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
Today's Depressing Golf Anecdote: Pacific Grove In The Red
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Kera Abraham reports on Pacific Grove muni, an affordable, fun and scenic alternative to the 17-Mile Drive courses, bleeding red ink last year."It has been quite a journey."
/Steve Elling looks at the Nationwide success stories of Erik Compton, Billy Hurley and Ted Potter, including this new revelation from Compton about his heart:
For much of his life, the destination was hardly ordained. When Compton made it to PGA Tour Qualifying School finals last fall and struggled, guaranteeing him only limited status on the Nationwide in 2011, he not only wasn't sure where he would be playing, but how much he could play, period, because of his physical limitations.
He hit the wall after winning the Mexico Open last summer and his body began rejecting his heart. Doctors gave him doses of Prednisone, which sapped his strength for several weeks and left him so shaky he could not drive for parts of three weeks.
"My hands were too shaky," he said.
Hickory Champ Denied Opportunity To Play His Old, Technologically Inferior Clubs
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Peter Stone with the story of Perry Somers, acclaimed Australian hickory golfer, who wanted to use his decrepit old sticks in the Australian PGA this year, but was told they were non-conforming.Compton Among The 25 Nationwide Grads Who'll Be Desperately Trying To Get In '11 West Coast Swing Events
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Pete Iacobelli reports on Erik Compton finishing 13th on the 2011 Nationwide Tour season money list, giving the two-time heart transplant recipient PGA Tour status in 2012.
“OK, I don’t know what a hashtag is, Jerry, do you?”
/Martin Kaufman bravely tuned into Twitter Saturday where the Golf Channel gang placed a heavy emphasis on the social networking tool and after reading this, I'm kind of sorry I missed it:
Read MoreHmmm: Shark Offers Stricker Unsolicited Physician Recommendation
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Gary D'Amato talks to Steve Stricker about his health issues and while there hasn't been great progress as the Presidents Cup approaches, there was this bizarro bit involving the opposing team's captain:"Golf is analogous to wine. You have to think long-term."
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Lettie Teague sits down with vinter Greg Norman who says he rarely gets a good glass of wine at a golf club and who equates golf to wine. Thankfully the metaphor was not delved into very deeply."This does open the door on putting huge amounts of pressure on our future stars of the game.”
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Sean Martin talks to coaches and others in the golf world about the new amateur status rules. The takeaway: college coaches are dreading the issues that will come along with the new rules, while international coaches like Golf Australia's Brad James are concerned about added pressure from agents on young players."Taxpayers Left To Pay U.S Open Tab?"
/Delia Gonçalves of WUSA TV reports on Montgomery County wanting more money from the USGA for unanticipated overtime pay from this year's U.S. Open at Congressional.
Read More"Change 267 Years in Making: A Tweak in the Rules of Golf"
/Why so many rules for a game whose basic principle is to play the course as you find it and not touch the ball until you lift it from the hole?
“We could issue a more simple rule book, but I’m afraid it would fail the fairness test, and what good would that do?” Mr. Rickman said.
"Let the transcontinental tour ragging begin anew"
/Steve Elling analyzes and posts the top 30 events of 2011 based on appearances by world top 200 players and the PGA Tour stomps on the European Tour 7&6.
Read MoreGolfweek Unveils A Best New Course List...Really
/Golfweek announces their annual best new courses and amazingly, list 25 as opening in the last year or so.
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