Associated Press

11/28/02 -- Retief Goosen and Chris DiMarco each shot 4-under-par 68 Thursday to share the first-round lead.

11/27/02 -- A strong field and a lack of confidence have Jose Maria Olazabal thinking he'll have a tough time defending his Omega Open title.

11/26/02 -- The Masters has restored some drama to the first three months of the PGA Tour.

11/26/02 -- Beating Tiger Woods when he's relaxed and having fun at the PGA Grand Slam of Golf has been nearly impossible.

11/26/02 -- Tiger Woods kept saying he was sure Augusta National would have a female member by the next Masters

11/26/02 -- John Daly is dedicating his performance at the Australian PGA this week to his late mother.

11/26/02 -- Greg Norman believes golf Down Under was humiliated by the first-round cancellation of last week's Australian Open

11/25/02 -- Two-thirds of the men and half the women interviewed in a New York Times poll said they did not believe the PGA Tour should withdraw its recognition of the Masters.

11/21/02 -- LPGA Tour commissioner Ty Votaw urged Augusta National to admit a female member, saying Augusta's obligation to golf outweighs its rights as a private club.

MIYAZAKI, Japan -' Tiger Woods is becoming annoyed by the calls for him to skip next year's Masters because of the all-male membership at Augusta National Golf Club.