Tiger Skips Paternity Leave, Eyes Carnoustie

Golf's most famously competitive personality is unlikely to miss the next major title, despite a frustrating defeat at the US Open at Oakmont and the birth of his first child shortly thereafter. Tiger Woods had announced he might possibly miss an event pending the birth of his daughter, Sam, but with five weeks before tee-time in Carnoustie, he is expected to play.

With a victory, Tiger would become the first to win three Scottish Opens since Aussie Peter Thomsen in 1964-66, and come within five of Jack Nicklaus's record of 18 majors—all of which were won after Nicklaus's first child was born. A Scots bookie has already given gamblers 50-1 odds that Sam will eventually join the LPGA tour. (More golf stories.)