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Pettersen chases Tseng in Australia (AP)
Suzann Pettersen of Norway opens the LPGA season Thursday with her sights set on the formidable task of overtaking top-ranked Yani Tseng. And she knows it might take more than one season to get there. Pettersen and Tseng tee off in the Women's Australian Open with a strong field at Royal Melbourne Golf Club including world No.

What they said: AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
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What they said: D.A. Points
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What they said: Tiger Woods
MORE INTERVIEWS: AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am transcript archive THE MODERATOR: We'd like to welcome Tiger Woods into the interview room here at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Tiger, welcome back. Your first time at this event since 2002.

Tour Report: Notable celebrity groups (PGATOUR.com)
By Brian Wacker, PGATOUR.COM PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — With this week’s AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am comes celebrity — as in a deep celebrity-laden field of athletes, actors, comedians, musicians and more. Here is a look at some of the notable teams and pairings. Click here for complete tee times. All times are Eastern Time. [...]

First-round tee times for AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am (PGATOUR.com)
First-round tee times for AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am

Tour Report: Tidbits from the TOUR (PGATOUR.com)
* After 16 players in their 20s accounted for 18 victories in 2011, Kyle Stanley (24 years, 2 months, 17 days) became the first player in his 20s to win in 2012 at last week’s Waste Management Phoenix Open. Stanley became the first player to make the Waste Management Phoenix Open his first PGA TOUR [...]

Attention returns to Tiger Woods at Pebble Beach (AP)
Bill Murray stumbled into the back of a crowded conference room Tuesday just as Tiger Woods was wrapping up his press conference at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. The "Caddyshack" star looked more confused than usual. "Where's the other guy?" Murray asked. Murray, as it turned out, was an hour late.

Act II of Tiger's comeback set to begin at Pebble Beach
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- In a lot of sports, a 36-year-old with an extensive amount of significant knee and Achilles injuries would at best be entering the twilight of his career. In golf, Tiger Woods is about to begin a second career.

This week offers the final chance for players to qualify
MARANA, Ariz. -- One week remains for players to move into the top 64 in the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) and solidify their position in the field for the 2012 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. This week's AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on the PGA TOUR and the European Tour's Omega Dubai Desert Classic are the final opportunities for players to punch their ticket to The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Dove Mountain, and the first World Golf Championships event of the season, February 20-26.

Woods offers solution against long putters (AP)

Tiger Woods , right, talks to reporters during a news conference at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament in Pebble Beach,  Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012.

Tiger Woods has a solution to long putters -- make them no longer than the shortest club in the bag. Woods said Tuesday at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am he has "never been a fan" of long putters that players either anchor into their belly or the broom-style putters that are pressed against the chest.




First-round tee times for Allianz Championship (PGATOUR.com)
First-round tee times for Allianz Championship

Fantasy preview: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
If you play the Yahoo! game, this is one of the more unusual weeks of the year. Not only does the cut fall after 54 holes (at low 60 and ties) but Monterey Peninsula Country Club plays to a par 70. Pebble Beach and Spyglass Hill are par 72s.

Sleeper Picks: AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
PGATOUR.COM's fantasy expert Rob Bolton provides his list of sleeper picks for every tournament. This week, he focuses his below-the-radar selections for the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

Expert Picks: AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
The AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-am is the sixth event of the 2012 season. Here's how the PGATOUR.COM experts sized up the top contenders:

Valero extends sponsorship of Texas Open through '18
The PGA TOUR and Valero Energy Corporation announced today a six-year extension of Valero's sponsorship commitment to the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio. The new deal takes effect in 2013 and runs through 2018.

Carter an excited rookie, though starts are limited
Jim Carter is on Cloud Nine. He's a rookie again.