Golf Channel....oy vey

I was fortunate to work from home yesterday and couldn't help but watch some of Golf Channel's coverage of the PGA Championship. Or should I say, unfortunate?

Frank Nobilo is somewhat interesting and Kelly Tilghman is predictable but easy to listen to, but who in their right mind thinks Alex Miceli has the chops to comment on what it takes to win a major is beyond me.

No offense to Alex. I don't know him personally. He may be a great guy, decent writer and so forth. Then again, he does have a really annoying show on the Golf Channel that he shares with Andrew Magee, who at the very least has the experience on Tour and who can speak from having been there. Hmm, now that's a whole different topic. Magee deserves his own show.

Maybe it's just me, but I think Miceli, or any other keyboard stomper for the matter, has no business explaining to the golfing public what it takes to hunker down and win a major. Seriously. If anyone should comment on that, it should be someone who has won a major, played in a major or at the very least, a swing coach who has helped a player prepare or win a major.

Hey beat writers, including you Alex:

Do us a favor and report and don't offer advice. Ask some other players what they think it takes to win. Don't make your own assumptions. Puh-lease. It's driving us crazy. We have enough armchair quarterbacks already come Monday morning.

Golf in Olympics in 2016?

It's looking more and more likely that golfers will be vying for gold medals in a few years.

Weird? Yeah, a little. But it could be fascinating to watch...

Click HERE for the scoop.

Square Your Core

Watch this video from Dr. David Wright and you'll square your core in three minutes. Great for golfers and anyone with back pain:

What Do Phil Mickelson and Waffle House have in common?

If all goes as planned, a lot. Phil is looking into buying a rather large Waffle House franchise for upwards of $20 million bucks.

I know, I know. Phil and waffles sounds like a deadly combination. I just can see it now... Phil wearing a Waffle house logo across his hat and pants the color of syrup. Nice...

Get the scoop right HERE.

An English Victory Coming Soon?

It's hard to believe it's been 17 years since an Englishman won the British Open. Not since Nick Faldo in 1992 has there been a native to take home the Claret Jug.

Hmmph...

Is Paul Casey poised to break the 17-year winless streak? For some perspective, read this article from PGA.com.

Get it HERE.

British Open Schwag

Not everybody is going to make it to Turnberry for this year's British Open (Phil Mickelson included), but that doesn't mean you can't score some great golf gear representing golf's oldest and most historic golf event.

Check out the cool stuff HERE.

Kenny Perry Controversy

Maybe it's not really a controversy, considering it happened months ago when Kenny Perry won the FBR Open in Phoenix. What's done is done, right?

Nevertheless, the debate carries in several golf talk forums, thanks to YouTube clips like this one.

Now, I see nothing wrong here. As long as the ball doesn't move when placing the club behind the ball to hit the shot--isn't that OK as far as the rules are concerned? Or, is all that patting down a sign of improving his lie? Can you see more ball after he pats the grass down than before he did it? Hmmm...

What do you think?

Golfsmith Buys MacGregor

Looks like Golfsmith can add MacGregor to it's growing list of in-house brands.

Get the story HERE.

"Not Your Father's Golf Tournament...

...or your mother's either."

That's the Puma Open's tag line, and judging by some of the videos that document last year's party, er, golf tournament, it's a fitting slogan. Hey would you expect anything less from one of golf's hippest apparel lines?

Last year, the 9-hole non-traditional scramble golf tournament visited 6 cities, this year they've bumped it up to 15. (It kicked off last weekend in Scottsdale. Click here for a full list of cities and dates.)

Highlights include trying to play one hole as fast as possible (finally somebody understands golf!) and a hole in which the only club you can use is a 7-iron (on second thought...). Post-round fun includes gaming tables and by the looks of things, drinking.

Cleverly crafted goatees highly recommended. Expect irreverence and a hell of a good time.





See Erica Blasberg in the July/August issue of Golf Tips. On newsstands June 30th.

A Hair (hare) beats a Tiger

Sean O'Hair hung on to win to the Quail Hollow Championship (even with a couple late bogeys) and beat a field that included Tiger Woods.

Not that we editors know everything, well, we know a lot, but I've long believed that O'Hair is a player who really does have "the stuff." Psychologically he has some demons to slay (hopefully the Quail Hollow did the trick), and once his confidence catches up to his remarkable ability, the guy is going to win more tournaments and no doubt a few majors along the way.

Check out his awesome move right here.