“Michael Campbell won the 2005 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No.2 beating this one player that we’re trying not to mention here, and almost immediately he tried to “get better,” too. He practically disappeared from competitive golf.”

“It was fascinating watching Sky Sports’ pre-final round interview with Florida-based Englishman Brian Davis - only a handful of shots behind the leaders but, it seemed to me, so lacking in belief in his ability to pull off a shock win."

Kevin Na’s failure to finish off the job at the Players Championship didn’t come as a surprise to Randall Mell.

Commenting on his first win on the PGA tour, Rickie Fowler said, “I can definitely give some credit to Bubba for motivating me a bit and giving me a kind of kick in the butt to go out and get it done.”

“There Is Outrage Over Natalie's Skirts?” So reads Geoff Shackelford’s headline reporting on Alan Shipnuck who supports “the apparent social unrest” over Natalie Gulbis' (not) skirt but actually called skorts.

“We Americans have much to learn from golf in Australia, particularly as the game stagnates at the club level and the golf model is (thankfully) re-evaluated. Without question, the Australian way should provide inspiration--minus the dress-code peccadillos…”

“Golf is too long and difficult.” Says Lee Trevino. Tex Mex is talking to Mike Bailey and Mike asks, “What is the state of the game right now?”

"I'm an unashamed Tiger fan. I miss him. I miss him as a player and the person he was, said David Feherty on Morning Drive.

“Billy Mayfair. Remember him? You should. He's the only person to beat Tiger Woods in a playoff in a PGA Tour event (1998 Nissan Open) and his career tour earnings (nearly $20 million) are probably enough to buy a chain of islands somewhere….”

“Pettersson was a consistent top-30 money winner on the PGA Tour until he decided to try to take things up a notch. He looked in the mirror and saw Mr. Pudgy. Maybe getting in better shape would help him improve his game, he reasoned.”