"He's now sixth in total driving for the season."
/Hank Haney, making his case for Tiger's game in an interview with Alan Shipnuck:
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
Why PGA Tour Players Should Think Twice Before Tweeting, Volume 49
/John Daly, who owns a restaurant in Memphis where one of his employees was shot in the parking lot:
That's nice, and he is in our thoughts and prayers too. And...oh no, you left it at that John, didn't you? Oh no.
Tiger Takes Day Off; Falls In FedEx Cup Standings *
/Now, I know the team at PGATOUR.com is doing their job and doing it amazingly well to keep on top of FedEx Cup scenarios, but look at this disaster of points breakdowns, scenarios, permutations and other nonsense.
Look, I get it that you want to reward the season and playoff play. But the most recent points reset really undermines that argument. If you have to gerrymand the FedEx Cup finish, then it'll never be taken seriously. Never!
Why are all these tough-guy, free-wheeling, free-market loving gamblers associated with the PGA Tour so afraid of old-fashioned, head-to-head, no points stuff, true playoff play at East Lake? Would it be too stressful?
Update on 2009-09-15 15:56 by Geoff
* John Strege agrees that the above information reminds us that the only way to fix the FedEx Cup is to use the old ADT Championship format for the four days at East Lake. You all know I've been campaigning for that since the start.
"According to a tour executive, players were in unanimous agreement with the move."
/Ron Sirak reports on a couple of LPGA events lowering their purses. Great to see the players and executives not hung up on "value dynamics" or whatever they call it.
Weather the storm, keep your sponsors happy and hopefully the goodwill pays off down the road when times aren't so lean.
See why I'd never get my MBA.
"He expects savings of $1 million-plus."
/That's David Fay, talking to Golfweek's Adam Schupak about scaling back the grants program.
Never too early to start cutting to compensate for the massive revenue hit in 2013!
Everybody Get Ready To Hate Ray Romano...
/And not because he isn't funny or a great guy. No, it's merely the thought of 8 million airings of the same Golf Channel promo between now and the next Haney Project's airing...
Read More"Right there it wouldn't pass Architecture 101"
/Len Ziehm talks to a few players about Cog Hill and while the criticisms are noteworthy, I think it's more interesting to see these guys getting more nuanced in their analysis of what makes something poor.
Read MoreTiger Wins; Playoffs Take Week Off To Let Fans Ponder Points Permutation Possibilities
/I tell ya, the drama of wondering how these beancounters keep up with the shifts in points had me watching tennis. Maybe we can get a camera inside the ShotLink trailer, because that's where the numbers crunching probably goes on and where the real FedEx Cup drama lies. Anyway...
Read MoreWoods Fires 62 At Cog Hill; Open Doctor May Need To Make A House Call
/After Saturday's round, I think a pro-bono touch up is in order. No?
Update on 2009-09-13 04:36 by Geoff
Thomas Bonk doesn't think the scoring Saturday has helped Cog Hill's chances of getting a U.S. Open.
Los Angeles Country Club To Host 2017 Walker Cup
/Announced today at soggy Merion, where the weather will not be replicated in L.A. in September 2017.
Read MoreIn The Mood For Merion?
/Walker Cup play starts Saturday and there's plenty to warm get you excited.
Read More"Similar to most"
/Steve Elling asks Geoff Ogilvy whether his opening 68 was inspired by playing the pro-am with Rees Jones, fresh off another Reestorization at Cog Hill. Ogilvy asked Twitterers for questions to pass on to Rees but sadly, did not use my contribution (How does he get all of his bunkers to look the same?).
Read MoreRory: A Call Would Have Been Nice!
/Granted, he didn't play too well the last few weeks but unlike Adam Scott, Rory Sabbatini has won this year on the PGA Tour and was the first player bumped off the Presidents Cup points list. Still, Captain Norman didn't have time to drop a dime. Bob Harig reports on the first round leader in Chicago:
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