Sometimes Two Balls Aren't Better than One

You have to love a headline that reads "Michelson's Ball Blunder Costs U.S. At President's Cup".  It's reminiscent of the headlines when Tiger moved his ball at the Masters in 2013 (Woods' angry protestations to the contrary, such as described here.)  The whole situation was complicated, as admitted by Mark Russell, the vice president of rules and competition for the PGA tour.  In a nutshell, Mickelson switched golf ball models on the par-five seventh hole on Friday, as was reported to give him greater distance in his attempt to reach the green in two.   No one, not Mickelson or the droves of officials at this august event,  apparently knew the rules because there were two penalties assessed the U.S. team instead of one, eventually costing the U.S. team a half point.  The media has weighed in with numerous comments concerning this situation, but failed to address one important  issue for me:  the specialized equipment available to pro golfers.  The pro golfers of today are plenty good enough, but they also generate an enormous advantage against today's golf courses by their access to specialized equipment, especially the golf balls themselves.  Watching guys weighing 150 pounds routinely hammer 320+ yard drives is frankly,

Bring It Back!

ridiculous.  Banning the belly (anchor) putter is a good first step; now if the R&A would just bring back the featherie golf might be fun again.

One of my favorite golf fantasies that can be shared on a family blog such as mine is to win the lottery and host a golf tournament with a $10 million prize, winner take all, with one condition.  All the participants must use the same set of Wilson clubs and Wilson Staff balls. Then we would see who the best golfers in world really are. 

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