"Damage From Sandy Forces Long Island Golf Course To Close For Good"

Thanks to reader Anthony for the sad CBS2 New York report that Hurricane Sandy's wrath was too much for Middle Bay Golf Club, recent host to the Blind Golfers championship, employer to many and home to a lot of charity events.

The video version of the report:

Golf Digest Masters Survey

Mike O'Malley tweeted it and what better readership in golf than you all to answer questions for the Golf Digest Masters survey, with results to appear in the April issue.

Alert: Watching Clinton Health Matters Stream (RSVP Link)

I'll be attending the Clinton Foundation's Health Matters conference Tuesday as part of the Humana Challenge. The lineup is interesting once again. It appears you can watch the stream of the various events. The standouts for golfers are copied below.

Just go to this link and "RSVP" with an email address so you can watch.

10:30 AM – 11:45 AM

Access to Healthy Lifestyles

Speakers
Framing Speaker: Dr. Deepak Chopra, Founder, The Chopra Foundation
Featured Pledge: Barbra Streisand, Philanthropist and Actress

Panel
Moderator: Chelsea Clinton, Board Member, William J. Clinton Foundation
Tim Finchem, PGA TOUR Commissioner
Dr. C. Noel Bairey Merz, Director, Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center
Dr. Dean Ornish, Founder and President, Preventive Medicine Research Institute
Dr. David Satcher, Director, Satcher Health Leadership Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine; 16th Surgeon General of the United States
Ryan Sistare, Renaissance Hotel Complex General Manager, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Andrea Thomas, Senior Vice President of Sustainability, Walmart

3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
Living Healthy

Speakers
Framing Speaker: Haile Thomas, Youth Advisory Board, Alliance for a Healthier Generation
Featured Pledge: Casey Wasserman, Chairman and CEO, Wasserman Media Group
Jen Kessy, U.S. Olympic Silver Medalist, Beach Volleyball
April Ross, Professional American Beach Volleyball
Rebecca Soni, Professional American Beach Volleyball

Panel
Moderator: Jillian Michaels, Fitness Expert and Wellness Coach
Dan Buettner, Founder, Blue Zones
Gary Player, International Ambassador of Golf
Mike Roberts, CEO, LYFE Kitchen Restaurants
Kristin Armstrong Savola, 2x Olympic Gold Medal Cyclist
Haile Thomas, Youth Advisory Board, Alliance for a Healthier Generation

5:00 PM – 5:15 PM
Closing Remarks by President Bill Clinton

Clarke Takes Himself Out Of '14 Ryder Race

Paul Higham reports that a two-man race has developed after Darren Clarke pulled up on the backstretch.

"As much as I would dearly love to be captain, this may not be my time," said Clarke in Durban, where he had earlier questioned whether he whether being captain this time around would be something he wanted.

"I am exempt for another three years and if I was given the opportunity to do the captaincy, I'd effectively be throwing two of those years away.

Meanwhile, Thomas Bjorn opened the door for the Duke of Dunning...

"I don't have a strong view against appointing somebody twice," said committee chairman Thomas Bjorn. "But there are a lot of other people I think could do a very good job."