"A US Tour official spotted James Nitties picking up his courtesy car in board shorts - shortly after came a $US2500 fine."
/Mopping up a few links I had open but not read. From Peter Stone in the Sydney Morning Herald:
Read MoreWhen 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
Ah To Be A Professional Golfing Brand Or Even A Fledgling One...
/As much as I love not linking slideshows, check out the top 50 money earners in golf as compiled by Ron Sirak. Once again, it's unfathomable to me how much some not-so-dynamic figures are paid to endorse products. And Tiger won't be clipping coupons anytime soon.
Read More"Sunny fore-cast in Hawaii! America's East Coast toils under two feet of snow and where's the president... he's golfing AGAIN"
/Clearly, the Daily Mail has run out of stories this week if they think the President should cancel his golf to monitor snow drifts!
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"Like a relic of an earlier time, the club stands for so much of what Mr. Chávez is against."
/Thanks to all who sent in Simon Romero's front page New York Times update on the possible demise of Venezuela's Caracas Country Club at the hands of Hugo Chavez's government.
Read MoreAnother Superintendent Comes To The Rescue
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James Clark reports on at least the third to perform a rescue like this in the last year. In this case, a woman in her car in the lake on 15 at Lubbock Country Club.
Golf course Assistant Superintendent Greg Leach, discovered her about 8:45 a.m. Leach was shocked to find a woman still in the vehicle, so he kicked off his boots and waded out to get her out of the vehicle. He brought her to dry ground and then called the police. Leach said she was conscious but was not making sense.
"She was conscious. She was turning white, and she wasn't making any sense. She was trying to talk, but words weren't clear," said Leach.
"Did you ever think I would get to 600 rounds?"
/Art Stricklin with the story of Richard Lewis who must have gone through a lot of golf balls in his Guinness record-breaking quest to play the most rounds in a year.
Read MoreNo Golf At Pinehurst Today!
/Shot and tweeted by Bill Fields along with other images. Thanks to John Strege for the head's up.
Flashback: David Fay's Steaks And Chops
/Back in this website's early days (pre-current archives), we poked fun at the USGA's failed attempt to purchase and convert New York City's infamous Russian Tea Room into a steak house city-presence museum. With the retirement of David Fay, I asked Photoshop artist extraordinaire Tom Naccarato to pull up the old menu, tweak a couple of offerings and of course, bring back the front door image for your post holiday viewing pleasure.
The re-imagined entrance...
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And the menu...
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And The Huggy Goes To...The R&A For Best Point Missing By A Governing Body
/John Huggan files his annual Huggies and I'm glad to see the Point Misser award went to the R&A for its setup of the Road Hole.
Read MoreDate War Down Under!
/Peter Stone with all the dynamics in play as the Australian Open lands the sport before next year's Presidents Cup while the Australian Masters at Kingston Heath gets the week after, which is likely to be the same week as Tiger's Chevron World Challenge.
Read MoreScottish Open Situation--Remains!?--Unsettled
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I thought we had this all worked out, links in 2011 and 2012, with Castle Stuart and The Renaissance Club taking over for Loch Lomond. Apparently not, reports Martin Dempster who says The Renaissance is out entirely through 2013.
The Scotsman understands it has been ruled out due to the fact it doesn't yet have a proper clubhouse, while the European Tour would also rather wait until three new holes in the pipeline there are not only built but also bedded in before hosting one of the biggest events on the circuit.
It had been suggested Castle Stuart could host next year's tournament before it then moved to The Renaissance Club for a spell, but a problem with that is the return of the Open Championship to Muirfield, its next door neighbour, in 2013.
Having two major events back-to-back in such close proximity is a situation both the European Tour and the R&A are believed to be keen to avoid.
As things stand, it appears Castle Stuart, which has earned rave reviews since opening its doors 18 months ago, is still the likely option for next year and, quite possibly, for another two years after that.
"Fay would have been a worthy candidate for leading a task force to simplify the game, however that might be done."
/Jim Achenbach, writing about David Fay's tenure with the USGA.
Read MoreThe B In David Fay
/We had a David Fay imposter posting yesterday and the giveaway was the poster's use of "DBF." It seems, outgoing USGA Executive Director David Fay has never been a fan of the "B" business. Which, as I recall, has been thrown in by Dan Hicks and more annoying, by Chris Berman. In writing to clarify he was not DBF, Fay write in an email:
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