PGA

Just days removed from an embarrassing disqualification at an LPGA Tour event, Michelle Wie has been invited to play on the PGA Tour again.

After successfully defending his title at the British Open on Sunday, Padraig Harrington jumped 11 spots to No. 3 in the latest world rankings, a career-high for the Irishman.

CHAMPIONS TOUR - SENIOR BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP, Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course), Ayrshire, Scotland - Tom Watson enters this week's Senior British Open as the defending champion, but he will have to share a little of the spotlight with Greg Norman.

Richard S. Johnson closed with a six-under 64 Sunday to earn his first PGA Tour win at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee.

Gavin Coles carded a two-under 68 Saturday to move into a share of the lead after three rounds of the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee.

Nick Flanagan fired a seven-under 63 and Richard S. Johnson posted a three-under 67 on Friday to share the lead after two rounds of the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee.

Richard S. Johnson fired a seven-under 63 Thursday and has a one-stroke lead after the first round of the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee thanks in part to an ace on the par-three 14th.

The British Open Championship kicked off Thursday at Royal Birkdale, one of 14 courses that have hosted the Open Championship. All 14 are links courses, as so ordered by the Championship Committee.

EUROPEAN TOUR - BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP, Royal Birkdale (Lancashire Course), Southport, Lancashire, England - For the first time since the 1996 PGA Championship, Tiger Woods will not be in the field at a major championship when the British Open begins on Thursday at Royal Birkdale.

For the first time in over a decade, we have a wide-open major championship.