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
You have to love the loyalty, job security and blurbs J.P. Fitzgerald is accumulating as Rory McIlroy continued to defend his man against the commentary of Jay Townsend following round 2 at the Irish Open.
Golf Magazine's biennial World and U.S. course ranking should be unveiled any day now, but in the meantime golf.com posts a teaser slideshow of the courses added to the U.S. and World list. Great to see Kyle Phillips and team's redo work along with superintendent Thomas Bastis's exquisite attention-to-detail at Cal Club recognized by the panel.
The newcomers:
1. Old Macdonald at Bandon Dunes (#43 US/#74 World)
2. Gozzer Ranch (#70 US)
3. The Alotian (#76 US)
4. Caves Valley (#82 US)
5. California Golf Club of San Francisco (#97 US)
6. Castle Stuart (#56 World)
7. Diamante (Dunes) (#58 World)
8. Barnbougle Dunes - Lost Farm (#82 World)
Jason Sobel takes the opportunity presented by the McIlroy-Townsend Showdown At Kilarney to point out that this is part of the growth process...for Twitter users.Well at least there's Gentle Ben to listen to...
CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR PRESENTS “NEXT ON THE TEE: THE FUTURE OF GOLF”
CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR gives an inside look at the present and future of golf with the one-hour special, NEXT ON THE TEE: THE FUTURE OF GOLF presented by AT&T on Saturday, July 30 (2:00-3:00 PM, ET). Featured in the special is eight-time major winner, Tom Watson, assessing his career and where he sees the game going. Also featured is two-time All America golfer from Georgia, Russell Henley, as he looks to his future as a professional. Turner Sports’ Craig Sager examines the technology of the game from the hickory shafted clubs to the models of today. Two-time Masters champion Ben Crenshaw will examine the state of where course design is going in the coming years. And a CBS Sports panel of golf experts including Ian Baker-Finch, Peter Kostis and Peter Oosterhuis hold a discussion on the state of today’s game today, where it is going, the young players ready to win in the future and golf technology. CBS Sports’ Deb Boulac serves as coordinating producer.
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:
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.
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. 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
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.Geoff Shackelford is a Senior Writer for Golfweek magazine, a weekly contributor to Golf Channel's Morning
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