Here is my rant for Saturday, as television coverage for the Skins Game is going to get underway on the East coast. All that schmoozing and joking on the first eight holes is cute the first time, redundant and falacious each subsequent instance. Here’s what I want from Turkey Claus this Thanksgiving: All four participants will joke and jest for all 18 holes, yet still try to compete and win. Here’s my why–Each weekend day throughout the golfing season, average golfers play two games with their partners. They try to win, yet they also try ... full post »

It figures that the first year I don’t sweat out the qualifying scores of the Champs Tour, the craziest things happen. To begin, check out the list of world players trying to qualify for one of seven spots: Kuramoto and Ozaki from Japan, Romero and Carbonetti from Argentina, Cambridge from Jamaica, Rivero from Spain, Brand and Longmuir from Scotland, Nelford and Stewart from Canada. Every one of these guys made a mark during his sub-50 days. Now look at the Americans: Danny and David Edwards, Mark Pfeil, David Ishii, Brad Fabel, Bill Britton, Lance Ten ... full post »

Reading one of the trades this weekend, I came across an interesting nugget of information. 31 players from a variety of countries rejected invitations to represent their countries in the World Cup. The major players in this mass exodus are: *Mike Campbell and David Smail, New Zealand; *Stephen Ames, Trinidad (I thought he was Canadian); *Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand *Nick Price, Zimbabwe *Vijay Singh, Fiji The reason that these guys are major players is that their absence means that their countries will not be allowed to participate in 2005. That’s right, no subs, no ... full post »