Alan Shipnuck's Mailbag: Send in your questions
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Alan Shipnuck's Mailbag
With Michelle Wie's breakthrough, another win for Tiger Woods and the final tournament of the PGA Tour season, there's plenty for Alan Shipnuck to address in his mailbag. Submit a question below and come back Tuesday to see his answers.
Posted by: Drive_for_Show_Putt_for_D'Oh! | Nov 17, 2009 10:48:18 AM
Can you comment a little about golf, charity work, and being green, etc...?
I do enjoy the game, but I find programs that try to bring in more kids (especially poor kids) to the game of golf annoying... Inherently it's such a high-$ game, and there a million (literally) better and more cost-effective ideas to teach kids good values.
I wonder if you (Alan) or others here have thoughts on that. It's a great game but if I'm teaching a kid something new, it would be very far down my list.
(Note: I work on a program that helps inner-city kids, so when you see their conditions and problems, the idea of helping them through golf seems incredibly inefficient and ineffective.)
Posted by: Mike & Mad Dog | Nov 16, 2009 3:38:14 PM
@Milan - do you start watching golf? Parings are decided by 1) score 2) who posts the score earlier if score is tied.
Posted by: Jordie, Ontario Canada | Nov 16, 2009 3:00:13 PM
Is it time to start talking about Phil in a historical sense? Every time there is a Tiger article it speaks of his quest for history, Jack's 18 major etc. Phil is quickly moving up the career wins list and it isnt a stretch to say he could win over 50 tour events. Why is his place in the history of the game rarely covered. If he could get to 6 majors (i know that is double his current total but defintely not out of the question) Phil should be mentioned in a top 10 or 15 of all time players. A small step below Jack, Tiger, Hogan, Jones into the Watson, Palmer, Player realm.
Posted by: Milan | Nov 16, 2009 2:58:53 PM
Alan, How do they decide who plays in the final pairing of a PGA Tour event when there are more than 2 players tied for the lead at the end of the 3rd round?
Posted by: DG | Nov 16, 2009 2:36:36 PM
Alan, what's up with Michael Sim's battlefield promotion from the Nationwide Tour? Didn't he kind of get screwed in that deal?
Posted by: Brian | Nov 16, 2009 2:26:06 PM
Now that Wie is getting all the attention again, I am wondering why Paula Creamer gets such short shrift ? She is young, gorgeous, a winner, and from all accounts a fun and well liked person. But Wie wins one and she is viewed as the savior of the game ? Is it just because she hits it further ? I really do like the LPGA, and hope to see the 2 of them go head to head often - that to me is what will bring in attention, not a Wie repeat of Annika like dominance. Your thoughts ?
Posted by: DG | Nov 16, 2009 2:25:09 PM
Alan, this was the first year since 1998 that a rookie didn't win on Tour. With all of the young talent and the Nationwide graduates from last year, don't you find that concerning? Is it really that hard to win on Tour?
Posted by: Mike & Mad Dog | Nov 16, 2009 1:38:12 PM
Alan - any comment on the Tiger club throwing incident? He threw it into a crowd and could have injured someone. If this goes away quietly , it will prove it's still a society for the privileged.
Posted by: Adam D. from Philly | Nov 16, 2009 12:36:23 PM
Alan,
Why do we have to continue to watch the US Open on the same courses year after year? Pebble is always highly ranked by your writers, yet everything I read points to the contrary. Sure it is on the ocean, but there are 100 golf courses on the ocean. Does money play that big a role, and why doesn't the tour ever "do what is right for golf, and not what is right for the tour" as Tom Doak explains in PGA Confidential? Show me some new golf courses please, I dont give a crap how many more millions Tim Finchem and his cronies can scrounge up.
Thanks Alan, Awesome Column.
Posted by: Tom | Nov 16, 2009 9:27:07 AM
Alan, this may be a question more for Jim than you, but what do you think he meant by the quote below ? Does Justin Leonard have a bad rep with tour writers ? Why ?
Thanks.
Jim Gorant, senior editor, Sports Illustrated Golf Plus: I was dying for Disney to end so they would switch to the LPGA. That putt to win on the 72nd hole was the first time I ever rooted for Justin Leonard. And that included Brookline.
Read more: http://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,1939592-3,00.html#ixzz0X24ljbQ3
Read more: http://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,1939592-3,00.html#ixzz0X24ljbQ3
Posted by: Terry | Nov 10, 2009 3:20:44 PM
Is Q school play broadcast at all? I would think the as the tournaments narrow, the story lines become more interesting and I would imagine the pressure of receiving a card becomes visible during the qualifying.