USGA's Davis: Solheim's Letter "Really Well Written"

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Jim Achenbach rang up USGA Executive Director Mike Davis who complimented PING's John Solheim for not ending any sentences with a preposition and for avoiding double-negatives. But he pretty much shot down Solheim's three-ball concept for the game as the USGA and R&A seem determined to stick to the "one set of rules for all golfers" even though common sense would suggest that's not feasible.
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"The PGA Tour should not be a closed shop."

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A fair point indeed, unfortunately he has to offer a counterpoint to Gary Van Sickle's extensive argument in favor of keeping Q-School and it's just not a fair fight. Van Sickle wheels out the names Tiger Woods and Rickie Fowler as two players who would be spending a year on the Nationwide Tour if they were turning pro today.
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Johnny, Faldo To Reunite In Synergy-Gone-Wild Hawaiian Extravaganza

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Michael Hiestand reports that Johnny Miller will be appearing with Nick Faldo on Golf Channel's telecast of the Hyundai Tournament of Champions from Kapalua. Meaning, (A) someone reworked Johnny's contract to pay him to go spend at week at Kapalua, (B) NBC is taking the synergy thing with Golf Channel seriously, and (C) someone wisely recognized there is little reason to tune into this event with a lackluster field at Kapalua and after such a robust fall schedule of quality golf events with stars teeing it up in exotic locales.
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"I think we are paid too much money – compared to police and teachers and nurses."

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Winner in Thailand and now the world No. 2, Lee Westwood talks to James Corrigan about becoming the first Briton to break through the £25 million barrier and sounds way too grounded. Thanks to reader Chris for this:

One of the charges he and his fellow multi-millionaire colleagues often face, however, does not concern the contents of his trophy cabinet, but instead his bank account. "We play for a staggering amount of money, no doubt about it and I've always stressed we are very very fortunate," he said. "I think we are paid too much money – compared to police and teachers and nurses. But then compare it to footballers. I think the only thing you can probably justify it by is that when golfers have a bad day, we don't get paid anything, but when we have a great day we get paid a lot. It's part of the pressure involved. There isn't a wage as such."