Volume Four Hundred Eight

The continuing Ryder Cup angst, Rory’s absence, and how to handle a burglar.

Hittin' the LinksAh, Fall golf. When watching the tour wrap up show will leave you wondering, “Who the heck is Ben Martin?”

Fall is a season for fast starts. With the new wrap around season on the PGA TOUR, new players to the tour and those who have yet to break through have a great opportunity to make some money and jump start their 2015. Just ask Jimmy Walker how that works.

Breaking News as we go to press: Tiger Woods is taking full swings again, and the U.S. is still not quite sure what to do about Ryder Cup performances.

There’s plenty to talk about. Let’s hit the links.

Hole #1: Task Force 2016
The PGA and other Ryder Cup muckety-mucks have named 11 members to the Task Force, which will examine all things Ryder Cup. Here’s a small sample of the task force chatter on Twitter.

Point…

Counterpoint…

Hole #2: My Favorite Martin
Ben Martin got his first PGA TOUR victory Sunday at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, due in no small part to draining a 46-foot eagle putt on the 16th hole on Summer. [Link]

Hole #3: Out with the Old
Greg McLaughlin has been tapped to succeed Mike Stevens, who is retiring as president of the Champions Tour effective Jan. 1. And…

Hole #4: Lost and Found

Hole #5: Hushing Reed?
Mikko Ilonen eventually beat Henrik Stenson to win what might be the last Volvo World Match Play Championship, but earlier in the week Stenson and the other Ryder Cup players had some fun with Patrick Reed.

Hole #6: Well, There Is That

Hole #7: A Solid and Well Deserved Mashie

Hole #8: McIlroy to Miss Two Starts
Rory McIlroy will sit out the BMW Masters and WGC-HSBC Champions events in order to “prepare” for his lawsuit with Horizon Sports Management. Now he does understand that his lawyer will be doing the heavy lifting, right? [Link]

Hole #9: Elsewhere on Tour
Jay Haas won his third title at the Greater Hickory Kia Classic in North Carolina. Scott Hend won his first Euro Tour title at the Hong Kong Open in a playoff over Angelo Que. Kyu Jung Baek won the LPGA’s KEB-HanaBank Championship.

1 thought on “Volume Four Hundred Eight”

  1. Think I liked golf better in the pre-2009 era… except equipment, it has improved. Thumbs up. Disorganized USA, No Tigs-No Instructor, Watson as autocrat, Ted Bishop… pass the whiskey … no, Ted, you had enough…

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