"THE FIRST 10 YEARS OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM"

Okay, it's a slow news week so why not enjoy some perspective-giving stats from Dave Lancer of the PGA Tour. My favorite belongs to Tim Petrovic and his three (!) double eagles:


THE FIRST 10 YEARS OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM

The PGA TOUR has just concluded the first 10 years of play in the new millennium and we’ve compiled some notes and statistics from play over that span.

Not to anyone’s surprise, Tiger Woods won the most tournaments (56), but who had the most holes in one or the most double eagles?  Read below to find out that and more.

Most Wins
Tiger Woods                56
Vijay Singh                 26
Phil Mickelson              24
Kenny Perry                11
David Toms                 9
Jim Furyk                    9
Ernie Els                      9
Justin Leonard              8
Retief Goosen               7
Sergio Garcia               7
Mike Weir                     7
Davis Love III               7
K.J. Choi                      7
Adam Scott                  7

Most Top 10s
Tiger Woods                121
Vijay Singh                  118
Phil Mickelson               96
Jim Furyk                     93
Ernie Els                      73
David Toms                  73
Davis Love III               67
Stewart Cink                64
Jerry Kelly                    62
Scott Verplank              60

Holes in One—310
Most by one player—Robert Allenby (6)
Longest—Jay Williamson, 250 yards at #6 Quail Hollow, 2008 Wachovia
Shortest—Mike Heinen, 106 yards, #7 Pebble Beach, 2002 AT&T National Pro-Am

Double Eagles—38
Most by one player—Tim Petrovic (3)

479 Tournaments
169 Different Winners
103 Playoffs
Played in 28 states
Played in nine countries outside the U.S.—Canada, Mexico, England, Scotland, Australia, Spain, Ireland, Puerto Rico and South Africa (Presidents Cup)

Winners came from 18 countries outside the U.S.—South Africa, Australia, Sweden, Paraguay, Fiji, Northern Ireland,  Spain, Japan, Canada, South Korea, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, England, Trinidad & Tobago, Ireland, Argentina, Colombia, Scotland

Different International winners—45
Total victories by international players--152
Most individual winners—Australia, 12
Most victories by one country—Australia, 33

Most individual wins by international players:

Vijay Singh                26
Ernie Els                    9
K.J. Choi                    7
Adam Scott                7
Sergio Garcia             7
Mike Weir                  7
Retief Goosen            7
Geoff Ogilvy              6
Stuart Appleby          5
Padraig Harrington     5
Rory Sabbatini           5

Number of players who won majors—22
Players who won more than one major--       

Tiger Woods                12
Padraig Harrington        3
Phil Mickelson               3
Angel Cabrera               2
Retief Goosen               2
Vijay Singh                   2

Number of rookies to win—24
Number who have won again—14

Number of different players in their 20s to win—44
Total victories by players in their 20s—117
Most different players in their 20s to win in one year—13 (2008)
Most victories in one year by 20-somethings—20 (2000)
Most by one player in his 20s—31, Tiger Woods

Number of different players in their 40s to win—39
Total victories by players in their 40s—86
Most different players in their 40s to win in one year—10 (2003)
Most victories in one year by 40-somethings—14 (2003)
Most by one player in his 40s—22, Vijay Singh

Most money won—Tiger Woods, $76,349,910 

“Mr. Trump has been granted planning permission to demolish my home, but I do not wish to sell, and I do not wish to be forced out"

Looks like The Donald is picking on a little old lady...again? Same thing in Atlantic City and he lost that one, no?

Peter Woodifield of Bloomberg reports on the case of Molly Forbes v. Trump"

“Mr. Trump has been granted planning permission to demolish my home, but I do not wish to sell, and I do not wish to be forced out,” Forbes said in the statement. “I never expected in my life to face eviction from my home, let alone for a golf course.”

Trump’s proposed development on the Menie estate north of Aberdeen was the subject of a public inquiry last year when the Scottish government intervened after Aberdeenshire Council rejected the first application. In September, the municipality granted planning consent for five areas of land, including where Forbes lives. Trump may seek approval for compulsory purchase orders if Forbes and the other owners refuse to sell.
The Trump Organization has about six months to negotiate an agreement before it needs to apply to the municipality for the purchase orders to ensure it can start building houses at the resort in two years, Donald

"What would I do with my parking spot?"

Chuck Culpepper relays a classic Dan Jenkins story courtesy of daughter Sally:

In the course of an unconquerable endorsement of Texas Christian for the No. 1 ranking in college football -- its collective victims have won more games than any of the other unbeaten teams' collective victims -- Sally Jenkins of the Washington Post offered full disclosure.

While extolling her hometown of Fort Worth for its "superior Railroad barbecue and the transcendent cheese enchiladas at the Paris Coffee Shop," Jenkins confessed that her parents, who include the great sportswriter Dan Jenkins, "are both TCU alums, and such devoted fans that they have a monogrammed parking space at Amon Carter Stadium right next to the ex-chancellor's.

"They once bought a house because it had a stunning view of the stadium from the back porch. 'Gee, this is nice,' I said, shading my eyes against the sodium glare of the lights. 'You can walk to games.'

" 'No, I can't,' my father said. 'What would I do with my parking spot?' "

“Intent doesn’t factor in for a couple of reasons"

I can tell how passionate you all are about this Doug Barron drug testing story since no one passed along Rex Hoggard's story highlighting the tour's response after some of us called them out for not responding to Barron's claims. (Isn't it special how they chose Golf Channel and GolfChannel.com as their outlet of choice.)

Rich Young, the tour's attorney made what seems like a fair point:

“Intent doesn’t factor in for a couple of reasons,” Young said. “It would be very hard to prove what’s in somebody’s head and why they used a banned substance. Secondly, the rules are clear on this. They know what they are allowed to use. Doug clearly used testosterone even though he knew he wasn’t allowed to.”

Young also addressed concerns the Tour’s punishment of Barron, who played just one Tour event in 2009 and has not made enough in the last three seasons to cover the potential $500,000 fine for his violation, was too harsh when compared to other sports like baseball, which suspended Los Angeles slugger Manny Ramirez for a blatant doping violation for 50 games this season, or one-third of a season.

“When he was told he couldn’t do (testosterone, although Young concedes Barron’s use of beta blockers is a more “complicated” issue), he may not have liked the decision, but for him to ignore the decision is a flat out intent to violate the rules,” he said. “He may not have done it to become Barry Bonds, but he was told what the rules were and chose to break them.”

"The interim commissioner, Marsha Evans, logged about 45,000 air miles to clean up after Bivens and salvage next season."

Thanks to reader Rick for Karen Crouse's look at the hardship the new LPGA schedule inflicts on players down the money list, focusing on Reilly Rankin.

I couldn't help but notice this little jab:

The L.P.G.A. is a model of diversity and inclusion that has been at the forefront of globalization. And yet it is wobblier than it has been since its infancy in the early 1950s. In July, a player revolt led to the resignation of the commissioner, Carolyn Bivens, who had secured only nine contracts for 2010 events.

The interim commissioner, Marsha Evans, logged about 45,000 air miles to clean up after Bivens and salvage next season. Michael Whan was named the eighth commissioner in the organization’s 59-year history in October and will officially take the reins in January.

“I think that we should be commending Marty for making a difference in getting some relationships back on track,” Lorie Kane, a tour veteran, said of Evans.