he needs to rest his left knee, which he just had surgery on. And that includes flying, which ...

Tiger Woods, Government Split His U.S. Open Pay 57-43, Barack Obama Wants It Reversed
sports.aol.com 7/2/2008 — The first place check given to the winner of the U.S. Open is for $1,350,000, but that's just the number on the big cardboard check. The small paper paycheck that Tiger Woods got for winning the U.S. Open had taxes taken out of it, so it was ...

Kenny Perry Doesn't Care About Your Major Championships
sportsyenta.blogspot.com 7/2/2008 — 47-year-old Kenny Perry won the Buick Open this past Sunday, beating a star-less field by one stroke. It could have been closer, actually, but fan favorite Woody Austin totally melted down on the 18th green. This actually isn't really a story at all. It's only slightly meaningful because it's the last tournament before drug testing formally starts on the PGA Tour. Perry has won this ...

Some Kind of Hot Streak
www.screamingsports.com 7/2/2008 — Although it wouldn't garner much attention if it were Tiger Woods, Kenny Perry's recent hot streak is more than enough to warrant a double-take. Not only is he shooting up the OWGR rankings, he's shooting up the fantasy golf rankings.

Expert Picks: Buick Open — PGATOUR.com News 7/1/2008
Editor's note: PGATOUR.com has tried to make our experts work a little harder when they make their picks each week. The favorite can be anyone in the field, although Tiger Woods can only be used seven times during the year. Sleepers can't have won in ...

Sleeper Picks: AT&T National — PGATOUR.com News 7/1/2008
Editor's note: PGATOUR.com has tried to make our experts work a little harder when they make their picks each week. The favorite can be anyone in the field, although Tiger Woods can only be used seven times during the year. Sleepers can't have won in ...

About Town: Washington — PGATOUR.com News 7/1/2008
It's a Tiger-less tournament hosted by Tiger. If you made plans to attend the AT&T; National and are disappointed that the world's No. 1 won't be there (because he's still at home recovering from his reconstructive knee surgery), don't get too down ...

High Five: Who to watch in the FedExCup race — PGATOUR.com News 7/1/2008
Editor's note: With seven weeks remaining in the PGA TOUR Regular Season and Tiger Woods on the sidelines recuperating from reconstructive knee surgery, players are really beginning to jockey for position in the FedExCup standings. Big moves can be ...

Woods' absence creates opportunities (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - Golf News 7/1/2008
The AT&T; National is missing eight of the top 10 players in the world, only one of them on crutches. "As everyone knows, I'm not going to be there to play in the event," Tiger Woods said. He won't be at Royal Birkdale or Oakland Hills for the final ...