Jack Nicklaus tutors during Arkansas golf clinic, impresses group of kids

ROLAND, Ark. — A rusty Jack Nicklaus was still quite a sight for young golfers in Arkansas.

Nicklaus was this year's guest star at the Jackson T. Stephens Charitable Golf Tournament on Monday. Although he admitted he doesn't play much these days, the Golden Bear was in impressive form as he demonstrated a variety of shots for a group of kids from Fort Smith and central Arkansas.

"What I'll do today is sort of tell you how I think I used to play," the 68-year-old Nicklaus quipped.

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MCC stands fifth in golf regional

A rough second round at the NJCAA Region XII Division II Golf Championship in Battle Creek Monday left Muskegon Community College with its work cut out for it.

In third place after Monday's opening round at Bedford Valley Golf Club, the Jayhawks struggled in the afternoon and fell to fifth.

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Players Championship an opportunity to claim stake as Tiger's principal rival

Ten LPGA tournaments have been contested in 2008 and Lorena Ochoa, Annika Sorenstam and Paula Creamer have won nine of them, with Ochoa grabbing five and Sorenstam and Creamer picking off two each. The injured Tiger Woods has played five of the 18 weeks the PGA Tour has had events this year, winning three times. So as we head into this week's Players Championship and the Michelob Ultra Open -- two events on the short list of "fifth majors" on their respective tours -- the question becomes: When is a win merely a win and when is it a quality triumph?

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This week's golf tournaments

A look at this week's tournaments around the world:

PGA TOUR

The Players Championship

Site: Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Course: TPC Sawgrass, Players Stadium Course (7,215 yards, par 72).

Purse: US$9 million. Winner's share: $1.7 million.

FedEx Cup points: 27,500. Winner's share: 4,950.

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NZ golfer scores gig with US Golf Channel

New Zealand golfer Craig Perks will soon appear on a screen near you - and, no, he's not about to come out of retirement.

Perks has scored a gig with the Golf Channel in the United States to join the commentary team for The Players Championship in Florida starting on Friday (NZT).

He thinks his broadcasting debut should be interesting, alongside former great Nick Faldo, whom he grew up idolising.

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South Africa: U.S. Bucking the Trend in the Worldwide Golf Industry

THERE is a rather odd trend in the global world of golf at the moment.

In the US, where the golf industry is by far the world's biggest, the game is in what can only be called a recession.

The number of golfers is falling and courses are closing all over the country. Yet in the rest of the world, particularly in developing countries, the game is flourishing.

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