Shark Would Really Like To Captain Again...And It Won't Happen

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Dave Shedloski reports the bad news for the blogosphere: Greg Norman is captaining his last Presidents Cup.

Norman went further saying that Nick Price is his likely successor. "I've heard Nick Price is going to be the next captain," Norman said. "I've heard Nick Price is in. I would love to do it. I've thought about it, going to Muirfield, but I don't think that's going to happen."

Quick Initial Reaction: Royal Melbourne

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The place lives up to the hype as one of the world's great courses thanks to the green complexes and bunkering. I studied the first 10 holes of the Composite Course plus several others on the property, but it's impossible not to love some of the features. A few of which I explore in these Tweeted cell phone video snippets.

A look at the transitions from fairway to approach you'll see during Presidents Cup coverage this week.

The 10th at RM (18West), nice subtly explained in shaky cell phone video. Should be noted that Bubba Watson drove it in the fairway bunkers here this week. So much for the strategy!

The 1st hole this week (3 West) will be pivotal this week and has some great hole location-based strategy I try to explain in this short cell phone video.

And on a cooler note, these ommemorative tools were the only mechanical instruments in building of RM.

*******Links should now work. Hopefully the PGA Tour will be kind enough to extend the 24 hour grace period by a few minutes.

********And now I see the host, YFrog, is down. Good times!

Just a few images...

Phil Must Find A New Gin Rummy Pigeon In Michael Jordan's Absence

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Bob Verdi questions Fred Couples on this year's Cup team room atmopshere without asst. captain Michael Jordan, who stayed home to help resolve the NBA lockout.

Do you miss Michael Jordan?

"I know Phil does. They had some nice card games in San Francisco. Gin. But all the guys miss him. And the caddies. He fit in so well at Harding Park. The guys loved having him there. He even gave a little pep talk to the team. And you saw how he helped out. Almost adopted Sean O'Hair."

Planning Your Presidents Cup Viewing...

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I've been a little surprised that there hasn't been more coverage of the coverage. That is, NBC's bold decision to air all of the Presidents Cup rounds live on Golf Channel, and then play the tape later on NBC during normal U.S. viewing hours.

As I noted when it was first announced, this is the first big benefit of the Comcast-Universal merger and certainly one that will hurt the final Cup ratings, but which serves the viewer interested in live golf.

The times again so you can prepare. All are Eastern Time:

Wednesday, Nov 16
 Foursome Golf Channel 9 p.m. -- 2 a.m.

Thursday, Nov. 17 
Four Ball Golf Channel 7:30 p.m. -- 2 a.m.

Friday, Nov. 18
 Foursome Golf Channel 4 p.m. -- 2 a.m.

Saturday, Nov. 19 
Singles Golf Channel 6:30 p.m. -- 12:30 a.m.

Replay
Thursday, Nov. 17 
Foursome Golf Channel 9 a.m. -- 1:30 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 18
 Four Ball Golf Channel 9 a.m. -- 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 19 
Foursome NBC 8 a.m. -- 4 p.m.

Stevie: I Should Have Left Tiger Right After Scandal Broke

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In a lengthy interview with Graham Bensinger recorded before controversial remarks in Shanghai, luggage looper Stevie Williams says he should have left his man when scandal broke so he could go out on a high note.

“I think everything you do in life, you’d like to go out on a high as opposed to a low,” Williams said. “Looking back, perhaps after Tiger competed down here in Australia at the Australian Masters, it was a very memorable win. I really enjoyed that tournament. That was the last event he played before all the events transpired. Perhaps I should have, you know, left him then.”

And...

“I didn’t know all was going to happen, obviously. I didn’t know what was about to unfold. Looking back, my gut feeling at some time said that was a good way to finish."

Here's the interview:

The PGA Tour And Australia

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It's wishful thinking, but I'm advocating in this week's Golf World Monday that the PGA Tour's possible fall kickoff for official money starting in 2013 include consideration for an Australia event(s) based on what I saw last week. In other words, stop obsessing about emerging markets and figure out how to tap underutilized or appreciated markets. Thoughts?