Well, it's not so much that Augusta National has denied entrance to anyone, though I'm sure there's been plenty of that. This time, they've denied rumors that a membership for former University of Florida and Washington Redskins football coach Steve Spurrier was any part of a deal to get Spurrier to coach the University of South Carolina Gamecocks.
Rumors have been flying around the Internet that since Hootie Johnson, Chairman at Augusta National, is a USC graduate and former football player there, that a possible membership would be part of a deal to lure Spurrier to Charleston. Johnson says otherwise.
I've heard plenty of horror stories of people dropping their golf bag in the rack outside the pro shop, running into the bathroom or some such activity, coming out and finding clubs or even their whole bag missing. To try to curb this kind of theft, a new and interesting twist on golf bag design is here from Burton Golf called the
English Golfer Paul Casey may have attended Arizona State, may be coached by an American, and may be dating an American, but he's no longer a favorite of Americans. Casey's recent comments about Americans (specifically "Americans are stupid. I hate them.") has cost him more than a warm welcome when he plays the PGA Tour next season; it's cost him a sponsorship with Titleist.
Ho hum. "Annika Sorenstam leads the tournament." It's become almost cliché, hasn't it? After firing a 6-under par 66, which included four birdies in the last five holes, Sorenstam holds a one shot lead after one round of play in the season-ending
Laura Diaz was just about to have her worst season in four years until she finished birdie/birdie at the Mitchell Company LPGA Tournament of Champions last week to move into second place, earning her spots in the top 30 and the ADT Championship at Trump International.
When you're done raking a bunker, should you place the rake inside or outside the bunker?