Up & Down: Tiger's likely return, Daly ad nauseam top lists
The good: An English bookmaker has Tiger Woods back on tour by March, and the LPGA has several exciting new faces. The bad: John Daly and economic woes. They're on Steve Elling's lists in his first edition of Up & Down.

Garcia, Lefty closer to catching a Tiger on the DL
Even with Tiger Woods idle for the second half of 2008, he still has a comfortable lead in the world rankings. But for how long? Steve Elling looks at the possibility of Sergio Garcia or Phil Mickelson ascending to the throne.

Imperfect 10: U.S. soil victories elude these players
They're millionaires, but another club eludes them. Steve Elling says 10 players like Justin Rose, Nick O'Hern and Bubba Watson prove it's easier to make money than win on the PGA Tour.

Tournament rankings: Fall Series again does better than you'd think
They're literally an afterthought, but Steve Elling says for the second consecutive year, the Fall Series held its own quite nicely in GolfWeek's tournament field rankings.

Woods hitting shots again, but no compromising on doctor's orders
Tiger Woods says the only shots he's hitting these days put him in line with the length exhibited by most golf writers, but Steve Elling says in the wake of major knee surgery, Woods' goal isn't to be back to his old self. 'I want to be better.'

Tough to figure how PGA Tour can keep vote totals secret
Maybe it's enough to know that Padraig Harrington is the 2008 PGA Tour Player of the Year, dethroning Tiger Woods, and not how wide the victory margin was. Not to Steve Elling, who wonders when golf will open up about the voting process.

Stench lingers from Stevie's latest gas emissions
Tiger Woods says he's 'disappointed' over caddie Steve Williams' X-rated shots at Phil Mickelson last weekend. Steve Elling has several hundred other words on Stevie's latest discharge.