Saturday, May 23, 2020

Bonus Saturday Content

Am I your favorite blogger, or what?  Of course, since you don't know to look for a post today, so it may well go unread.  Such is the fate of an artiste..

Medalist Musings - Shall we dice a bit deeper on that venue?  Brian Wacker posts this profile, leading with a comparison to last week's venue:
So what exactly are the differences between the two venues?

“I don’t wanna say [Medalist] is tailored for PGA Tour players, but they embrace having us there and are used to having tour players around,” said Patrick Cantlay, who recently traded his native Southern California for Jupe Life and is a member at Medalist as well 
The 18th green and clubhouse.
as nearby Bear’s Club. “It’s got a great feel to it, and it’s laid back.”

There is some serious golf, of course, although often with a twist. On any given morning, there’s a rush for early tee times at Medalist—the afternoon is for boating, fishing and drinking, after all—but there is a gregarious tone to it, with groups lined up, heckling and applauding one another as they go out.

“The halfway house is next to the first tee and is a hit before, during and after rounds,” says one former caddie. “There’s always a band of loud, degenerate gamblers roaming the clubhouse, and the members love when the caddies get in on the action, too.

“Most tour pros there are young and have a camaraderie among each other, but it’s a place for fun, so many of them have a hard time using it to focus.”
 And, needless to say, a golf course and practice facilities sufficient for their needs....

But this may be the key bit:
In other words, Medalist is a hangout. Michael Jordan is a member and used to be a more regular REGULAR before he created his course, The Grove XXIII, though he still comes by often enough. So does Dan Marino, who is also a member. Medalist’s affable and longtime head pro, Buddy Antonopoulos, retired three years ago but is so beloved that he was made an honorary member and sometimes still gives lessons. (The club’s annual member-guest now called the Buddy Cup.)
The guys do seem to dig it, but perhaps there are more temporal reasons as well:
Not surprisingly, there’s a financial element as well. In short, tour players get a break. A membership for regular folk costs $110,000; most tour pros pay only yearly dues of $14,000, with some not being required to pay anything at all. Not all clubs in the area are as forgiving—McArthur Golf Club, just two miles up the street, offers no tour-player discount.

Members at Medalist don’t seem to mind. They’re happy to have the pros among their ranks.

“They accept them,” said former tour player and past Medalist member Marc Turnesa of the membership’s attitude toward the tour pros. “They’re welcomed with open arms.”
Well, the rich always do seem to get richer...  As has been widely reported, they don't come any cheaper than Tiger, but the club certainly got its money's worth.

Mike Bamberger does a deep dive on Greg Norman's complicated relationship with Medalist, and teases us with more reflections on the emotional travails of the Great White Shark for next week.  He omits the juiciest story, that of Norman ripping down an actual shark from the clubhouse wall in a fit of pique.

You can read it or scroll down at your own discretion, but I'll just offer up this excerpted answer to Mike question of his thoughts as Medalist gets a moment in the spotlight:
“First of all, it’s a great thing, what they’re doing, raising this money for Covid 
The sad man with Pete and Alice Dye in happier times.
charities,” Norman said. “I used to do a lot of these kinds of fundraisers. With Formula One drivers. With other golfers. With actors and actresses. 
“I think about my kids, when they were young here. I think about Pete and I building just one hole, what’s now the 10th, to show the Audubon Society that we could build the course in a way that was environmentally sensitive. Pete was always aware of the environment. I think about the blood and guts and toil we put into building this course.”
At least a perfunctory acknowledgement, before it's all Me, Me, Me....

This on Tom Brady's golf game is well worth your time, if only for the Spieth and Bradley stories.  It just so happens that the many is incredibly competitive... who coulda seen that coming?
 1. He’s a single-digit handicap.
Brady, who carries an 8.1 handicap, says his game is “somewhere between poor and pitiful” entering The Match II, and if you’re looking to bet against Brady, you’ve got 
Anyone know who the guy in the background is?
some ammo. Last year, Brady said he was playing golf in Florida when he threw down a 95 at MacArthur. After that, he said, he didn’t think things could get any worse — until he headed over to Medalist, the site of this week’s match. Then he shot 106. 
But if you’re looking for optimism, there’s space for that, too. In a recent interview with Boston-based radio station WEEI, James Driscoll recalled playing the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am alongside Brady. After a slow start to the week, Driscoll said he suddenly caught fire on day three, firing a three-under 33 on the front nine at Pebble Beach. 
“He basically played nine holes like a tour pro — hitting his drives 300 yards, hitting his seven iron like 180 (yards) and making putts. He literally played those nine holes like a tour pro. I was like, ‘Oh my God. This guy is incredible,’” Driscoll said.
He seems like the wild card in this match... The fun may well be in how Peyton and he hold up in the spotlight.  

Golf.com convened a Tour Confidential panel on the august occasion.  Actually, that and a Shipnuck mailbag compelled me to the keyboard, as they won't be worth much next week:
What are you most looking forward to with this match? 
Sean Zak: Tom Brady losing. Seriously, the guy wins at everything in life. Looking for Peyton to finally show him who’s boss. 
Zephyr Melton: The tweets. Even after two months without the game, Golf Twitter was in mid-season form last weekend. The online banter is almost as good as the on-course product and I can’t wait to read all the hot takes for the second weekend in a row. 
Josh Sens: I look forward to Brady winning and then listening to haters like Zak complain that the golf balls were improperly deflated. The on-course banter should be fun, too. 
James Colgan: Zak makes a compelling argument, but has there ever been a more psychologically dominant tandem than Peyton Manning and Tiger Woods? I can’t wait to hear those two talk through the round and at a course that’s likely to give all four golfers fits. 
Alan Shipnuck: I can’t wait to see Tiger swing the club! Don’t forget how much he was struggling physically before the season was put on hold. The outcome of this match doesn’t matter but it will be significant to give us an update on Tiger’s progress.
Meh!  This isn't the forum to relitigate Deflategate, but Peyton Manning psychologically dominant?  Can we relegate Colgan to the Korn Ferry Tour Confidential?
Speaking of Seminole, give us one reason why THIS match will be better than that one. And one reason why it won’t be as good. 
Zak: It’ll be goofy and in that, hopefully, unpredictable. We knew we were gonna get long-drive competitions last weekend. This weekend, we’re apparently getting some Charles Barkley action, with Justin Thomas commentary? Watching a broadcast where you really don’t know what’s coming is a lot of fun. 
Melton: I’d imagine there will be far less dead time to fill with players riding in carts around the course. That in itself will make it better than last weekend’s broadcast, which got flat at times. Plus having JT and Charles Barkley providing insight will be fun to see. 
Sens: The modified alternate shot should be especially good fun. Here’s hoping that the amateurs leave the pros in some awful spots, and the other way around. The most exciting shot in golf is the recovery shot, after all. Even better if there is smack talk and taunting going on in the backdrop. On the downside, we won’t get to watch Matt Wolff’s wildly eccentric swing. It’s always nice to be reminded of how many ways there are to get it done in golf. 
Colgan: From a viewing standpoint, this match knows what it is. Last week’s did not. I’m not expecting we see TNT offer analysis like it’s any other week on Tour. That won’t work given the format, and it’s something NBC’s broadcast fell into repeatedly last weekend. Turner won’t be afraid to make it about entertainment. If this match is worse than last week’s, it’s because the golf isn’t on-par with the conditions. Still, I’m optimistic. 
Shipnuck: The Seminole match had a serious personality-deficit, but not so with this one. Tiger and Phil were both pretty awkward at Shadow Creek but now they know what to expect and what is needed from them so I expect them to be a lot chattier. And Tom and Peyton are exceedingly comfortable in front of the camera.
Sean Zak does make a good point about the time suck of the guys walking last week, still I can't bring myself to enjoy the guys zipping around in buggies.

Alan is brutally correct about the dynamics of last week's events.  I for one am shocked to learn that DJ isn't a laugh a minute.... But I also agree with Josh Sens about that alternate shot format, though I think the more interesting aspect might be the discussion of which drive to play.  
Which of the four players is the most important to making this event really flourish? 
Zak: It’s Tiger, because we’ve seen Phil be a teacher and we’ve seen Brady play before in pro-ams. Tiger being jovial, interested in his partner’s success, playing good golf (for a change from The Match I) and not saying cliched lines would be entertaining like we haven’t seen in a while. 
Melton: Tiger. The other names are a big deal, but as the saying goes, Tiger IS the needle in golf. If he’s fully engaged and playing well, people will go berserk. 
Sens: Can’t argue with Tiger as the single biggest draw. But the important fifth man here is the chemistry that does or doesn’t develop among them. I’m thinking it will be good. At least, the early signs have been promising. Like Tiger, Brady isn’t exactly known for giving good press conferences. But in this relaxed context, with entertaining off-the-cuff talkers like Manning and Mickelson in the mix, we should get to eavesdrop on some refreshingly un-canned chatter. 
Shipnuck: Peyton! The dude has hosted SNL multiple times and is the gold standard for creating funny jock TV commercials. He might carry this whole thing. 
Colgan: It’s got to be Brady. Sunday marks his first time publicly away from the Death Star (New England) in any capacity. Will we see a brand new TB12? Doubtful. But playing alongside the notoriously chatty Phil (and against his greatest rival), there’s a chance we learn something new. Plus, his golf game seems to be in the most questionable shape.
Flourish?  Kind of a high bar for a one-off, no?

For the concept of these challenge matches to be viable, then those two professionals need to show up with some game.  Not only did the golf suck at Shadow Creek, but it was almost as bad at Seminole last week.  

But in the simplistic terms of golf and sports fans enjoying the day, I have a feeling that the QBs are more the key.  But none of this likely matters if the continue to scrape it around...
Is there a ton of pressure on Brady and Manning to play well to make this event a success? 
Zak: Not really, but I think it would be at its best if they both play well and the event becomes akin to everyone’s Saturday foursome, where some players are better than others but who plays best is still a guessing game. 
Melton: Not at all. Having two average golfers playing alongside some of the game’s best — no matter how they play — will provide a valuable barometer for just how good the pros are. Even if the ams play well, they’re still going to look horrendous next to Tiger and Phil. If nothing else, Brady and Manning will give the casual viewer a look at how wide the gap is between pros and weekend hackers. 
Sens: No. But I bet they’re both hoping they don’t top one off the first tee. 
Shipnuck: The worse they play the better! It will be fun to watch them suffer. 
Colgan: They don’t have to play well, they just have to play the same. Good, bad, or otherwise, it doesn’t matter so long as they’re within range of each other.
I think they're under greater pressure to be verbally interesting, than to play great golf.  But they need to show us something with their sticks, and at their handicaps they should be able to do so.

The guys under pressure are Tiger and Phil, because their cottage industry goes down in flames if they don't both play well and amuse us.  I'm not especially optimistic on that last bit, especially since I expect a green jacket to come out of Tigers staff bag at some point.
Lastly, this will be better than Tiger and Phil’s first match in Las Vegas because… 
Zak: Because we’re in the middle of a pandemic and we’ve got not much else. That hopefully sounds optimistic because I’m excited for it. It’s just that The Match I was billed as a big pay-per-view event on the middle of a holiday football weekend. This comes at a time where we are much more starved for Tiger and his buddies. 
Melton: I have to agree with Zak here. Just having some sort of live sports on TV these days is awesome to see. Last weekend’s match might not have been very interesting, but I was still glued to the action for five hours. And for the sake of transparency, I didn’t even watch the first match in Vegas, so maybe I’m not the best one to answer this question… 
Sens: Let’s be honest. Staring at a blank wall would have been more compelling than that cynical snoozefest in Vegas. This time, we’ve got more personalities in the mix, more golf to watch and nothing but good reasons to root for its success.

Colgan: It seems to know what it is. The Match I couldn’t decide if it wanted to be fun or serious, so it was neither. The Match II seems to have struck the right chord — fun, but still worth something. 
Shipnuck: …it can’t be worse.
Shipnuck with the tip-in.

I'll leave you with a question of whether this will prove to be a good thing:
The current world No. 4 has no intention of toning down the decibels when he makes his
debut as an on-course analyst in Sunday’s “The Match: Champions for Charity” at the Medalist Golf Club in Hobe Sound, Florida, where Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning will battle Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady in an 18-hole match that will raise more than $10 million for coronavirus relief efforts. 
Thomas is intent to bring the noise despite the role being historically subdued.
“We’ll have some fun and jaw at each other. I know if they don’t, I will,” Thomas told Golfweek. “I can’t be on a golf course for 18 holes around four competitors like that and not talk trash. 
“I’m obviously not going to say anything bad or controversial, but you can’t put me on a golf course for that long and expect me to keep my mouth shut.”
A golf commentator that won't shut his pie hole?  If I've warned you once, I've warned you a thousand times, never go Full Faldo. 

She's a Good Dancers and Makes Her Own Clothes - All credit to Shack for posting these statements confirming the break-up of golf's newest power couple, Justin Rose and Honma Golf.  First, from the company:
“Honma Golf Limited (“Honma”) announces that, following a successful partnership with the former No. 1 player in the world, Honma and Justin Rose have agreed that Justin will no longer be one of Honma’s brand ambassadors. We are proud to have been a key part of Justin’s journey to regain his position as World Number 1 in early 2019, including a win at the Farmers Insurance Open in his second event with Honma equipment in play.
Just out of curiosity, what would an unsuccessful partnership have looked like?  Not any shorter, I'm guessing...
“For over a year, Justin worked closely with our team to help develop innovative and top­ performing lines of Honma woods and irons. His pursuit of perfection, approach to product testing and feedback has produced great value to Honma. Justin’s expert input and desire for maximum ball speed inspired our team to make the Honma TR20 460 and 440 drivers among the fastest drivers in the game. Consistently, and excitingly, our nationwide team of fitters are seeing the new TR20 460 and TR20 440 drivers produce some of the fastest speeds on the market. We wish him the very best in his pursuit of more majors and career success,” said John Kawaja, president of Honma Golf North America.”
And yet, except for that early win, he was nowhere to be found on leaderboards...I'm not saying it was his equipment, though I suspect that's his underlying message.

From the Englishman:
“I have enjoyed working with the Honma team and collaborating closely with them to design and develop excellent golf equipment. I was able to see firsthand the innovations that the craftsmen at Honma bring to their clubs. I am hopeful that during our time of partnership, we have laid the groundwork for Honma to continue to expand their brand. We both feel it is the right time to pursue our own paths.”
Sad, as they seemed such a lovely couple....Of course, not the best time to be an equipment free agent, especially coming off a sub-par season.

Alan In Full - I've put the blog on auto-pilot, as we dive into Alan's mailbag, which Golf.com has placed on their awkwardly-redesigned website in a cul-de-sac design to preclude pageviews.  Fortunately, I dig deep for my dear readers:
Trousers versus short pants … go! – @JoelSouthall 
OK, let’s just dive into the big issue of the day, shall we? I like to play golf in shorts. I’m happy for others to do so, too … except on the PGA Tour. The leg hair, the asymmetrical calves, the dainty little socks … I’m not a fan. The Tour is an entertainment product, and aesthetics matter. This is not a hill I want to die on, but it is my preference.
You had me at hello, Alan.  I quite agree, and quite perplexed that the Tour allows shorts on Pro-Am days, which is the most important aspect of the week to the sponsors.  It seems to me an unforced error, especially in hindsight as we know that sponsorships will be undergoing a whole lot more scrutiny post-Wuhan. 
There are many changes left on the table for Covid play through the autumn that we got a glimpse of on Sunday (no fans, golfers maybe wearing masks, no caddies). Which golfers do you see losing their edge or buckling under new constraints? Are there any you think will play better? – @zuzanryan
The new reality on Tour is going to be a fascinating sociological experiment. The pros vary in temperament from persnickety to obsessive-compulsive. They are creatures of habit and routine, all of which is going to be torn asunder. Who succeeds and who doesn’t will be about a lot more than golf. Families are much less likely to travel in the short- and medium-term, so that will have a profound interpersonal impact on the competitors. The stars who usually roll with large entourages will have that support system taken away, too. An added layer to this is that coronavirus has become politicized, and we know that as a group professional golfers skew conservative. A few weeks ago, I was interviewing by phone a major championship winner, and he went on a lengthy riff about the nation’s response to the ‘rona and what he feels is an overreaction. He didn’t use the word hoax, but it seemed like it was on the tip of his tongue the whole time. Someone with that worldview is going to have to deal with intense frustrations as they are forced to navigate the many new protocols the Tour has put in place and all the attendant hassles. Every player is going to be affected; the most easy-going of them will probably fare the best.
I think Alan hits on an interesting point about Tour players, hence the Adam Hadwin whining about putting with the pins in.  But that said, I suspect we'll find that not all that much changes inside their bubble, except maybe for size of purses.
If the USGA can run the U.S. Open why the hell can they not have qualifying? – @BurkeStefco 
It’s a matter of scale. Traditionally there are over 100 qualifying sites around the country, across the local and sectional stages, and even in the best of times, it’s a monumental undertaking to pull it off. At this moment in time, it would be overwhelming to try to solve all the logistical and medical issues to do the qualifying the old way, especially given the different rules from state to state. Still, I would have liked to have seen a modified version a few weeks ahead of the Open. Maybe four sites sprinkled across each time zone, where a few hundred players chosen at random from among the 10,000 entrants would play 36 or 54 holes, and the low 10 at each site punch their ticket to Winged Foot. Given the USGA’s resources, that would be manageable while still preserving the openness of our national championship. And it would still provide the USGA way more automatic exemptions than usual to make sure the top 100 or so in the world ranking are all on hand for the Open. Seems like a workable compromise in these unprecedented times.
Alan makes a good argument for Sectional Qualifying, although I just can't bring myself to care much one way or the other.  But one point to consider as an offset, is that the attempt to maintain qualifying could impair their ability to hold the main event.  Picture a sudden hot spot of infections at one of the qualifying sites....  I suspect they feel this gives them the best chance at actually having a 2020 installment, and I'm fully on board with that.
#AskAlan Will there be invisible asterisks next to the winners of this year’s PGA, U.S. Open and Masters? Will people look at the winner and think “Yeah, but he won it in 2020.” – @War_Eagle1991 
Not even close! Whoever wins these events will have overcome all kinds of challenges to get their game to peak at the right time. You can make the argument that winning this year will be much more impressive than in the simpler times, pre-Covid.
Not unless the fields turn out to be significantly diminished.  If you want a wild scenario, think about those Euro players currently unwilling to travel to the U.S.  If that's still the case in early August, it's an issue for sure, though I think in the case the event gets cancelled.
How much blowback will Rory receive from the American fans after his Trump comments? #AskAlan – @Pkeen52

So far, very little. Rory has earned so much goodwill with golf fans that even ardent Trump supporters seem willing to cut him some slack. The comments are also on-brand in that McIlroy has defined himself as one of golf’s truth-tellers so fans have come to expect his honest and sometimes blunt assessments. You don’t have to agree with him, but I think most people in golf appreciate the candor, whatever the topic may be.
I agree with most of it, though I also think Rory was quite weaselly here.  He basically was allowed to criticize Trump's Wuhan performance, but without a hint of what his gripe is.  That's just unbecoming of anyone...  If you want to criticize, have at it, just a few specifics please.
What’s the prospect for more made-for-TV matches at unique golf courses? Seems like something that could be a great product, with the right players and some production improvements. – @JayRevell 
There’s definitely a market there, especially in the next year when many international tournaments are likely to go on hiatus, leaving players available, bored and eager to please their corporate masters. I’ve also detected a larger shift in the golf culture, where very exclusive clubs seem more amenable to showing off their courses. So many have undergone restorations in recent years, and the architecture nerds in the club leadership positions want to show off the handiwork. Also, the members are now collectively more comfortable with social media and when they see other great courses being drooled over – and Tour players broadcasting friendly matches – it activates their FOMO. So hopefully we can keep peeking over the hedges.
Wasn't that the whole pint of Shell's World of Golf?  The venues can be a great reason to tune in, but someone needs to figure out how to make the actual golf more compelling.
After watching the Seminole gig, I’m wondering if we will see a person stationed at every green to manage the flagstick being taken in and out? And why didn’t the PGA Tour use a cup with something below the rim to keep the players from dipping into it on every hole? Same net effect. … – @spyhillbill 
Yes, if you have the resources or volunteers to provide a dedicated flag attendant that is definitely the way to go for tournaments. As for the putting, the Tour wanted the competition to look like “real golf” as much as possible within the various parameters. If you’re careful, it is certainly possible to retrieve a ball from the cup without touching anything else; I think this works for four players, but I’m not sure about 156.
Guys, do you remember the after-effects of 9/11?  The only left is the security theater from TSA that we're forced to endure.

As I noted yesterday, the CDC has already indicated that there's no science to support that the virus is transmitted off of surfaces.  There's also no science to the 6-foot social distancing debate, and the likelihood of outdoor transmission (see this, for example) is roughly comparable to the likelihood of the Yankees drafting me to play shortstop.  No one is picking this virus up from a flagstick or bunker rake... the only remaining question is whether we as a society will push back against these idiots, or fall in line as obedient serfs.
If we someday get to see Pine Valley, will it seem overrated also? #notagolfsnob – @mileredskin 
Definitely not. Seminole is so subtle, and that doesn’t translate to TV, especially when it’s a stripped-down telecast without the analysts, graphics and different camera angles that could have brought to life the course’s charms. Pine Valley is the opposite – big, bold, intensely visual, with one dramatic, risk-reward hole after another. It is the ultimate golf porn and would look glorious in any kind of telecast.
I thought Seminole looked great, though I was somewhat grading on a South Florida curve... Though I'm not sure it meets the definition of golf porn without a large body of water....
Has Colonial been “obsoleted” by 21st century golf equipment? – @WSoxChamps05 
Well, every course on the planet has, so the answer is yes … but less so. Colonial is actually sort of immune to distance gains because so many fairways turn hard in the 240-260 yard range and thus the course can’t really be overpowered unless players take on huge risks by trying to fly the towering oak trees and other horrors on every hole.
 I could go with a one-word answer, Annika.
If you could create a golf-themed 30/30 for ESPN what subject would you choose? – @SonOfAFitch 
Has to be Anthony Kim, right? The War by the Shore would be tasty, too.
I'm pretty sure that the Anthony Kim obsession has reached its sell-by date.
What are your thoughts on letting the players bet on themselves? Extremely hard to regulate, but also why not? #askalan – @RyanPM_ 
It’s a very slippery slope. Would it affect players’ allegiance to the rules? It’s easy to see where the temptation could arise. If they bet on themselves, they’re likely to lose more often than not, and the last thing any tour wants is a bunch of players owing money to bookies, loan sharks and other characters out of a Scorcese film. There are already fabulous rewards available to professional golfers – openly letting them bet on themselves seems to have minimal upside and the potential for serious problems.
Except, apparently, if your name is Phil Mickelson....  You're not seriously concerned about this subject if Billy Walters is a welcome guest at your events.  Jay wants his vig, but seems clueless about the ramifications...
Ship, why didn’t the Seminole match feature the top female players in partnership with the top men? Sure, TaylorMade players made up the list, but I am sure they could’ve put some powerhouse male-female teams together? Would’ve been very interesting to watch. … – @cavedoc 
Of course it would’ve been great. Just as there should be a mixed-team event sanctioned by the PGA Tour and LPGA. There is no reason why women are excluded from these things except for entrenched biases. Hopefully that will change sooner rather than later.
Perhaps because men are so much harder hit than women by the virus?  I agree that a mixed team event would be great, but let's not criticize every little thing we do.  
So, all this raving about Seminole. Is it because it’s so exclusive or because it’s that good of a track? Didn’t look that impressive on TV. – @JoeECervi 
This is an important point that often gets confused when discussing places. Seminole is a really good course but an amazing experience. We’re all human and prone to the giddy, holy-cow-I’m-finally-playing-Seminole emotions, which seem to explain its elevated spot in various Top 100s.
One of the golf magazines once ran a feature on the best clubs, as distinct from the rankings of golf courses.  It was really fun, except for the niggling detail that none of the listed clubs would have me as a member...   
#AskAlan Vijay signs up for KFT event and gets destroyed on social media. Streelman, Dahmen, etc play in Scottsdale Open, and it’s fine. Seems like a bit of a double standard? – @Scottiecons 
They’re different kinds of tournaments. Scottsdale was a classic mini-tour event in that it’s open to anyone, first come, first served, and the purse is derived from the entry fees. Also, it’s a one-off that doesn’t feed into any other tours. The KFT is much more of a closed-shop, and those criticizing Vijay are mostly complaining that he’s potentially taking away from money and the chance at advancement from lesser players. If Streelman, with his $20 million in career earnings, rolled up to a KFT tournament, there would be some squawking, too.
I beg to differ.  Streelmen is only 41 years old, meaning nine long years before he has access to the senior circuit.  There are always going to be these kind of players trying to resuscitate their careers, and with Q-school gone the KF Tour is the only road back.  Vijay is 57, and they have a special Tour devoted to his age-group, so I see no reason he should have any playing rights on the developmental tour.
What happened to Hunter Mahan and Sean O’Hair? – @TheBlackWhip 
Golf is hard.
How great is it that we have these ever-present to cling to in these turbulent times.  Golf has always been and remains hard, and Veej always has been and remains a dick.

 Enjoy the golf and we'll catch up next week.

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