Michelle Wie (right) waits with teammates Juli Inkster (left) and Paula Creamer to have a picture taken for the Solheim Cup. U.S. captain Beth Daniel says the selection of Wie was “a bit of a no-brainer.“ SUGAR GROVE, Ill.—When it came time to get the fans rowdy with a couple of rounds of “U-S-A! U-S-A!“ Solheim Cup rookie Michelle Wie wasn’t quite sure what to do.

CHASKA, Minn.—Tiger Woods was twirling his clubs, not tossing them at his bag in disgust. Putts that grazed the edge of the hole and caused him so much angst were for birdie, not par or worse. Woods had no complaints yesterday after the first round of the PGA Championship. The only concerns might come from the guys chasing him.

Angela Buzminski has been in this position before. And she has learned from experience that the best way to deal with late-season pressure on the Duramed Futures Tour is to ignore it. Buzminski sits in sixth place on the Duramed money list heading into today’s first round of the $100,000 iMPACT Classic at Richmond Country Club. She trails the player perched in fifth place, Samantha Richdale, by just more than $4,000.

CHASKA, Minn. (AP)—Paul Azinger pulled the driver from his bag because there really is no other option at Hazeltine. The sign post on the opening hole has two words and two sets of numbers that serve as a not-so-subtle welcome to the PGA Championship.

TURNBERRY, Scotland—Who was on base when Bobby Thomson hit his famous homer? Who doled out all those assists the night Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points? They could probably relate to Steve Marino. The unheralded former University of Virginia star got into the British Open as an alternate, had to fly his dad to Florida to send along his passport and found himself with the 36-hole lead at golf’s oldest major.

Scott Shingler, Haymarkett————————————-8
Josh Meador, Mechanicsville————8
Marshall Tinsley, Amherst————————————-7
Chris McCartin, Arlington————————————-6
Adam Decker, Mechanicsville————————-5
Fielding Brewbaker, Salem————————————5
Steve Jenkins Midlothian————————————-5

Independence Golf Club won’t take long to sort out who belongs at this weekend’s SunTrust State Open of Virginia. The course opens with a stretch of three par-4 holes, all longer than 430 yards and none of which yielded an average score of par in last year’s tournament. The next few holes provide more challenges, until the course relents.

SUFFOLK, Va. (AP)—Eighteen-year-old Mikey Moyers delivered his second consecutive round of 66 in the VSGA’s 96th State Amateur Championship at Cedar Point Country Club.

SUFFOLK, Va. (AP)—Brinson Paolini of Virginia Beach and Mikey Moyers of Stanardsville set a brisk pace in the first round of the VSGA’s 96th State Amateur Championship on Tuesday.

Finishes two rounds at Bethpage Black in record 8-under 132. He completed his second round this morning with three birdies in nine holes for a 65.

Lauren Greenlief shot 1-under-par 70 yesterday to keep onrushing Amanda Steinhagen at arm’s length and win the 32nd Virginia State Golf Association women’s stroke play championship by two shots. Greenlief, an 18-year-old from Oakton who recently finished her freshman year at the University of Virginia, posted a three-day score of 210, 3-under-par at Meadowbrook Country Club. Steinhagen, a 17-year-old from Oak Hill, shot 68 yesterday - the best round of the day by two shots - to finish at 1-under 213.

What you should know heading into today’s opening round of the 109th U.S. Open golf championship at Bethpage Black. On TV Today-tomorrow ESPN, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. and 5-7 p.m.; NBC, 3-5 p.m.

Experience has been granted one final shot at youth in the 2009 Richmond Women’s Golf Association tournament. Two-time champion and four-time finalist Lindsay Wortham will face 13-year-old prodigy Lyberty Anderson in today’s RWGA championship match at Salisbury Country Club. In some respects, this match is a mismatch. Wortham, whose résumé includes three city women’s tennis titles, is a skilled and tenacious competitor who is striking the ball with confidence and authority.

Golf girl: Meet Lyberty Anderson, a 13-year-old seventh-grader who is upstaging former champions in the Richmond Women’s Golf Association tourney.

The seventh annual Children Fore Children golf tournament will be May 17 at The First Tee of Chesterfield, 6736 Hunting Creek Drive. The event combines a focus on youth participation with an opportunity for young golfers to help others in the community. More than 50 golfers ages 8 to 17 are expected to participate and help raise more than $20,000. The tournament will begin with a nine-hole scramble at noon and end with a picnic dinner and awards.