Amateurism’s Demise, Vol. 93

On golfobserver.com, Frank Hannigan outlines the latest USGA changes to amateur status rules (also reported in the new Golf World). Basically, the USGA is working hard to render itself irrelevant, and once again, to match tennis when it comes to compromising what little integrity is left in the concept of amateurism.

Speaking of amateurs who aren't really amateurs, this AP story outlines how Michelle Wie’s likely jump to the professional ranks could happen at the end of this year.

In a different realm of governing body shenanigans, Golf Magazine's Peter Kostis writes about the barely reported Q-school debacle in Texas, and blasts the Tour for not treating the qualifying school with more respect. Sadly, most Q-School contestants will tell you he's right.