Coming off of an exciting Presidents Cup that featured a ton of great players, I was thinking about the major championships for next season.

A few different stories caught my eye in the golfing world today, and neither one of them is very good.
For starters, Kenny Perry’s mother passed away yesterday after a battle with cancer. If you’ve read my blog at all, you’ll know that I’m a huge fan of his, and was heartbroken to see him fall like he did at the Masters earlier this season. But I can’t imagine what he’s going through right now. Definitely a tough loss for Kenny and his entire family.

Being a huge Kenny Perry fan, I was excited to see him shoot 64 today at East Lake, and put himself atop the leaderboard after round three of the Tour Championship.

After a good round yesterday, there was little doubt that Tiger Woods would make his way towards the top of the leaderboard today. Tiger is your leader after two rounds at the Tour Championship, and looks to have all the confidence in the world heading into the weekend.

Here’s one of the best stories in golf today, as Kenny Perry was awarded the prestigous Payne Stewart Award. The award is given to the guy who shares Stewart’s honor and respect for the game of golf, and it couldn’t have been given to a better guy.