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Tiger Woods: USGA Rule Breaker?
“Tiger Woods has been in violation of a USGA Rule for his entire professional career.” So claims a medical supplies distributor — REDACTED — in an affidavit obtained by Golf Lampoon’s Investigative Division. Here is the rule in question: ... Read more
Jason Gore Returns
Jason Gore has left the USGA — where he was Managing Director of Player Relations — and signed on with the PGA Tour as a Senior VP and Player Advocate. Gore said that “I enjoyed comforting unhappy touring pros ... Read more
Whan On Whining
LPGA Commissioner Michael Whan was named this past week to replace Mike Davis as the USGA’s CEO. Whan has hit the ground running as evidenced in the press release below. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Michael Whan, in one of his ... Read more
ON The Clock
Phil Mickelson has denounced the USGA’s CEO Mike Whan’s slow-play initiative as “yet another dick move.” Last week Whan announced how the USGA will deal with pokey players at next month’s US Open at the Los Angeles Country Club: ... Read more
USGA Spies on Rory McIlroy
Yesterday’s second round of The Northern Trust saw Rory McIlroy receive a two-shot penalty for touching what he thought was a loose impediment in a bunker. The penalty was later rescinded and McIlroy’s reputation for impeccable honesty was restored. ... Read more
U.S. Open & Rolex
Rolex CEO Konrad Bezel announced today that Rolex will award an Oyster Perpetual GMT Master II Men’s Watch (suggested retail price: $17,990) to the player who completes his U.S. Open round at Pebble Beach in 4 hours or less. ... Read more
USGA Rules On Pregnancy
Golf Channel’s Blair O’Neal competed in the celebrity division of last week’s Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions. She finished a respectable 6th in a field of 47 male golfers … while in her 6th month of pregnancy. Several ex-professional ... Read more
