Goydos a star for a week

PGA Tour golfer Paul Goydos describes himself as a journeyman. But for a weekend, anyway, he was one of golf's biggest stars. Goydos lost to Sergio Garcia in a one-hole playoff last Sunday in The Players Championship, becoming the first tournament runnerup to ever cash a check for more than $1 million — $1.026 million.

It was pointed out this week at the AT&T Classic in Duluth, Ga., that Goydos was the fifth most Googled name on the Internet last Saturday.

"Yeah, fifth on Saturday and ninth on Sunday. I'm trying to figure out what this nation is thinking about," said Goydos, a journeyman player who has won twice in a lengthy PGA Tour career, the most recent coming in Hawaii at the start of the 2007 season.

After failing to get up and down for par on the final hole of regulation, Goydos dunked his tee shot into the water on the island green 17th. Ironically, not only was he the last player to do so in The Players Championship, on Thursday he was the first player to drown a golf ball at 17.

"I felt like Tiger Woods for a day," Goydos said, "maybe not from a skill's standpoint, but from a crowd support standpoint. They couldn't have been pulling harder for me."

Ginn Tribute tickets

Tickets for the Ginn Tribute tournament, scheduled May 29-June 1 at RiverTowne Country Club, can be purchased online at www.ginntribute.com.

Colleton Amateur rescheduled

The Colleton Amateur tournament has been rescheduled for June 7-8 at the Plantation Course at Edisto. The entry fee is $175. Call (843) 869-1111.

Upcoming ...

--The Twin City Outreach Mission golf tournament will be played Thursday at Wescott Plantation. Contact Ed Miller at (803) 614-0413 or e-mail jereleen@bellsouth.net.

--The Charleston RiverDogs' third annual 'Fun is Good' tournament will be played May 28 at the Links at Stono Ferry. Proceeds will benefit the MUSC Storm Eye Institute. The entry fee for the four-man captain's choice event is $500 per team. Contact Melissa McCants at (843) 723-7241 or log on to www.riverdogs.com.

--The 12th annual Santee Amateur will be played June 7-8 at Santee Resort Golf Course in Santee. The entry fee is $150 per player for the 36-hole event, and the registration deadline is June 2. Austin Cody won last year's title, while Donald Hardy won the senior championship. Call the Tri-County Regional Chamber of Commerce at (843) 563-9091 or (803) 496-3831.

--The Summerville Elk's Lodge golf tournament will be played June 7 at Lake Marion Golf Course in Santee. The entry fee for the captain's choice tournament is $65 per player or $260 per team. Proceeds will benefit youth groups, Alzheimer's, veterans and scholarship funds. Contact Frank Polkow at (843) 871-9154 or (843) 696-3532, or Tom Van Liew at (843) 834-1342.

--The 22nd annual Wando All Sports Booster Club golf tournament will be played June 4 at Charleston National Country Club. The entry fee is $100 per player for the captain's choice tournament. Contact Diane Lamm at (843) 388-1511 or the Wando Athletic Office at (843) 881-8245. Entry forms and checks are due by May 30.

-- The 19th annual Rotary Club of St. Andrews Golf Classic will be played June 7-8 at Osprey Point and Cougar Point at Kiawah Island Golf Resort. The format is two-man captain's choice. The entry fee is $250 per player, with proceeds benefitting the Charleston Miracle League and other Rotary Club of St. Andrews charities. Contact Robb Rosol, 92 Courtenay Drive, Charleston, S.C. 29403.

--The Hurricane Junior Golf Tour, a regional circuit for boys and girls ages 12-18, will play an event June 17-18 at the Links at Stono Ferry. Information is available at www.hjgt.org.

--Cougar Point at Kiawah Island Golf Resort will hold a local qualifier June 21 for the PGA McGladrey Team Championship. The entry fee for the event is $55 per player. Information on the tournament is on the Internet at http://teamchamp.pgalinks.com/index.cfm.

--Entries are being accepted for the seventh annual Mount Pleasant Junior Golf Open, which will be played June 24-25 at Patriots Point Links. Age division for boys and girls are 8-12 and 13-18. Entry forms are available at www.townofmountpleasant.com or contact Tina Carter at (843) 849-2061.

Reach Tommy Braswell at (843) 937-5591 or e-mail braswell@postandcourier.com.