Small Portions

Just a tease today... and tomorrow is a travel day, so no window for blogging.

I'm Available - Josh Sens has some fun with handicapping who will get the gig as Tiger's next swing coach.  These will have you somewhere on the smiling-to-guffawing spectrum:

Notah Begay: 75-to-1

Not only a close friend but a former college teammate, Begay is an insightful student of the swing who brings three of the qualities Tiger values most: loyalty, loyalty and

loyalty. And since he's already following the action as an on-course commentator, he could offer playing lessons as well.

Mac O'Grady: 100,000-to-1

When it comes to the golf swing, few people are wonkier than Tiger, who is famously fond of diving deep into the weeds. One of those people is O'Grady, the eccentric, ambidextrous golf savant who reportedly once tried helping Seve Ballesteros by burying Seve's swing flaws in a box in a desert. Wait. That's not wonky. That's just weird.

Brandel Chamblee: 5,000,000-to-1

Chamblee has made a side career of scrutinizing Tiger, so it wouldn't be a huge leap to turn that gig into a full-time job. Question is: how would Woods respond if his coach told him he was getting "a little cavalier" with his swing?

Where is Mac O'Grady these days....  One of the wackier guys our game has produced.

As for this, I think he's been sharing the eggnog with Bamberger:

Butch Harmon: 100-to-1

Harmon has said that he would never work with Woods again, and besides, that Woods would never ask him. But in retrospect, the end of their wildly successful partnership has often seemed like a high school breakup: an immature decision that neither party could fully explain.

Not.  Gonna.  Happen.  Evah.

A Verret Lucky Girl -  Or, perhaps he's the lucky one....  But this photo has caused a stir:

For those not up on rockology, it appears the golden child might, possibly be engaged.  That would be to Annie Verret, his high school sweetheart.... We can all agree that massive stone aside, it's not the best photo of the young lady.  Here's a better one:

It's a tough life out on Tour, though his meteoric rise will make it easier than for most.

But Why, Santy Clause? - I like him as much as anyone, but still don't understand this:

Looks like 2017 won’t be Ernie Els’ final Masters after all. 

The 48-year-old South African tweeted Sunday that he had received a Christmas gift from the Masters. Of course, while Els didn’t specify, he likely was referring to a special exemption for the 2018 tournament at Augusta National.

Els is a four-time major winner, though he has yet to win the Masters. He has six top-10s, including two runner-up finishes, in 23 career starts at Augusta National. He finished 53rd last year.

 Yet?  Got it....

I didn't even know they gave special exemptions, but the field is so small that I can't abide them giving away slots to those unlikely to be competitive.

Bonus points for those that got the Cindy Lou Who reference....

Pro Golfers Do Christmas - And they just have to share.....  Here's the Donald family in a photo one assumes they'll live to regret:

And the Poulters at the hyper-exclusive Yellowstone Club in Montana:

Looks like they've got more snow than we do....Bastards!

See y'all later in the week.