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golfweekjim

  1. I was at Bethpage in 2002 when Sergio was booed mercilessly. Hey, he fixed his regripping problem. Quickly. Look for Na to do the same.
  2. The best clubs that many golfers have never heard of? Could be Bridgestone, used by Matt Kuchar. Bridgestone J40 forged irons are very good.
  3. Iron shaft of the future? Matt Kuchar uses AeroTech SteelFiber graphite. It seems inevitable that more touring pros will switch to graphite.
  4. Lay off Kevin Na, will you. If golf is a reflection of real life, as we often hear, then Na deserves sympathy, not derision.
  5. Augusta -- Honorary starters hit from No. 1 tee: Player 236, Nicklaus 218, Palmer 185. All carry, no roll. Measured with Bushnell Hybrid.
  6. Augusta -- Gary Player calling for bifurcation of current rules, saying no touring pro should be allowed to anchor any golf club to his body
  7. Augusta -- Defending champion bites the dust ... Luke Donald just revealed he will not play in Wednesday's Masters par-3 tournament
  8. Augusta -- Makes me sick, people asking Luke Donald who is the best golfer never to win a major ... my advice to Luke: "Colin Montgomerie"
  9. Phil Mickelson, Keegan Bradley, Dustin Johnson practicing at Augusta Natl -- perhaps the only time Lefty is the shortest driver in a 3some
  10. Irony: PGA Tour plays 2 straight Nicklaus courses, one (Accenture) stupidly unputtable and the other (Honda) ... draino! (I'll take draino)
  11. Chip Brewer from Adams to Callaway. I like it. Brewer is a golf nut -- just what Callaway needs to battle golf nut Mark King at TaylorMade.
  12. I'm changing my first name to Jbe' so I can win a tournament, too. How about a Tour event in which every player must use a nickname?
  13. Fearless prediction: Charlie Wi finishes 2012 among the world's top 50. Long live stack & tilt (misleading name, underappreciated system).
  14. No rooting, writers are told. That being said, GO FRED COUPLES. Love this guy. Hope he wins at LA. Great FC stories on the Masters dinner.
  15. Too egocentric for me: chummy TV guys talking constantly about playing Cypress Point, a course on which ordinary golfers will never set foot
  16. USGA 2011: operating surplus (revenue minus expenses) $7.5 mil, total investment portfolio $251 million, annual return on investment $7 mil
  17. New USGA Prez Glen Nager: "If we are going to attract people to the game, we have to make it less intimidating."
  18. It's about time: British Am champs plus top-ranked ams in world, male and female, exempt into U.S. Open and Women's U.S. Open
  19. Old USGA Prez Jim Hyler, new USGA Prez Glen Nager: "Never used a belly" ... Dick Rugge: 20 % of PGA Tour players used belly or long in 2011
  20. Just when you thought it was safe to use your belly putter, Mike Davis confirms that the USGA and R & A are still talking ... hmmm