Slow play is slowly killing the game I love and I've had just about enough. Five-hour rounds are becoming the norm and six-hour rounds are all too frequent. As a result, even avid golfers are playing less often and enjoying it less when they do.
I'm sure my fellow contributors on the site will weigh in this week with more on the reasons why we're crawling around the course at a snail's pace and what we can do about it. But for now, it's my mission to pass along some observations on equipment that can save time wasted on things other than thinking about the shot and hitting it.
Scott Verplank won the Byron Nelson, Silvia Cavalleri held off Lorena Ochoa at the Corona Morelia Championship, and a few guys are miffed about Phil Mickelson skipping the pro-am last week.
As of today, April 30, a specific version of Callaway's Big Bertha 460 driver will be placed on the USGA list of non-conforming clubs. Just like the recalled 
The 2007 LPGA Tour season is in full swing, but it's been flying under the radar of many. The first major championship of the season wasn't nearly as exciting as last year's edition, and that has definitely hurt things a little. I was happy Morgan Pressel won the Nabisco Championship, but the way she won it wasn't very thrilling. She basically finished her round and watched the leaders crumble coming down the stretch.
Nick Watney puts away his first Tour title at the Zurich Classic in New Orleans, Tiger Woods plays Oakmont (mostly with 3- and 5-woods), Phil switches coaches officially, Curtis and Hubert get into the Hall, and Lorena Ochoa reaches #1. All this and more in this episode of Golf Talk.
