"It’s more difficult today, Weiskopf believes, for Woods or any skilled player to separate himself."

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Randall Mell talks to Tom Weiskopf about "mystique" and the likelihood that Tiger has lost his after the last year's worth of news. But he also makes an interesting point about technology that in some ways speaks to just how dominant Tiger has been and, as some of us believe, how modern equipment has made his competition better.
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"In the age of blogging, Tweeting and podcasts, wearing microphones shouldn't be a big deal. I think it's worth a try."

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According to Sal Johnson in this uniquely conveyed disquisition, SI Golf Plus commissioned a counterpoint My Shot to Justin Rose's view that players should not wear wireless microphones. However, Ted Purdy's piece did not make the magazine and was buried at golf.com, but here it is.
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Just When Dana Garmany Thought He Was Out, Troon Board Pulls Him Back In

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Jack Crittenden reports that Troon has re-installed Dana Garmany as CEO after his one year of retirement. This is mostly only of interest to those in the golf course industry, but Garmany is one of the rare breed of CEO types who play do the b-speak game but who also has a big picture view with plenty of interesting things to say. Glad he's back in the game!
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Telegraph: "Even in the singular and self-satisfied world of professional golf, Faldo remains notoriously fond of himself."

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After Kevin Pietersen's claim that "his selfless resignation was the reason for England's Ashes victory" --and who wasn't spellboud by that here in the States--the Telegraph's Thom Gibbs and Mike Norrish prove it's a slow news day for UK sports by putting together a list of sport's biggest egos. Sir Nick made the first spot!

'I've never known Nick," said Sandy Lyle in 2002. "If he walked past me right now, he wouldn't stop to talk. He wouldn't even say hello." Faldo has recently reinvented himself as a commentator for ABC in the US. "Zing [Paul Azinger] was the straight man and I was the funny one, bouncing things off him, going off at tangents," he says of his first forays into broadcasting. Faldo has also branched out into course design and winemaker. "Talking about myself as a brand comes naturally now," he said.