PHIL MICKELSON'S WIFE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Phil Mickelson's wife, Amy, has been diagnosed with breast cancer, and the three-time major champion said Wednesday he will suspend his PGA Tour schedule indefinitely.

According to a release from Mickelson's management company, his wife was to have more tests but begin treatment with major surgery as early as the next two weeks.

Mickelson, the No. 2 player in the world with 36 career PGA Tour victories, was to play in the Byron Nelson Championship this week before defending his title next week at Colonial. It was not certain if he would return in time for the U.S. Open from June 18-21 in New York, where he was the runner-up to Tiger Woods in 2002 and is beloved by golf fans.

TONY ROMMO FAILS TO QUALIFY!!!!!

Cowboys QB reportedly in running until triple-bogey on 16th hole

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo failed in his bid to qualify for the HP Byron Nelson Championship golf tournament on Tuesday, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

The newspaper reported that Romo was at plus-2, a score that would have put him in the tournament, when he triple-bogeyed the 16th hole to end his hopes.

He finished with a 7-over-par 79.

Romo also had a triple-bogey on the same hole on Monday in U.S. Open sectional qualifying.

AFTER THE FIRST ROUND TIGER IS STILL IN THE WOODS

After the first round the leaderboard at the Players Championship reads Crane, Mallinger, Johnson, Cejka and Byrd. It's only the first round, yes, but the PGA Tour really wants to have a major championship of its own, seeing how it doesn't run any of the true majors, and it can't convince anyone with Crane, Mallinger, Johnson, Cejka and Byrd.Woods went early in the day, shooting 1-under, 71, in what looked at the time like the definition of mediocre on a hard course. Was the round more frustrating or disappointing? For me it was very disappointing. I am a Tiger woods fan and to see him finish the first round 1-under, 71, dissappointing is an understatement.
Now back to golf, enough about me.Woods said. "I hit the ball well enough to -- this is probably the highest score I could have shot today, and I didn't get a whole lot out of my round today. That's the way it goes."But as the day went on, and other scores came in, Woods' day was reframed into something that was doing a slow swirl down the toilet bowl. Thirty-eighth place. Mickelson was in 79th, at 1-over, 73. Ben Crane, the leader, shot 65.

NEW SWING COACH FOR TIGER????? NO !!!!!!!

CHARLOTTE — Tiger Woods is not — he repeats — not looking for a new swing coach to replace Hank Haney.

"That's complete speculation," Woods said Wednesday on the eve of the Quail Hollow Championship, his first tourn0ament on the PGA Tour since finishing in a tie for sixth at The Masters.

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It was at Augusta National following the third round when the world's No. 1 player and winner of four green jackets let fly with a verbal barrage about his swing, his putting stroke and his inability to finish off his first three rounds at The Masters. Directly within earshot was Haney, who has been Woods' coach since 2002, and caddie Stevie Williams.

The ensuing days brought rumors that Woods was looking to fire Haney and find a new coach, especially after Woods said he played pretty well considering he had a "Band-Aid" swing the entire tournament.

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"It has nothing to do with Henry (Haney)," Woods said. "I didn't hit the ball the way I wanted to and I didn't make any putts. I felt like that every day. It was 17 and 18 that hurt. I didn't finish off my rounds the last couple days, and it cost me a chance to win the golf tournament."

It won't cost him his relationship with Haney, Woods said. Instead of finding a new coach, Woods would like to find some time now and then to "vent" outside of the public eye after disappointing rounds.

"Usually, you just leave me alone, let me vent for a while, and then I'll be ready to focus on what I need to do to get ready for the next day," said Woods, who has three top-10 finishes including a win in his last three starts. "It's happened before, (Haney's) seen it before, Stevie has seen it. You've got to vent. We don't get a chance to do that because we come off the green, we do media right away.

"You're constantly on, and I just need to vent for just a little bit. Give me five minutes, 10 minutes, and once that's over, it's what do we need to do to get ready to win this golf tournament the next day."