Not content to simply qualify for the next event on the FedEx Cup Playoffs schedule, Vijay Singh is winning them. So far, the 45-year-old Fijian has won The Barclays and, yesterday, the Deutsche Bank Championship, two of the four tournaments that will determine who wins the Cup's $10 million top prize.  

Jeff Sluman notched his second Champions Tour victory after closing with a 5-under-par 67 to win the Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links in California. The 50-year-old Sluman had a 14-under 202 total in the 54-hole event and earned $315,000.  

by Nancy Berkley

Responding to wide-spread criticism, LPGA commissioner Carolyn Bivens, retracted the policy requiring Tour players to effectively communicate in English.  

As more and more foreign players have come to dominate the LPGA, Tour officials warned members this week that they must become conversant in English by 2009 or face suspension. The tour feels that English-speaking skills could be more appealing to sponsors.  

The world's best 20 women golfers will square off on the Ocean Course at Half Moon Bay Golf Links in California for the first time October 1-5 in the Samsung World Championship. Often called the LPGA Tour's "fifth major," the tournament has been played on five continents during its 27-year existence. Half Moon Bay Golf Links is the 15th course to host the event, which began in 1980 at The Country Club in suburban Cleveland, Ohio.  

After fearing he was jeopardizing his chances of being selected by Nick Faldo as one of two captain's picks for the European Ryder Cup team, Ian Poulter can now rest easy. Poulter along with fellow Englishman Paul Casey were selected yesterday by Faldo at a news conference held after the Johnny Walker Championship in Gleneagles, Scotland.  

France's Gregory Havret won the Johnnie Walker Classic in Gleneagles, Scotland. Good finishes also enabled Oliver Wilson, Justin Rose and Soren Hansen to secure places on Europe's Ryder Cup team.  

This morning in New York City Paul Azinger made his four Captain's picks that complete the 2008 U.S. Ryder Cup team. He selected Chad Campbell, Steve Stricker, Hunter Mahan and J.B. Holmes.  

Captain Paul Azinger selected Steve Stricker, Hunter Mahan, J.B. Holmes and Chad Campbell Tuesday to complete the 12-player roster for the 2008 United States Ryder Cup Team. The foursome, three of whom are making their Ryder Cup debuts, join eight players who had earned automatic berths August 10, following the 90th PGA Championship.  

On Tuesday, LPGA Tour commissioner Carolyn Bivens released a statement regarding her organization's "initiative" to tour players about requirements for speaking English. The announcement was met by most players with acceptance, while others - and some of the media - criticized the directive. Below, Bivens clarifies the move. Here's a full transcript of her statement:  

The man who coined one of the golf's best-ever tips, "Always throw your club toward the hole," has died. The irascible but fun-loving Tommy Bolt passed away last Saturday at age 92 in Batesville, Ark.  

Jay Haas remains in the lead of the Charles Schwab Cup standings, holding a 98-point advantage over Bernhard Langer. Fred Funk continues to close the gap and is in third, 269 points behind Haas.  

Vijay Singh is hotter than a firecracker, winning the first two of the four FedEx Cup Playoff tournaments. He won the opening Barclays in a scintillating playoff with Sergio Garcia and, last week, commandeered the Deutsche Bank Championship by five shots with a closing 8-under-par 63 at TPC Boston.  

The first round of the BMW Championship yesterday was canceled when storms dumped 3 inches of rain on Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis. The third leg of the four-event FedEx Cup Playoffs will start anew today, with 36 holes slated for Saturday.