Woods calls No. 17 at TPC Sawgrass 'gimmicky,' while Mickelson disagrees

Tiger Woods called the 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass, the signature hole on the Players Championship-host course, “gimmicky” at a press conference yesterday, while Phil Mickelson disagreed. Of arguably one of the most famous holes in golf, Mickelson said, “I think it adds to the most exciting finish in golf combined with 16 and 18″…

The PGA Tour is considering changing its policy that the top 70 players and ties make the cut in tour events. The Player Advisory council discussed several alternatives last week, including limiting the cut to the top 60 players and ties, and the issue will probably surface again at the tour policy board meeting at the end of the month …

SemGroup Championship winner Mi Hyun Kim has donated $100,000 to the people of tornado-ravaged Greensburg, Kan. …

“Honestly, I make a lot of money in the USA,” she said yesterday at the Michelob Ultra Open at the Kingsmill Resort & Spa. “Mostly, I have made donations in Korea. But I wanted to help here, too.”

Planning a golf trip in Europe but don’t know whether to choose Scotland or Ireland? Why not do both? At GolfEurope.com, Brandon Tucker offers an itinerary that will have traveling golfers playing the best golf courses in Scotland and Ireland.