Stenson on brink of huge payday

ATLANTA — Stepping in from rain that ruined his rhythm and the back end of his round Saturday, Henrik Stenson was more interested in looking forward at the Tour Championship.

He still had a four-stroke lead. He was one round from capturing two trophies worth …

Zach Johnson wins BMW Championship

Zach Johnson won the rain-delayed BMW Championship at Conway Farms on Monday, finishing 16 under for the tournament.

Jim Furyk shoots a 69, good enough for a one-stroke lead at BMW Championship

Jim Furyk put his 59 behind him with a round that was 10 shots higher Saturday in the BMW Championship. Now all he wants is a trophy. Furyk recovered from a sluggish start with three birdies in a five-hole stretch around the turn. A three-putt …

Co-leader Jim Furyk is Chi-high after 59 in BMW

His kind of town, Chicago is.

On a blustery Friday at Conway Farms in Lake Forest, Jim Furyk made history, shooting 59 at the BMW Championship. He’s the sixth player to shoot the lowest round in a PGA Tour event.

Furyk, who won the 2003 …

BMW Championship makes a great course for Chicago’s golf appetite

How low the scores will go at the BMW Championship, which begins Thursday at Conway Farms in Lake Forest, is difficult to say. ‘‘You can shoot 62 or 76,’’ said Barrington native Scott Langley, adding that wind — or lack of it — will be …

Tiger Woods title-ready for BMW Championship

HERB GOULD: He’s won a pair of PGAs at Medinah and four trophies at Cog Hill. Tiger Woods will try to add another title here on Thursday when the BMW Championship debuts at its new venue, Conway Farms in Lake Forest.

Jim Furyk leads PGA, but many have a shot

PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Nobody has this PGA in their hip pocket heading into the final round of the season’s final major. But Jonas Blixt landed his drive on No. 18 in the back pocket of a spectator. “I didn’t have to play it from there,’’ …

Tiger Woods has stiff neck, back from hotel bed

Another week, another nagging injury for Tiger Woods — this from a soft bed in his hotel. Woods did not play the back nine of his pro-am Wednesday at The Barclays. He still walked with his amateur partners, but only chipped and putted at Liberty National.

Birdies on Nos. 17, 18 give Rory McIlroy chance to defend title

PITTSFORD, N.Y. — For the ­second consecutive day, Rory ­McIlroy made a dramatic move. One day ­after making birdie on four of his last seven holes, McIlroy birdied three of his last six Saturday, including birdies on the difficult 17th and 18th holes. Finishing with …

A first-timer’s crash course on Old Course

HERB GOULD: After watching two of my playing partners bang their tee shots off the Old Course Hotel — good thing they use golf-ball-proof glass — I decided to take the Road Hole less traveled, around the left side of that landmark inn rather than over the corner of the hotel.

Jason Dufner leads PGA after record-tying 63

PITTSFORD, N.Y. — When Webb Simpson shot a 64 on Friday morning, he tied the Oak Hill course record, which had stood for nearly a quarter-century. The 2012 U.S. Open champion was able to enjoy the moment for only a quarter of a day. Jason …

Woods, Mickelson know they must pick up the pace

PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Tiger Woods (1 over par) and Phil ­Mickelson (2 over) know they’ll need to play lights-out this ­weekend to have a chance in the PGA ­Championship. ‘‘I need to hit it better than I have,’’ Woods said Friday. ‘‘I have to go …

Jim Furyk finds form, shares lead after first round of PGA

Jim Furyk has seized the lead at the PGA Championship with a 5-under 65 in the opening round. Tiger Woods played his first nine holes at 2-under 33. But he finished with a double-bogey for a disappointing 71.

VIDEO: Jim Furyk on leading at PGA Championship

Jim Furyk talks about the scoring conditions at the PGA Championship.

PGA Championship — the final major of the year — will provide a tremendous test

Have your pencil and scorecard ready.

Oakmont, which has hosted eight U.S. Opens and three PGA Championships, is the one in suburban Pittsburgh famous for Church Pew bunkers and fans jeering Jack Nicklaus when he defeated Arnold Palmer in the 1962 U.S. Open, Nicklaus’ first …