Monty’s Choices

Edoardo Molinari (left) was a captain's selection to join his brother, Francesco, on the European Ryder Cup team. Copyright USGA/Steve Gibbons.

The five candidates for the three captain’s picks for the European Ryder Cup team had cases that were so close to being equal that Colin Montgomerie could just as well have thrown darts to determine his selections. No matter which trio he picked, he couldn’t really lose—he would have been getting three very good players in any case. But he also couldn’t really win—he was guaranteed to leave... Full Story

Foggy Straits

I, for one, was not surprised that the PGA Championship was delayed more than three hours by fog on Thursday. I once played a round in such heavy fog at Whistling Straits that you could not see more than 50 yards ahead of you. And it lasted the entire round. That's right, we did... Full Story

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An abundance of championships

Arjun Atwal won the Wyndham Championship on Sunday, but what exactly does that make him the champion of? Once upon a time, most PGA Tour events were called “Opens,” with an occasional Invitational or Tournament. The only tournaments with “Championship” in the title were actually the championship of something, like the PGA... Full Story

Perfect storm for a catastrophe

From a Rules of Golf perspective, it was a simple ruling. Was Dustin Johnson’s ball lying in a bunker? Definitely. Did he ground his club? Definitely. End of story, as far as the ruling goes. Of course, that’s not really the end of the story. Not when it’s a 72nd-hole ruling... Full Story