Rolfing On Why FedEx Cup Is A Success: "I gauge my enthusiasm for thing by how I'm feeling going to Kahului airport. This week, I couldn't wait to get here."

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Mark Rolfing, the noted Tim Finchem fishing companion, Hawaiian tourism board chair emeritus, brilliant pronouncer of Fred Funk's name and NBC roving reporter spoke to a group of PGA Tour "partners" and as Bob Carney reports, is beating the FedExCup drum no matter how ridiculous it sounds.
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"Now he's going to have to find the game to get his revenge."

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Tiger's press conference was the centerpiece of an otherwise uneventful Ryder Cup Tuesday.

Lawrence Donegan notes that the chances of a singles matchup against Rory McIlroy are slim, but that doesn't mean the war of words between the two won't make a possible four-ball or foursomes match-up any less fun.

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"I think Tiger is going to look at it and — it may limit his sweater options."**

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Stephanie Wei caught up with a few players last week and got them to open up about the increasingly awkward looking U.S. team uniforms, with the above quote from Hunter Mahan, presumably referring to Saturday's purple cardigans. Then again, the team photo choice was pretty awful-fitting too:
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“I’d rather be 260 yards in the fairway than 310 yards in the rough."

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Between Twitter bickering and Monty's dubious claims of little course setup tinkering, Alistair Tait says "Friday can’t come soon enough."

However, it's hard not to comment on the setup and the hoped-for outcome.

Ian Poulter said the course is set up like a U.S. Open venue. “I’d rather be 260 yards in the fairway than 310 yards in the rough,” Poulter said. “That’s how penal it is around here.”

Of course, Monty’s favorite major is the U.S. Open, the one he’s come closest to winning on three occasions. No surprise, then, that Celtic Manor would be set up U.S. Open style.

There is no question course setup plays into the Europeans’ hands. With the U.S. containing more long-bombers than the Euros, it makes sense to grow the rough to catch the big hitters who hit it off-line. Dustin Johnson, Bubba Watson, Jeff Overton, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson might struggle if they don’t put it in the fairway.

FYI Monty...Dustin Johnson led the U.S. Open through three rounds and the Woods/Mickelson combo each scored top 5's this year.