|
Title: This could be interesting... Post by: MFAWG on February 01, 2010, 09:10:02 PM http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/01/scott-mccarron-i-will-not_n_444849.html
Quote SAN DIEGO — Ping chairman John Solheim reminded the PGA Tour on Monday that it cannot make a separate rule to ban Ping Eye2 wedges, the 20-year-old clubs that led Scott McCarron to claim Phil Mickelson is "cheating" by using them. But then he says this... Quote "While I fully expect the PGA Tour to honor this agreement, I'm willing to discuss a workable solution to this matter that would benefit the game and respect the role innovation has played over the long history of golf," Solheim said. And of course, Finchem has a press conference tomorrow, so I'd guess the wedges are out at Tour events, but would still be accepted (excepted?) by the USGA. Nice non-apology apology by McCarron as well: 'I didn't say he was a cheater, I just said he was cheating'. Umm... Title: Re: This could be interesting... Post by: gleek on February 01, 2010, 09:51:28 PM http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/01/scott-mccarron-i-will-not_n_444849.html I'm not laughing at Scott McCarron. I'm laughing with Scott McCarron.Quote SAN DIEGO — Ping chairman John Solheim reminded the PGA Tour on Monday that it cannot make a separate rule to ban Ping Eye2 wedges, the 20-year-old clubs that led Scott McCarron to claim Phil Mickelson is "cheating" by using them. But then he says this... Quote "While I fully expect the PGA Tour to honor this agreement, I'm willing to discuss a workable solution to this matter that would benefit the game and respect the role innovation has played over the long history of golf," Solheim said. And of course, Finchem has a press conference tomorrow, so I'd guess the wedges are out at Tour events, but would still be accepted (excepted?) by the USGA. Nice non-apology apology by McCarron as well: 'I didn't say he was a cheater, I just said he was cheating'. Umm... Title: Re: This could be interesting... Post by: Blader on February 02, 2010, 07:48:11 AM Phil the Thrill is doing nothing more or less than asserting his dominance, EXACTLY like this except not PRECISELY:
Title: Re: This could be interesting... Post by: MFAWG on February 02, 2010, 10:09:41 AM Maybe.
OTOH, my understanding is that the status of the irons and wedges in question is no different today than it was on Dec. 31st, 2009: Nonconforming, but legal for play under an exception granted by both the USGA and PGA Tour. I have seen these wedges turn up in various 'What's In The Bag' features over the years, and nobody said much, and sure as hell nobody used the 'C' word. Title: Re: This could be interesting... Post by: stroh on February 06, 2010, 12:05:13 PM LMAO!
This could be interesting indeed. (http://palmsprings.craigslist.org/spo/1585875244.html) Let the bidding begin. [sm_laughing] |