Michael Jordan (Reuters)

It won't take a lot for the US Ryder Cup team to get fired up for the biennial matches at Medinah. With a home-course advantage and the 2010 Ryder Cup likely still in the back of their minds, there's no question captain Davis Love III and his entire team will be motivated to wrest the Cup away from the European squad.

But just in case motivation becomes an issue at any point during the week, Love has someone on standby who's more than willing to ignite the squad with a fiery speech. That "someone" would be one Michael Jeffrey Jordan - winner of six NBA Championships with the Bulls, and

Tiger Woods reacts to his shot on the 15th fairway during the final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship (Reuters)

Tiger Woods's comeback bid at the Deutsche Bank Championship came up short on Monday. But don't feel too bad for the 14-time Major winner.

With the $544,000 he earned from finishing solo third, Woods became the first player in US PGA Tour history to eclipse the $100 million mark in career earnings.

That, friends, is what we call "crazy money." Even with the increase in purses over the years - thanks to Woods's popularity - there's a good chance we'll never see another golfer get anywhere close to that number in the future, due in large part to the quality of today's tournament fields.

"Well,

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland lines holds up the championship cup at the 18th hole after winning in the final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship (Reuters)

Let's be honest, we're all incredibly busy. Nobody has time to sit down and watch four rounds of golf coverage - unless, of course, you watch TV for a living, and if that's the case, please email us your number. So in an effort to condense the tournament coverage for you into a few quick hits, here are five things we learned from the Deutsche Bank Championship.

Rory McIlroy's great season gets even better — You know what makes a good season great? Winning a Major championship by eight shots. So what, pray tell, would make a great season even better (aside from another Major)? How about a

2408_GolfBuddies_blogTwo veteran golfing buddies were left stunned when they both scored hole-in-ones on the same tee.

Robert Kynaston, 67, was delighted as he watched his ball land straight in the hole at the 150-yard par-three second hole at The Players Club in Bristol.

However, he was gobsmacked when his playing partner Derek Woodward, 66, stepped up and repeated the trick.

The odds of the two players scoring hole-in-ones off the same tee back-to-back is believed to be 17 million to one.

"We were gobsmacked on the tee," Robert is quoted as saying in the Daily Mirror.

"It was just so unbelievable and I've never

Sergio Garcia waves after making birdie on the 15th hole during the third round of the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club (AFP)

It's good to be David Faircloth. The North Carolina native, who started out the week caddying in the pro-am for one of the Wyndham Championship's tournament organisers, received the offer of a lifetime right before the start of the first round, when he was asked if he wanted to make a little extra coin and loop for one of the players in the field.

Nice gig, right? For a guy who's used to making $50 to $75 per bag at local clubs, Faircloth stood to make at least a couple hundred bucks even his guy made the cut and didn't finish in the top-10.

But as the local looper later found out, he wasn't

Here's a question for you: what's better than making a hole-in-one during a round? The usual answer to this question would be "nothing" ... unless your name happens to be Rich Akin.

We've chronicled incredible holes-outs on this site before, but what the 67-year-old Texan did recently is nothing short of amazing, after he recorded two aces during a Men's Golf Association tournament at Quail Valley Golf Course in Missouri City, Texas.

According to the Houston Chronicle, Akin, who already had four aces at the course before his round last weekend, started things off with a bang when he recorded

McIlroy, looking refreshed after a well-earned snooze (Reuters)

If you go back and look at the tape of Rory McIlroy's final round at the US PGA Championship, one thing that seems that stand out was how calm the 23-year-old looked going down the stretch as he turned a three-shot lead into the biggest rout in tournament history.

Want to know why McIlroy looked calm, cool and collected under pressure? On Wednesday during an interview with the Golf Channel's Morning Drive, he shared his secret with the golf world, admitting that he overslept before the final round and only showed up to the course 30 minutes before his tee time.

"Something that people don't