The Deutsche Bank Championship is held at the same course year after year, unlike the BarClays and the FedEx Cup. The familiar course offers a respite from the unknown for many golfers and is considered one of the easier courses. 
Martin Kaymer became the last golfer to be on the European team in the upcoming Ryder Cup. He rounds out the line up at number ten.
Read more at http://www.euronews.com/sport/1636274-kaymer-confirmed-as-10th-member-of-european-ryder-cup-team/
Nick Watney takes first place at this past Barclays. This puts him in the top spot in the FedEx Cup standings.
Golfer Sergio Garcia was able to pull out a win at the recent PGA Championship despite being delayed a day due to weather conditions.
Read more at http://www.boston.com/sports/golf/articles/2012/08/23/golf_rail_for_thursday/
In a turn of event, unexpected champ David Lynn took second at the recent PGA Championship. This gives him a chance to compete for a spot in Europe's Ryder Cup.
Read more at http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/21/golf-european-idINL4E8JK4D320120821
For the first time in the club's history, women are allowed to become members at the Augusta National Golf Club. Darla Moore and Condoleeza Rice are paving the way for future women golfers.
Read more at : http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/post/augusta-national-it-was-a...
Read more at : http://sports.yahoo.com/news/rain-forces-delay-wyndham-garcia-215124894--golf...
Qualifying for this year's Ryder Cup has been a burning ambition for Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano and he gave himself a timely boost by charging into contention at the PGA Championship on Thursday.
By his own admission, the Spaniard has struggled for form in recent weeks because of his fervent Cup focus, so he was delighted to fire a five-under-par 67 in the opening round on a breezy afternoon at the Kiawah Island Golf Resort.
A look at the key hole in the first round of the PGA Championship: http://sports.yahoo.com/news/key-hole-pga-championship-002454473--golf.html
Qualifying for this year's Ryder Cup has been a burning ambition for Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano and he gave himself a timely boost by charging into contention at the PGA Championship on Thursday.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/timely-ryder-cup-boost-fernandez-castano-kiawah-003053979--golf.html
U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson and former world number one Martin Kaymer face early exits from the PGA Championship unless they can radically improve on Thursday's seven-over-par opening rounds.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/big-names-facing-cut-challenge-kiawah-003839490--golf.html
Rory McIlroy began the PGA Championship in impressive fashion, taking advantage of a calm morning at Kiawah Island.
He wasn't the only one.
Read more: http://www.golf.com/ap-news/mcilroy-near-top-67-pga-championship#ixzz235EIHXVN
Phil Mickelson's trip to the British Open was cut a few days short after he missed the cut at Royal Lytham and St. Annes, but while he was in England he spied a putter in the Callaway truck that caught his eye. Now it has a place in his golf bag, but getting it there was no easy task.Read more: http://www.golf.com/equipment/phil-mickelson-new-odyssey-putter-play-pga-championship#ixzz235DVhjIs
Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher Brady Riggs will be online today at noon Eastern to answer swing questions and analyze swing videos. If you have a question or a video link for Brady, leave it in the comments inside our CoverItLive blog!http://blogs.golf.com/top100/2012/08/golf-tips-and-swing-advice.html?sct=hp24#ixzz22zB8ORqh
Winning last year's PGA Championship was a "life changer" for Keegan Bradley who says he was especially delighted to be bracketed among the 'young guns' breathing new life into the game.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/golf-bradley-thrilled-young-guns-conversation-204502348--golf.html
Golf Magazine selected 40 average Joes to rate and review clubs at the World Golf Village Resort in St. Augustine, Fla. Each tester assessed every model within one driver category on both the course and the driving range. Driver categories are: Tour (evaluated by ClubTesters with +1 to 10 handicaps), Game-Improvement (6 to 16 handicaps) and Maximum Game-Improvement (14 to 22 handicaps). Our exclusive research partner, Hot Stix Golf, custom-fit each tester and recommended clubs based on data gathered using the TrackMan launch monitor.
http://www.golf.com/equipment/golf-magazine-clubtest-2012-drivers?sct=hp29
Winning last year's PGA Championship was a "life changer" for Keegan Bradley who says he was especially delighted to be bracketed among the 'young guns' breathing new life into the game.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/bradley-thrilled-young-guns-conversation-204744075--golf.html
THE LAYOUT: In 1985, when Newhall Land and Farming sold Valencia Country Club, the Robert Trent Jones Sr. gem that hosted the 1998 Nissan Open (now the Northern Trust Open), it promised a new public course for the Santa Clarita Valley and hired noted designer Ted Robinson Sr. to create it.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/course-source-robinson-ranch-ojai-191024896--golf.html
Those who missed the typical Open Championship weather three weeks ago at Royal Lytham and St. Annes are likely to get more than a dose of it this week in the PGA Championship.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/inside-ropes-kiawah-island-figures-191024148--golf.html
Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand has withdrawn from the Bridgestone Invitational because of a sprained ankle.
Jaidee, who won the Wales Open in early June to qualify for this World Golf Championship, opened with a 73. Tournament officials say he appeared to step in a hole walking off the ninth green in the middle of the opening round.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/jaidee-withdraws-firestone-123300874--golf.html
Andres Romero was confused by the scoreboard, and Seung-Yul Noh didn't even expect to play this week.
They ended up at the top of the first-round leaderboard Thursday in the Reno-Tahoe Open.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/romero-leads-noh-reno-tahoe-022755211--golf.html
Robby Shelton of Wilmer, Ala., shot a course-record 8-under 64 on Thursday to take the third-round lead in the Junior PGA Championship, and defending champion Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand dropped into a tie for the top spot in the girls' division.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/robby-shelton-leads-junior-pga-231645985--golf.html
Jim Furyk wanted to clear his mind of everything but posting a good score.
No more thoughts about being 15th in the Ryder Cup standings with only two weeks left to earn one of the eight spots on the U.S. team. No more questions about why the quality of his swing isn't reflected by the scores on his card.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/clear-mind-firestone-best-furyk-074206439--golf.html
A look inside the golf bag of Scott Piercy, the winner of this years RBC Canadian Open.
http://blogs.golf.com/equipment/2012/07/winners-bag-scott-piercy-titleist-canadian-open.html
Michele Steele and Michael Collins preview this week's Bridgestone Invitational at the Firestone Country Club
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=8221823&categoryid=2630020
The "boring golf" Scott Piercy had to play in the Canadian Open left him so excited when he won that he couldn't describe his feelings.
http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/8212210/scott-piercy-hangs-win-pga-tour-canadian-open-1-shot
U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson is a father again.
Simpson's wife, Dowd, gave birth Saturday to daughter Willow Grace.
Simpson's agent, Thomas Parker, said mother and daughter are doing well.
http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/8210641/us-open-champion-webb-simpson-father-again
