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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