Surge in Alabama golf vacations aids recovery, John Huggan on Euro Ryder Cup panic

An increase in golf-related travel is helping Alabama’s economy recover from Hurricane Katrina (which is no surprise to Tim McDonald - read his story on golf in Mobile)…

Rick Arnett point out the obvious here, that tourney backers are always hoping Tiger or Phil or another of the big names win their events. Who’s going to brag that you’ve got Trevor Immelman, Brett Wetterich or Omar Uresti coming back next year as defending champ!?…

John Huggan writes: “Every two years it’s the same thing. No matter what Ryder Cup qualifying system the Europeans come up with, the last few months of the process invariably provokes something akin to panic in the ranks over the eventual makeup of the 12-strong team."…