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Rory, Rahm unswayed by 'not-so-super league'

World No. 1 Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy said Wednesday they remain disinterested in the proposed Saudi-backed Super Golf League. Adam Scott, meanwhile, said he'd consider it, noting the shorter schedule is appealing to him.

100: Riviera First Tee Tribute To Charlie Sifford

When you watch this week’s Genesis Invitational you may notice first hole signage sporting “100”. It’s a TGR Foundation tribute to Charlie Sifford, the namesake for the annual sponsor’s invitation going this year to Aaron Beverly. Sifford would have turned 100 this June.

Tiger Woods explained the tribute in the pre-tournament press conference Wednesday.

TIGER WOODS: Well, Charlie was a person, he was a pioneer. I mean, he was the person that he broke down the Caucasian clause that was part of the Tour. I think that he should have been the first person to ever play in the Masters but unfortunately that didn't happen after his win here in the Los Angeles area at Rancho Park. Charlie was the grandfather I never had. He was -- to me, he was Grandpa Charlie. I would see him at Firestone every year. I was telling Aaron over here that I would get these yellow teletexts in my locker every time I had a chance to win a tournament and I'll summarize it by saying "go out and win." If you guys know Charlie, it wasn't exactly in those words but that was the summary of it. Grandpa Charlie was fantastic. It was great to have President Obama award him the Medal of Freedom before he passed.

You know, I named my son after Charlie, he meant that much to me and my family. My dad would never have been able to play the game of golf, he would have never taken it up if Charlie hadn't broken down the Caucasian clause. It's very important for us to honor what he has done, has meant to this great game of golf. To have Aaron here be a part of it, he'll talk here in a little bit, what he's doing, what he's going through, for him to be part here at Riviera.

I just asked him, what do you do on the first hole. He said, "I'll pipe it 200 right down there and hit it right on the green." Oh, yeah, that's what I used to think, too. I remember when I hit my first tee shot there, I hit my little 3-wood out there, I looked like the size of a 3-wood, but it was neat to be a part of that first tee shot.

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Tiger irritated at pace of recovery: 'Still working'

Tiger Woods is frustrated at the pace of his recovery almost one year after his SUV wreck, saying he's 'still working' just on walking and that his golf activity has been "very limited." Said Woods: "I want to know [when I'll play again], but I don't."

Flash From The City: PGA Tour Considers Off-Season

Daniel Rapaport shares a few insights gleaned from the PGA Tour’s Player Advisory Council meeting and stunner of all stunners, it appears the creative juices are warming. A possible fall team series was discussed—a light version of the PGL franchise concept—and in a stunning twist, an actual off season concept. Novel as it may seem.

From his report:

A separate but potentially related topic of conversation during the meeting, however, focused on possible alterations to the fall portion of the PGA Tour schedule, which has been mentioned as a target for change in recent years. While nothing is finalized, a source told Golf Digest that the council discussed the idea of having a fall series that is not tied to the FedEx Cup or the Official World Golf Ranking and instead uses the fall to experiment with different tournament formats. Multiple team concepts were discussed, including a model similar to a college golf tournament that could feature six-man teams with a certain number of scores counting each day.

Something fresh and who knows, a potential Olympic golf format trial? Getting ahead of myself again.

There was also this nice visual:

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Take your Brain to the First Tee!


You really need to take your BRAIN with you from the Practice Range to the First Tee. It’s easy to hone your swing for each type of club at the practice range. The lie is flat and your mind is calm and relaxed. Whether you know it or not, your anxiety and adrenaline are building at the 1st Tee (and every other tee). You need to manage your mental state and get on with your game.


In a recent blog, Hank Haney summarized his 1st Tee experience with Tiger Woods. As his trainer for a number of years, Hank was amazed to see Tiger’s absolute perfection at the range and then he would lose it on the First Tee. I was surprised to learn this but I do recall seeing Tiger in the rough off the first tee in many key tournaments. Fortunately for Tiger, he is a great scrambler and could get his game back on track.


Tiger has been one of the best golfers for years, so if he finds it difficult to make a perfect first tee drive, it means we all need a great solution to control our minds on the first hole. You need a consistent process to focus your mind on your swing and NOT on your success or failure.


Strategy to for Success on the First Tee
Humans can only think one thought at a time. So to eliminate external thoughts, you should SAY A PHRASE IN MY MIND using the rhythm of your back and forward swing. “FLATaaand Balance” are the KEY WORDS that I now use as swing reminders:

Eliminate 1st Tee Jitters with a proper setup and focus on your takeaway and balanced finish.

“FLAT” is my reminder to keep a straight leading arm and a flat wrist,
“aaand” gives me time to complete my hip and shoulder rotation while I cock my wrist for lag,
“Balance” The B in Balance starts my downswing to a balanced finish

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Rahm voted European tour's Player of the Year

Jon Rahm was voted as the European tour's Player of the Year for the second time in three seasons on Wednesday.

Sub 70 849 Series Drivers and 949x Fairway Woods

The Sub 70 849 series drivers and 949x fairway woods give golfers more of what we’ve come to expect from the value-centric brand.

According to our consumer survey data, Sub 70 is the No. 1 direct-to-consumer golf equipment brand. The model isn’t unique: cut out the middle-man and pass the savings along to the consumer. But, as with any model, it comes down to execution. And it’s difficult to point out any real flaws in how Sub 70 has established itself as the leader in this segment of the market.

That context is important, in part, because it sets a level of expectation. What Sub 70 delivers is an appealing combination of performance, value and customer service. And if past is prologue, I expect Sub 70 to augment its line by updating several existing models and strategically adding pieces geared toward lower-handicap golfers.

That said, let’s recap the two most recent Sub 70 metalwood offerings as both give us a good idea as to what we might expect from Sub 70 in 2022.

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PGA Tour best bets for the Genesis Invitational

Tourney favorite Jon Rahm heads a star-studded event at Riviera Country Club. Here are our best bets for the event.

How to watch the PGA Tour's Genesis Invitational on ESPN+

The PGA Tour heads back to California for the Genesis Invitational, which is hosted by Tiger Woods. Here's how to watch on ESPN+.

Seen And Heard Tuesday At Riviera

My love affair with Riviera began way back in ‘46 when I caught my first golf tournament there. Byron Nelson won it. Ben Hogan was second. Stars won golf tournaments those days and stars attended. I remember how impressed I was. Ted Williams was there. So was every movie luminary, actor, director, producer who was anyone in Hollywood. Bogart used to sit under the tree at the entrance to the 12th green wearing a trench coat and holding a Thermos filed with God knows what. Clark Gable was around. So was Danny Kaye. Bing Crosby was there. Hope. Howard Hughes, even. JIM MURRAY

Cantlay: Prefer Tour to reward play, not popularity

Patrick Cantlay is no fan of the PGA Tour's Player Impact Program -- which awards $50 million to players for their appeal and popularity on social media -- calling himself "old-school" in that he thinks the money should be doled out relative to play.

Today In Saudi Silliness: Player Claims 17 Are On Board, Morikawa Declares Himself A PGA Tour Man

As the Tour wars seem headed for some sort of clarity, PGA Tour player Kramer Hickok claimed 17 players have officially enlisted to the Saudi-backed league. Speaking on the Stripe Show podcast, Hickok said:

“You're going to see a lot of big names jump over there. I think there have already been 17 guys that have jumped over, I can't say who they are but there is going to be some big names going over there.”

Meanwhile at Riviera, where both PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan and DP World Tour Chief Keith Pelley were on hand as are more VP’s than normal. A Tuesday night Player Advisory Council meeting is on tap, as is some schmoozing of sponsor Genesis, host this week and later this summer in Scotland.

The PGA Tour received a better-than-most endorsement from Colin Morikawa, reigning Open Champion.

Q. It feels like news about the competing Saudi league continues to percolate. As one of the top young players on the PGA TOUR, how are you dealing with all the noise and do you find it sort of distracting?

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Morikawa sticks with PGA Tour: 'Where I belong'

Collin Morikawa said Tuesday that after listening to an offer from organizers of the Saudi-backed Super Golf League, he was "all for the PGA Tour."

The View From Scotland: WM Open Post Hole-In-One Scene “Simply can’t be allowed to happen again.”

Everyone, pray for Martin Dempster.

The Scotsman’s golf correspondent will be subjected to the inevitable mindless millennial rage after daring to suggest the unthinkable in two different pieces: the downturn on decorum—a.k.a. Live Under Par 3.0—is out of hand.

He’s writing in a follow up story of the Wasted Open scene where fans heaved nearly full beers onto the 16th green after hole-in-ones by Sam Ryder and Carlos Ortiz. And even kept throwing them as crews were out trying to return the hole to playability. Of course, in any other sport, this would lead to ejection but in the latest and most embarrassing cry of desperation to lower that viewing demo, the behavior was not discouraged.

Dempster writes this “simply can’t be allowed to happen again.”

It’s a disgrace that the tournament organisers have not come out and condemned such behaviour at a golf event and don’t give me that nonsense about “golf had a brief glimpse of a crowd and players having fun”.

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Tour Edge C722 and E722 Irons

Tour Edge C722 and E722 Irons – Key Takeaways

Tour Edge launches updated Exotics irons.C for “Compact,” E for “Extreme distance and forgiveness”Launch includes new, compact C722 Ti-Utility ironsPre-sale starts tomorrow. In stores March 5.

The new Tour Edge C722 and E722 irons are once again asking you a question you may or may not have the answer to. And it’s a question Tour Edge has been posing for over a year so we have a question of our own:

Are you any closer to figuring out whether you’re an E or a C?

Or maybe you’re not a letter at all.

As far as existential questions go, it’s not up there with “to be, or not to be.” But if you’re trying to figure out which of the new Tour Edge Exotics irons might work best for you, it will be good to know your graphemes from your phonemes.

So let’s dive into the E722 and C722 irons. We’ll dot some i’s and cross some t’s for you so you’ll be able to mind your p’s and q’s and figure out this E or C question ASAP.

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Harrop's Latest Hit (Job) Single: Growing The Game

Thoroughly to enjoy golf one should understand and appreciate something of the theory and strategy of the course. It was not built hit or miss, but constructed from principles constructed as axioms after years of trial, as suited to each particular problem. GEORGE THOMAS

/ Geoff Shackelford

I know it’s predictable to say this is Sam Harrop’s finest work to date, but his take on Phil, Bryson, Greg and Saudi Arabia set to America’s A Horse With No Name really is magnificent. I believe this debuted after Phil Mickelson blocked Harrop on Twitter during the recent binge.

Give Sam a follow on Twitter if you haven’t already.

Here is the YouTube option:

DeChambeau: "Just another inaccurate report" Regarding His PGA Tour Future

In football, I could never figure out why every game had to start with a run off tackle, particularly when it always lost two yards or made no gain. But coaches look at me pityingly when I ask why. And give me an answer studded with obscure definitions of defenses that make me feel as if I asked Einstein to explain the expanding universe. JIM MURRAY (how some things never change but we’ll take it)

/ Geoff Shackelford

Reacting to conjecture on the No Laying Up podcast about his PGA Tour future, Bryson DeChambeau denied suggestions he has played his last PGA Tour event.

The speculation about his future has been intense after a recent trip to Saudi Arabia to learn more about its rich culture and to collect a sizable appearance fee. The No Laying Up team suggested that multiple players had been told by DeChambeau that “he is no longer playing on the PGA Tour.”

DeChambeau offered this rebuttal:

Bryson blasts buzz of Tour boycott as blather

Following reports that Bryson DeChambeau told players at the Saudi International this month that he wasn't playing in any more PGA Tour events, he released a statement on Twitter in which he disputed saying that.

NCGA Santa Barbara Trip

Join us as the NCGA makes its first trip visit to the beautiful coastline of Santa Barbara.

2022 NCGA Santa Barbara Trip

Jan. 22 – Jan. 26

What’s Included:

4 nights’ accommodations at the Renaissance Esmerelda Indian Wells Resort and Spa3 rounds of golf including cart use and range at the following: Desert Willow Firecliff course, Celebrity and Players courses at Indian Wells Golf Resort$100 resort credit to use at the Renaissance Esmerelda Indian Wells ResortGroup dinner on the closing evening, January 25Welcome receptionAll taxes, resort fees (normally $36 per night), parking (normally $12 per night)Not Included: Transportation

Pricing: (includes payment by credit card)

Double Occupancy: $1445 per person (two people sharing a room)Single Occupancy: $1995Single Occupancy with non-golfer: $2250

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