Tiger Woods hacking his second shot out of the rough on the 15th hole during the opening round of the 2012 British Open Championship.

Photograph by Dom Furore/Golf Digest

Open Championship leader Adam Scott checks his lie in the rough on the 18th hole during the first round at Royal Lytham & St Annes. 

Photograph by J.D. Cuban/Golf Digest

Tiger Woods is tied for the lead heading into the third round of the 2012 U.S. Open at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, CA.

Photograph by Donald Miralle/Golf Digest

Nick Watney and his caddies celebrate his albatross on the 522 yard par 5 17th hole yesterday.  Watney’s 5-iron from 190 yards rolled with perfect pace across the green before dropping in the cup.  It was only the third albatross in U.S. Open history.

Photograph by J.D. Cuban/Golf Digest

A foggy start to the Wednesday practice round at the 2012 U.S. Open at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, California on June 13, 2012.

Photograph by Christian Iooss/Golf Digest

Alex Cejka plays from the green side bunker on the third hole during a practice round at the 2012 U.S. Open at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, Calif.   

Photograph by USGA/Steve Gibbons

Phil Mickelson photographed by Dom Furore for Golf Digest

Tiger Woods photographed by Walter Iooss Jr. for Golf Digest.

The Big Easy is in contention this week at the Zurich Classic in New Orleans.  Els shown here in 2010 with his wife Liezl. 

Photograph by Ben Van Hook/Golf Digest

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Seven players, including Luke Donald, dressed in 1912-themed apparel and wielded hickory shafted clubs during a charity event to commemorate Zurich’s 100-year anniversary prior to the start of the Zurich Classic at TPC Louisiana.

Photograph by Christian Iooss/Golf Digest

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