Coore: No Interest In Olympic Course Design Gig
/Bill Coore is one of the participants in Golf World's Backspin issue (not online), and he was prompted by Ron Whitten on the topic of a Coore-Crenshaw Olympic course design.
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
"Now, even when asked reasonably sensible golfing questions, he looks like he has terminal piles."
/In the new Golf World "Backspin Issue" (not posted online), the reading is off the charts good with Judy Rankin, Deane Beman, Bill Coore and William Campbell among others sharing their memories instead of the usual story about what they're up to with an accompanying photo revealing how cruel the aging process can be.
And then there's Peter Alliss' take on Tiger Woods.
I've watched Tiger Woods since he was 15 and marvel at what he can do on the golf course. He has been amazing. And there was a time when he smiled and was more gracious. But that has gone. Now, even when asked reasonably sensible golfing questions, he looks like he has terminal piles. He gives nothing back and looks like he hates every minute. He has never learned the art of communication.
Monty Continues To Insist He's Not Interested In 2014 Captaincy But Will Take The Job Only--ONLY--If Asked
/I thought this headline to Bernie McGuire's Reuters story was misleading: "Montgomerie Interested In 2014 Ryder Cup Captaincy."
That said, Monty sure can't shut his trap about the '14 Ryder Cup at Gleneagles, this time after Sandy Lyle suggested Monty would be a strong candidate.
"I don't know where Sandy is coming from but that's just his own opinion, I suppose," Montgomerie told reporters on the eve of the Andalucian Open on Wednesday.
"But whether or not I am captain in 2014 depends on how things go in 2012 and what the committee's feeling are.
"I am just there to support the Tour, as I've always said," Montgomerie added.
"Anyway, I am sure I will be involved because of my affiliation with Gleneagles whatever that might be.
"But if asked again, and because of my involvement for and with the Tour over the years, I would have to accept. Only if they wanted me.
"But they would have to approach me. I wouldn't be approaching them."
Sounds like someone still wants to run the ship!
"There are still additions being made to make the project more family-friendly, such as pools, hiking trails, soccer fields, a top-end spa and roaming herds of longhorns for kids to feed."
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Reading William Pack's story on Boot Ranch hitting Control-Alt-Delete on the good ole boy club concept and Texas-sized lots, I couldn't help but wonder if the attempts to make Hal Sutton's dream club more family friendly will work, especially this business with the longhorns.One Of Golf's Most Fascinating Short Par-4's Debuts Thursday!
/Fascinating because it should encircled with a giant Ground Under Repair line.
I finally studied the morphing of the Eisenhower and Zaharias courses at Industry Hills for the LPGA's KIA Classic and to my shock, they are playing quite possibly the worst par-4 in southern California and maybe all of Earth: the infamous ninth of the Zaharias, which I believe is the 10th on this week's Eisenharias layout.
I think the aerial speaks for itself, but if this Google Earth view of the 308-yard ninth doesn't excite the senses, let me help with a few details.
It begins with a magical walk down an asphalt path from the eighth green. At the tee the player will find not one, but four protective screens to guard the neighboring houses from a snap hook. The difficult-to-locate landing area offers neither strategic angles of attack nor spectating room on this coin pocket of the former landfill's mountainside. Good luck this week, ladies!
Update on 2011-03-24 04:08 by Geoff
**The art department sent these 9th hole images in from a few years ago.
“It sounds like old guys trying to cover their butts. Is this an old boys’ club or who the best players are?"
/Jeff Rude calls the PGA Tour's proposed concept to convert Q-School into a Nationwide Tour qualifying event "too much of a closed shop, too restrictive, too protective of current members making the rules, too much of a half-dream for Q-School entrants and too little of the concept of keeping immediate hope alive."
Read MoreMore Video For Tiger To Go Back And Analyze
/Forget the 2000 Butch swing and the stingers, it's clear from this exclusive video posted by Golf Digest that Tiger's swing peaked at 7 and it's been all downhill since.
Maybe this is the swing they should have used for his new iPhone swing app?
Webb On Misery Hills: "It might take a while to get around the golf course."
/Initially I was sad that the LPGA Tour somehow landed at the worst possible golf course in Los Angeles County to play and watch a tournament (not to mention one that players hated the last time they played here). But the potential for a slow play debacle for the ages should put this one on everyone's radar.
Read MoreBubba Files: $50,000 Check (On The Spot) For Japan
/You know what I love about this: he wasn't looking for press, we don't have to endure a fog-filtered photo opp. Just pure charitable giving by someone who is having a good year, as Doug Ferguson reports on Bubba Watson's generosity.
Read MoreErnie On Slow Play: "I think you've obviously got to make an example, but you've got to get the right guy."
/Ernie Els was asked at Bay Hill what he'd do about slow play as Commissioner for a day:
Read MoreFirst Post-Davis Change At Golf House
/Chief Business Officer Pete Bevacqua resigned effective immediately yesterday, confirms USGA Director of Communications Rand Jerris. The move comes just nineteen days after Mike Davis was named USGA Executive Director.
Read More"They're playing with the lives of the players to do this."
/Ryan Herrington ponders how changing PGA Tour Q-School to the Sponsorless-Tour-Formerly-Known-As-Nationwide Qualifying Tournament would impact college golf. First, there is this, which Herrington calls a quick aside but it's one of the fundamental questions that the PGA Tour Policy Board should have asked before green-lighting the concept.
Read MoreShould Q-School Send Players To The PGA Tour?
/From Doug Ferguson's story on the possibility that a change in the tour's fall finish will mean that only the Nationwide Tour can funnel players to the PGA Tour instead of a combination that includes PGA Tour Qualifying School.
Read MoreFounders Cup Roundup, Japan Wins And The LPGA Still Needs To Play For Real Money
/Randall Mell wraps up the charitable contributions of the top 10 finishers in the Founders Cup and with several players adding Japan relief funds as a nice touch, it's hard to knock the event. Then again, something about it still just lacked the legitimacy that this week's KIA Classic will carry with a real purse and a great field.
Read MoreWagering On Golf Up; Suckers Still Liking Tiger At 7-1
/Did I say suckers? I meant the wise American public.
John Strege says the Las Vegas Hilton folks expect to surpass last year's Masters wagering, even with Tiger and Phil struggling. Or maybe because of Tiger and Phil are struggling says the Hilton's Jeff Sherman.
"Tiger's right up there with most tickets written compared with other players. But we had most of our money taken [when he was] at 4 or 5 to 1. At the same time, with his odds being higher, Nick Watney at 15 to 1, Dustin Johnson at 20 to 1, all these guys in the 15 to 20 to 1 range, a lot of people are taking a lot of chances on these guys.
"The most popular golfers right now, ticket-wise, are Dustin Johnson and Matt Kuchar. There are a lot of golfers with a lot of tickets on them. [Tiger's slump] has really spread it out."
What happens should Woods handily win the Arnold Palmer Invitational this week? Or should he miss the cut?
"Based on that scenario [winning handily], I could see him going down to 9 to 2," Sherman said. "If he misses the cut, the odds could hit 10 to 1."
Why haven't the odds moved to 10-1 already?
