San Diego

You could call Eddie Merrins the Godfather of Southern California golf, except that the twinkle in his eye is too kindly to remind you of Don Corleone. So let's call him the Grandfather of Southern California golf.

SAN DIEGO -- Patrick Bernard of Clairemont, Calif., says he was the first fan through the gates this morning at Torrey Pines Golf Course. "Row one, seat one, bro," he said of the spot he had in the grandstand by the...

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Spectators at the U.S. Open had better keep their butts off Torrey Pines Golf Course: No smoking allowed.

One of the most important golf tournaments in the worldwas born in a garage on Temecula Street in San Diego.

The day before they're scheduled to meet top-ranked UCLA in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tourney, the Western Kentucky players stood huddled around a free-standing white board in their locker room at the U.S. Airways...