MARANA, Ariz. -- I had the opportunity to spend some time with Martin Kaymer last week and among the many things I asked him was this simple query: "Who is the best golfer in the world?"His answer was both predictable and politically correct."I ...

Editor's note: See Sobel's NCAA tournament-style bracket predictions here.Trying to predict golf tournaments is an exercise in futility, but trying to predict the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship might be the literal definition of "inexact ...

Editor's Note: See Sobel's NCAA Tournament-style bracket here.Trying to predict golf tournaments is an exercise in futility, but trying to predict the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship might be the literal definition of "inexact science."And ...

Busy weeks for most 15-year-old girls are limited to texting, boy-talk and maybe some homework. Lexi Thompson isn't like most 15-year-old girls.On Monday, the phenom competed as the only female in a Minor League Golf Tour event -- playing from about ...

At some point every April, the following rhetorical question is anxiously posed by golf fans on couches around the world."Wouldn't it be cool ... if you could play Augusta National Golf Club ... and the actual Masters Tournament ... on a video ...

At some point every April, the following rhetorical question is anxiously posed by golf fans on couches around the world."Wouldn't it be cool ... if you could play Augusta National Golf Club ... and the actual Masters Tournament ... on a video ...

When it comes to expectations of immediate success for the current crop of elite young 20-somethings and teenagers, allow me to proffer four words of caution: Don't believe the hype.Oh, don't get me wrong. I think Rory McIlroy can win a major title ...

Player of the Year? Been there, debated that. Rookie of the Year? Ditto.The 2010 golf schedule is finally complete and all of the major season-ending awards have been passed out. Well, almost all of 'em.Still left are some of the more "unique" ...

Let's pretend for a minute that each of the world's major professional tours annually banded together to honor one individual as the Global Golfer of the Year.Come to think of it, this isn't such a bad idea. In a December month already saturated ...

Quick: Name the last three winners of the PGA Tour's annual Rookie of the Year award.If the names Marc Leishman, Andres Romero and Brandt Snedeker don't immediately come to mind, you are forgiven. Each was a deserving winner, but when it comes to ...