Inside the field: Wal-Mart First Tee Open - A total of 78 Champions Tour pros will participate in the Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach. Learn more about who's in the field:
The Champions Tour's top moments from Pebble Beach - PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- Oh, the memories. Some of the Champions Tour players polled about their favorite moment at Pebble Beach couldn't come up with just one because they had so many favorites. For some, their most memorable experience at the seaside venue came at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on the PGA TOUR. For others, it was at the Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach on the Champions Tour. For one, it was -- how should we put this? -- a forbidden experience on the hallowed links. A total of eight players in the field this week can boast that they won on the Monterey Peninsula on the PGA TOUR. Mark O'Meara takes the cake, having won an astonishing five times at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Hale Irwin has won at Pebble Beach on both tours, while Tom Watson can claim victories in the 1977 and 1978 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am plus the unforgettable 1982 U.S. Open. Another Tom -- Kite, that is -- also captured a U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, winning a decade later at the 1992 event. John Cook, Fuzzy Zoeller and Peter Jacobsen round out the PGA TOUR winners list, while Craig Stadler, Scott Simpson and defending champion Gil Morgan won on the Champions Tour.
Inside the FedExCup: Too much volatility? - First, it's way too early to make a call on that. We're seeing a lot more movement this year than last, which is entirely by design, and we're seeing the possibility of surprising things happening -- for example, the 100th seed winning an event and moving into first place in the standings.
Making the top 70 - Some players are already set for the BMW Championship field no matter how they play at this week's Deutsche Bank Championship. However, some players are not. Here's the rundown on who needs to do what in order to advance to the third week of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup.
Improved putting has Laird's confidence soaring - NORTON, Mass. -- Move over, Rich Beem. Martin Laird just may be the poster boy for this year's edition of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup.
