Tiger Woods was a no-brainer as a captain's pick for the Ryder Cup.

Tiger Woods is going to the Ryder Cup as a captain's pick with his 71 victories and 14 majors. So is 21-year-old Rickie Fowler, who has never won anything at all.

This FedEx Cup might be remembered as much for the winners as who didn't get to play.

Tiger Woods remained No. 1 in the world ranking Monday, though not even close to that on two lists - the Ryder Cup and FedEx Cup - that mean much more these days.

Tiger Woods remained No. 1 in the world ranking Monday. He was nowhere to be found on two other lists that matter.

Jim Furyk had no problem with the quick turnaround.

On a day when the two biggest names in golf played like weekend hackers, Hunter Mahan grabbed the lead midway through the final round of the Bridgestone Invitational and refused to let go.

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.

British Open final-round tee times

Tiger Woods will play the first two rounds of the British Open with Justin Rose of England, one of the hottest players in golf with two PGA Tour victories in his last three starts.

Tiger Woods' tee shot was headed for the front pin when it turned hard to the left and settled at the back left corner of the par-3 fifth green at Aronimink Golf Club.