Phil Mickelson shot a five-under 67 on Saturday and took a two-shot lead over Tiger Woods and Nick Watney at the HSBC Champions.

Tiger Woods stalled with pars. Phil Mickelson poured it on with birdies.

South Korea's Bo Bae Song birdied the final hole for a 7-under 65 and a one-stroke lead in the Mizuno Classic.

Tiger Woods chipped in for one of his six birdies in a five-under 67 Friday that gave him a share of the lead with Nick Watney at the HSBC Champions.

Brittany Lang fired a six-under 66 to take the first-round lead Friday at the Mizuno Classic.

American Brittany Lang shot a 6-under 66 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead over Japan's Nobuko Kizawa and South Korea's Hee Young Park after the first round of the Mizuno Classic.

So much for that notion that American golfers don't travel well.

Nick Watney matched the course record at Sheshan International Golf Club on Thursday with an eight-under 64 and took the first-round lead of the WGC-HSBS Champions.

Jiyai Shin wrapped up the LPGA Tour's rookie of the year award last week. The 21-year-old South Korean star has her eye on player of the year honors this week in her Mizuno Classic title defense

Greg Norman announced on his website on Wednesday he will not make his return to competitive golf in the Australian Open next month.

The TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm has been named the host site for the 2010 Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship.

Making the first of two trips to China this month, Nick Watney made an immediate impression Thursday in the HSBC Champions by tying the course record with an 8-under 64 to build a two-shot lead.

Anthony Kim says he will not be going to the Dubai World Championship to compete for the $7.5 million bonus pool, even though the American has easily qualified.

Mathematically, Paul Casey is very much in the hunt for the Race to Dubai on the European Tour, at No. 5 in the standings with the top five players separated by about $350,000.

The PGA Tour is leaving the FedEx Cup just as it is with the playoff schedule and points system.

The PGA Tour released its 2010 schedule on Tuesday with a full slate of 37 regular-season events before the FedEx Cup Playoffs.

The Champions Tour along with the Gulf Coast Business Council announced on Tuesday that the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic will be added to the 2010 tour schedule.

The field for a World Golf Championship is never as strong when Americans require a passport.

Tiger Woods looked out at a conference room above the Shanghai River that was filled with so many photographers and other media that it felt like he was at a major championship.

Major champions Lanny Wadkins and Jose Maria Olazabal and former United States president Dwight D. Eisenhower highlighted the World Golf Hall of Fame class inducted on Monday.

Doug Barron, a 40-year-old journeyman who lost his tour card three years ago, became the first player to be suspended by the PGA Tour for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.

Doug Barron became the first golfer to violate the PGA Tour's anti-doping policy, it was announced Monday.

Ian Poulter and Ross Fisher both moved into the top 20 in the world rankings after posting big wins over the weekend.

All four of those players will be on hand at Shenshan International Golf Club this week when 15 of the top 20 players in the world are slated to play.