Chambers Bay Super Resigns
/Todd Milles reports that Dave Wienecke, the only superintendent Chambers Bay
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
Snippets Of The World Golf Hall Of Fame Speeches
/Fingers crossed for the speeches to go up online in their entirety, but in the meantime here is a PGA Tour posted collection of moments from the inductee speeches. Oh and Tim Finchem, too.
Getting In The Mood For The Players...Agronomy Blog Edition
/Whether you are interested in turfgrass management or not, you must check out the great content being posted at the TPC Sawgrass's outstanding agronomy blog. There is no shortage of videos and insights into what Tom Vlach and team are doing to make the TPC play so well.
I believe they will also be Tweeting pretty heavily during the week at the TPC Agronomy account, as evidenced by Tuesday's activity.
A sampling...
Ollie: Anything More Than Two Assistant Captains? "A lot of headaches"
/European Ryder Cup captain
Read MoreDoctors Expect Peter Alliss' Hand To Make Full Recovery After Golf Channel Melts His Hook Into Fleshy Ball
/It may be cable, but it is still the Golf Channel and Peter Alliss'
Read More"Yeah, it would be slow, but death by typewriter is what the [bleep!] deserves."
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Ron Sirak pays tribute to Dan Jenkins and there is no way you can pass up a column quoting the single greatest lede in the history of literature.
And there was this from Sirak about Jenkins' place in the world of sport:
But even more than his best-selling novels, Jenkins joined journalists Bernard Darwin and Herbert Warren Wind in the WGHOF because he reinvented sports writing. If the late Hunter Thompson gets credit for creating "Gonzo Journalism" -- the art of immersing yourself in a story and making fact read with the entertainment of fiction -- Jenkins is the guy who brought that attitude to sports, although he will hate to have his name mentioned in the same sentence with Thompson. Both blew up the form and invented a new one.
Alliss On Tiger: "He's gone. He's gone at this moment."
/From the geezers presser at the World Golf Hall of Fame, where Peter Alliss and Dan Jenkins held court.
Read MoreVideo: Dan Jenkins WGHOF Inductee Case
/And saving the best for last, Dan Jenkins' World Golf Hall of Fame Inductee Case.
Tillie Needs To Be In The Hall Of Fame...
/I've been hearing the same refrain all day in reaction to
Read MoreVideo: Sandy Lyle's WGHOF Inductee Case
/Sandy Lyle's case at the World Golf Hall of Fame is filled with some amazing memorabilia and through the wonders of iMovie, I've put them all into one YouTube video upload. The induction ceremony is at 10 pm ET on Golf Channel.
Video: Peter Alliss WGHOF Inductee Case
/The great man's favorite memorabilia on display for the next year at the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Hollis Stacy WGHOF Inductee Case
/Three time U.S. Women's Open champion Hollis Stacy's collection of memorabilia, on display in her 2012 Inductee Case at the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Update on 2012-05-07 18:47 by Geoff
**Stacy just reminded us that the beat-up metal woods you see were the first to win a major.
Video: Phil Mickelson's World Golf Hall Of Fame Inductee Case
/You're getting to see Phil's exhibit case just about the same time he did. I got to eavesdrop on his proud parents talking a friend through the cases. These really are the highlight of the Hall of Fame. Having seen past exhibits, I'd say this year's inductees came through with the most impressive donations of memorabilia yet.
Alright, the first three videos, Phil Mickelson, 2012 World Golf Hall of Fame inductee.
"Jenkins created the language of golf that the rest of us just adopted."
/Jerry Tarde filed a
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