Any weekend duffer might split a fairway or two or drop a short iron on the green and have a Tiger Woods fantasy.

A year ago, pitting oil against the rest of American industry in a contest of earnings was like putting a weekend duffer against Tiger Woods.

FOR weekend duffers, golf is often a running interior monologue composed mainly of vexing questions.

Most golfers, from weekend duffers to low-handicap regulars, play with balls covered with a substance called Surlyn.

Over-fed American weekend duffers lead every world statistic when it comes to golf.

The Rotax lets weekend duffers get a taste of Formula One speed in a kart that even novices can operate.

And what would a great golf course be without affluent retirees and weekend duffers camped near the fairways?

That's why many golfers, from weekend duffers to touring pros, are turning to easy-to-use hybrids to help them drop the ball on the green.

Some of the game's greatest players were forced to struggle on some holes like weekend duffers.

The mulligan is common among weekend duffers, who will gladly take one or even a handful of do-overs if their fellow players assent.