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There is simmering speculation that Jack Nicklaus may not be done playing the Masters, and that Augusta National Chairman Hootie Johnson could be urging Nicklaus to come back and play one final time. Last year, Nicklaus said he was done at Augusta, but if he comes back for a final bow, it would conclude a notable timeline -- the 20th anniversary of his sixth and final Masters triumph, which was also his 18th and last major victory. Nicklaus, 68, seemed to leave the door slightly open last week.
  -- Los Angeles Times

Tiger Woods hasn't played the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am since 2002, weary of the long rounds, bumpy greens and sometimes lousy weather. Mark O'Meara said the condition of the greens caused Woods to reconsider his scheduling. "He had a 1-footer one year, he could make it with his eyes closed," O'Meara said. "It didn't go in [and he said], 'That's it, I'm done.' "
  -- Los Angeles Times

Paul Azinger found time to wonder why the AT&T no longer attracts a star-packed field. Azinger had played here for nine consecutive years until he skipped the event in 2004 and again last year. Azinger harshly criticized tournament officials for the way they treat players, specifically lamenting that he could not bring his longtime amateur partner, Larry Colson.
  -- San Francisco Chronicle

Fast-rising tour rookie Nathan Green withdrew from the AT&T tournament. Green, who strode into prominence after reaching a playoff with Tiger Woods and Jose Olazabal at Torrey Pines last month, is moving into a new home in Texas this week. Green's scheduling options expanded after he climbed to ninth on the money list.
  -- San Francisco Chronicle

Bill Murray stole the show at the 18th hole at Pebble Beach Wednesday. Murray chipped in a 95-footer for an eagle to climax the 3M Celebrity Challenge, a five-hole event featuring six two-man celebrity teams. Murray wedged his approach shot over the green-protecting bunker and into the cup. The shot earned Murray and partner Andy Garcia $9,500 each for their charities. Justin Timberlake's clutch 8-foot downhill putt two holes earlier earned him and partner Michael Bolton $5,000 each for their charities.
  -- San Francisco Chronicle

Thinking back to last year's Masters win, a playoff victory over Chris DiMarco, Tiger Woods yesterday conceded that his dramatic, spinning, curling and slow-rolling chip-in for birdie on 16 will likely forever be his signature moment at the Masters.
  -- New York Post

Woods has entered next week's Nissan Open at Riviera. Woods never has won the Nissan Open, but he came close at Valencia Country Club in 1998 when he lost to Billy Mayfair in a one-hole sudden death playoff.
  -- Los Angeles Times

Four days after the Masters ends, Davis Love III turns 42 and time will tell whether there's a reason to have a party. It has been a strange two-year dry spell for Love, an 18-time winner on the PGA Tour. Love said he has been working again with sports psychologist Bob Rotella. "Physically I'm ready to go. It's just I've got to do the mental stuff," Love said.
  -- Los Angeles Times

When the PGA Tour announced plans to move its Tampa Bay event from October to March beginning with the 2007 schedule, the popularity of Westin Innisbrook Resort's Copperhead course was cited as a prevailing factor for making it part of the prestigious early-season Florida Swing. Now, negotiations between the tournament organizer and Innisbrook suggest resort officials are apprehensive about the new dates being during their most lucrative month.
  -- Tampa Tribune

There's been a charge into the vineyards by the pros in recent years, with Arnold Palmer, Greg Norman, Ernie Els and David Frost -- to name a few -- coming out with their own labels of wine. Now, the field is about to get a little more crowded with the news that the PGA Tour is going to provide some competition to its own players, coming out with PGA Tour Wines.
  -- Los Angeles Times

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