Golf

SYDNEY (AP) -- Masters champion Adam Scott has entered November's Australian Open at Royal Sydney, meaning he'll play at least three times in four weeks Down Under - and possibly all four.

Or he just doesn't want to play Congressional, which I can understand.

The PGA Tour returns to TPC River Highlands this week where Marc Leishman won the Travelers Championship last year. Leishman’s final round 8-under 62 saw him fly to the top of the leaderboard and his score was good enough to earn victory. Let’s hope Leish has similar success this week.

In a field that includes Justin Rose and Lee Westwood, it is Hunter Mahan, Rickie Fowler and Bubba Watson that are receiving love at the Travelers Championship.

Justin Rose won the US Open: Since ShotLink does not operate at the US Open, there is no update as far as the rankings go. Here are how my US Open picks finished Graeme McDowell: 20/1 (MC) Matt Kuchar: 20/1 (t-28th) Justin Rose: 22/1 (1st)Charl Schwartzel: 28/1 (14th) Jim Furyk: 40/1 (MC) Boo Weekley: 100/1 (MC) Kevin Chappell: 100/1 (t-32nd) Ryan Palmer: 100/1 (MC) Kyle Stanley: 125/1 (t-73rd) Value Pick: Justin Hicks 250/1 (MC) Here are my picks for the Traveler's Championship Justin Rose: 14/1 Hunter Mahan: 16/1 Lee Westwood: 18/1 Jason Dufner: 20/1 Tim Clark: 50/1 Graham DeLaet: 66/1 Chez Reavie: 100/1 Matt Every: 100/1 Kevin Stadler: 150/1 Value Pick: Vijay Singh: 175/1 3JACK

After the first round of match play at the U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links, one co-medalist stands and one is headed home.

By today’s standards, Wannamoisett Country Club would be considered a short golf course. It measures just more than 6,700 yards and plays to something also nearly unheard of in this day and age: a par 69.

For Tiger Woods, it never hurts to keep quiet, especially about an injury.

Excel Sports Management has added another top college player to its stable in Thomas Pieters, who recently completed his junior season at Illinois.

Ian Poulter praises an English-born amateur, which causes a few of his countrymen to get their knickers in a twist.