The issue of slow play has become even more prominent following the Players Championship and the circus sideshow that was Kevin Na. Following his round on Sunday, Tiger Woods spoke out against the slow pace of play bogging down PGA Tour events, reports Ryan Ballengee.

Asked Sunday to assess the pace of play on the PGA Tour compared to four years ago, Woods simply said, "Worse."

"Last week, we were playing 4:40 (on Thursday and Friday at Quail Hollow) and there's no wind. That's hard to believe."

It was worse than Woods thought. He took 4 hours, 52 minutes to play on Friday before missing the cut at the Wells Fargo Championship.

According to Tiger, many of the young players on Tour are picking up bad habits while playing college golf that slow down the game which has led to slow play infiltrating the professional ranks more prominently than ever.

"College has gotten just incredibly slow," he said. "It's so bad that now they are giving the guys the ability to use lasers to try to speed up play. And they're still playing in 5:45, six hours plus."

While the PGA Tour threatens players with penalty strokes for falling out of position relative to the field and continuing to play slowly, a player must falter twice while on the clock before they are penalized. For Woods, eliminating that initial warning is a sure-fire way to speed things up out there.

"I think it's very simple," he said. "If you get a warning, you get a penalty. I think that would speed it up."

With the difference between first and second place this week costing $684,000, Woods rejects the Tour's existing system of fining players between $5,000 and $20,000 for consistent pace of play violations.

"Strokes is money," he said. "I would take the five grand (fine) over the 800K. That's one shot. That's the difference. That's what people don't realize – that one shot is so valuable out here."

Charles Barkley sympathetic to Na

While Tiger Woods may not be overly sympathetic to Kevin Na's "demons," Charles Barkley is, according to Mike McAllister.

Charles Barkley, possessor of arguably the most agonizing-looking swing by any golf-playing athlete, sent a text to Roger Maltbie late Saturday night: "Kevin Na is my hero. Welcome to my world."

Johnny Miller was also sympathetic, stating, "I feel bad for him. I mean really, it is embarrassing to him."

Brandel Chamblee, on the other hand, was a little less PC:

"We hear guys talking about needing swing coaches, sports psychologists, fitness instructors or changing managers. He needs an exorcist. I half expect winged bulls to fly out of his head when he is standing over a shot. I'm not sure if Sigmund Freud were alive he could figure this one out."

What's your take on Kevin Na and the state of his mental game? Should he be pitied or punished? Leave your comments below.

Harris English's errant tee drive

By now you've probably seen the video of a man getting nailed on the head by Harris English's drive at the Players Championship. That man was Denny Meredith, a volunteer at the Players for the past 11 years. And though he is ok now, it was a scary scene on No. 1 following the incident, reports Jessica Clarke and Erich Spivey of First Coast News.

According to Meredith, he watched the tee shot through his binoculars head left towards the crowd, but must have become distracted as the ball came closer. As the ball ricocheted off his head, Meredith recalled hearing a "loud thump." What followed was a lot of blood as nurses in the crowd rushed to his aid.

"This is as serious as I've seen," said longtime golf writer Garry Smits of the Florida Times-Union, a newsgathering partner of First Coast News. "You just don't see that amount of blood for a golf ball hit and this case, it was pretty bad."

Smits snapped this photo moments after the accident:

Meredith was taken to the hospital and received six stitches, but was allowed to return home that night and is now doing okay.

"Well, after getting hit I feel fine and I think it was more of a glancing blow and not quite a direct hit," Meredith said. "So, a lot of blood but not a lot of pain."

Both English and playing partner (and eventual champion) Matt Kuchar left Meredith with signed golf gloves following the incident which may not eliminate the pain, but should certainly sweeten it.

Tweets of the Day

@bubbawatson I Davis Love that place man

— Webb Simpson (@webbsimpson1) May 12, 2012

@webbsimpson1 Kevin NA u don't

— bubba watson (@bubbawatson) May 12, 2012

Oh, Bubba, how we've missed you. Have you missed us?

@NotoriousWhips not missing golf at all

— bubba watson (@bubbawatson) May 10, 2012

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Rory McIlroy wasn't thrilled with his second round at the Wells Fargo Championship, but his four-under 68 lifted him into contention for his second title here entering the weekend.

McIlroy, who turned 23 on Friday, won his first career PGA Tour event here in 2010 by shooting a final-round 62. Now he's six under par through 36 holes, six shots behind mid-day leader Nick Watney.

Despite making just one bogey against five birdies, McIlroy wasn't pleased with his ballstriking.

"I haven't felt like I've had anything near my best the last couple days, but I've been able to get it around, and to be six under through two rounds is pretty good, considering the way I've hit the ball," he said. "I just need to do some work this afternoon on the range and see if I can improve that and have a good weekend."

McIlroy started strong on Friday, busting a drive about 70 yards past playing partner David Toms and 40 yards past Jim Furyk on the par-5 10th, his first hole of the day. While Toms and Furyk laid up, McIlroy smashed his approach just left of the green and got up-and-down for an opening birdie.

On the 11th, he stuck his approach 11 feet above the hole and drained the ticklish downhill putt for a second consecutive birdie. On the par-4 16th, McIlroy pushed his wedge shot 21 feet right of the pin and reacted in frustration. Perhaps still upset, he rammed the birdie putt seven feet past the cup, but drilled the comebacker for par. His lone bogey came at the tricky par-4 18th, where he three-putted from 63 feet.

McIlroy finished his round in style with a nine-foot birdie putt on the ninth hole, which was just the third birdie of the day on No. 9. "I'm pretty happy with six under," McIlroy said. "It could be better, but I'll take it."

McIlroy hit seven of 14 fairways, took 29 putts and enjoyed a relatively low-stress walk, which was a sharp contrast to one of the players competing in a group directly in front of him. Tiger Woods played erratically for much of the morning and will likely miss the cut.

But the birthday boy received numerous good wishes from the savvy gallery during his round (he said his plan for tonight is to "just go out for a nice dinner and take it easy"). While walking off the tee on the par-3 second hole, a sprightly young co-ed in a sundress stepped up to the rope line and yelled, "I love you Rory!" but the Irishman didn't even glance her way.

As any past champion at Quail Hollow knows, if you want to win out here, you have to avoid the hazards.

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PGA Tour vs. Deadspin
Toward the end of January, Deadspin posted this pretty hilarious video of a sound guy biting it as Ryuji Imada prepared to tee off at the Humana Challenge. According to Deadspin's Barry Petchesky, the PGA Tour did not find the video nearly as funny.

It was not the pinnacle of sports commentary, but it was a guy falling down, and I thought it was pretty funny.

The PGA Tour disagreed. They sent us a nice little letter on PGA letterhead, noting that "deadspin.com is displaying unauthorized PGA TOUR video content....This footage could not have been captured except in violation of the PGA TOUR's on-site policies, and in violation of PGA TOUR's copyrights."

That letter insisting the video be taken down can be seen here.

Deadspin and the Gawker Media legal team responded to the PGA Tour, arguing fair use. The PGA Tour and their lawyers have since rejected that argument, as seen in this letter, stating, "Gawker used the most substantial, important, and commercially profitable portion of PGA TOUR's content."

We'll have to wait and see if further legal action is taken against Deadspin, but Petchesky seemed to find the entire squabble just as funny as the video that sparked it all.

Once again, we're talking about a guy falling down. If that's the most profitable portion of the entire Humana Challenge broadcast, they've got bigger problems than some tinpot website milking it for laughs. The video stays up. Damn the man, save the Empire.

Bubba ready to go home
It has been a whirlwind ride for Bubba Watson since winning the Masters, and now he is ready to get home to his wife and new son, reports Ryan Ballengee. 

"I just want to go home and then see what it feels like to be a real dad and be there and support my wife and everything," Watson said Sunday. "So, that's where I really want to be right now."

Despite the exhausting schedule and missing home, Bubba still pulled together a T18 finish at the Zurich Classic, keeping his goal to finish every event in contention alive and well.

"Pretty good week being tired, coming back for the first time after winning the Masters, all this different media attention, you know, all the stuff that comes with it," he said. "It's something you got to get used to. Wears on you, tires you out. Somehow, I finished in the top 20. A lot of guys wished they did that. Not a bad week."

Watson will skip this week's Wells Fargo Championship, but never fear, he'll be back in time for the Players — that is, unless he opts out for diaper duty.

"That's where I'm supposed to be. That's where I'm scheduled to play. We're going to go home and evaluate and see where we're at," he said.

Lexi's prom date controversy
Lexi Thompson is 17, and like thousands of teenagers across America, she'll be attending her high school prom in a few weeks. But Lexi isn't just any teenager, so she can't have just any date. She needs an American hero. By now you've probably seen the video in which she announces a contest for U.S. servicemen, who can upload a photo to her Facebook page in hopes of winning the chance to take her to prom. The video has sparked some controversy, and many in the media have deemed the stunt "creepy."

I'm scratching my head at the controversy. Clearly this is a calculated PR move -- everything  Thompson does from this point forth essentially will be -- but creepy? It's not like Lexi is trying to knock down the door of 30-year-old servicemen, and she specifically states that candidates must be between the ages of 18 and 20. That doesn't seem like an unreasonable or inappropriate age range. But more importantly: it's simply a date to a high school prom.

Tweet(s) of the Day

@TigerWoods hey I have a question.Why you ducking me? Let's put a peg in the ground at get after it.#missyourface

— Andres Gonzales (@Andres_Gonzales) April 30, 2012

If this is true, then how will Tiger Woods describe his old swing? lockerz.com/s/205362018

— Jason Sobel (@JasonSobelGC) April 30, 2012

We've all been there: a handshake that goes awry. Except for most of us, the awkward encounter isn't captured on live television. During the Masters. While receiving the coveted green jacket. Enter Masters champ Bubba Watson and chairman of Augusta National Billy Payne.

As Payne instructs 2010 Master's champion Charl Schwartzel to present Bubba with his green jacket, Bubba mistakes Payne's outstretched hand as an offer of congratulations. With a sly move that suggests this isn't the first time this has happened in his life, Bubba swivels to offer his now outstretched hand to Schwartzel. Payne, a little slow on the uptake, then realizes Bubba was trying to shake his hand, but offers his back a fraction of a second too late and receives a whole lot of Bubba's cold, cruel shoulder. Commence awkward face scratch. This encounter would probably be a whole lot more embarrassing if not for the fact that Bubba just won the freakin' Masters. In fact, I think it may raise a more important question: Could the Masters green jacket ceremony be any more boring?

'Bashful Prince' Ishikawa finds his princess

After another lackluster showing at the Masters (he's missed the cut three out of four times), Ryo Ishikawa returned home to Japan where legions of disappointed fans and reporters awaited. According to The Wall Street Journal, though, Ishikawa's Masters performance was quickly forgotten as he announced upon arrival that he is now engaged to his junior high school sweetheart. 

“I turned 20, so I feel like it’s a good time to make this decision,” Ishikawa said, referring to his coming of age in Japan.

While Ryo remained mum on the identity of his wife-to-be, not even revealing her first name, he did reveal that her father wasn't the only person whose blessing he sought.

Back in Japan, Ishikawa’s face is ubiquitous both on and off the green. He was the face for 17 ad campaigns from Panasonic to Lotte in 2011, appearing in more commercials than any other male celebrity for the third year running, according to market researcher Nihon Monitor.

“I informed my sponsors last month,” Ishikawa said. “And I got their blessing.”

Christina Kim goes OFF on Bubba on Twitter

In case you hadn't heard, Christina Kim isn't the biggest fan of Bubba Watson. Therefore, it was no surprise that Bubba's name would be brought up while Kim tweeted through the final round of the Masters. It all began when one of Kim's followers became upset that Christina was tweeting her support for Lee Westwood and Louis Oosthuizen as opposed to a fellow American--specifically Bubba.

“@mattcorona1: @TheChristinaKim c'mon root for an American! BUBBA!!!” I'd root for an American. Bubba displays everything wrong w/US golf

— Christina Kim (@TheChristinaKim) April 8, 2012

Kim was just warming up. Over the next three hours or so, she let loose a barrage on the Masters winner. Luckily for you, we've extracted the highlights of Kim's candid tweets.

@mattcorona1 humble?! Laughable

— Christina Kim (@TheChristinaKim) April 8, 2012

Omg folks. If you're too blind to see what bubba does as being incapable to expand beyond the states, respect other countries (France) OR

— Christina Kim (@TheChristinaKim) April 8, 2012

Be able and willing to embrace the "stardom" bestowed upon him, maybe you should do your research. Nuff said

— Christina Kim (@TheChristinaKim) April 8, 2012

@Albatross142 his behavior at an outing I was at was outrageous. Don't bring it up much.

— Christina Kim (@TheChristinaKim) April 8, 2012

Following his playoff victory, Kim held back on the Bubba bashing, offering up a seemingly sincere congratulations.

Congrats to Bubba on his win. WOW. Insanity

— Christina Kim (@TheChristinaKim) April 8, 2012

This is surely the end to it all, right? RIGHT?! Wrong. Apparently Kim's attempt to take the high road further incensed Bubba's fans.

@JoshAvera jealousy? Unlike the PGA, the Lpga doesn't have the luxury to cater their schedules around the majors. I have firsthand knowledge

— Christina Kim (@TheChristinaKim) April 9, 2012

@Joey_P_Golf I separate the game from the actions

— Christina Kim (@TheChristinaKim) April 9, 2012

@AaronPence sigh. I tweet about him whenever I see him on the Telly. Not just this week.

— Christina Kim (@TheChristinaKim) April 9, 2012

Anyway, I'm over this bubba bull. You have your opinion, I wouldn't dream of changing it. Just don't try to change mine and we're good. Thx

— Christina Kim (@TheChristinaKim) April 9, 2012

@JoshAvera omg where have you been since 2009. He has similar views of me already I'm sure. And he's allowed to. Whatevs

— Christina Kim (@TheChristinaKim) April 9, 2012

@kimcifuentes and you're entitled to know the bubba you know. The bubba I know is different, that's all.

— Christina Kim (@TheChristinaKim) April 9, 2012

How did it all round out? With Bubba interjecting his two cents? Not quite.

@clawplach dunk meltdown? Haven't had a drink in three hours. Keep going

— Christina Kim (@TheChristinaKim) April 9, 2012

Sometimes I wonder what we did for entertainment before Twitter...

Tweet of the Day

Bubba Watson didn't get in on Christina Kim's Twitter rant, but that's probably because he couldn't get his phone to stop ringing.

Up early can't sleep, don't want to miss any part of being a dad & going to get a new cell phone number! It's crazy how people get ur number

— bubba watson (@bubbawatson) April 9, 2012

Bubba did make his presence known in this mini-Twitter feud featuring Piers Morgan, though.

Amazing - @bubbawatson has NEVER had a golf lesson NOR seen his swing on video, and may be about to win the #Masters - natural born genius.

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) April 8, 2012

@yatesy_boy I never had a lesson

— bubba watson (@bubbawatson) April 9, 2012

Tiger Woods told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Thursday that he plans to play the Masters in three weeks despite a strained Achilles that he sustained in his final round at the WGC-Cadillac Championship last Sunday.

"I'll be there. Don't worry about it," Woods said when asked whether the injury, which forced him to withdraw after teeing off on the 12th hole on Sunday at Doral, might sideline him for the year's first major.

Woods also did not rule out playing in next week's Arnold Palmer Invitational, where he is a six-time winner of the event he commonly uses as a final tune-up before Augusta. He finished tied for 24th last year at Bay Hill.

"The stiffness is gone," Woods said. "Hopefully, I'll be ready next week."

PGA Tour to discuss new schedule next week
The PGA Tour's policy board will meet next week at Bay Hill to discuss significant changes to the PGA Tour schedule, which is also expected to include an overhaul of Q-School.  Golf Channel's Rex Hoggard has more.

The new plan - which was granted initial approval at the board’s meeting last October but needs a second vote to become policy - would feature the top 75 players off the regular-season Nationwide Tour money list and Nos. 126-200 in PGA Tour earning in a three-event series. The top 50 players after the series finale would earn Tour cards.

The reasons behind the realignment are twofold. The Tour is hoping the changes will make the secondary circuit more appealing to a potential umbrella sponsor to replace Nationwide, which is pulling its sponsorship after this season, and needs to condense the qualifying process to introduce a split-calendar schedule, which the board will also address at next week’s meeting.

That "split schedule" could start soon and would make the Fall Series the start of the Tour's calendar year.

The new split-calendar schedule, which could begin as early at 2013, would likely start with the Frys.com Open and include the existing Fall Series events, WGC-HSBC Champions and Asia Pacific Classic in Malaysia.

Bringing these events into the FedEx Cup portion of the schedule is certain to appease sponsors that were not pleased with their second-tier status and allow the Tour to make the HSBC an official money event. The move isn’t likely to draw more top players to the fall events, but it’s not going to attract any less.

Tweet of the Day

Hey @TigerWoods, did you include my helmet & Golf Boys dance moves in @EASPORTS_Tiger? It's only fair that I have my Sunday swagger too

— Ben Crane (@bencranegolf) March 15, 2012

In his first event of the season following a snowboarding accident, Paul Casey highlighted his final round at Doral with a hole in one on the par-3 15th, prompting his caddie to believe that he had won the Cadillac on display and doing his best Peter Griffin impersonation. 

Unfortunately, the Cadillac was on display for the 13th hole, not No. 15, and Casey’s caddie’s downturn from complete elation to total disappointment might be one of the saddest things I have seen since the Big East Championship game. 

Sergio's 12

Even professional golfers are prone to an on-course meltdown every now and then (see Kevin Na, Gary McCord, John Daly) and Sergio Garcia is no exception, racking up a 12 on the par-4 3rd. 

Following his round, Garcia could only muster this gem, according to the Belfast Telegraph:

"I don't have the energy today, sorry guys."

What's worse? TaylorMade didn't even get the right number on Sergio's new hat.

Rick Reilly vs. Norm Macdonald: A Twitter throwdown 

During the third round of the WGC-Cadillac Championship, comedian and Saturday Night Live-alum Norm Macdonald live-tweeted all the action from Doral for his 356,000 plus followers. One of those followers just so happens to be Rick Reilly and he was not a fan of Macdonald’s commentary. Thankfully, Deadspin documented the entire tirade for all our entertainment: 

Norm's timeline begins to be flooded with Reilly attacks.  Norm then retweets a Reilly "joke."

Norm then puts it into full troll mode. He starts retweeting users wondering aloud if Reilly is a racist, among other things.

And perhaps worst of all, for a writer of words and "comedy," Norm goes in for the kill.

Australian golfers offer support to Lyle 

Australian golfer Jarrod Lyle was recently diagnosed with a recurrence of leukemia prior to the birth of his first child, Lusi Joy. Set to begin chemotherapy treatments Monday, Lyle, who spent nine months in the hospital with acute myeloid leukemia as a 17-year-old prior to becoming a PGA Tour professional, has the support of his peers, according to Ben Everill and Melissa Woods of the Sydney Morning Herald. 

Close friend and fellow Australian golfer Robert Allenby, who befriended Lyle during his first stint with cancer, was shocked. 

"It's a complete tragedy," Allenby said. 

"But I told him he has beaten it before and he can beat it again. 

"He has a big fight on his hands but he has the motivation of being the father and husband he wants to be which will give him strength. 

"My heart goes out to him and his family and we all need to get behind him and support him." 

2011 Australian Open winner Greg Chalmers also gave his support to Lyle in a statement: 

"All Jarrod needs to know is everyone over here on this side of the world are thinking about him and wishing him well.” 

Backing Allenby and Chalmer’s sentiments, Adam Scott voiced his own support to his fellow countryman: 

"My thoughts go out to Jarrod and his family. He is a tough bloke and I wish him all the best in his fight. We all do." 

Lyle matched his best finish on the PGA Tour three weeks ago at Riviera, where he missed a playoff by two shots and tied for fourth.

Tweet of the Day

Hope Baba Booey shout out didn't throw @Keegan_Bradley off his game.He seems like a nice guy...and he's a Stern Fan.

— Gary Dell'Abate (@robertAbooey) March 12, 2012

Hey @robertAbooey no worries.I love all that is the stern show.Huge fan. Thanks for the tweet #fafafooey.

— Keegan Bradley (@Keegan_Bradley) March 12, 2012

During his live Super Bowl special, David Feherty sat down with Tim Tebow and pressed the young QB if leading the nation could be in his future after he finishes leading mediocre football teams to playoff berths. Feherty pleaded his case to Tebow, saying, “Would you ever think of running for office? Please? Because, here’s the thing, we’ve got Romney and Gingrich here at the minute and I don’t know what anybody else thinks, but they’ve got the sort of faces you never get tired of punching.” 

Tebow didn’t completely knock the notion, though, responding, “For me, it could be something in my future. It’s something I’ll have to think about and pray about.” 

Check out an excerpt of Feherty’s interview with Tebow in the video below, as well as extended clips from his Super Bowl special. 

Golf Boys reunion 

It may not be as big news as the Beach Boys's 50th anniversary reunion and tour, but for a brief moment, Ben Crane and Bubba Watson, one-half of golf’s favorite boy band, kept the party going on TPC Scottsdale’s 16th hole. Missing in action from the impromptu concert was Rickie Fowler, who was in a different playing group at the Phoenix Open, and Hunter Mahan, who was busy getting cut in Qatar. 

I may be alone in this, but I never get sick of Ben Crane’s racing helmet and goggles. For more images of the Waste Management Open’s party hole, check out our gallery here. 

Nager appointed as USGA’s 62^nd president 

During the USGA’s annual meeting in Houston, Glen Nager was announced as the 62nd president of North American golf’s governing body, reports Ryan Ballengee. Nager has been elected to serve a one-year term and hopes to keep the organization focused on challenges faced by predecessor Jim Hyler, including improving participation and environmental stewardship in the game. 

“At a time when the game faces increasingly complex challenges, we must recommit ourselves to the USGA’s mission,” Nager said at the annual meeting. “To sustain the game, we must do more. We have to promote a more enjoyable, more affordable and more welcoming experience for golfers – without fundamentally changing the game itself.” 

Nager, 53, resides in Washington, D.C. where he is a partner in the Jones Day law firm. He has an extensive background in constitutional law and has argued 13 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. Nager is also a single-handicap golfer and was named the volunteer general counsel of the USGA in 2006. He most recently served as chairman of the USGA’s Rules of Golf, Commercial and Compensation committee.

Tweet of the Day

I need to get my sponsors' logos on my helmet. It's obviously good luck...and fashionable too. Golf's biggest headwear trend since the visor

— Ben Crane (@bencranegolf) February 6, 2012

In 2009, Lee Westwood made waves when he topped the European Tour's money list and was named European Tour Golfer of the Year. In 2010, he finished runner-up twice at major tournaments and overtook Tiger Woods's ranking as number one golfer in the world. Following that trend, 2011 looked to be a big year for Britain's biggest talent, but he has since dropped to third in the world. Speaking with John Huggan, Westwood aired out some of his frustrations with his play this season.

“It’s been a pretty good season, but not in comparison with the previous two. My major championship performances, for example, were generally OK this year. But I never really had a chance of victory. In 2009 and 2010 I had chances to win nearly all of them. So following that was always going to be tough."

"Away from the majors I’ve won three times this year. That’s not an unsuccessful year. But I have to acknowledge the fact that I’ve gone from number one in the world to number three. So that’s a step back even if my game is, all around, better than it was a year ago. The common theme to my putting this year was that they weren’t going in. I had a poor pace and direction to my stroke, both of which I’ve been working on with Phil Kenyon.”

Taking up PGA Tour membership for the first time since 2008, the former world No. 1 believes playing more in America will increase his chances to grab that elusive major title.

“Playing more in America can only help me get used to that style of golf. With three of the majors over there, that could be important.”

“The majors are obviously a big motivation for me. I haven’t won one yet and I would like to. They are the starting points for my schedule. Everything else has to fit in with what I think will be the best preparation for them. I’ve played in more than 50 of them so I know what to do in order not to put extra pressure on myself."

Another thing Westwood knows how to do? Dance. Unfortunately, you’ll have to wait until his playing days are over before you see him cut a rug on "Strictly Come Dancing" (the original BBC show that spawned "Dancing With the Stars").

“In retirement I’d love to have a go,” confirms the man from Worksop. “My Nan and Grandad used to run an old-time dance school, so I did do a bit when I was a little boy. I was even ‘highly commended’ in a couple of dances: the Lilac Waltz and the Boston Two-Step. And I’ve still got the medals to prove it.

“We’re talking 30 years ago mind. So it’s been a while since I slipped on my patent dancing shoes. I’m a bit out of practice. But I’d have a fair idea going in. Although I’m not too sure how I’d look in those tight sequined outfits. I think I’d have to lose some weight. And the fake tan? I’d have to get the hair-removing cream out first!”

Tseng wins—again

Yani Tseng once again showed us that she is the most dominant force in golf right now, notching win number 12 at the Swinging Skirts Invitational in her home country of Taiwan.  According to the Taipei Times, Tseng posted a final round four-under 68 in cold and rainy conditions to win the tournament by seven strokes, besting the likes of Na Yeon Choi, Suzann Pettersen, Paula Creamer, Cristie Kerr and Stacy Lewis.

“I’m very satisfied and happy,” Tseng said after winning the title. “I played steadily and I felt really great.”

“Seeing so many people to cheer for me in such poor weather really touched me. The fans’ support means a lot to me, pushing me forward.”

To express her gratitude, Tseng handed out “hot hands” to fans during the tournament’s final two days to help them keep their hands warm.

Yani’s win pushes her winnings this year to more than $3.4 million, though she said she was happier with the number of wins than the prize money she earned.

Tweet of the Day

Just finished my history final...this is how i feel right now --> youtube.com/watch?v=rnI0mH… #pandadougie

— Michelle Wie (@themichellewie) December 12, 2011

Frustrations from the Presidents Cup boiled over as a spat between Robert Allenby and Geoff Ogilvy came close to blows in front of 150 guests at the Hyatt Regency Coolum while celebrating Greg Chalmers Australian PGA victory, reports Steve Orme. Allenby, who went 0-4 without earning the International team a single point at Royal Melbourne, laid the groundwork for the feud when he placed the blame on his teammate for his poor performance.

The 40-year-old hit back at criticism of his own play on Thursday and appeared to deflect the blame onto his playing partners—Retief Goosen, YE Yang and Ogilvy.

He claimed Goosen missed several birdie putts in Thursday's foursomes, insinuated that Yang didn't pull his weight in Friday's fourball and claimed Ogilvy 'hit me in the tree three times off the tee and I had to chip out three times', in Saturday's foursomes.

Ogilvy, who was playing alongside Allenby at the Australian PGA, responded to his fellow Victorian's comments via Twitter:

While Ogilvy maintained that the tweet was genuine when questioned by the media, Allenby took offense to what he believed to be a sarcastic retort and confronted Ogilvy.

When Allenby sauntered over to Ogilvy's table and sat down at around 9:15 PM on Sunday night, the 2006 US Open champion immediately made his dissatisfaction known.

He was overheard accusing Allenby of throwing him under the bus and openly questioned his character, which sent the four-time PGA winner into a rage.

Allenby inadvertently broke a wine glass and screamed 'do you want to go?', prompting Ogilvy, who was surrounded by seven friends, to get out of his chair in front of a captivated and stunned audience.

However, Allenby's temper struck again when Ogilvy sought out an apology later in the evening. 

The ugly stoush escalated once again as Allenby invited his adversary to meet him outside of the main square, to which Ogilvy quipped 'I'd like that'.

The squabbling finally came to an end as Allenby stormed out while Ogilvy watched on calmly. If only Allenby had shown this much fight during the Presidents Cup...

Kaymer won't join McIlroy, Westwood on PGA Tour

After declining membership a year ago, both Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood will take their talents to South Beach the PGA Tour. Martin Kaymer, however, has no intentions of joining his peers, according to Waggleroom's Emily Kay.

"I have no intention of joining Lee and Rory because it means playing just too many tournaments," said Kaymer, who noted that playing 12 European and 15 U.S. events would require "just far too much traveling." 

Kaymer sounded bemused by McIlroy and Westwood’s seesaw relationship with the PGA Tour. 

"I just don't know why Rory and Lee go back and forth and that to me seems a little strange. One year they are on the PGA Tour and next they're not." 

Omega president calls PGA Tour and European Tour "greedy"

Stephen Urquhart, president of Swiss watchmaker Omega, said the PGA Tour and European Tour are "greedy" for continually adding more and more tournaments to their schedules, according to Reuters' Bernie McGuire. 

"The big problem with golf at present is a calendar issue and we've told all the Tours that they have to stop being so greedy," Urquhart told reporters. "There are too many tournaments and they are adding tournaments all the time.” 

Urquhart followed up his remarks by asserting that the two tours have shown little respect to Asia. 

"And to treat Asia as the stopgap as they do with this week's World Cup is not right. It's wrong and the Tours are not going to win if they keep treating Asia as a stopgap. They need to show Asia more respect.” 

"Why can't there be a big event like the World Cup here in Asia in June? What's the difference in taking a flight from London to Beijing or London to Los Angeles?” 

Urquhart also confirmed that Omega has ended their sponsorship of golf’s World Cup and will return to sponsoring the Hong Kong Open, questioning the Federations of Golf Tours decision to award Mission Hills hosting rights to the World Cup for the next 10 years. 

"The Federation and Mission Hills know my feeling on this because before this year I was not happy with the fields we were getting, but we've got three Major winners here this year and there's been a lot more respect shown to the event," he said. "While there are not too many countries in the world who could organize an event like China, the tournament needs to travel around the world." 

"Done properly and packaged properly, and staged at a better time of year, no one ... would go anywhere else in the world that given week but to play in the World Cup.” 

World Cup to mirror Olympic format in 2013

Golf’s return to the Olympics in 2016 has inspired the World Cup to change its format next year from a two-man team competition to 72 holes of stroke play. Ken Chu, the chairman and CEO of Mission Hills, confirmed that these changes will be implemented in 2013, also noting that the World Cup will command world ranking points. Again, Reuters' Bernie McGuire has the story: 

"The World Cup will change format, and it will begin enjoying world rankings points, and it will still be held biennially and at around this time of year,” said Chu. 

The tournament will bring back an individual four-round trophy for the first time since 1999, when Tiger Woods won the individual award in Malaysia. 

"But with golf to be in the 2016 Olympics the equation in golf changes, and these changes to the World Cup will be having the Olympics in mind.”

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