In a recent interview with ESPN.com, LPGA career-win leader Kathy Whitworth was given a chance to air her feelings about rising star Michelle Wie. Since she is no longer considered a “threat” at this year’s Kraft Nabisco Championship, how many people will follow the LPGA or be interested in it’s superstars (past or present) if Wie’s name is not mentioned? Speaking candidly about Michelle Wie’s constant interest in playing men’s tournaments, Ms. Whitworth said, “I don’t think in the long run it’s going to be good for her. I feel like at some point, for her sake, she needs to place herself ...

Click here to listen. An article in this week’s New York Post asks, “What do Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus and Davis Love III all have in common?” Aside from their highly accurate irons, the answer is the unfortunate decision to have missed an event due to lower back pain. Yes, I am a sufferer of occasional aches and pains (along with about fifty percent of my fellow amateurs) but I try to exercise and stretch regularly. But what about those recreational golfers who head right from the office to the golf course? Vijay Vad, PGA Tour physician and author of the book, “Golf ...

Tiger Woods golfer extraordinaire, promotional spokesperson and, one day perhaps, political candidate! A presidential bid by Tiger Woods certainly isn’t out of the question as he half-heartedly gave the nod in an exclusive interview with Today Show host Melissa Stark. “I probably will have to become more political down the road when my playing days are done, because I’m going to have to have the support of others to grow my foundation,” claimed Tiger citing his Learning Center as the crux of the reason. Is no-nonsense Woods giving us the whole story? When recently questioned about his political aspirations at a National Press Club ...

Click here to listen to this week’s podcast. Michelle Wie has fallen to seventeenth position dropping beneath rival Morgan Pressel in the latest Rolex Rankings. Although her cast has been removed, it is unknown if Wie’s wrist will be in perfect working condition for the Kraft Nabisco, the first LPGA major of 2007. Should Wie play anyway or would a bad showing do more damage than good, in more ways than one? Even Tiger Woods gets frustrated from time-to-time, as evidenced after the third round of this week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational. Lamenting to reporters about his “pathetic” game, Tiger also felt his putting ...

Tiger Woods is not only becoming a golf course designer but now has his hand in demolition. He and wife Elin have decided to bulldoze their existing Jupiter Island McMansion in favor of a smaller main house and two guest cottages. I have never been inside of a twenty-three thousand square foot home, but at ten times bigger than my “castle", I’m betting that it echos at night. Of course, if you’re Tiger Woods, that “smaller” house translates into half the space of his current living area with two additional guest houses on the ten-plus acre waterfront compound. Perhaps it was Elin who ...

Click here to listen to this week’s podcast. Tiger Woods may have blown that four-foot putt at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship but he is still one of the best short-game artists on the PGA Tour. We borrow a golf tip from Tiger which is simple enough for the amateur golfer to learn and practice. Spring is in the air and the snow is beginning to thaw off the fairways. Barry and I have been unable to play and driving range practice is limited so we have been practicing in-house, he with his new RedEye i330 laser putter (which he says ...

Let me get straight to the point. Annika Sorenstam picked the wrong event for her LPGA season debut. Let’s face it, the MasterCard Classic honoring Alejo Peralto is a tournament custom-made for Lorena Ochoa. Her fan base is in Mexico and she already won the Corona Morelia last year, earning the respect and accolades of her country and its citizens. Golf is a sport that is rising in popularity in Mexico and Ochoa is at its forefront. Sorenstam has taken her season opener five times (three in a row) but now must face off against Ochoa who is poised to steamroll ...

Click here to listen to this week’s podcast. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are two of the best known “celebrity” golfers on the PGA Tour, but are they becoming royalty? Is the PGA Tour controlling the action or are the powers-that-be allowing them too much leniency? This week’s question on “How we see it” is: Do Tiger and Phil have a responsibility to both the fans and the PGA Tour to play in more events? After all, in most other sports, you don’t get to choose when you play. Sometimes the simplest devices can be the most effective. Divot-Rite has created a golf training aid ...