Hello golf nuts and welcome to another volume of Hittin’ the Links. The PGA Tour Qualifying School is down to the nitty-gritty with but one round left to play. Make sure to tune in tomorrow to see the lucky few that get their 2011 PGA Tour Card.
In this newest edition of HTL we begin with a look at the Player of the Years honors, then turn our attention to who may of been snubbed, and take a peek at the 2011 PGA Tour Schedule. Also on tap, we see whats going on in college golf, investigate a 15 year-old who wants more starts on the LPGA Tour, and do a wrap-up of the week’s events. Read on!
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The 2010 season was a crazy one for many different reasons, but the craziest thing of all is the fact Tiger Woods lost the top spot in the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time in over five years. It’s no surprise Woods had his worst year as a professional, but who would have predicted he would fall out of the top spot? I sure didn’t.
A few years ago, I sold a set of Mizuno MP-60s and have been ruing the decision pretty much ever since. At the time, I thought I’d found a better fitting set for my game (plus, newer clubs are always better. Right?). Unfortunately, I haven’t found an iron with that same sweet feel that those MP-60s had. The MP-57s were very close, but the MP-52s and 62s seemed to lack the buttery feel that solid impact delivered with the 60s. Plus, that “Cut Muscle” design employed by Mizuno on the MP-32, -57, -60 and -67 made for some very good looking golf clubs.
In sports, whether we’re talking about a single player, a team, or even the equipment our favorite athletes use, every entity forms a certain image, or a certain formula that people get to know that entity by. Generally speaking, if you have a successful formula, you stick with it, and over time, with a tweak here and an enhancement there, it may evolves. Sometimes it radically changes for no reason (see Harrington, Padraig), and other times, it gets a little bit too stuck in its ways and resists evolution, even when the situation calls for it (see Pittsburgh Steelers). Though more often is the case that these entities are able to evolve while at the same time staying true to their roots.