Author: Steve DiMeglio, Golfweek

Former world No. 1 Luke Donald, continuing comeback from herniated disc, has five birdies in first round at Valspar Championship.

Two years ago, Dustin Johnson withdrew from Masters after he fell down stairs; now, Austin, his brother/caddie, broke his hand in stair incident.

A day after he was seething on the 17th after a quadruple-bogey 7, Tiger Woods was giggling on the short but frightening hole.

Playing a week after he withdrew from the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Tiger Woods stood five shots out of the lead after the first round.

Phil Mickelson never got untracked in Friday’s second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational and missed the cut at Bay Hill.

Paul Azinger hopes Tiger Woods will be well enough to play in next week’s Players Championship, the PGA Tour’s flagship event in northeast Florida.

Dustin Johnson rolled to a five-shot win for his 20th career tile, while Tiger Woods wasn’t a factor at the end of the WGC-Mexico Championship.

An award-winning performance it was not, but at least Tiger Woods kept himself within shouting distance of the leaders heading into the second round.

Even with his father serving as a fill-in caddie for Michael Greller, Jordan Spieth couldn’t get on track Thursday in Mexico.

All year, Rory McIlroy has put himself in position to end a winless streak that dates to last March.