They Didn't Say That Did They? "The top guys in college, the top 20 or 30 guys, can beat the top 20, 30 guys on the PGA Tour."

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Harris English, understandably confused for a character in a P.G. Wodehouse novel, did not win a Nationwide Tour event Sunday. Instead, it was Harris English from the University of Georgia, who outdueled another amateur, LSU's John Peterson. Throw in another impressive PGA Tour performance from UCLA's Patrick Cantlay at the Canadian Open, and you have to be impressed with the showing of college golf's finest.
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"The whole situation has gotten out of hand."

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I remember the good ole days when I'd suggest distance gains were not good for the game and I'd get funny looks, nasty looks, and in general, suggestions I was a communist-sympathizer.

Even better were the times I'd suggest course setups were rigged to offset/emasculate/cover-up regulatory incompetance and I'd get the look folks used to give to those who suggested the moon landing was actually shot on a San Fernando Valley soundstage.

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Amateurs Overtaking The Nationwide Tour!

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Joe Chemycz with the lowdown on amateurs in the first two spots of the Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational heading into Sunday and a third in the top ten.

LSU's John Peterson birdied three of his final five holes and maintained his lead after three rounds at Ohio State University's Scarlet Course. Peterson's 14-under 199 total is one shot better than college rival Harris English of Georgia, who carded a bogey-free 68.

"We had our college stuff on and it was just the two of us out there together. It really didn't feel like a professional tournament," said English, dressed in his red Bulldog shirt. "We were joking on the range that we thought our college coaches were going to show up at some point, and they still might."

You may recall amateur Russell Henley won earlier this year on his home collegiate course.

“I don’t know if it should be a one-shot penalty for a guy who lands his tee shot in the fairway and two-bounces into the rough."

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Cam Cole wonders if the excessive setup at the Canadian Open--rough for rough's sake--will hurt the already fragile tournament's chances of drawing name players in the future even though sponsor RBC is already essentially paying appearance fees to several.
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Flashback: Why Is Stevie Shocked Again?

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Woods Fires Stevie For Disloyalty!?

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Robert Lusetich, who interviewed Steve Williams at length for his book on the Tiger scandal and who frequently has scored several Williams related exclusives, recounts the loyalty shown by Williams despite spousal pressures. But he also takes us through the build-up and ultimate cause of the highest profile breakup in player-caddy history: Tiger felt betrayed.
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