Tiger Woods, in his return to the PGA Tour, opened at 40-1 odds to win the Safeway Open, according to Westgate SuperBook.
Dustin Johnson missed his first bogey-free round in the U.S. Open by inches but still posted a 5-under 65 to match Henrik Stenson for the lead Thursday.
Rory McIlroy says the Europeans must manage their expectations against the U.S. in the Ryder Cup.
Jim Furyk doesn't see another chance to fail, only another chance to win.
Tiger Woods, in his seventh official round since returning a month ago at the Quicken Loans, put up his best score since his break, surpassing by one stroke his 69 in the opening round of the Open Championship at Royal Liverpool two weeks ago.
It's not often a professional athlete can ascend to the No. 1 ranking without actually competing, but that's the case for Australian Adam Scott.
