Vijay Singh being named European Tour player of the year is a joke. The guy played four times in Europe and barely broke the top 10 in any of his appearances. Yet Miguel Angel Jimenez won four times. Talk about jumping on the bandwagon. Jimenez is also a loyal supporter of the European Tour, while Singh stays in the U.S. because of the money – not that I have a problem with that, but as far as giving Singh Euro Tour player of the year honors, the numbers just don’t add up. full post »

I hate this time of the year. It’s when all the golf courses send out hundreds of press releases crowing about their inclusion in whatever magazine ranking they happened to make. “Best places to play for less than $500. “Best places to play while wearing a funny hat.” “Top golf destinations for tatooed lesbian bikers” “Best resorts that treat you like the dirty, unsophisticated hick you are.” This thing is an industry unto itself. It makes you wonder about the incestuous relationship between the golf course owners association and the media. It’s one big marketing machine. The only legitimate rankings, in ... full post »

Can we stop with all this “Tiger is back” nonsense? Just because he says his swing is back doesn’t make it so. Just because he’s won a couple of unofficial “silly season” tournaments doesn’t mean he has regained his superpower form. Nicklaus went through the same thing, a prolonged slump, and came roaring back. But Tiger isn’t the Bear, and the competition grows ever more fierce. Woods may re-gain some or all of the form that had the rest of the field bowing down in worship, but he will never dominate to the extent he did before his recent troubles. ... full post »

One more word about Steve Spurrier going to South Carolina. I have it from a reliable, inside source how Spurrier responded to the new president at the University of Florida, who asked Spurrier to submit a resume after it became known Ron Zook was out. “You want a resume?” Spurrier reportedly said, incredulously. “Look in your goddamned trophy case!” Sounds like something Spurrier would say. I have to admit that as a Florida State alumnus, I hate Spurrier. But, I also have to say he is one of the best college football coaches who ever lived. All those people who say ... full post »