LPGA Launching Probe Into Canada Saga

Steve Elling gets the word from LPGA communications chief David Higdon.

“We have treated this situation very seriously, and have or will speak to all principles involved,” Higdon said in an email Sunday morning. “Yes, we are looking very closely at it.”

The LPGA has had issues in the past with South Korean natives, who have been accused by other players of bending rules by conversing with friends or parents and receiving advice in their native tongue, among other perceived violations. The LPGA at one point put players on notice that such conversations and interaction would not be tolerated. One longtime LPGA caddie with his own blog site claimed this weekend that Korean players have been getting away with rules violations for years, causing some to accuse him of racism.

Monty Rounds Out Team With Harrington, Donald, Molinari

And Sergio added as fourth vice captain! The team in images.

Monty picks:

Padraig Harrington, Luke Donald and Edoardo Molinari.

The qualifiers:

Lee Westwood

Rory McIlroy

Martin Kaymer

Graeme McDowell

Ross Fisher

Francesco Molinari 

Peter Hanson

Miguel Angel Jiménez

Saturday's Busy Day Of Golf Open Thread

The U.S. Amateur, Johnnie Walker Ryder Cup drama and of course the scintillating FedExCup playoffs at Ridgewood. And I'm not watching any of it live. But you might be...not that there's anything wrong with.

Tiger's Second Round 73 Keeps Him Within Four Of Jack's Major Tally

Yesterday's 65 had him that much closer to Jack, but today's 73 was undoubtedly a massive setback in his quest to win more majors!

Flashback: More Of Mann's Questionable Remarks

Brooks unearths Carol Mann's 2009 comments about an abundance of Koreans on an LPGA leaderboard and her great admiration for the Brand Lady (oh how it's been too long since I heard that name!).

Gary Koch Doesn't Quite Declare Chambers Bay Better Than Most

Dan Hicks asked for his assessment during a lull in Friday's U.S. Amateur telecast and the declaration?

"It's a wonderful match play golf course."

Update on 2010-08-27 20:35 by Geoff

**As compelling as Chambers Bay is to watch, we also should see the conclusion of matches, no?

Shane Bacon takes issue with the Golf Channel's scheduling today, which showed up part of matches but not the conclusions. If The Tennis Channel did that, they'd be out of business in no time!

Okay, so the dilemma on Friday is how do you show both things live? Well, the Amateur is in Washington, so why not just have the quarterfinal matches a little later, and show them live? Trust me, people would much rather watch the butt-end of these matches than the start of them. It is pointless to spend hours watching the U.S. Amateur if you don't get to see what happens over the final three holes. On top of that, they are switching to the Barclays where Phil Mickelson has already completed his round and Tiger Woods only has about six holes left.

Were these matches scheduled to be completed by the end of the telecast window?

Golfers Post The Funniest Things...Carol Mann Facebook Edition**

Stephanie Wei posts the public Facebook comments of Carol Mann, LPGA great and World Golf Hall of Fame ambassador who may not be voting for any non-Christian hall entrants anytime soon.

Update on 2010-08-27 17:27 by Geoff

** If you took under 12 hours from the time of Wei's post for Mann to take down her thoughts, cash your tickets.