Is there anybody out there who is really buying Michelle Wie’s excuse that she re-aggravated one of her wrists and that was the reason she withdrew from the Ginn Tribute? Get serious. Feeling the need to follow-up on an earlier blog - one that now seems rather prophetic, I think - I have to say that Wie simply saw the writing on the wall at the Ginn. On the one hand, the LPGA has an 88-rule: Any non-tour member who shoots 88 or higher is barred from competing in LPGA Tour events for the remainder of the year. On the other, the ...

I for one am waiting for Michelle Wie’s media machine to announce that she is heading over the pond to the European PGA Tour to continue her pathetic quest to make a cut in a PGA Tour event. I mean, up to now she has humiliated herself in every PGA event she’s played (well, maybe not every one…she did miss the cut by only two at the 2005 John Deere Classic, I think). Can it be that long until Wie gets the idea to try her luck at one of the smaller events over in these parts? I say this because ...

My colleague Brandon Tucker has written a smart piece on why European golfers should get the most out of their euros by heading to the States to take advantage of the pathetic value of the U.S. dollar right now. Personally, it’s tough living in Europe and watching the U.S. dollar go down the toilet. I can remember, back in 2002, when there was pretty much rough parity between the dollar and the European Union’s newfangled currency, the euro. It was a joy to buy train tickets and meals in places like Italy and France and put the calculator away. I ...

Anyone catch an unexpected name near the top of the leaderboard at the Player’s Championship this past weekend? No, not Sergio Garcia, though I’ll eat a little crow on past statements and recognize that he did mount a real charge on Sunday (birdies on four of his last five holes) to finish in second place, two back of Phil. No, I’m talking about Jose Maria Olazabal. The name sort of jumps out at you once you scan the short way down to third on the leaderboard, at 8-under. It’s funny how someone who is 41-years-old can be seen as an ...

Ok, so a lot of eyes will be on Jacksonville, Fla., for the PGA Tour’s 2007 Players Champsionship this week. That’s too bad, because we finally have a full week scheduled on the European PGA Tour. The Challenge Tour is in Seith, France for the A.G.F. Allianz Golf Open de Toulouse. This will mark a comeback of sorts for England’s John E Morgan. You might remember that this is the guy who managed to earn his place on the 2003 European Tour (after winning the 2002 Challenge Tour Championship), but instead opted to go to PGA Tour Q-school instead. He won ...