I am sure there is no body of professional games players who so cheerfully know so little of the rules of their game as do professional golfers.
HENRY LONGHURST
"Bad dates doomed Turning Stone tourney"
/Eventually the details behind the Turning Stone event's abrupt departure would be revealed and Chris Wagner reports on CEO Ray Halbritter's stance.
Halbritter hinted as much Friday when he explained the reasons he was opting out of the tournament contract after four years. Saddled with sketchy fall-weather dates the first three years and an opposite-field, time-share date this year, Turning Stone’s CEO spelled out his requirements to the PGA Tour: Provide a stand-alone date in either June, July or August — two weeks before or after a major — or the contract was over.
That made it essentially a choice between Greenbrier or Turning Stone and the tour went with Greenbrier, seemingly a great idea at the time. However, the more we read about Jim Justice's lawsuit issues, including the latest news of Lester George adding to his complaint, the less glamorous the place looks.
Tiger, Westwood Driving Range Tension Palpable Over No. 1 Ranking
/James Corrigan with the spellbinding, tense and frankly, emotional moment when the former No. 1 saw the new No. 1 in China.
Read More“To become No. 1 you have to win and win a lot to maintain it. That’s the way it goes.”
/That's Tiger sounding the least beat concerned about losing the No. 1 world ranking. It helps when you've won 14 majors.
“As far as the world ranking is concerned, yes, I’m not ranked No. 1 in the world,” Woods said Monday. “In order to do that you have to win and I didn’t win this year.”
Though I'm not sure this has proven to be accurate, but we'll chalk it up to Tiger sticking to diplomacy:
“As far as the emotions go, it is what it is,” Woods said. “To become No. 1 you have to win and win a lot to maintain it. That’s the way it goes.”
Lee Westwood won once this year at Memphis. Martin Kaymer has won four times, including a major.
Greenbrier: The Flower Beds Were Toxic!
/Jim Justice is countersuing in between explaining why some lien-filing contractors will get paid and back surgery.
Read More"It's the difference in lobster tail and hot dogs."
/It's hard to argue against Shane Bacon's assertion that the Fall Finish is more interesting than the FedExCup.
Read MoreSI/golf.com Breathlessly Rushes To AK's Defense... For Now! ****
/First there was Alan Shipnuck's story containing a few flimsy denials from Anthony Kim about his Vegas fun and then this from the golf.com roundtable:
Read MoreAnother Sunday, Another Fantastic Fall Finish Finale
/I'm sure the shock of Jonathan Byrd's hole in one stemmed not from the darkness and not that there were five people around the green. That's including the Golf Channel cameramen.
Read MoreKodak Challenge May Serve Useful Purpose After All
/Jim McCabe explains that Rickie Fowler may add the Disney stop and much needed star power to the tournament if he has a chance to win the $1 million Kodak Challenge.
Read MoreLas Vegas, Attendance And The PGA Tour
/Ron Kantowski says one of the things holding the Las Vegas stop back from a FedExCup slot is its paltry attendance. Surely it's not because of a lack of hard work and devotion from host Justin Timberlake who deserves a better date than October.
Read More"Anthony Kim is an animal 115 bottles then to top it off a 25k bottle of Dom, which he showered the dance floor with..."
/After Anthony Kim's efforts to be the next John Daly WD from this week's Justin Timberlake event in Vegas, Steve Beslow at golf.com follows up on the Las Vegas Review Journal report with details of Kim's thumb injury and extensive quotes from IMG that you want to check out if searching for a warm chuckle to start the day.
Read More"He is one loose cannon."
/What happens in Vegas...ends up in the newspaper!
Thanks to reader NRH for Norm's Las Vegas Journal-Review item on Anthony Kim continuing his image rehab at the Bellagio during this week's tour stop.
"He is one loose cannon," said a dealer, who said Kim may have set a personal record for F-bombs while playing high-stakes craps over the weekend.
Maybe it was the heartbreak of not securing a European Tour card for 2011?
"As part of the suit, the plaintiffs filled a notice of mechanic’s lien against the resort hotel."
/Wondering if the whole Greenbrier success story has been a little too good to be true now that Brad Klein reports they are being sued for unpaid bills to a golf course contractor?
Read MoreTiger Back To Dodging Softballs And Battling Presser Insomnia
/My invitation to the Tiger Woods conference call for his tournament at Sherwood was once again lost in cyberspace, but who needs pesky bloggers when you can get intelligent questions like this?
Read More"Do you believe what just happened out there? I have a job again."
/Classic finish to today's Frys.com event today, classic post round remarks by champion Rocco (as always) and classic call by Oosterhuis in advance of Rocco's fourth (!?) hole-out of the week.
The video does not include epic shots by Alex Prugh, Bo Van Pelt and Rickie Fowler driving the green at the same hole.
Graeme Careful Not To Thank Tiger For Crashing His Car
/But as Steve Elling points out, that's the real takeaway from Peter Hutcheon's story quoting U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell on how his late entry into the Chevron World Challenge led to a great week, top 50 world ranking and entry into several key 2010 events.
Read MoreGrand Slam Down To Two...
/There's nothing funny about Louis Oosthuizen pulling out of the PGA Grand Slam of Golf after damaging ligaments on the outside of his left ankle, leaving just two major winners left in the Slam event.
Read MoreDate Set For Westwood's Takeover Of No. 1 Spot Giving Further Credence To Fears World Ranking Is A Farce
/From SI/golf.com's always fun weekly roundtable, especially when they sit inside watching golf telecasts so I don't to:
Read MoreSea Island Auction Looms As Tour Event Is Played Before Invisible Gallery
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One reader likened it to a "club invitational-sized" crowd for the McGladrey Classic. I thought that was kind. But they certainly do seem to be sticking to their 7500-a-day gallery limit!
Meanwhile, Monday is auction day for Sea Island, as J. Scott Trubey reports. Just all around good vibes!
After two years of doubt, a measure of clarity should come Monday for Sea Island in the form of a bankruptcy auction.
The remaining assets of the bankrupt Sea Island Co. — the five-star Cloister and Lodge hotels and four celebrated golf courses among them— will be sold to the highest bidder at the headquarters of Atlanta law firm King & Spalding.
Walter Driver's old stomping grounds where diversity makes for prime Awkward Family Photos material!
But an auction is required by bankruptcy law, and a competing group of bidders has brought drama to a community known more for tranquil marshes, elegant hotels and plush service.
“We’ll be holding our breaths on Monday,” said Jane Fraser, a Sea Island member and resident.
The partnership of Oaktree Capital Management and Avenue Capital Group won a lengthy bid process to acquire the storied resort for $197.5 million. Its offer, known as a “stalking horse bid,” is said to honor Sea Island memberships, keep Sea Island’s 1,400 employees and retain Sea Island Co. scion A.W. “Bill” Jones III as chairman and CEO.
A competing team made up of Starwood Capital and Anschutz Entertainment is also cleared to bid at Monday’s auction.
