Golf Central

1. Reed: Smith's comments on controversy make Presidents Cup 'personal'

   Following his first practice round at Royal Melbourne on Tuesday, Patrick Reed fired back at mounting criticism of his rule violation last week at the Hero World Challenge.

2. Oosthuizen welcoming challenge of new Presidents Cup partner

   With Brendan Grace failing to qualify, Louis Oosthuizen will be without his dominant partner and in search of a new one this week at the Presidents Cup.

3. International squad unified with Els' 'brilliant' team shield

   The International team has long struggled with having players from a handful of different countries, but this year the squad will be playing with their own, unified identity.

4. Jet lag is real: U.S. team needs another day to recover

   The Americans hadn’t been in Australia for 24 hours before a dreary-looking Tiger Woods met with the media Tuesday at Royal Melbourne.

5. Els complimentary of Woods, but still wants to 'kick their asses'

   Ernie Els has nothing but respect for Tiger Woods. But he would love nothing more than to beat Woods and Team USA at the Presidents Cup.

6. Tiger putting team first when it comes to his 'playing' role

   Tiger Woods’ entire philosophy this week at the Presidents Cup is summed up in two words: team first.

7. Woods, Els address Reed controversy early and often at first news conference

   If Tuesday’s news conference was any indication this Presidents Cup will have a little more of an edge than previous editions.

8. Tiger Tracker: Talks Reed and fatigue on Tuesday at Presidents Cup

   Tiger Woods is a playing captain at the Presidents Cup. We're tracking him as he leads the U.S. team in Melbourne, Australia.

9. USGA, R&A plan to modernize rules of amateur status

   After modernizing the Rules of Golf at the beginning of the year, the USGA and R&A now plan to update the Rules of Amateur Status.

10. Tiger or Jack? Who does Rory consider the greatest of all-time

    Rory McIlroy was asked who is the greatest player of all-time. And he offered his definitive answer.