Some comebacks are just unnecessary. After this week’s Madrid Open, we can add Seve Ballesteros to the list. Absent from competition for the past two years due to injuries, Seve talked a good game heading into Madrid. “Winning is very possible,” he told the AP. Apparently the meds Seve took for his arthritic back have made him delusional. Forget about winning; making the cut wasn’t even very possible. Seve’s 77-73 left him at 8-over, and he missed the cut by 14 strokes, finishing next-to-last out of 119 golfers. He’ll always be revered by his fellow Spaniards, but we’ve never been huge Seve ... full post »

Want to make golf more accessible for American kids? Look toward Australia, mate. As Stuart Appleby told the San Francisco Chronicle, “Golf is way more affordable in Australia than it is here (in the U.S.). It’s not as elitist a sport over there. You can join an exclusive club and pay only $2,000 to $3,000 per year. It’s just less segregated socially.” Affordable golf? Hard to believe, but true. In that same story, Robert Allenby tells how kids can play a round of golf in Australia “for $7 or $8 in U.S. dollars.” Wow. Here in California, eight bucks gets your ... full post »