Luck doesn't even to begin to describe golfer Ted Kemp's round on Monday. Kemp, a 12-handicapper, knocked in holes-in-one on back-to-back par 3s at the Muscatine Municipal Golf Course.

Kemp used a pitching wedge to sink his tee shot on the 3rd hole from 130 yards out. Then, after remarking to his group that it would be something if he repeated his feat, he did just that.

Kemp grabbed an 8-iron and nailed a hole-in-one from 182 yards out on the 8th hole.

When his left knee buckled at last year's PGA Championship, Tiger Woods wouldn't admit he hurt himself. It was a little embarrassing considering the limp developed after his fist-pump celebration of a birdie on the eighth hole at Southern Hills. It would have been out of character for Woods, an athlete who trains as if he were in Delta Force, a man who has parachuted out of planes and loves running around Isleworth in Orlando with a weight vest in sweat-dripping heat, to admit to a weakness. "As far as hurting myself, no. All good," Woods said that day in Tulsa after winning his 13th major championship.

Woods seemed invincible at the time, at the height of his power both mentally and physically -- but when the story broke the Tuesday after the Masters that Tiger had had his third knee surgery since 1994, it came as a shock in several ways. Although it is true Woods limped at times in tournaments during last year's PGA Tour Playoffs and took a long time getting out of the bunker on the fourth hole during the final round at Augusta National two weeks ago, few suspected anything significant. The circle of people who knew Woods had elected to get his knee "cleaned up" was so small, several of Woods' closest advisors didn't know.

Not anymore. In swirling winds that wreaked havoc on most of the field, Immelman held his nerve and survived a late double bogey to shoot a final-round 75 and win the 2008 Masters by three shots over Tiger Woods, who also finished second in 2007.

"Here I am, after missing the cut last week, the Masters champion," Immelman said. "It's the craziest thing I've ever heard of."

Stewart Cink, paired with Woods in the third-to-last group of the day, shot a 72 to finish in a tie for third with Brandt Snedeker, who played with Immelman and missed several short putts on the way to a 77.

"The way it was playing, pars on all those back-nine holes were just such a good score," Immelman said. "How many two-shot swings did we have today? You could have a two-shot swing every hole. I just tried to hang in there."

Geoff Ogilvy was at 14-under par through 11 holes and kept his one-shot lead, only now it was Adam Scott on his heels, not the world's No. 1 player who has won every tournament he has played since September.

Woods was at 11 under, even for the day, the only player among the top 18 who was not under par for the round.

Scott was practically flawless, making up five shots in five holes against Woods, taking the outright lead with a 25-foot birdie putt that swirled around the cup before falling, looking confident with every hole he played. Ogilvy still hasn't made a bogey this week, and two late birdies allowed him to regain the lead.

And then it rained.

Play was suspended at 1:15 p.m. due to a dangerous situation. The 61 players (out of 79) who did not finish their round will be back in position at 8:30 a.m. Sunday. The final round is expected to begin between 11:35 a.m.-1:45 p.m. with threesomes off of split tees.

Tripp Isenhour has never gotten this much attention for a single golf shot. Really, he's never gotten this much attention, period. Isenhour said it was a "one-in-a-million" golf shot that killed a protected hawk and that he was only trying to scare the bird he now faces misdemeanor criminal charges for killing.

"It was unfortunate, but there'll be plenty of time for me to tell my story," Isenhour said on the Golf Channel's PODS Championship post-round show Friday, his first interview since news broke that he killed the protected bird Dec. 12.

"It's one of regret and remorse that it happened, because I'm certainly sorry to hurt a migratory bird, or any bird for that matter."

"I want to let everyone know there was neither any malice nor deliberate intent whatsoever to hit or harm the hawk. I was trying to simply scare it into flying away."

Investigators said Isenhour killed the hawk because he was upset it was making noise as he tried to film an instructional video. He allegedly first drove in a golf cart toward the bird, then 300 yards away, to hit balls at it. When the hawk later landed within 75 yards, Isenhour's shots got closer until he eventually hit and killed it. The bird fell to the ground bleeding from both nostrils, witnesses told the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

He was in a playoff against Vijay Singh, one of golf's toughest customers.

And he never felt more at ease.

Lowery took advantage of a stunning collapse by Singh, who made three straight bogeys on the back nine, then put him away on the first extra hole with a 7-foot birdie putt to win the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

"I couldn't have given it any more in 18 holes," said Lowery, who closed with a 4-under 68 and earned $1.08 million. "I just told my caddie, 'I've got nothing to lose.' Just go out and play aggressive."

Needing a birdie on the par-five 18th to force a playoff, overnight leader Els hit his tee shot into the water and made bogey.

"To go 2-for-2, it's a pretty good start, isn't it?" said Woods who won by one shot from rising star Martin Kaymer of Germany.

Woods had already finished when Kaymer, who won the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship two weeks ago, closed with a birdie-birdie-eagle for a 66.

Els's 71 gave the South African a 12-under total of 276 for a share of third place with Louis Oosthuizen, who finished with a 65.

This is the third time Woods has started a season with two straight victories, and it was another sign that the world's No. 1 player could be headed for a big year.

Urban golf is just like its grass-cut cousin, but designed for fans of the gentlemen's game with no access to snooty clubs or expensive gear. Urban golfers just grab a thrift-store 5-iron, beers and some desolate cityscapes (Philly has a surplus of all three), and presto-the entire city is your fairway. No fees, no dress codes, no bans on Jews or blacks or Mexicans or women, no dressing like a total dick-just good, clean dirty urban fun. Anything can serve as a hole: trash cans, lamp posts, even storm drains (for that satisfying "sunk putt" feeling). Some golfers use a plastic Almost Golf ball that travels about a third the distance of a regular ball and won't break windows. Others prefer a leather orb filled with goose feathers, which won't roll into street gutters and just sits up to be hit. Now a common sight in London, Seattle and San Francisco, urban golf has yet to catch on in Philadelphia despite our 900 acres of vacant, blighted land.

She's the next big thing. The person you'll be searching on for the next decade. You'll probably grow tired of her, but you'll still search on her name as if possessed. Behold the future! Behold Anna Rawson!

The model-turned-golfer is blowing up in Buzz, currently resting among our top 100 overall searches. That's huge, folks... Orson Welles huge. One look at Rawson's pictures and it's easy to understand the infatuation. Objectively speaking, she's quite fetching and must inspire a drooling gallery wherever she plays.

Naturally, folks are most interested in seeing photos of the gorgeous golfer. Searches on "anna rawson pictures" and "anna rawson photos" are both way above par. Also spiking are queries for "anna rawson lpga" and "anna rawson model." Men dominate the lookups, accounting for 88% of all searches on the lovely linkswoman.

She's already won more than her share of adoring fans. Can Rawson become a true champion by winning tournaments like a certain Tiger? If she does, the buzz (and endorsement) possibilities are endless.

The US billionaire wanted to build a golf complex and housing development at the Menie Estate in Aberdeenshire.

Senior councillor Martin Ford, who used his casting vote to turn down the plan, told BBC Scotland he was "quite certain" the right decision was made.

Mr Trump has the right to appeal against the decision.

He could also bring new plans forward.

The controversial project had been given outline planning approval, but fell when it came before Aberdeenshire Council's infrastructure committee.

Actor Jack Wagner, with a plus-0.3 Handicap Index (he not only matches but occasionally scores better than par), sits atop the 2007 ranking. A member at Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles, he frequently hits the driving range with 2005 No. 1 Dennis Quaid, who comes in at No. 9 on this year's list.

Rounding out the Top 10 are: No. 2 Lucas Black, No. 3 Billy Crudup, No. 4 Craig T. Nelson, No. 5 Chris O'Donnell, No. 6 Joel Gretsch, No. 7 Scott Wolf, No. 8 Dougray Scott and No. 10 Flex Alexander.

Jack Nicholson, who is on the cover of the December issue and is tied for 47th on the list, tells Golf Digest, "Just when you start getting better, you realize how much work it would take to be really good. You can't do the game justice without putting in the time."

Other celebrities on the list include: Samuel L. Jackson (11), Bill Murray (T-13), Kevin Costner (39), Luke Wilson (T-40), Will Smith (T-60), George Clooney (T-68), Catherine Zeta-Jones (88), Tom Cruise (95) and Will Ferrell (100).

The highest ranked woman on the list is former Charlie's Angel and current "Las Vegas" regular Cheryl Ladd (T-68). The youngest ranked celebrity is "The Sixth Sense" and "Pay It Forward" star Haley Joel Osment (30) at 19 years, while acting legend and long-time golfer Clint Eastwood (57) makes the list at age 77.

Thorpe successfully defended his title in the Charles Schwab Championship, birdieing the final four holes Sunday to win the Champion Tour's season-ending event for the third time in five years.

Thorpe, who edged Tom Jenkins by $4,079 for the 30th and last spot in the field, shot a 6-under 66 to finish at 20-under 268, three strokes ahead of Denis Watson and Fred Funk. It was Thorpe's 13th tour victory and first since the 2006 event.

"Coming in this week I knew my game was showing sparks," Thorpe said. "Normally at the end of the year my game starts to peak a little bit. I really didn't putt well until the last five or six holes this week but this is probably my best ball-striking week ever. I hit my irons unbelievably good."

Roberts, meanwhile, held on to win the season-long Charles Schwab Cup competition for a $1 million annuity, shooting a 66 to tie for 13th at 11 under.

Roberts, who lost the points title to Jay Haas in 2006 after missing a short putt on the final hole of the season-ending tournament, was in jeopardy of losing to Haas again after three sub-par rounds, but did just enough Sunday to win.

"Definitely been tough not winning," said Weir, who earned $900,000 to jump from 84th to 33rd on the money list at $1,986,053. "You know, that's what we're all out here to do, and 3 1/2 years has been quite a long time."

Weir secured his long-awaited victory with a 6-foot par putt after hitting his approach on the par-4 18th into a greenside bunker.

"It was gusting across there," he said. "It's pretty open on that green, and my pant legs were whipping pretty good there when I hit that putt. I just told myself to keep my head nice and steady and just try to hit it nice and solid."

Fans serenaded a grinning Weir with a rendition of "O Canada" after he spoke to reporters.

The 2003 Masters champion took the lead with a birdie on the par-4 15th, rolling a chip shot to a foot, then held off Hensby over the final three holes.

"I think the turning point probably in the tourney was 15," Hensby said.

"Golfweek's list of the best new courses is a fascinating cross-section of what it takes today to have an impact in a tough market," said Golfweek's Best Courses program director and architecture editor, Bradley S. Klein. "Tradition seems to be a major element, with many of our top new designs, including No. 1 Bandon Trails, No. 2 Chambers Bay, and No. 3 Sebonack, emphasizing walkability, caddies, and links-style golf."

The No. 1 spot on the list was awarded for the second year in a row to Bandon Trails, a Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw design that opened in 2005 in Bandon, Ore. Coming in a close second is Chambers Bay Golf Club, designed by Bruce Charlton & Robert Trent Jones Jr. The Rees Jones-designed Daniel Island - Ralston Creek in Charleston, S.C., rounds out the Top 50.

The list is derived from the efforts of Golfweek's course raters. This nationwide team of more than 450 evaluators regularly surveys over 1,800 golf courses and renders their judgment on the basis of 10 standards of evaluation.

1. Bandon Trails, Bandon, OR, Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw, 2005
2. Chambers Bay GC, University Place, WA, Bruce Charlton, Robert Trent Jones, Jr., 2007
3. Sebonak GC, Southampton, NY, Tom Doak, Jack Nicklaus, 2006
4. Ballyneal, Holyoke, CO, Tom Doak, 2006
5. Bright's Creek GC, Mill Spring, NC, Tom Fazio, 2006
6. Bayonne GC, Bayonne, NJ, Eric Bergstol, 2006
7. Concession GC, Sarasota, FL, Jack Nicklaus, 2006
8. Colorado GC, Parker, CO, Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw, 2007
9. Pronghorn - Fazio Course, Bend, OR, Tom Fazio, 2006
10. Boston GG, Hingham, MA, Gil Hanse, 2005
11. Fallen Oak, Saucier, MS, Tom Fazio, 2006
12. The Territory, Duncan, OK, Randy Heckenkemper, 2005
13. Whisper Rock - Upper Course, Scottsdale, AZ, Tom Fazio, 2005
14. Olde Stone, Bowling Green, KY, Arthur Hills, 2006
15. We-Ko-Pa GC - Saguaro, Fountain Hills, AZ, Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw, 2006
16. Forest Creek GC - North Course, Southern Pines, NC, Tom Fazio, 2005
17. Three Creek Ranch, Jackson, WY, Rees Jones, 2005
18. Creek Club, Oconee, GA, Jim Engh, 2007
19. Liberty National, Jersey City, NJ, Bob Cupp, Tom Kite, 2006
20. Lakota Canyon, New Castle, CO, Jim Engh, 2005

5. If your Ball comes among watter, or any wattery filth, you are at liberty to take out your Ball & bringing it behind the hazard and Teeing it, you may play it with any Club and allow your Adversary a Stroke for so getting out your Ball.

8. If you should lose your Ball, by it's being taken up, or any other way, you are to go back to the Spot, where you struck last, & drop another Ball, And allow your adversary a Stroke for the misfortune.

Along the way, he won seven of 16 events, including last month's PGA Championship -- his 13th major title -- and the season-ending Tour Championship yesterday in Atlanta. Being the first golfer to earn the silver FedEx Cup trophy and receive its $10 million annuity prize was just a bonus, he said.

"For me, I don't look at what the purse is or prize money," Woods said in a post-round press conference yesterday. "When you play, you play to win. That's the way I was raised."

When asked what mattered more to him, the Tour Championship or the FedEx Cup, Woods hardly hesitated. He declined to be the first to kiss the FedEx Cup trophy, though PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem urged him to do so before presenting him with it on East Lake Golf Club's 18th green.

"Winning the FedEx Cup is one thing, but I think as a player you always want to win the Tour Championship," said Woods, who finished at 23-under-par, eight shots ahead of Mark Calcavecchia and Zach Johnson. "There's history involved."