Former Old Dominion University golf standout Estanislao "Stan" Guerrero has qualified for this weekend's PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open, which begins play today at Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, Calif. The 2008 grad qualified for the event by sharing medalist honors with Aron Price at the El Camino Country Club on Monday, shooting a 6-under par 66.

Idle thought: Tiger Woods and performance-enhancing drugs? I wouldn't hazard a guess about that without more evidence. Besides, I always thought Tiger looked so buff because he was standing next to Phil Mickelson.

Bad timing: Barack Obama needs this like he needs a spike in unemployment. In case you haven't heard, the January 2010 issue of Golf Digest has a cover shot of Tiger Woods helping the president line up a putt, with a story titled, "10 Tips Obama Can Take From Tiger." The mind boggles at the comic possibilities. Woods and Obama didn't pose for the picture; it was doctored.

THOUSAND OAKS, California Tiger Woods said he let his family down with transgressions he regrets "with all of my heart," and that he will deal with his personal life behind closed doors. Hours later, police released a report detailing his early morning crash.

WINDERMERE, Fla. More than two dozen media and a cluster of television trucks camped outside the gates of Isleworth on Saturday waiting for authorities to visit with Tiger Woods and clear up questions about crashing his SUV into a neighbor's tree.

By Chic Riebel
The Virginian-Pilot
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After sinking a 5-foot par putt that wrapped up Eastern Region tournament medalist honors Tuesday, Moss Clark made his way up a small hill from the 18th green at Sleepy Hole.
Everyone wanted to make contact with the Cox senior - teammates, opponents, spectators. A hug. A handshake. A slap on the back.

Sept. 24, 2008: John Dawson, then a junior at Hickory High School, sinks a 10-foot par putt on the 18th hole at Sleepy Hole Golf Course to notch his second straight Southeastern District individual title. He wins by a stroke. Oct. 7, 2008:

VIRGINIA BEACH Should you bump into Marc Leishman sometime soon at the beach, his preferred local golf course, Virginia Beach National, or strolling through Town Center with his fiancee, feel free to offer the PGA Tour rookie star a hearty "Good going, bloke!" It would be the neighborly thing to do. Because while it's true he's from Australia, Leishman is also one of us now.

Anheuser-Busch has decided not to renew its title sponsorship of the Michelob Ultra Open at Kingsmill next year, ending the seven-year run of one of the most popular tournaments on the LPGA Tour.

Kellam's Trey Smith worked all summer to become a better golfer. It wasn't long before Smith - and the rest of the state - saw just how much he had improved. Smith's 2-foot par putt in a one-hole playoff last month earned him medalist honors in the Virginia High School Invitational in Midlothian.