A long, winding road to Jamie Farr Classic

It has been a long five weeks off. But it seemed to go by fairly fast. I kept busy, travelling (and golfing) in Florida, Edmonton, Phoenix and Iowa before arriving in Ohio for this week's Jamie Farr Toledo Classic at Highland Meadows. I was both happy and a little frustrated heading into the five-week break: "Happy" because I made the cut in the NW Arkansas Championship and did it by shooting a sizzling 30 on my back nine on the Saturday, which was cut day; "Frustrated" because a week later I was sitting on my couch watching the U.S. Women's Open instead of playing in it.

Golf-U.S. Open champion Simpson prepares for 'belly' ban

U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson, one of three players cheap nike air max shoes to win a major with the controversial long putter in the past year, has begun practising with a short putter in anticipation of a possible rule change. Keegan Bradley's victory at last year's PGA Championship heralded the cheap nike air max 2011 start of a wave of players switching to long putters - of the 'broomstick' or 'belly' variety - with Simpson and then Ernie Els, at last month's British Open, also enjoying major success with the same approach.

Top 3 Players to Watch at the Reno-Tahoe Open: A Fan’s Take

With only a few select players performing at the WGC Bridgestone Invitational, the PGA Tour has another event set up this week in the Reno-Tahoe Open, where a new champion will look to be crowned as Scott Piercy is playing in the former event. What follows are the top three players to watch at the Reno-Tahoe open this week.