"Seventy-two holes of strokeplay, we have that one after the other. You need an alternative.''

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Thanks to reader Matthew for Martin Blake's story on Jean Van de Velde, who is one of the uh, headliners, at this week's Surf Coast Knockout. You may recall this is the event aimed at bringing to golf a version of Twenty20 cricket by featuring a Sunday shootout of 32 players playing six hole matches until there's a winner. Hopefully our friends in Ponte Vedra are monitoring this event.
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Only In LA Files: "Once we were able to get them charged up, we were able to rent them out."

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Rick Orlov, Daily News and Daily Breeze staff writer, on the less-than-seamless Jan. 1 handover of the L.A. City course cart concession that leaves the Kishi family after 40 years for an uncertain future, though likely one involving new carts at some point to replace the fleet manufactured during the formative years of the Reagan administration.
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"'You are only liable for hitting someone if that person [is] in front of you."

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Interesting legal analysis featured near the top of Michael Schmidt's story on the no-fore lawsuit's dismissal:

“What this now means,” said Carl Tobias, a professor of law at the University of Richmond, “is that when you play golf in New York, you are only liable for hitting someone” if that person in front of you.

"The players were scheduled to play 36 holes after most of the first day was rained off, and ended up playing 34."

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Can anyone recall the last time a significant professional event had a skip a hole? This time it was in South Africa at Durban Country Club, where the par-3 4th was too waterlogged for weekend play (Ernie Els took home the trophy.)
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Callaway, Ball Speed And A Lamborghini

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You know what a sucker I am for entertaining viral product placement videos and this one featuring Stuart Appleby and a Lamborghini is pretty impressive. Of course, I'm more impressed with the car than the golf club, but the branding geniuses don't care about that.

Thanks to reader Kevin who found this over at oobgolf.com.