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
I've seen this no-socks with pink pants look before and I must say, Golf Digest's Mr. Style Marty Hackel wears it better. Or perhaps my view is tainted by the possibility that Marty's seen the inside of a barber shop in the last decade, unlike Webb.
Golfweek's Sean Martin has the scoop from Sidney Wolf, the tournament’s general chairman of the opposite Doral week event. Unfortunatly, Tseng's reps are hinting that they'll say no thanks.
Doug Ferguson reports that the U.S. assistant captain and Charlotte Bobcat owner Michael Jordan, who was sure to bring at least two solid controversies and massive revenues to the sluggish Melbourne economy, needs to spend more time waiting for David Stern's phone calls. So much so, he broke the owner's pledge to not speak about the lockout.
Martin Dempster
reports on "extensive work" being undertaken at Castle Stuart to last year's landslides won't happen this year...if the European Tour finds a sponsor for the Scottish Open, a topic touched on later in the piece.
Kera Abraham reports on Pacific Grove muni, an affordable, fun and scenic alternative to the 17-Mile Drive courses, bleeding red ink last year.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.
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.
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.
Geoff Shackelford is a Senior Writer for Golfweek magazine, a weekly contributor to Golf Channel's Morning
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