Let The Bickering Begin: Digest's World 100 Now Posted

The full list is up at GolfDigest.com. I was pleased to see LACC North and Pinehurst #2 move up after getting mistreated by the panel in last year's American list.

Quibbles? I had few despite reading some outrage over the list. I can't speak for the selections in China, South Africa and South Korea, but it was a pleasant surprise to see the panel reward a surprisingly high number of shorter, funkier classics (Swinley Forest, Victoria, Cruden Bay, North Berwick) that are generally penalized by the Resistance to Scoring mentality (and criteria).

Holly's World And We're Just Living In It

Here is my Local Knowledge item on Holly Sonders getting one of four celeb invites to the Humana Challenge this week.

As I reported in a worldwide, life-changing exclusive on Morning Drive, Sonders's pros for the event are Brandt Snedeker, Bo Van Pelt and Jamie Lovemark. Not a bad draw as far as fun PGA Tour players to watch and talk to.

Video: Gil Hanse Talks Rio Olympic Design Issues

Here is my update on the Olympic golf course project in Rio, and now you can hear from Gil Hanse and see some great aerial views of the site under construction in this CNN International interview with Shane O'Donohue.

You can see a larger version here, or watch the embed below:

The story is followed by an O'Donoghue report on golf in Latin America where he tried to get on the Olympic site but was unable to, so they went aerial.