"Not a single player I spoke with after the Olympic announcement was made thinks the limited-field, individual stroke play event was a very creative or inviting idea."

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Most of you know that I've written here and in Golf World's Bunker about the Olympic golf idea is failing to generate excitement because it essentially adds another World Golf Championship event to the schedule. Another bland, 72-hole stroke play event that a sport rich with alternative formats, does not need.
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"The coarse language and club acrobatics aren't anything we don't hear and see on courses every day."

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Jim Frank pens an excellent SI My Shot defense of Tiger Woods's on course antics.

But this was Tiger Woods, who is supposed to set an example, especially for children. And this is golf, the "gentleman's game," in which virtue is supposed to trump vitriol.

Well, I've got two words for you, and they're not "you're away." Get real! If Tiger wants to go ballistic and wax scatological, let him.

There is nothing golf needs more now than emotion, and Woods is one of the only players who ever shows any. (Lucas Glover, anyone?) The man is a pro with millions in the bank, and the fire in his belly — plus the steam coming out of his ears and the vulgarities from his mouth — show that he cares about more than cashing checks, which can't be said of everyone carrying a PGA Tour card.

Olympic Field And The Rolex Rankings

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I suppose I was incorrect to suggest this would only shine a light on the Official World Golf Ranking. Looks like the women's Rolex Rankings will be scrutinized based on how it will add to the struggle to fill out the Olympic field.

This is from a reader who was curious about the Olympics and the proposed 60 player fields.

Using the current eligibility format as proposed by the IGF, you can go down the top 500 names on the women's Rolex Rankings (as of Aug. 13, the date of the IOC announcement) and not have enough players to get a 60-player field. You only get 58.

Of the top 100 players, only 26 get in.

Currently, only the top two from a country can get in. They'll probably need to take the top three eligible players to avoid digging into the AJGA Tour to round out the women's field.