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According to an AP report, Tiger Woods is going to be a father. Well, not yet, but soon.

“I don’t want to be an old father,” Woods said Thursday at the Target World Challenge. “I still want to be young. We’re not going to wait too long.”

You mean to tell me they’re still waiting? Pff. Give it a rest Tiger, we know what’s going on in that bedroom. Or for your sake, we hope we know what’s going on.

“For me, it will be bigger than it will for Elin because she’s had siblings,” Woods said. “I’ve been an only child. When we have, hopefully, more than one, then it will be really different because I’ve never dealt with that.”

Oh yeah. As someone with seven brothers and sisters, I can assure him that there’s a huge difference. Of course, a lot of that difference had to do with the fact that our family didn’t have a multi-millionaire as a dad.

So Tiger, I give you this advice. On your way to fatherhood, don’t forget the extra pack of diapers. You’ll need them.

Kathy Feaganes Allen of St. Augustine, FL is a player hater. Specifically, she hated two boys, aged 14 and 16, enough to hit them with her SUV after they accidentally hit the car with a golf ball. The ball did not damage the SUV.

The boys, who were bouncing the ball in a parking lot when it struck the car, apologized and began to walk away. Allen started to drive away, but then made a U-turn, ran over a median, and struck the boys before knocking over a light pole. “I tried to run. I blacked out. I woke up bleeding,” said one of the teens.

Allen then went after another brother but missed him, finally parking the SUV and getting out to smoke a cigarette while the boys lay on the ground in pain. The 14-year-old is in critical condition.

A New York television station is reporting that a Cayuga County man has been arrested and charged with Criminal Possession of Stolen Property for stealing bits and pieces of the Owasco Country Club over the period of three years in order to build his own three hole course on property he shares with his twin brother.

Now, that’s what I call dedication to the game. It’s too bad he might not get to enjoy it for 3-5 years. 🙂

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.

Continue reading “Augusta National Denies… a White Man?”

The Sand Trap wasn’t around for much of 2004, but we were still golf fans and viewers! About.com’s golf section lists the Top Ten Stories of 2004, and here they are:

10. U.S. Curtis Cup team heralds the future of women's golf
 9. John Daly gets first win in nine years
 8. Major championship venues inspire awe, anger
 7. David Duval returns to the PGA Tour
 6. Arnold Palmer plays his 50th and final Masters
 5. The slump of Tiger Woods
 4. Europe dominates the Ryder Cup
 3. 14-year-old Michelle Wie challenges the cut line at PGA Tour Sony Open
 2. Vijay Singh wins nine times on the PGA Tour
 1. Phil Mickelson wins The Masters

I sure as heck would not have ranked them that way. Tiger, the Ryder Cup, and Vijay’s dominance (and Annika’s dominance) beat the pants off Mickelson winning the Masters.

How would you have ranked them?

Jack Nicklaus and his sons took a fishing trip to Russia and came back with… a bloody nose. Don’t have to worry about sharp metal objects flying at you too frequently in golf (well, not frequently). Fishing is another story.

Read the story or just check out the slideshow, both at golfdigest.com.

About.com’s Golf section has a list of the Top 10 Golfers of 2004. We’ll post the list here, but we’ll leave the discussion to you. Post a comment!

10. Michelle Wie
 9. Kevin Stadler
 8. Retief Goosen
 7. Tiger Woods
 6. Meg Mallon
 5. Phil Mickelson
 4. Ernie Els
 3. Ryan Moore
 2. Annika Sorenstam
 1. Vijay Singh

How would you have ranked them? What additions or removals would you have made?

Is Tiger looking to move to Palm Beach county? Tiger’s yacht, “Privacy” (at right), has been docked in the area for a few days and Tiger has been seen checking out real estate. A fairly new Nicklaus club, Bear’s Club, would be the most likely residence.

Jack Nicklaus describes Bear’s Club:

It has been my desire and vision for 20 years to build a golf club that not only has my name on it, but one that also reflects my love and passion for the game. As the name implies, The Bear’s Club is just that. Unlike Muirfield Village, The Bear’s Club is not intended to be a tournament golf course, but is instead a premier private club. And perhaps Jack’s legacy.

To think: I just moved out of the area! Elin Nordegren has a twin sister who happens to be single. Some foursome that’d be: Me, Tiger, and two hot Swedish blondes. Harumph! Tiger currently lives with Mark O’Meara (wonder how Elin feels about that!) outside of Orlando in a development called Isleworth.

Okay, so he doesn’t live in the same house as O’Meara, but you knew what I meant.

John Daly’s wife, Sherrie Miller Daly, pleaded guilty Friday to a federal money laundering charge. She and her parents, Alvis and Billie Miller, were indicted on charges stemming from a drug ring and an illegal gambling operation.

John Daly apparently was unaware of his wife’s activities that occurred between 1996-2002. John met Sherrie at a tournament in Memphis, Tenn., in 2001 and married her seven weeks later.

Even though no sentencing date was set for Sherrie, she could face a maximum prison sentence of five years, a fine of $250,000 or both, Assistant U.S. Attorney John Hailman said.