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Williams may well be a racist idiot, the evidence looks fairly convincing. It also looks like rather than being fired he probably told Woods to take a long walk off a short pier. For as much media access as Tiger has, Williams has revealed a powerful motive to call it quits with Tiger.

Yes. 13-2. Improving Lie, Area of Intended Stance or Swing, or Line of Play A player must not improve or allow to be improved: · the position or lie of his ball, · the area of his intended stance or swing, · his line of play or a reasonable extension of that line beyond the hole , or · the area in which he is to drop or place a ball, by any of the following actions: · pressing a club on the ground , · moving, bending or breaking anything growing or fixed (including immovable obstructions and objects defining out of bounds ), · creating or eliminating irregularities of surface, · removing or pressing down sand, loose soil, replaced divots or other cut turf placed in position, or · removing dew, frost or water. (Emphasis in blue is mine) He was giving himself an alignment aid / aiming point on every approach shot. Therefore, he was improving his lie. You can step behind or hit the ground with your club on the tee, but not after.

Club politics concerning any "club championship" match are very difficult to manage. A long time ago I played as an observer during a club championship match during which the player who won cheated repeatedly. Every approach shot involved a pre-shot routine that included tapping the club in front of the ball to mark an intended aim point. This was brought to the player's intention repeatedly by the other three players in the group, not just his competitor. After an objection was registered by the "losing" player the behavior was confirmed (not sure if the 4th went on record) and a bit of debate ensued. The cheater was allowed to keep the title by the club and politics played heavily in the decision. Having witnessed the behavior and being on the "losing" side, I would simply tell you that club politics tends to trump the rules of golf. Be aware of where you stand vis-a-vis club politics and the rules of the game. BTW, I never entered another competition at the club.

I got my start at a young age, 8 years old. My father and grandfather were both interested in the game and it quickly became a good way to spend time with both. Golf was love at first hit for me and became a fixture of my youth that has continued into adulthood. Good thread.

Tiger sends Steve Williams as a surrogate with the ghost of Pops to collect another Claret Jug. I also have money on Shivas Irons.

The National Broadcasting Company.

Can someone at NBC go drag Bob Murphy down from his tower and mail him back to The Villages? Silence is far superior to anything he has said all day. Heck, even Miller is better.

I'm not 100% certain, but I have a decent amount of confidence that you DID NOT incur a penalty.

Courses of note for me: St. Andrews (Old and Jubilee) Turnberry (Ailsa) also the fantastic pitch and putt Royal Troon (both) Western Gailes Royal Dornoch Prestwick Loch Lomond Golf Club Carnoustie Waterville Ballybunion (Old) Lahinch The Golf Club The Camargo Club Long Cove Catamount Ranch and Club Kaanapali Pinehurst (2, 4, 6, 7) Country Club of North Carolina

Imagine a tape measure from the hole to the point of entry. Move that tape measure right and left. If there is any land, that is not in the hazard, that is more than the distance to the point of entry it is deemed to be further from the hole, therefore you can drop your ball there.

Don't forget that Tiger plays the Dubai Desert Classic two weeks prior. Since he is also building a course there he probably stays on in the UAE after the tournament is over to check on progress.

Erik, Thanks for the info. Do I use NFS to see across the partitions from Windows? What about from Mac to Windows? I anticipate using the Mac side often, but with my job there is no way I can give up on Windows completely.

I have been considering a Mac purchase for a while and have a couple of questions. Erik mentioned paying for quality. In researching Apple, it seems there is something of a sharp divide on this issue. I have read both enthusiatic supporters and detractors of the quality of the MAC hardware. As I detest extended warranties, this has been a concern for me. Was quality an issue once, but now overcome or is it not an issue at all or still an issue? I will definetly be loading Windows on whatever Mac I purchase, in a dual boot configuration. Can I seemlessly read files on both platforms or are there configuration issues inside of each OS? Are there two seperate partitions or just one?

Not only would they appear to be the minority, but they are contributing to slow play. Let's say it takes an extra 10-15 seconds to find a club everytime they go looking through their bag. Let's say they shoot 94 (we'll not count half of their 36 putts, grabbing putter only once per hole) so 76 trips to the bag looking for clubs. That's 12 to 19 minutes extra per round.

I went through the process about 11 months ago and had no preference between LCD, Plasma, or DLP at the start since I wasn't going to hang it on a wall anyway. If 1080p had been priced last year what it priced this year I would have just gone to it, but it wasn't so I ended up with a 50" Samsung DLP because I thought that at 720, it looked better than either of the other two technologies. Of course, I know people who have come down in both the other two camps. I would go to both Best Buy and Circuit City (former is lit well, the latter is not). In then end, it is you that is going to be looking at the thing for the next 5 years. Buy what you like.

If I make a practice swing and can actually feel that I am doing something that is both different and correct I'll change, but I normally ignore someone who tells me "hey, you did X" because it is normally "you looked up" when in fact I have been releasing my head before impact (ala Annika) for years now and it is easier to ignore tham than to argue with them about how it is actually OK. But with the swing, I'm trying (sometimes more successfully than others) to do the same thing for the entire round.

The driver is the most likely club in my bag to get benched during a round.

From the Bionic website: I can't understand how they ran into problems with the USGA with a marketing approach like this. wachesaw, What are "ribbed grips over round grips"? A picture from the web, maybe.

Never played it, but have played a few of the better ranked private courses on the Golf Digest list and I'd have to say that I would be surprised if the price were that high. Not floored, but mildly surprised. I would be less surprised if the guest fee were $35. I played Murifield Village a number of years ago and the fee was less that $60, and I'm pretty sure it's still comfotably below $100. (Google says $80 and $90 without a member present). Google said nothing about Pine Valley; apparently it's looking to join some day.

I had the exact opposite reaction when I tried one. Within half a round I had enough discomfort in the pad of my hand that I threw the thing away. I'd ban them just for that, but that's just my opinion. On the merits, they also deserve to be banned. They are going for the same effect that those grips on practice clubs are looking for. Same desire, same result (not legal for use on the course, have at it on the range).

Thanks for the info, guys. At least it sounds like they know what they are doing with all their technology.

golftec.com Anybody have any personal experience with these guys and their techy approach to game improvement? I have been thinking about investing in some winter lessons and like their pitch, just not sure of the results they provide (at least not the non-corporate approved ones). Generally speaking I'm pretty teachable as long as the stuff coming out of the teacher's mouth is reasonable. I'm not going to be put off by the technology (IT is how I make a living). And, I like that they have a putting system as well. Thanks for anyone's insights.

You might try asking the pro if you could ride around with a cart and take a few pics at specific times when they might not be busy. For example, if you wnated a sunset picture on hole x, he may say this or that night would be best. I'd try and do it when you were not playing, regardless of the pace of play ahead or behind.

I suspect it has more to do with the position on the camera relative to the golfer than anything else.

I think the meme that is of particular importance is that of whether the player knowingly or unknowingly broke the rule. Since there is now some time that has past, I'd likely drop the matter of confronting the player in either case. However, I would keep it in mind for the future.