In Cink
Updated: 03/02/01
The feel of familiar Bermuda grass under his feet and balmy sunshine on his face can change Stewart Cink's attitude and his expectations, which is why he was not surprised to be leading the Genuity Championship.

Coming off a wet, unpredictable West Coast Swing in which he had only one top 10 in six tournaments, Cink blistered the Blue Monster for a bogey-free 66 on Friday and took a two-stroke lead over Hal Sutton and Mike Weir.

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Five Players to Watch
Updated: 03/01/01
Ernie Els

After some time off, Ernie Els gets back in the Southern Swing, so to speak, this week at the Genuity Championship. Most of the last month the Big Easy has been taking it easy so it's difficult to say what you can expect out of the laid back South African.

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Duval Signs with Nike
Updated: 03/01/01
TRUMBULL, Conn. (March 1) -- In an escalation in his breach of contract lawsuit with the Acushnet Company, David Duval has signed an endorsement contract with Nike Golf and teed off in Thursday's first round of the Genuity Classic at the Doral Resort in Miami wearing full Nike gear.

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Norman Forced to Withdraw
Updated: 03/01/01
MIAMI (March 1) -- Greg Norman, a three-time champion at Doral, had to withdraw before teeing off Thursday in the Genuity Championship because of a fever that reached 103 degrees. Norman, who played in the pro-am Wednesday and had a 74, called tournament officials about 7 a.m. He was replaced in the field by Richard Coughlan.

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The PGA Tour's Wild, Wild West
Updated: 02/28/01
MIAMI (Feb. 28) -- By the time the PGA Tour arrived in Florida a year ago, Tiger Woods had set the tone for a spectacular season by winning a dramatic playoff in Hawaii and staging an incredible comeback to win at Pebble Beach.

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Training Ground for Augusta
Updated: 02/28/01
You can't say the season starts in Florida anymore, not with Tiger Woods in the Middle East while the PGA Tour is in Miami. Tiger accepted a record $2 million appearance fee--what first, second, third, fourth and fifth places combined will earn in the $4.5 million Genuity Championship--to play the Dubai Desert Classic. Winless on the West Coast, Woods is still The Show.

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Desert Storm
Updated: 02/28/01
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (March 1) -- Not only is Tiger Woods' trip halfway around the world sure to be profitable, it may also bring him his first win of 2001.

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Meek Monster
Updated: 02/28/01
Mike Weir's philosophy about going low on the PGA Tour is to remain patient. He didn't have to wait long to lead another assault on the Blue Monster, shooting a career-low 62 for a two-stroke lead in the Genuity Championship.

With two eagles on his first eight holes, Weir took advantage of nearly perfect conditions Thursday to post the lowest first-round score in the 40-year history at Doral.

"The course is definitely there for the taking," Weir said.

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