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
Thanks to twobird for Selim Algar and Kieran Crowley's entertaining account of a jewelry heist that spilled onto the Village Club of Lake Success, with three "hoodlums" jumping from an SUV on the course.Seth Soffian reports on yet another motivational quote (I've lost track!) for Tiger, once again courtesy of International Presidents Cup team captain Greg Norman:
“I wouldn’t have (picked Woods),” Norman said during a press conference today to announce the field for the Shootout at host venue Tiburon Golf Club in North Naples. “I think Keegan Bradley was much more deserving.
“I can understand the name of a Tiger Woods and his history of what he’s done on the golf course. But I pick the guys who I think are ready to get in there and play and have performed to the highest levels leading up to it.”
With the McGladrey Classic underway, here are a couple of old views of Sea Island's most recognizeable hole, as created by the firm of Colt and Alison.
Ron Sirak reports on Bill Clinton and Tim Finchem's sitdown with select scribblers to plug the new Humana Challenge (aka Bob Hope Classic) and the tour is boldly planning on making days other than Thursday-Sunday spectator friendly. Cutting edge these people are!Businessweek's Nadja Brandt got the reclusive, press-shy Donald Trump on the phone for a rare interview and The Donald already has makers of gold plating salivating at the possibilities.
Todd Miles takes us through all of the USGA-mandated and paid-for changes to Chambers Bay to make it palatable for the 2015 U.S. Open.
Just when I was getting used to TPC Blue Monster at Doral, WSJ's Robbie Whelan and Eliot Brown report that an initial deal has fallen through and Donald Trump has bid $170 million for Doral Resort. 
I was too busy with Tiger stuff last week to notice the life-changing announcement that Sun Mountain would be outfitting the U.S. Presidents Cup team with rainsuits. John Strege reported on the comeback for the company that provided the infamous leaking suits to the 2010 U.S. Ryder Cup team, leading to a blame game that helped distract everyone from Captainness Lisa Pavin's lavender Richie Cunningham sweaters.According to Greg Beacham, reporting on Tiger's appearance in Hollywood and the announcement of the 2011 Chevron World Challenge field, the golfing great is handling Sunday's unruly-fan incident gracefully. Literally. Look at the big word he wheels out for hooch!
As the world's most popular golfer, Woods is aware of the risks he takes every weekend.
"Part of the lure of our sport is our access," Woods said. "Fans can literally reach out and touch you. You don't ever touch football players unless they jump in the stands. That personal interaction is what makes golf so special. We've been very fortunate over the years to have everything turn out positively.
"This guy was just trying to gain attention for himself, which he did. I've had another fan throw an orange in Phoenix one year. Unfortunately, people have a few of their libations of choice, and do things that they probably don't normally do."
Geoff Shackelford is a Senior Writer for Golfweek magazine, a weekly contributor to Golf Channel's Morning
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