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
“That's still a work in progress with the PGA of America and the PGA Tour to try and secure an earlier date for the match."
/Nice spot by Mike Walker at golf.com who points out George O'Grady and Richard Hills' remarks about the next European Ryder Cup moving up to sometime in September, pending confirmation from the PGA Tour. Considering the PGA Tour hasn't announced at 2011 schedule yet, it would seem a bit premature to lock in 2014 when no TV deal has even been discussed yet.
European Ryder Cup director Richard Hills said that the date was still being negotiated with the PGA of America, but that the rain-soaked 2010 Ryder Cup in Wales, which took place in early October, was a factor in getting an earlier date.
“That's still a work in progress with the PGA of America and the PGA Tour to try and secure an earlier date for the match,” Hills said. “I think they all saw what happened, and the request is being listened to, but it is still a work-in-progress as TV schedules are agreed on that side of the pond.”
Tiger: EA Sports Wants Wins And Soon!
/Ben Klayman reports on CEO Ricitiello making it clear at a media summit that the brand is nice and all, and glad you are making mac-and-cheese and loving it, but uh, you need to win. It's not personal, just business!
Read MoreTiger's Mastered Twitter Compared To His Foundation Head
/Just the image you want people to have of the foundation board...
Read MoreTraces Of Bailed-Out Auto Manufacturer Money To Go In Player, Network Pockets Over Next Four Years
/Not only is GM's Cadillac sponsoring Doral, but they'll be the umbrella sponsor of all WGC events. I'm sure you all know what that means, but just in case...
Read More"The year 2010 will not be remembered for any particular playing accomplishment but rather for Dustin Johnson failing to realize he was sharing a bunker with dozens of spectators who had nowhere else to go on a depraved course that led mobs into hazards."
/I suspect that Frank Hannigan would just point us to his timelier-than-ever Golf Digest story after some of the rules-related groveling following Ian Poulter's unfortunate "lucky" coin incident Sunday.
Read MoreKaymer WD's From Chevron World Challenge With Hyperextended Pocketbook
/Martin Kaymer has pulled out on the eve of Tiger's event this week with no reason given.
Read More"There are always positives, but right now I'm not seeing them."
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If anyone spots a YouTube clip of Ian Poulter dropping his ball on his backflipping "lucky" marker, please send it along. Not much of a shocker that he was penalized and I must say the Dubai World Championship provided a fitting ending to a year of bizarro rules happenings.Freeconomics Comes To Dubai!
/This European Tour announcement is humorous on many levels, starting with the notion that the tournament's website was crashed by "massive volume of traffic" from possible ticket buyers even though no one has been showing up.
Read More"The Tiger Woods Dubai: a dust-bowl, an empty car park, an 'Arabian palace' as real as a Hollywood film set."
/Lawrence Donegan pays a visit to Tiger's Dubai project and finds a lot of dust and no signs of a golf course anywhere near completion.
Read MoreTiger's Buddhism Bracelet Does Not Make It To One-Year Accident Anniversary**
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When Kelly Tilghman breathlessly asked him about the rubber band he was wearing for his first television interviews, Tiger said the Buddhism bracelet bringing him inner peace never came off. But reader Mel looked at these Getty Images (here and here) shots from Australia last week and noticed it's gone. Maybe it was itchy?Stunner: Casey Stunned That Monty Has Been Monty!
/James Corrigan reports that Paul Casey has not only never talked to Colin Montgomerie about his Ryder Cup snub--"I think there's a voice mail somewhere"--but that Monty has been avoiding Casey even in his post-Cup glow.
Read More"The Middle East may have the money to stage golf tournaments right now, but it’s not rich with golf fans."
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Alistair Tait paints a bleak picture of the outside-the-ropes scene at the European Tour's Dubai finale.
Fridays and Saturdays constitute the weekend here in the Middle East, so we can expect more fans for the next two rounds. But I’m guessing not many more.
The land outside the fairway ropes of the Earth Course here at Jumeirah Estates explains why the crowd was so sparse.
The course is situated in the middle of a huge construction site. With one exception – no construction is taking place.
Half-finished villas line most fairways. Ugly, concrete monstrosities with scaffolding, pipe work and steel supports exposed to the world dot the landscape. Players this week use a temporary clubhouse because the one that was half-finished last year is still half-finished.
The place is an eyesore. Very little, if any, construction has taken place since last year’s tournament. Even those villas that are finished are lying empty.
"Not everything had been revealed. So I'm not sure how he could come out before there was full resolution to everything."
/As Thanksgiving arrives, Doug Ferguson files a comprehensive recap of the events that followed Tiger's November 27th car accident and includes fresh comments from Team Tiger.
There was one interesting quote from agent Mark Steinberg, defending the PR debacle in the accident's aftermath.
