Barry Burn Claims Another Victim
/Tweeted by LPGA Communications Manager Kelly Thesier who is at Carnoustie for the Women's Open Championship. Thanks to reader Rob for catching this.
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
McIroy In Twitter Tiff Over His Course Management
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After a one-under opening round in the Irish Open, Rory McIlroy and BBC radio commentator Jay Townsend exchanged some thoughts on the day. From a BBC report, courtesy of reader Lloyd:Clarke Tells Critics To Get A Life; Who Knew He Had Critics?
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I haven't seen anything suggesting that Darren Clarke's post-Open Championship celebrations were anything but expected, yet the Northern Irishman was a wee bit cranky on the eve of the Irish Open, sending out a message to his critics...whoever they may be.Tway On His 86 Shot: "I don't feel a need to get in there and try to hit it."
/Bill Fields previews the U.S. Senior Open at Inverness and reminds us how tricky the greens are there, especially for old yippy geezers. And he also reports that Bob Tway has not been asked to re-create his 1986 PGA winning bunker shot:
Read MoreTiger Still Not Practicing; But He Is Able To Do His Best Spiderman Impersonation
/A few days ago TMZ ran some photos of Tiger and his children enjoying his yacht Privacy. I didn't think to look very closely at the photos until Steve Elling's Tuesday night report appeared suggesting that Woods is not working with Sean Foley in preparation for what now appears to be an unlikely return at Firestone.
Read MorePunters Passing On Fanny As Likely Stevie Successor; Wagers Flowing To Someone Named Paul Tesori
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Steve Elling looks at the latest Paddy Power odds on the Tiger-caddy replacement search and it seems Fanny did not put on a good show in the paddock, because she's dropped to 8-1. Phil On Charlie Rose
/It's about 20 minutes long and you've heard some of the answers, but there was also some fresh stuff. Plus...
A) You get to see Phil dressed like a Nucky Thompson
B) Hear Charlie interrupt Phil just like he interrupts everyone else
C) Get to hear Charlie and Phil open up with some major name dropping (Aspen, Ari Emanuel, zzzz...)
D) Phil start every answer with "So," his equivalent to Tiger's "It is what it is" and "It's a process"
E) Hear Charlie use multiple tennis analogies because he really doesn't know anything about golf
F) Phil say that no one has benefited more from Tiger's success than Phil
Clarke and Chubby In Row Over Darren's Bank Account Status
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Last week the Daily Mail's Graham Otway and Jack White's quoted agent Chubby Chandler as suggesting Darren Clarke was nearly broke before he won the Open Championship and, well, I didn't pay much attention to it because it's the Daily Mail.“People may not remember the name Lon Hinkle, but they know the Hinkle Tree."
/Nice job by Jim Achenbach to not only review the story behind the Lon Hinkle tree at Inverness, but also to track down Hinkle who has been away from the game but has discovered an itch to play again.
Read MoreWatson: “They’re AMNOs – amateur in name only.”
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Sean Martin on Tom Watson, asked today at the Greenbrier about the resurgence in amateur golf, with Watson all but pointing out the absurdity of labeling many of today's amateurs...amateurs.Golf In The Kingdom Film Best Enjoyed With A Glass Of Pinot
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Charles McGrath reveals a couple of interesting things about the long and winding road to getting Golf In The Kingdom on the big screen. The film arrives this week in select cities. (Thanks reader Jack for this)."You’d have to go to Scotland to see this type of a golf course."
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Bill Spurr profiles Cabot Links and the town of Inverness as the much-anticipated links opened last weekend. There's an enjoyable video showing the town and sites along with a nice sidebar of travel tips for those thinking of making the trip.“I think I had some fear because I didn’t want to be the guy who messed with tradition.”
/I haven't paid much attention to the LPGA's designation of the Evian Masters as a fifth major other than to read the criticism of some writers who aren't too impressed by the news.
"It's not a routing we'd ask our members to play on a regular basis, unless we'd want them all to become tennis members."
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Dave Hackenburg previews the U.S. Senior Open at Inverness where a peculiar sounding rerouting has taken place to help with gallery flow.Cantlay's '11 Prize Money (If He Were A Pro): Roughly $456,297
/Jim McCabe has several interesting notes from the last week, including more comments from Luke Donald about the Canadian Open setup, Brad Faxon gearing up for his Champions debut in a few weeks and this on Patrick Cantlay's continued great play.
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