Lexi Wins Tour Event…Now Back To Q-School Second Stage!?
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This is getting awkward!This is getting awkward!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
This is getting awkward!Unreal: 16-Year-Old Lexi Leads LPGA's Best By 5
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An unbylined AP story explains that if Lexi Thompson wins the Navistar Classic, she becomes the youngest LPGA winner by a bunch. Golf Channel is covering the final round live from 2-5 ET p.m.En-Joie Flooded
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Brad Klein reports on former B.C. Open and current Champions Tour host En-Joie Golf Course closing indefinitely due to flooding. The story includes stunning aerial photos from Ed Aswad."Far too many course names sound like they were lifted from children's books."
/Those of you who've read my Future of Golf know how I feel about golf course names and that there has yet to be a great golf course named for an animal doing something, and after reading John Paul Newport's Saturday WSJ column on golf course names, I feel safe in my assumption.
Read MoreJack: Tiger Can Still Win More Majors; Now Can We Just Pick An Olympic Architect!
/Making the rounds in South Korean (ESPN, AP), here's the unbylined AP story where he made comments suggesting Tiger can still pass his mark, Tiger is a fine Presidents Cup selection, all while urging the Olympic golf course process to move along. When does the hard sell become desperation?
Read MoreHappy Birthday Rees, Someone Still Loves You!
/From today's New York Post, an advertisement spotted and photographed by reader Tuco saluting architect Rees Jones (or a dead ringer for Phil's favorite designer). I believe today is number 70, so happy birthday Rees!
Webb Shank
/While Justin Rose's remarkable 63 in chilly conditions was the story of the BMW Championship first round, anyone who watched part of the opening round telecast--that would be all ten of us--couldn't help but want to relive 65-shooter Webb Simpson's cold shank to the 18th hole.
Read More“Nobody can tell me how Sam Snead’s croquet (putting style)...is illegal, and then tell me (the belly putter) is legal.”
/Rex Hoggard catches up with Dave Stockton during his book tour stop at Golf Channel headquarters and asks about the belly putter.
“(Mickelson) is only going to get better at doing it. He’s got the eyes, he’s got the feel,” Stockton says. “With it anchored like that you’re only going to repeat (the stroke).”
To be clear, Stockton has no plans to convert to a long putter, nor would he advise one of his students to try one, at least not from the outset. In fact, he’s still not sure the long putter’s use should be legal, at least at the highest level.
“I’m old school. I don’t understand how you can anchor it on your body,” he says. “Nobody can tell me how Sam Snead’s croquet (putting style), where nothing is connected but just because you’re straddling your line is illegal, and then tell me (the belly putter) is legal.”
Jemsek Wants To Talk To Phil About His "Hatchet" Job On Rees
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Alex Miceli reports that Cog Hill head man and all-around nice guy Frank Jemsek would like to talk to Phil Mickelson about why he finds Rees Jones' butchery of nice golf courses so awful."Li has been too much for Jason Day, Matt Kuchar and Jacobson."
/Craig Bestrom says the best entertainment during Wednesday's BMW pro-am came when the tour's finest attempted to play Grant Li, 16-year-old table tennis phenom from Acton, Mass. The best fight was put up by Frederik Jacobson, seen here holding his own.
Read MoreQ-School Reboot Idea On Hold Until (At Least) '13
/Sean Martin reports that the PGA Tour's push to remake Q-School into a Nationwide Tour-only qualifier is not going to happen until at least 2013 now.
Read MoreOh No, Not Another Wacky FedExCup Scenario!
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Larry Dorman features some interesting comments from players about the current system and the word playoff, and tantalizes us with the (somewhat slim) possibility that Matt Kuchar would win the whole thing without winning a tournament (playoff or otherwise):Cog Hill "Bashing" Is Actually Thoughtful Criticism
/When I heard Phil Mickelson and a few other players continuing to criticize the Cog Hill redo today on the eve of the BMW Championship, the "bashing" word came up a few times. But when you read the actual comments, they are well-reasoned criticisms, or in the case of Steve Stricker, sympathetic.
Read More"There's a few long par 4s where I hit a lot of 6-, 7- and 8-irons, 9-irons."
/In Doug Ferguson's story on player disdain for the new Cog Hill, there is a quote from Dustin Johnson that deserves its own billing.
Read MoreAfter The Cancellation: The LPGA And Golf In China
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Following the abrupt cancellation this week of the upcoming Imperial Springs LPGA in China, Ron Sirak posts an assessment of the state of the LPGA Tour and future golf tournaments in places like China that's well worth a read.
