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When we last saw Tiger Woods doing a Q&A session with fans prior to the Wells Fargo Championship, he was staring straight into a camera answering questions in a manner that made you wonder if he'd been taken hostage and was reading off the ransom demands.

To say it was a train wreck would be kind. Woods seemed to struggle running the show by himself, leading many to wonder if the next one would include a chat moderator to keep the conversation flowing, and potentially ask a follow-up question or two.

On Tuesday we got out answer, as TigerWoods.com editor Mark Soltau opened the Google+ Hangout chat with Woods by kicking things off. It was instantly a million times more enjoyable than the previous session.

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Why? Because the Q&A, hangout, whatever you wanted to call it, felt like someone was helping Woods along. He may be one of the greatest golfers of all time, but when it

Rory McIlroy / Getty ImagesRory McIlroy usually prefers to not play week before a major championship. But the way the last couple of starts have gone, it shouldn't come as surprise that the 23-year-old is mixing things up a bit ahead of his U.S. Open title, adding the FedEx St. Jude Classic to his schedule.

"In Heathrow about to go to the US. Excited about the next 3 weeks! Memorial, Memphis and then defend the US Open in San Fran," McIlroy tweeted on Monday before heading back to the U.S.

Even though McIlroy won't have the added benefit of getting an early look at Olympic Club prior to the Open, after missing back-to-back cuts at the Players Championship and BMW PGA Championship, he admitted that what he's lacking at the moment is additional work on the course.

"I just feel like I've lacked competitive rounds a little bit," McIlroy said, after missing the cut last week at Wentworth. "I'm still confident in my abilities. It's just a matter of working hard and trying to bring it up a level from where it has been

Phil Mickelson is swinging for the fences. — PGATour.comThe San Diego Padres are having a rough go of it in the National League West at the moment. Losers of their last four and 16 games below .500, there's a pretty good chance we won't be seeing them in the playoffs this year.

That has to frustrate Phil Mickelson, a life-long Padres fan who grew up in the area. But unlike most fans who lament about their team's current plight and dream of one day being able to do something about the quality of the squad on the field, Mickelson has the cash and the time to do just that.

As the San Diego Union-Tribune reported, Mickelson is ready to join a group of investors -- headed up by former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Peter O'Malley -- that's currently in the process of lining up a bid to buy the Padres. And he's ready to be more than the face of a potential billion-dollar-plus bid. Lefty's apparently going to put his money where his mouth is, confirming that "given the price tag, it's going to be a significant amount."

"Growing up, the Padres were my team and still are," Mickelson said Monday. "I always had a love for the team. But (recently) I just felt disassociated with the organization a little bit as a fan. I just know I didn't identify with the players or have an emotional connection.

"Where I want to get involved is I want to get a personal involvement with the players and the community — personal interaction with fans, more community outreach. I want to create an emotional tie with the players and the community."

If you'll recall, Mickelson's love affair with baseball stretches far beyond just being a fan of the Padres. He tried out for the Toledo Mud Hens (Triple-A) in 2003, throwing batting practice to the Akron Aeros but never getting a chance to start in an actual game.

Needless to say, Mickelson enjoys being around baseball. And if he can somehow help turn the Padres around with some extra cash, more power to him. Although, I doubt being part owner of the team would afford him the opportunity to take the field in the future. With a couple extra pounds on his frame, I think it's safe to say his playing days have passed him by.

While the rest of us started our Memorial Day holiday, these cats were swinging, and in many cases the ball went where they wanted it to! Wonder what that's like. Anyway, check out Crowne Plaza winner Zach Johnson, club-smasher Kyle Reifers, Louis "The Eagle" Oosthuizen, and more in this week's edition of Shots of the Week. Enjoy.

John Huh / Getty ImagesLet's be honest, we're all incredibly busy. Nobody has time to sit down and watch four rounds of golf coverage -- unless, of course, you watch TV for a living, and if that's the case, please email us your number. So in an effort to condense the tournament coverage for you into a few quick hits, here are five things we learned from the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.

Jason Dufner runs out of gas — One of the most impressive runs we've seen on the PGA Tour in recent memory. After winning twice in the last month, Jason Dufner finally looked human on Sunday, hitting a number of wayward shots and missing a couple of key short putts. The double-bogey on the ninth hole and triple-bogey on the 12th had a lot to do with him losing by a single shot, but Dufner made it incredibly hard on himself from the start. He managed to hit only 21 percent of his fairways on the day, leaving himself with a number of difficult approach shots. And after three days of leading the field in putts per GIR (1.579), he ballooned to 1.833 on Sunday, needing a total of 31 putts to get around Colonial. Blame it on whatever you want, but Dufner looked like he just ran out of gas (even though he said after the round that he felt pretty good). He went from hitting fairways and greens to loose shot after loose shot. You can look at the loss in a number of ways. The positive is he only ended up losing by three (you can't count Johnson's penalty gaffe) with a couple of big numbers on the card. On the other hand, he was given a bunch of opportunities to seize the tournament and never managed to capitalize on any of them. Regardless, a second place finish to go along with a couple of wins is an impressive way to cap off a month.

Zach Johnson is a huge fan of Texas— Before 2008, Johnson probably could have cared less about the Lonestar state. After winning his first three PGA Tour events in Georgia, it's was clear which state was a favorite. But over the last five years, he's become a huge fan of Texas after winning his fourth PGA Tour event in the last five years in the state. Johnson, who's a low-ball hitter, loves the strong Texas winds and even admitted on Saturday that he hoped "it would blow like crazy" over the weekend. While it didn't gust like many predicted, Johnson still managed to win his second Colonial plaid jacket. He's never finished outside the top-30 in seven starts at the historic course. Don't be surprised if he shows up next year wearing a shirt with the Texas flag on it.

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John Huh continues to impress during his rookie season — When you finish seven shots behind the leaders you rarely get any accolades, but considering John Huh's five-under finish was good enough for a T-5, he deserves a spot on our five things. The PGA Tour rookie, who won earlier this year in a eight-hole playoff at Mayakoba, now has a victory, a second-place finish, 4 top-10s, and 7 top-25s this season. Even better, he's only halfway through his first year on tour and already has over $2 million in the bank. That's beyond impressive, folks.

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Fort Worth, Texas — It was supposed to be a Sunday stroll down the 18th fairway for Zach Johnson. Up three shots over Jason Dufner with his ball sitting in the greenside bunker, all one of the best short game players on the PGA Tour had to do was avoid leaving it in the sand and he'd be the Crowne Plaza Invitational champion.

Well, he did exactly that, getting out of the sand before holing the putt for par to win by three. Or so he thought. As Johnson was leaving the green, he was informed by PGA Tour rules officials that he'd violated 20-7 of the Rules of Golf.

After blasting his ball to within a couple feet of the hole, Johnson moved his ball mark in an attempt to give Dufner a clear path. But in the process of moving the mark, Johnson forgot to replace it to its original spot.

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"I moved my mark, but I did not move it back," Johnson admitted after his round. "I told Damon on the five- or six-footer that I just

Luke Donald / Getty ImagesIf it feels like you're suffering a case of déjà vu, don't worry, you're not the only one. For the second year in a row, Luke Donald captured the BMW PGA Championship and, in the process, moved back to No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking.

The first time around was a little more memorable than this year's victory -- Donald went to No. 1 for the first time even in his career with a playoff victory over Lee Westwood -- but that obviously doesn't make Sunday's four-shot win any less important.

Donald hasn't been out of the spotlight very much over the past year, but in the last couple of months, it seemed like all everyone wanted to talk about was when Rory McIlroy was going to put a stranglehold on the top spot in the rankings — even though the 23-year-old and Donald had swapped the top spot on five different occasions (now six after Sunday) in the last 12 months.

But after his second consecutive win at the BMW PGA Championship, there's no question who the best player (at least as

Saturday was a stage-setting day at Colonial, as both Jason Dufner and Zach Johnson put themselves in position for a Sunday charge at the win. It's theirs to lose, so let's hope neither one actually does lose it. Anyway, take a break from the pool and holiday barbecue to check out the festivities at Colonial this afternoon. Enjoy!