When 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
Some of you took issue with the post of Tiger's backyard golf holes in Jupiter even though it was posted in admiration at the fun-looking setup. Well for you connoisseurs of backyard holes, Alex Myers has compiled a slideshow of some backyard golf worth a look.
Tom Edrington reports that In-Kyung Kim gave an incredible gift after winning the Ochoa Invitational. Thanks to reader Kevin for the link.
Kim announced that she’s donating half of her winner’s check to the Lorena Ochoa Foundation and she’ll give the rest to a charity in the United States, perhaps in her hometown of San Diego.
“I went to Lorena’s party and I saw the kids and how she is helping kids with her foundation. I decided if I win, I will be giving all the money to people who need help,” Kim said of her generous decision.
Just be reassured that if your boss or spouse was a little hard on you today, imagine the phone call Gary Van Sickle and Jim Herre will get from Ty Votaw for ripping golf in the Olympics and the "contrived" architectural pairings vying to design the Olympic course in Rio. Regarding the design race that currently has Nicklaus-Sorenstam competing (in the press) against Norman-Ochoa.
Herre: Guess the Tour feels it needs star power for marketing purposes, but both choices feel like contrived, made-up alliances of convenience.
Reiterman: Agreed. Who's next? Tiger Woods and Yani Tseng? Phil Mickelson and Paula Creamer?
Van Sickle: Andy North and Jan Stephenson?
Mike Walker, senior editor, Golf Magazine: Jack and Annika, no question. Nicklaus has done more to grow the game internationally than anyone, and Annika's position in the women's game is unmatched. We're not going to pretend this commission is about the quality of the golf course, right?
Van Sickle: Silly us.
This isn't of interest to most of you, but here in Los Angeles there's a sense that Tiger's tournament at Sherwood has undermined the Northern Trust Open (formerly LA Open) because they fall within 10 or so weeks of each other.
The Sherwood event certainly has become Tiger's lone stop in the market and there's no reason to think that will change anytime soon given his non-answers on the subject.
The tour put this event on its fall silly season schedule and mans the event with its scoreboards and field staff. This happened at a time Tiger could dictate terms to Tim Finchem even though any commissioner would tell you it's bad business to be in a market twice in such a short timespan, especially this commissioner who is typically sensitive to tournament needs. I'm sure a suit in Ponte Vedra would counter that Thousand Oaks and Los Angeles are different markets and I'm just bitter because the LA stop doesn't figure to see Tiger anytime soon.
Yet I just find this year's Chevron ad campaign, oh, how do I put this nicely...unseemly.
Geoff Shackelford is a Senior Writer for Golfweek magazine, a weekly contributor to Golf Channel's Morning
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