On the day after a nightmare-inducing end to the PGA Championship, Dustin Johnson was on his boat off the coast of South Carolina, about as far from a bunker as he could possibly be.

Matt Kuchar wasted no time taking the lead at the PGA Championship.

Along the humps and hollows of Whistling Straits, against the magnificent backdrop of Lake Michigan, the stage is set for golf's final major championship of the year, the PGA.

Tiger Woods is getting grilled like never before, but not about his marriage, his personal life or that fire hydrant his car ran over last Thanksgiving. It's about his golf, of all things, and it's not pretty as the PGA Championship is set to get under way Thursday.

Opinion: The scandalous revelations that once seemed to come daily have now largely stopped for Tiger Woods. No more mistresses have stepped forward, and no more apologies are necessary. But on the course, everything has changed - and it has been for the worst.

Opinion: The scandalous revelations that once seemed to come daily have now largely stopped for Tiger Woods. No more mistresses have stepped forward, and no more apologies are necessary. But on the course, everything has changed - and it has been for the worst.

The PGA Tour used to be so hard that it was boring to play, much less watch. It sure hasn't seemed like that lately.

Erik Compton is a walking billboard for organ donation and sheer determination. He's also at the top of the Greenbrier Classic leaderboard. The 30-year-old double heart transplant recipient shot a 7-under 63 to share the first-round lead with rookie Matt Every in the inaugural tournament.

Carl Pettersson felt as if someone had turned back the clock when he arrived at West Virginia's historic Greenbrier resort.

On the Fringe: Lots of players can hit it long now, so switching most important club in British Open a bad sign moving forward.

Louis Oosthuizen never let the silver claret jug out of his sight as he celebrated into the morning hours at the Jigger Inn across from the 17th fairway at St. Andrews.

Hardly anyone knew Louis Oosthuizen, much less how to pronounce his name. Not many will forget the performance he delivered at the home of golf to capture the British Open.