R.I.P. Geoffrey Cornish
/Ron Whitten with the sad news of the architect, author and gentleman's passing. Anyone who received them cherishes his type-written letters. Truly one of the game's great people.
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
"Hole-In-One" Means Hole-In-One In Any Language
/Note the commentary of Martin Kaymer's ace in Dubai Friday.
Cliffs Sold; Husband-Wife Duo Vows To Finish The Non-Tiger Woods Course
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Methinks the wife helped with the decision everyone wants to know about: whether Tiger's "under construction" design will be started finished.
However, the new owners — Steve and Penny Carlile of the Carlile Group in Marshall, Texas — said the fate of a Tiger Woods-designed course east of Asheville remains uncertain. Its future will be evaluated after an in-depth study to determine the best approach, Steve Carlile said.
The Carliles and Timothy P. Cherry, The Cliffs chief financial officer, told GreenvilleOnline.com this morning they anticipate filing a Chapter 11 bankruptcy action for The Cliffs Club & Hospitality Group Inc., a wholly owned Cliffs’ subsidiary, known as ClubCo, that owns the golf courses and related amenities.
Butler National Eyes 21st Century Membership Stance
/Teddy Greenstein reports that all-male Butler National is so desperate to return to the tournament stage, they might welcome Women-Americans. Strange times indeed!
Read MoreTiger Runner-Up To Vick; Earns Fewer "Dislike A Lot" Nods From People Who Haven't Discovered Caller I.D. Yet
/Forbes.com's Tom Van Riper explains the trends in the latest Nielsen and E-Poll surveys of least-liked pro athletes, where Tiger Woods tied Michael Vick at 60%, but as the Forbes slideshow notes, the brilliant folks who actually gave away 20 minutes of their life to answer these questions just do not quite dislike Tiger "a lot." Enough. Got that?
Read MoreJacksonville Golf Course Salepalooza
/Garry Smits on the multiple listings in the Jacksonville/Ponte Vedra area, some for prices that won't even buy you a lot at some upscale golf communities. And good news for potential buyers, they're still raking the bunkers. Lord knows that'd be a deterrent!
Read More"The Irish don't dance, we hold each other up."
/The PGA Tour Shot Of The Day at Pebble Beach was Ken Duke's hole-out on 16 en route to a back nine record 28. But as reader Tom noted, it was Feherty's call of Duke's hideous post-shot dance that made the whole thing a lot more fun.
Read MoreConway Farms To Land 2013 BMW Championship
/Teddy Greenstein reports on the finalization of a long rumored move for the "playoff" event. The Glen Club was also in the running. This caught my eye:
Read MoreOnly In Golf Files: "Excuse me!"
/A must read unbylined story from The Age on Karrie Webb being saved from a two-shot penalty just before pulling the trigger on a putt.
Read MoreFirst Reviews In For Tiger's Anchoring Solution
/Bomb and Gouge are back and they aren't too keen on Tiger's concept for the long putter/anchoring situation, instead making the point that instead of getting bogged down in specific club lengths in relation to others in a player's bag (as Tiger proposes), just ban anchoring altogether.
Read MoreGeorge Lopez: "It's the slobs versus the snobs."
/Class warfare by the shore!
Jerry Stewart
Furious Row Breaks Out Over Mike Weir!
/Here's something you don't read everyday: a tournament director criticizing another tournament director. This brotherhood is golf's version of the BCS bowl director, working tirelessly for a month out of the year and patting their brothers on the back.
Read MoreEA Allows Us To Relive Tiger's Teenage Years And The Strange Things Golfers Used To Wear
/The forthcoming next generation of the EA Sports game...a world with which I'm not familiar. But it sure looks cool. The YouTube comments are nice too.
Freddie: Maybe I'll Get A Shot At Ryder Cup Captaincy?
/Asked about his prospects, Fred Couples sounds like he wants the job after Davis Love.
