Feherty At The Golf Industry Show

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I have another post coming with an overall take on this year's Golf Industry Show (I know, you'll be hitting refresh all weekend in eager anticipation), but in the meantime enjoy GCSAA TV's Fuzz Martin reporting on David Feherty's address. It was the talk of the floor for all of the usual Feherty reasons--ED jokes, a rich assortment of anal humor and a war on Islam remark--and because he was the hit of the show.
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Chaos Ensues As Tiger's Media Enemies List Expands In High Profile Fashion!

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Here I had Miceli on the second tier behind the Feinstein/Elling/(and now) Diaz level of people who handler Glenn Greenspan will give the hilarious evil eye to. But now, well, I just don't know what to do with the lovable Golfweek and Golf Channel contributor after he got the evil stare today from Michael Corleone Tiger Woods following a rough exchange that is probably making newscasts nationwide as I post this.

First, a recap of Tiger's latest "Where's Ari Fleischer when you need him" moment today, asked repeatedly about Hank Haney's new book about their years together.

Dave Shedloski with a presser recap.

Q. I'm sorry, the book thing is out there and you guys have commented about it; specifically in regards to being a Navy SEAL and considering being a Navy SEAL during the height of your career, was that something you were considering?

WOODS: I've already talked about everything -- in the book, yes, I've already commented on everything, Alex.

Q. Then I must have missed you answering that question.

TIGER WOODS: Well, I've already commented on the book. Is that in the book? Is it in the book?

Q. That's a fair question, right, you guys are suggesting that there's something wrong with the excerpts in the book. I'm just trying to find out if that's true or not.

The transcript left out Tiger saying, "You're a beauty you know that?" And as the tour media official tried to move things along, it then finished with one more Miceli question not picked up and...

TIGER WOODS: I don't know. Have a good day.

The sarcastic nature of the final remark made it into Doug Ferguson's lede about the press conference.

The tour did their usual copyright infringement stuff at YouTube, but Deadspin still has the clip posted with good audio.

The Big Lead also has it posted. And here is (for now) a YouTube clip.

As for Tiger's almost comical inability to handle this in a way that makes the book go away or minimizes the sales impact (he just helped sell another bunch of copies today on a relatively minor revelation), I'm envisioning a clever opponent pulling a first tee Trevino.

Here's how it goes.

Player is rifling through his bag looking for something on the first tee of a major while paired with Tiger, and as he's trying to find whatever is buried so deep, out comes a copy of Hank's book, only it comes flying out a la the fake snake at Merion. Everyone busts up except you-know-who!

"A great deal of the PGA Tour ongoing relevance in Korea owes itself to the Qualifying School."

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Ben Sellenger makes a strong case that top Asian players interested in playing around the world will choose the European Tour now that Q-School sends them to the Nationwide Tour. Besides a Jeremy Lin reference and reminding us that K.J. Choi came to the PGA Tour through Q-School, he writes (thanks reader Josh):
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