FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -Steve Stricker has all sorts of top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour this season. Now he has the best one, too. Stricker birdied the second hole of a sudden-death playoff to beat Tim Clark and Steve Marino and win the Crowne Plaza Invitational on Sunday. It was his first title after being second, third, fourth, sixth and seventh at other tournaments this year. When the winning putt fell, Stricker pumped his fist twice, then gave a little punch. It was pure relief. ``This... Read more

 * Tim Clark was attempting to follow Rory Sabbatini’s victory last week at the HP Byron Nelson Championship, which would have marked the first time since 1994 that two South Africans won back-to-back on the PGA Tour (Ernie Els/U.S. Open, David Frost/Canon Greater Hartford Open). Nick Price (Zimbabwe) followed those two wins with the 1994 Motorola Western Open, making it three consecutive Tour wins for players from Southern Africa.  * Tim Clark entered the final round of a PGA... Read more

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - The PGA Tour and Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce (LAJCC) Thursday announced an agreement whereby the Tour’s Championship Management division and the LAJCC will partner to accelerate the growth of the Northern Trust Open. As part of this partnership, Los Angeles sports icon Jerry West has been named executive director of the Northern Trust Open and will work to raise the profile and charitable impact of one of the most storied events on the PGA Tour schedule... Read more