| Tiger Woods talks about his milestone | | | | John Daly had a vivid and emphatic |
| victory in the BMW Championship at Cog | | | | response yesterday to Tiger Woods' |
| Hill. Traditionally, a golf hole is | | | | sermon on the benefits of physical |
| either a par-three, -four or -five; some | | | | fitness in golf. Women's golf does not |
| par-six holes exist, but are not usually | | | | have a globally agreed set of majors. |
| found on traditional golf courses. | | | | Player |
| Primarily, but not exclusively, the par | | | | Each player acts as marker for one other |
| of a hole is determined by the | | | | player in the group, that is, he or she |
| tee-to-green distance. If the | | | | records the score on a score card. The |
| tee-to-green distance on a hole is | | | | party with the lower score wins that |
| predominantly downhill, it will play | | | | hole, or if the scores of both players |
| shorter than its physical length and may | | | | and teams are equal the hole is "halved" |
| be given a lower par rating. | | | | (drawn). In the case that one team or |
| Woods | | | | player has taken a lead that cannot be |
| Tiger Woods captured his 60th career PGA | | | | overcome in the number of holes |
| TOUR victory at the BMW Championship and | | | | remaining to be played, the match is |
| has the lead in the FedEx Cup points | | | | deemed to be won by the party in the |
| going into The TOUR Championship | | | | lead, and the remainders of the holes |
| presented by Coca Cola. Tiger Woods | | | | are not played. The number of major |
| again established that no one knows golf | | | | championships a player accumulates in |
| in the Windy City better than he does -- | | | | his career has a very large impact on |
| with his dominating performance at the | | | | his stature in the sport. These are the |
| BMW Championship. Tiger Woods took New | | | | four that Bobby Jones won in 1930 to |
| York City by storm recently and Jason | | | | become the only player ever to have |
| Sobel was there to chronicle his journey | | | | earned a Grand Slam. A major result of |
| every step of the way. Phil Mickelson | | | | modern equipment is that today's players |
| had never won when paired with Tiger | | | | can hit the ball much further than |
| Woods in the final round of a | | | | previously. |
| tournament. Tiger Woods sat down on the | | | | When the game is tied after the |
| Hot Seat to discuss his greatest fear, | | | | predetermined number of holes have been |
| hanging with MJ and the worst thing | | | | played, it may be continued until one |
| about being Tiger Woods. | | | | side takes a one-hole lead, and |
| Open and the first to win a major since | | | | thereupon immediately wins by one hole. |
| Roberto De Vicenzo won the British Open | | | | The party with the lower score wins that |
| in 1967. Heading into the final FedEx | | | | hole, or if the scores of both players |
| Cup tournament, the open candor of Mark | | | | and teams are equal the hole is "halved" |
| Calcavecchia, ranked 18th, is a breath | | | | (drawn). The game is won by the party |
| of fresh air. The former Open champion | | | | that wins more holes than the other. |