"When you have 30 people watching, it's not much fun." **
/That was Sergio talking to Peter Kostis after getting whalloped by Ian Poulter in the WGC semi-final match.
Read MoreWhen you come to think of it that is the secret of most of the great holes all over the world. They all have some kind of a twist. C.B. MACDONALD
Tiger, The Gloves Are Off: Players Edition
/Jeff Rude on players critical of Tiger's decision to upstage the Accenture WGC Match Play, starting with Ernie Els, who has played in his last Chevron World Challenge.
Read More"I have not talked to Accenture about this, no."
/Tim Finchem's back-of-the-room press gathering was not one of his best. But that's his fault for serving at the behest of Team Tiger, to date one of the worst crisis management operations of all time.
Read MoreFirst Tiger Statement-Reading Question: What Timing!
/Okay, unless he's announcing that he's playing the Waste Management Open next week, there is simply no good reason for Tiger to hold this statement reading on Friday.
Read More"Just like on television, the interview room was full of chairs, although surprisingly, most of them were empty."
/The match play gets underway tomorrow and while I couldn't find anyone writing about how they had to blow up a bunch of the Nicklaus greens to make the host course tolerable, I did enjoy a few stories. First this from John Huggan on the key to match play success:
Read More"Definition of insanity? Playing West Coast Swing in January & February! Only 2 bad months of weather for the entire year."
/John Strege makes what seems like an old but entirely necessary case for flipping the Florida and California PGA Tour swings.
Read More"If the last half hour has been torture for you, you have no idea what is has been like for us!"
/John Huggan looks at the CBS telecast via Sky Sports' feed that he endured overseas this weekend.
Read MorePebble's 14th And Chipping Areas **
/The Bryce Molder and Paul Goydos' 14th hole follies during Sunday's AT&T final round raised all sorts of interesting questions heading into this summer's U.S. Open at Pebble Beach.
Read More2010 AT&T National Pro-Am Open Thread
/Track the scores here and post your thoughts, gripes and other observations below in the comments section.
USGA Assures Dateline Rerun A Strong Lead-In Audience
/Doug Ferguson reports that the USGA will be finishing late at Pebble Beach this year. Bad for the British press, great for ratings and eastern standard time fans.
Read More"When I see the course, I have memories of him working against all odds."
/As they wrap up play today on Mike Strantz's remodeled Shore Course at Monterey Peninsula, Jerry Stewart catches up with Heidi Strantz about watching the event from afar.
“Oh, hey Alex. I just want to remind you, you are on the PGA Tour, you know.”
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Nice job by Stephanie Wei to track down Alex Prugh--the West Coast Swing's surprise player who is in the top 10 again this week--for a Q&A that helps us get to know him better.
Oddly, She Didn't Tweet About This
/John Daly's current girlfriend Tweeted about his Friday round at Pebble Beach, but she left out this fine moment in the annals of Daly. Can't wait until his Golf Channel reality show tackles this.
Read More"Match Play field does not include Woods"
/Bob Harig reports on the match play field, officially minus Tiger Woods. I'm not sure about the ESPN story headline that appears in my browser header: "Tiger Woods Misses Deadline For Entering Match Play Championships."
