SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) -J.B. Holmes failed to birdie the 18th hole in the first three rounds of the FBR Open. Then he did it twice Sunday, coming back from the brink of defeat to steal a victory from one of the biggest names in golf. Holmes' 13-foot birdie putt forced a playoff with Phil Mickelson, then moments later he sank an 8-footer after a monster, 359-yard drive to win the tournament for the second time in three years. ``I can play under pressure, I guess,'' he said. Holmes, whose victory... Read more

Final-Round Notes – Sunday, February 3, 2008 J.B. Holmes defeated Phil Mickelson with a birdie-3 on the first playoff hole to capture the 2008 FBR Open. It represented the 13th playoff at the FBR Open, and the first since Mickelson defeated Justin Leonard in 1996. It was Holmes’ first career playoff appearance, while Mickelson falls to 7-3 in extra sessions. With his victory, J.B. Holmes earns 4,500 FedExCup points and jumps to No. 2 in the FedExCup standings through five events... Read more

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- Marino Parascenzo of Ellwood City, Pa., whose six decades of reporting -- 37 years of which were spent with The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette -- featured more than 60 of golf's major championships and many of sport's pinnacle moments, has been named recipient of the 2008 PGA Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism. Parascenzo is the 19th individual to be selected. Parascenzo, 77, will be honored April 9 at the 36th Golf Writers Association of America Annual Spring Dinner... Read more