As far as spitting goes, Sergio Garcia’s faux pas at Doral on Saturday ranks far down the list of most disgusting incidents. Charles Barkley and Roberto Alomar were unanimous selections to the Spitting Hall of Shame. (Titanic’s Kate Winslet gets a pass because we all hated her target, bad guy & groom-to-be Billy Zane, and he had it coming.) But this is golf we are talking about, a sport where manners are such an integral part of competition that they are codified. There is a whole section of the rule book dealing with etiquette. In summary this section says that ... full post »

Sure, it sounds preposterous. If Tiger Woods has taught us anything, it’s that the man doesn’t slump, he retools. But what I’m talking about is not a slump like the human Tour pros have. A Tiger Slump may well be more easily defined as a month in which his performances decline. That’s about it. Surely, it would surprise no one if he righted the ship and won this week as well as the Masters 2 weeks from now. Woods began his 2007 season in February with a victory in San Diego at Torrey Pines. It was a continuance of that bogus ... full post »

Set your VCR or DVD-R right now for the hour preceding the Sunday broadcast of the Masters. We are going to be treated to a look into history when Arnold Palmer was the Tiger Woods of his day. During contract negotiations, Jim Nantz somehow bargained for the opportunity from Augusta National to host a one-hour special using actual broadcast footage of the 1960 Masters. This was when the 30-year old Arnie was the swashbuckling superstar of golf who really popularized the game in the early years of the televised sports era. This material has not been seen since it ... full post »