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
Julie Williams previews the U.S. Women's Open with five essential notes and says The Broadmoor is 500 yards longer than it played in 1995. With the East Course at 7,047 yards this week, Williams notes that this makes it the longest in U.S. Women's Open history. Ben Kimball, director of the championship, says it won't be a big deal for the ladies.
At SI.com, Michael McCann says that Dr. Galea's implicated athletes still have plenty at stake in the plea deal announced Wednesday. Apparently as part of the plea Dr. Spaceman has to share certain information about his suppliers and clients, and McCann seems to think that information has not been shared. While he says the investigators will mostly target suppliers, he notes this about athletes and their leagues.
Sean Martin talks to Brendan Steele who played last week's French Open and is in this week's Scottish Open at Castle Stuart. Steele spoke highly of the tournament operation in Paris and had no issues like a certain someone else. And as for why he's venturing abroad?Thanks to reader Richard for the tip on European Tour player Alex Noren's blog. Over the weekend he posted this priceless Richard Gillot-imitates-Monty You Tube video.
You can see more of Gillot on his website and on a video page showing more of his Monty act and I believe a Miguel Angel Jimenez impersonation too.
Robert Lusetich gets a reply from Steiny, who seems to be dangling some hope that Tiger will return at the PGA Championship in Atlanta.
Beth Ann Baldry says the LPGA's granting Lexi Thompson a chance to qualify for the tour before her 18th birthday is a shrewd move for all.Linked with Derek Lawrenson's golf column this week is an uncredited photo of Phil Mickelson launching this week's Barclays Scottish Open for sponsor Barclays by sitting on one of those bikes you can rent in London. Anyone know what the point of this is, besides awkward and unsafe?
Because I gotta say, this is just wrong on too many levels. Unless of course there is a charitable link, in which case I say it's a wonderful image, highly appropriate and frankly, a moving gesture.
I thought the media reaction was a mountain out of a mole hill until I heard about the courtesy car.
Geoff Shackelford is a Senior Writer for Golfweek magazine, a weekly contributor to Golf Channel's Morning
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