Caught this as my morning round on Sunday was being canceled by a deluge England’s Anthony Wall was unable to play his singles match against Spaniard Alvaro Quiros on the final day of The Vivendi Trophy with Seve Ballesteros in Paris. Wall had injured his shoulder on Friday afternoon and did not play in either session yesterday, but lengthy physio could not get him fit enough in time. Under the rules of the event - Continental Europe against Great Britain & Ireland - a half was agreed with a player chosen by Continental captain Thomas Bjorn to sit out the singles. Do not call ... full post »

I shall attempt to make concise and salient points. It occurred to me that the Walker Cup mirrors my own forays into golf writing, albeit with one caveat (to be cited later.) Walker Cup golfers, at this stage, are amateur players. With the exception of Nathan Smith on the USA side, their immediate plan is to attempt a professional career at some juncture. In the case of Smith, his career is well established and his need to perform on the glamour stage is nil. He is an excellent weekend golfer, doubtless a member at a ... full post »

To quote Carl Spackler, I have to laugh. He did precisely what I believed he could never, ever justify doing. Greg Norman picked Adam Scott. Somewhere in Mudville, Mighty Casey just struck out, the game went into extra innings, and he struck out again. I am not sure if that analogy even works, nor is it the point. Greg Norman pulled the ultimate homer move. The poor, downtrodden Australian country was given an incredibly random and inexcusable third member of the ROWNE (Rest of World Not Europe) team. Ogilvy isn’t playing particularly well, Allenby has ... full post »

I read a brief news item on one of the other golf sites about whom Greg Norman is considering for ROW (Rest Of World) Presidents Cup picks. Laughably, the pundit mentioned Adam Scott…that was a good one…made my morning lasagna taste even better. Seriously, it is so simple for Greg, almost as simple as winning The Masters with a six-stroke lead…hope he doesn’t blow it again. Here goes: Ryo Ishikawa…why? He’s exciting, entertaining, young, attractive and media-savvy. He’ll get the crowds going like his Japanese counterpart, Shigeki “The Smiling Assassin” Maruyama did a decade ago. Thongchai Jaidee or Jeev ... full post »