Simpson's Carnoustie Shop Purchased With China In Mind!
/Graham Brown writes about the
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
R.I.P. Larry Packard
/Larry Packard, golf architect of Innisbrook and many others who worked on over 600 courses, was 101.
Read MoreGolf Ball Lands On Alligator...And Stays
/Tip of the cap to
Read More"The USGA can change its rule, let us make drivers that go 50 yards farther, and it won't make any difference."
/Taylor Made CEO Mark King talked to Golf Digest Styx and
Read MoreTime Lapse Video: 140,000 Used Golf Balls Turned Into Logo
/A time lapse video of the Waste Management floating signage in TPC Scottsdale's 18th hole lake designed by the Maker Twins. It's a lot of work for a floating logo but hey, some of us are watching, so it worked.
Post by Maker Twins.
"Whoever Said Golf Was Supposed to Be Fun?"
/Thanks to reader Kevin for alerting me to Christian Chensvold's
Read MoreThe Great Charles Price On Writing
/On the 20th anniversary of his passing, Charles Price is
Read MorePhil's Back Feeling Better, Especially Not Having To Play Pro-Am
/Nothing will help lower back pain like rest,
Read MoreInteresting Dynamic: Dubai Offers $2.5 Million For Par 4 Ace
/Tournaments have gotten great mileage out of hole-in-one offerings over the years but
Read MoreTiger Likely To Skip Match Play At Dove Mountain
/Barring an unforeseen desire to play some really wild Jack Nicklaus greens one more time,
Read MoreGuardian: R&A Green-lighting "Computer game golf" w/DMD's
/An unusually strong but well pieced together commentary from
Read MoreLet The Bickering Begin: Golf World's 100 Best Modern Players
/While our friends in Europe are predictably oozing with their usual xenophobia complaints, Golf World (USA) has put together a fascinating list of the 100 Best Modern Players on the PGA Tour (USA) since 1980.
The PGA Tour. Right? Are we clear so that the bickering over not doing a world 100 can be saved for elsewhere for now?
Now that we have that clear, check out Brett Avery's list built on performance metrics, with little subjectivity, some help for majors, but overall, a big reward for week-to-week excellence.
To qualify for the ranking, golfers needed three or more official PGA Tour victories since the start of the 1980 season, or two wins and at least one major championship victory.
Avery considered 1,945 individual seasons, more than 47,000 starts and 110,000 rounds and calculated the strength of each player’s performance against all other eligible players in a given season. The 1,945 individual seasons were assigned a point value, which were then averaged to determine a player’s final score.
The seasons were considered with performance metrics and versus-peers metrics. Some serious number crunching essentially!
The top ten since 1980:
1. Tiger Woods 23.047
2. Greg Norman 13.893
3. Phil Mickelson 11.329
4. Jack Nicklaus 11.281
5. Vijay Singh 10.952
6. Ernie Els 10.702
7. Tom Watson 10.318
8. David Duval 9.733
9. Rory McIlroy 9.728
10. Nick Faldo 9.651
Let the bickering begin...
CEO King: "We only care about the people who love the game for its traditions."
/Adam Schupak sums up Taylor Made's efforts to generate discussion at the PGA Show
Read MoreUSGA Still Studying DMD's, At Least For Another Week
/Ryan Herrington reports that the USGA still isn't
Read MoreI Know It's Early: Pinehurst Hole-By-Hole Tour
/Yes, yes, it's not until June that the revitalized Pinehurst #2 is unveiled to the public and sure to play so much more beautifully than it did during previous U.S. Opens. 
But I just couldn't help but enjoy this just-posted teaser from the resort's website with a photo of each hole with the renovation details.
I'll be getting a glimpse of #2 next week when I'm there for the USGA annual meeting. Can't wait!
