
| Posted: Monday February 26, 2007 10:04AM; Updated: Monday February 26, 2007 10:04AM As some of the top players on the PGA Tour are getting closer to that half-century mark, they see a trend of some younger player on the PGA Tour. Unlike when they were younger, the young players of today aren't seeking them out for advice or playing practice rounds. Many of them are off doing their own thing. Jarrod Lyle and Robert Allenby will never forget the first time they met. It was in Australia in 1999, and a 17-year-old Lyle was lying in a bed undergoing chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia. Allenby had heard there was a young fan of his who wanted to meet him and someday become a professional golfer, but in didn't know if he would make it to his 18th birthday. And so started a friendship that continues to this day, one that will be on display in this week's Honda Classic both as professionals. Bobby Wadkins made his big brother proud. Lanny Wadkins called his little brother on Saturday night before the final round of The ACE Group Classic and gave him a little advice. Lanny Wadkins said Sunday, "I told him to go out there and hang tough and play to win so we could both have our names on the same trophy." Lanny didn't watch Bobby's final holes Sunday via the Golf Channel. He was out playing golf with his 14-year-old son, Tucker, at Bent Tree Country Club in Dallas. Nearly six years ago, Henrik Stenson walked off a golf course in the middle of a round, tired of sideways shots and his caddie rustling through his bag for another ball. In defeating Geoff Ogilvy, Stenson became the first Swede to win a World Golf Championships event and the fourth to win a PGA Tour event. Through six matches, including the 36-hole final, Stenson trailed during 44 of his 120 holes. Henrik Stenson isn't well-known in America, but fans can expect to see much more of him this year. Last year, Stenson earned a tour card as a non-member because his earnings would have placed him in the top 125 on the money list. As a result, he said he probably would play about 15 events in the United States and is building a home in Florida. Albertsons parent SuperValu has agreed to extend Albertsons title sponsorship of the Albertsons Boise Open presented by First Health through 2010, tour officials have announced. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||