It's time for the regular round-up of what's going on in the golf world. This time around we look at Jim Furyk, John Daly, Jay Williamson, Don Alexander, Padraig Harrington and much, much more. Let's get started…

Jim Furyk may well be the most popular golfer in Canada right now. Common courtesy dictates that one defend a title no matter where it ends up on the following year's schedule. Furyk, the 2006 Canadian Open champion, could have feigned an injury after playing the British Open then flying across five time zones to play near Toronto this week. Undoubtedly exhausted and with a heavy schedule ahead of him, Furyk gutted it out for his second consecutive victory in Canada and gained immeasurable respect among Canadian golf fans. Despite bogeying the final hole, Furyk fired a final round 64 to hold off Vijay Singh by a stroke. Coming right after the British Open, the field wasn't very strong, but so what. Fans got to see some players that guaranteed wouldn't be shown if Tiger Woods or Phil Michelson were there. These same folks that complain about the Tiger show every time he plays are often the same ones that won't watch if he's not there.

John Daly did it again. He turned another sponsor exemption into another withdrawal. The official reason is a bum shoulder, but his quick exits are wearing thin on fans and the Tour. He still sells tickets, but it's becoming increasingly apparent that fans are more curious as to what he will do rather than how he'll play. He's already without status and another year like this might relegate him to the Nationwide Tour.

The human-interest story of the week goes to Jay Williamson and Don Alexander. Williamson and his caddy Mike Mollett got into a heated argument after Williamson airmailed the 14th green. They resumed their quarrel on the 15th tee and Williamson fired his bagman on the spot. The caddy then threw a handful of golf balls into the lake and stormed off. Williamson turned to the small gallery and Alexander piped up "I'm your man" and strapped on the bag. Interestingly, Alexander competed at the 1962 Canadian Open as an amateur and the 69-year-old still plays several times a week. "I think he had fun," said Williamson, who shot one-over-par 72 and wasn't anxious to discuss the whole incident. "He was a nice guy and he had played some golf."

Padraig Harrington has to be one of the nicest guys to ever win a major. Despite doubling the final hole of regulation at the British Open, he met his son on the final green with a smile the size of Ireland. Remarkably, he birdied the first playoff hole while the boorish Sergio Garcia bogeyed. Although three holes remained, Harrington won the championship right there. Garcia looked beaten and frustrated despite losing by just one. He vented to the assembled media afterward and blamed everyone from the golf gods to the men selling souvenirs. The man – and that term is used loosely – needs to take responsibility for his losses.

Bobby Clampett must be on Tiger Woods' payroll. To listen to his devotion to Woods at the British Open is to induce nausea.

Some beauties from the sycophant: "Nobody hates a bogey more than Tiger." Says who? Was there a poll taken among touring pros to back this up? Then again, given Tiger's sulking and F-bombs after a poor shot, perhaps Clampett is right.

"Nobody wants to win more than Tiger." See above.

"The tougher the hole, the more Tiger likes it." Yes, he really said that. Based on that, Tiger must have loved the redesign of TPC Sawgrass since he finished T-37th.

Natalie Gulbis finally captured her first title at the Evian Masters in France. She finally proved that she is more than just a pretty face. Several have questioned why Gulbis hasn't been slammed the way Michelle Wie has. Gulbis qualified for the LPGA Tour via q-school and has never bragged about how she wants to play Ryder Cup or The Masters. Nor has she walked the fairways with a sense of entitlement. Still, one victory doesn't make a career and she needs several more before her game catches up with her marketing program.

Meanwhile, Wie started well in France, but then sank to the bottom of the leader board on the weekend. It was big news when she made a cut, indicating how far the alleged mighty have fallen. Yes, she made the right decision to turn pro, but the wise move would have been to go through q-school last fall. She would have earned instant respect among her peers rather than becoming a pariah. And if she failed she could have headed to the Futures Tour where she would probably learn how to win.

Two things strike me as odd with Wie: Where are these 300-yard drives we heard so much about a few years ago? Her playing partners often drive it past her. Also, why does Golf Channel indicate that she has one win? If they are counting her Publinx win four years ago, then they should count Morgan Pressel's U.S. Amateur title.