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
Martin Kaufman reports on the LPGA's expanded television coverage this year on Golf Channel. It sounds like the LPGAers have been more responsive to television's relatively minor requests for a little more access and cooperation.It's good to see the literary lions at Simon and Schuster--who once brought us books like Harvey Penick's Little Red Book--are going for quality these days, inking John Daly's fourth wife Sherrie (the prison one) to a book deal. Can't you just see the editor who inked this deal slamming down his phone and declaring to no one in particular, "I got Sherrie Daly!"
The vital tome, with a title blatantly ripped off from Dave Hill's classic, is apparently about to hit stores and hopefully this series of highlights captured by Garry Smits is all you will choose to read:
1. She said there were two versions of her ex-husband: John Daly, who she admitted could be "sweet" to her, and "JD," the hard-drinking, emotionally and physically abusive side who would call her the most vulgar of names.
I know, it's hard to keep reading when you learn something like that about one of your heroes, but we must soldier on...
2. Daly's reaction to things that displeased him often resulted in public urination. She described one incident where Daly came home and was displeased with the color of paint she had ordered for their kitchen. In front of his wife and his mother, Daly urinated on the walls.
That's going to be a tough image to get out of my head.
4. She was with Daly during his famous casino session in which he spent almost all of a million-dollar prize for finishing second to Tiger Woods in a World Golf Championship event within one hour, that same night. When she told Daly that every $500 pull on a slot machine could have paid her bills for an entire month before she married him, he replied, "don't interrupt me while I'm gambling."
You have to side with him on that one. After all, when you're trying to get back on the winning side of a cerebral competition like slots, you need 100% focus.
Former T&L Golf writer Tom Dunne visits Pinehurst and pieces together a compelling look at some of the course changes.
The Restoration of Pinehurst No. 2 from outandback on Vimeo.
We're only two days from the Monopoly Money Cup and I'm a bit shocked that the LPGA didn't figure out a way to call an audible and make the event about helping those impacted by the tragedy in Japan. Word No. 1 Yani Tseng is going to do her part, according to this unbylined AFP story:Big points for grinning and bearing this from NBC's Jimmy Fallon, host of his first late night talk show appearance since his accident.
Matty G reports that the Whistling Straits developer and Pete Dye recently made a trip to Bandon Dunes and also stopped in at a site south of the resort to look at the Crook family land that has long been considered for a development.And to think I don't have this on my DVR to relive over and over again. What a mistake. Thankfully, Sportspost has this shining moment in Tavistock Cup history and Jay Busbee noticed.
Steve Elling examines the growing hostility toward the Conspicuous Consumption Cup which is has been a generator of massive charity dollars and massively unfair criticism, says Ian Poulter who was touchier than normal on Twitter today about the "T-Cup," citing a range of charitable contributions ("Over six" million in one Tweet, $8 million in another.)
Steven Davidoff reports that it'll be too late for Fortune Brands/Acushnet/Titleist, but a war is brewing to prevent activist hedge funds from "surreptitiously building large positions." A law firm is pressuring the SEC to change certain rules to prevent a repeat of the situation that has one of golf's most storied brands in a firesale so that one hedge funder can cash in.Geoff Shackelford is a Senior Writer for Golfweek magazine, a weekly contributor to Golf Channel's Morning
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