"I just think it's a really poor par 3. Needs changing somehow."

Safe to say Lee Westwood is all for the forthcoming remodel of the TPC Blue Monster at Doral. From Tuesday's pre-WGC press conference:

Q.  I'd like to talk to you about the par 3s on the back nine.  13 is the longest par 3 on the course.  How do you approach that?  Do you just try to escape from that?

LEE WESTWOOD:  Yeah, I think the 13th on this course is probably one of the worst par 3s I've ever played I think.  No, seriously.  I just think it's a really poor par 3.  Needs changing somehow.  I think it's a long par 3.  The back of the green slopes away.

So it's one of them you try and land it short on the fringe; if it's downwind in bermuda rough, it either stops dead or it bounces forward and it runs off the back.  I think they are on about changing that one, so that would definitely agree with me.  So you just try to play it and get out of there with a three.  I think if you offered most people a three there every day this week, they would take it.

The 15th is a really nice par 3.  Unfortunately it's been vandalized this week.  But it's a nice, mid‑range par 3, sort of 7‑, 8‑iron, 6, I suppose if it turns into the wind.  Traps at front and the back.  Quite a narrow green at front and back, so your distance control has to be good.

And I suppose you've got to be fairly accurate, as well.  They took the flag away on the right there, or on the left, so you want to be in that section of the green if at all possible.

Q.  What have they done to the 15th?  How have they vandalized?

LEE WESTWOOD:  I think it's had petrol poured on it.  Some sad people about, aren't there.

Chaos Ensues As Tiger's Media Enemies List Expands In High Profile Fashion!

Here I had Miceli on the second tier behind the Feinstein/Elling/(and now) Diaz level of people who handler Glenn Greenspan will give the hilarious evil eye to. But now, well, I just don't know what to do with the lovable Golfweek and Golf Channel contributor after he got the evil stare today from Michael Corleone Tiger Woods following a rough exchange that is probably making newscasts nationwide as I post this.

First, a recap of Tiger's latest "Where's Ari Fleischer when you need him" moment today, asked repeatedly about Hank Haney's new book about their years together.

Dave Shedloski with a presser recap.

Q. I'm sorry, the book thing is out there and you guys have commented about it; specifically in regards to being a Navy SEAL and considering being a Navy SEAL during the height of your career, was that something you were considering?

WOODS: I've already talked about everything -- in the book, yes, I've already commented on everything, Alex.

Q. Then I must have missed you answering that question.

TIGER WOODS: Well, I've already commented on the book. Is that in the book? Is it in the book?

Q. That's a fair question, right, you guys are suggesting that there's something wrong with the excerpts in the book. I'm just trying to find out if that's true or not.

The transcript left out Tiger saying, "You're a beauty you know that?" And as the tour media official tried to move things along, it then finished with one more Miceli question not picked up and...

TIGER WOODS: I don't know. Have a good day.

The sarcastic nature of the final remark made it into Doug Ferguson's lede about the press conference.

The tour did their usual copyright infringement stuff at YouTube, but Deadspin still has the clip posted with good audio.

The Big Lead also has it posted. And here is (for now) a YouTube clip.

As for Tiger's almost comical inability to handle this in a way that makes the book go away or minimizes the sales impact (he just helped sell another bunch of copies today on a relatively minor revelation), I'm envisioning a clever opponent pulling a first tee Trevino.

Here's how it goes.

Player is rifling through his bag looking for something on the first tee of a major while paired with Tiger, and as he's trying to find whatever is buried so deep, out comes a copy of Hank's book, only it comes flying out a la the fake snake at Merion. Everyone busts up except you-know-who!

2012 WGC Match Play Final Thread: Rory V. Hunter

A very attractive final, the first time the WGC has featured two twenty-somethings, reports Mark Lamport-Stokes.

Do note the very retro and cool move to let the galleries walk in the fairways during the final, something Allen Henry pointed out earlier in the week. I had to see it to believe it!