“The USGA meant everything to her."
/Nice remembrances of the late USGA advocate and volunteer Barbara Douglas from Beth Ann Baldry at Golfweek and Rhonda Glenn at USGA.org.
Read MoreWhen 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
YouTube: Clinton "Health Matters" Dialogue Among Business Leaders
/If you wanted to get a flavor of just one panel at the Clinton Foundation event, here's a panel hosted by Jerry Tarde and featuring Travis Bogard, CMO, Jawbone; James Curleigh, CEO, KEEN Footwear; Casey Wasserman, Chairman and CEO, Wasserman Media Group; Michael McCallister, CEO, Humana & Bob Lanier, basketball legend.
Read MoreHank: Tiger Book Will Have Surprises
/Talking to Ed Sherman, Hank Haney teases his forthcoming book, saying he passed on writing an "unprofessional" book, but that doesn't mean it'll be a dull read.
Phil Offering Pro-Bono Redo Of Torrey North
/Tod Leonard reports that Phil Mickelson is offering to renovate Torrey Pines North, under consideration for refurbishment by the city of San Diego's golf division, for free.
"We expect to see clouds of white smoke by Friday."
/Ron Whitten previews the largely secretive Rio architect selection process, which takes play Tuesday and Wednesday, with a decision expected by week's end.
Kyle Stanley, Torrey's Pond And The South Course Future
/Many folks have voiced their discomfort with the sight of Kyle Stanley's third shot spinning back into the pond fronting Torrey's 18th. And while I wish the lake wasn't there or that the green complex worked better, I can't agree with the view that he received an unfair break.
A few random thoughts to consider...
Starting The PGA Tour Season In October?!
/Almost as inexplicable as the PGA Tour's free marketeer's desire to make Q-School a Nationwide Tour-only affair and shut off an avenue to the tour is the purported eagerness to start the next season in October.
Read MoreThe Donald Wants To Spend Eternity Next To A Mildly Interesting Three-Shotter
/Jarrett Renshaw reports that the reality show star is once again considering the creation of The Trump National Bedminster Mausoleum and Funeral Home for the burial of select VIP's. Renshaw says it would border the first hole, according to Trump consultant Ed Russo.
Read MoreQ-School Squabble: Van Sickle def. Herre 7&6
/Nice little debate in this week's SI/golf.com Confidential on Q-School, with Gary Van Sickle taking the case of keeping Q-School. Van Sickle notes that "the real story here is that the PGA Tour is scrambling to find sponsors to replace Nationwide."
Read More"If Jack Nicklaus can't get his grandkids to play golf, what hope do the rest of us have?"
/That's Geoff Russell's Golf World Monday assessment after last week's PGA Show/state of the game summit in Florida. And it is a pretty stunning statement when only one of his 22 grandkids is really into the game, playing "more than a little bit."
Read MoreSo Much For Blank Checks...
/Reader Matt passed this photo along from someone on site whose name I'd reveal except that he would be spending the next Farmers Insurance Open watching from outside the gates.
Read MoreTiger Abu Dhabi Reviews In: "Remember the certainty when the man in red went marching down the first on a Sunday lunchtime? No longer."
/Some views of Tiger's--gulp--rocky final round in Abu Dhabi. Lots of names to add to Glenn's list...
Read MoreHuh Finishes T-6, Best Finish Of '12 By A Rookie
/Just imagine if he'd played a year on the Nationwide Tour instead of graduating from tacky old Q-School. Sean Martin, filing notes on Sunday's wacky final round at Torrey, says this about the rookie-from-nowhere's amazing start:
Graeme McDowell's Abu Dhabi Bank Shot
/An unbylined Belfast Telegraph item sets up Graeme McDowell's strategic approach to Abu Dhabi's finishing hole Sunday, not long after he made an ace.
