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1. Stricker named captain for U.S. Ryder Cup team

   Steve Stricker was named the U.S. Ryder Cup captain on Wednesday, becoming the first American to serve in the role despite never having won a major championship.

2. Healthy Tiger trying to juggle busy schedule

   Tiger Woods is finally healthy and has a number of events to choose from leading up to the Masters.

3. Tiger adjusting to altitude ahead of Mexico start

   Tiger Woods arrived Tuesday afternoon for his first look at the Club de Golf Chapultepec for the WGC-Mexico Championship, and he had his first range session and nine-hole practice round ahead of Thursday's opening round.

4. Romo to compete in PGA Tour's Byron Nelson

   Former Cowboys QB Tony Romo, who missed the cut last year in his only PGA Tour start, has received a sponsor's exemption into the AT&T Byron Nelson in May.

5. PGA Tour OKs shorts in practice, pro-am rounds

   The PGA Tour has relaxed its player attire guidelines and will allow players to wear shorts during practice and pro-am rounds at its events, starting with this week's WGC-Mexico Championship and Puerto Rico Open.

6. J.B. Holmes rallies to win marathon at Riviera

   J.B. Holmes rallied from a four-shot deficit in the final round and won a marathon finish Sunday in the Genesis Open for his first victory in three years and a trip back to the Masters.

7. Jimenez wins Chubb Classic in playoff after 66

   Miguel Angel Jimenez won the Chubb Classic on Sunday for his seventh PGA Tour Champions title, beating Bernhard Langer and Olin Browne with a 5-foot par putt on the first hole of a playoff.

8. Korda holds on to win Women's Australian Open

   Nelly Korda added to her family's impressive sports pedigree Down Under with a win Sunday in the Women's Australian Open.

9. Learning the game of golf, one public course at a time

   Fifteen year-old Daniela Catalán is a student at First Tee Mexico, a program that aims to spur the development of future golfers in Mexico by bringing public golf spaces to youth in economically disadvantaged areas.

10. How slow play, bad play and foul weather made for a long week at the Genesis Open

    J.B Holmes won, but he certainly took his time doing it. Plus, Jordan Spieth melted down and Justin Thomas let one slip away. It was a weird week in L.A.