When 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
Flashback: "Please give the kid a break.”
/New Book: Tiger Paid Dr. Galea $76K for 14 Visits
/Hank: "I saw Tiger's drive diminish as early as 2006."
/"It's hard to imagine the old Tiger embracing excuses or mediocrity."
/Roundup: Tiger Is Back With A 74
/Tiger's Back At 8:12 ET Thursday...
/"Technology, progress, call it what you will, has made it harder for the creatives to separate themselves."
/Tiger Roundup: Protocols, Playing For The Foundation
/That Was Quick! Tiger To Return At The Quicken Loans
/Phil & Tiger Roundup: Fortune's Highest Paid List Shuffle, Pinehurst & Tiger Hitting Drivers
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Landing 6th at $37.2 million on Fortune's best guess at income earned in 2013, Phil Mickelson passed Tiger Woods who fell to 7th with $35.5 million last year.
Floyd Mayweather finished atop the list with $105 million in earnings.
Speaking of Mickelson, I followed him quite a bit at Pinehurst and filed this story for Golf World suggesting that there was an odd sameness to his rounds and body language, but that his game is ultimately not that far off.
As for Tiger, he hit balls last weekend, including drivers after starting work on the range last Tuesday, first reported by Tim Rosaforte on Morning Drive and more extensively later on Golf Central. Agent Mark Steinberg confirmed but the timetable for a competitive return remains unsettled.
Secondary Ticket Prices Down 61% At Tiger-less Pinehurst
/Miscellaneous Updates From The Design World
/Tiger Back Update: There Really Isn't One
/I did learn some new shorthand (anti-inflams) but not much else, as Tiger promoted the Quicken Loans National where the Woods Foundation benefits.
He first spoke to Damon Hack on Morning Drive, which, if nothing else, would mark a major turning point in his Golf Channel interview boycott. Rex Hoggard summed up the interview and the mention of the tedious nature of the recovery.
Bob Harig interpreted the remarks to all but officially rule out the U.S. Open since Woods isn't hitting full shots.
Here's is Tiger's Quickie news conference featuring a good question at the 15:50 mark asking if his workout program will change.

