When 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
TigerWoods.com lands the exclusive year-end wrap-up by Tiger Woods where the buried lede was the news of his Foundation taking over management of the Deutsche Bank Championship. Oh, and of course, Tiger's immense joy upon hearing the news of Tom Watson's Ryder Cup captaincy.
But the best part was Tiger's posting of the emotional Edgar Perez speech that we'd heard about during the World Challenge this year. This ought to motivate you...
The dinosaur thing was cute as was the locking out of tournament officials on the eve of the tournament, but now resort owner Clive Palmer tells Brent Read in a wide-ranging and completely disastrous Q&A that even if he gets the Australian PGA back next year (he won't), Tiger would not be his first choice.
But at least he lays the groundwork for Tiger to entertain the idea….
"Tiger Woods isn't the No 1 golfer in the world any more," Palmer said. "We don't want to look backwards, we want to look forwards. So why would you get Tiger Woods here? I would prefer to have Peter Senior than Tiger Woods.
"I am sure Peter Senior could beat Tiger Woods on a good day. I am sure he could.
"Tiger Woods has improved a lot but he's an emotional wreck and he's not a good example for kids, anyway."
As for McIlroy, Palmer said: "If you rang him now he would probably tell you unless it's at Palmer Coolum Resort, I won't come.
"We can be sure he won't come if it goes somewhere else."
Sean Martin explains how Thorbjorn Olesen's inactivity helped him crack the top 50 in the year's final Official World Golf Ranking and therefore earning his first Masters bid.
Geoff Ogilvy just missed the coveted top 50 ranking and all of the perks that come with it.
How did Olesen pass Ogilvy? Players are ranked in the OWGR based on average points earned per tournament in the past two years. Points earned for a specific finish decrease as time passes from that tournament; that loss in points is the reason for Ogilvy's fall in the rankings.
Martin lists the other beneficiaries of the top 50 club status.
Steve Metsch explains the story and invention of Dino Kapadia and his "Drutter", a combination driver and putter he invented for back pain sufferers who still want to walk the golf course.
One has two long spikes at the bottom, letting one plant the drutter and give a good base for a longer shot, he said. He developed the club because he loves the game but is unable to play conventionally.
“One, I have a bad back. Two, I see Augusta National on TV. It’s so pretty. I want to be able to walk on a golf course and I can’t swing a club,” he said. “I can play with this.”
By pulling the slingshot portion down at different angles, a player can make the ball go various distances.
“At approximately 45 degrees, that’s when you’ll drive it the farthest,” he said.
A steeper angle will make the ball go higher, like a wedge used to approach a green, he said. Less angle makes the ball stay lower, like a 3- or 4-iron. Kapadia also has invented a game called “walkolf,” for folks who use the drutter.
Geoff Shackelford is a Senior Writer for Golfweek magazine, a weekly contributor to Golf Channel's Morning
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