Browsing around CNNSI.com, I had an epiphany – until the PGA and LPGA get with the program, get cheerleaders and have them perform wacky stunts, they’ll never reach the heights of the NBA or NFL when it comes to popularity. Exhibit A: This double-stuffing Houston Rockets’ cheerleader shows why golf will never compete with other major sports. –WKW

As most of you can imagine, I am an extremely busy man. There are things for me to do all the time, day and night. It seems everywhere I look there are things. And the thing is, these things never stop coming. They just pile up. I am endlessly surrounded by a big pile of things. Aside from being a man encircled by things, however, I am also a man of action. And a man with a toothache, as well. In summation: I am an action-oriented, thing-surrounded, sore-toothed man. With great hair. So, sometimes I need to combine activities. Like today, where ...

We here at the Golfer Supremacy Rankings pride ourselves on being the world’s most honest, professional rankings system. At least we used to pride ourselves on that. Then we learned we didn’t actually have to be honest if we didn’t feel like it. You see, on Feb. 2003, a Florida Court of Appeals unanimously agreed with an assertion by FOX News that there is no rule against distorting or falsifying the news in the United States. This ruling paved the way for all newscasts to lie whenever they needed to keep their sponsors happy. It also helped create Video News Releases, ...

Deep scar of the soul Oh Tomomichi Oto Lost to Michelle Wie –WKW

This week, Americans get to spend time with family and friends to give thanks for all the good things in their lives. And the day after that, they get to shop like their hair is on fire. Yes, with Thanksgiving rapidly approaching, it’s time to look at a group of people who have more to be thankful for and more money to shop then the rest of you. Plus, we’ll take a look at the amazing golf courses where these super-elite get to work on their game. It’s all here in … A War-Profiteer’s Thanksgiving 1) Dick Cheney: Despite often being confused for ...

Recently it’s come to my attention that there are readers out there that believe I, William K. Wolfrum, the undisputed sexiest male blogger in the entire Golf Publisher Syndications network, is a keyword whore who will stick any subject together with golf in order to garner more hits. “I’m disappointed that you stooped to make this association, WKW … But I have to ask: Does a line exist that you won’t cross for a couple more hits and comments? (I wince at the possibility that my own comment is probably only egging on more.),” wrote Kristen “Golfchick” Williams, in regard to ...

In a Middle East that has been nicely shaken, and stirred, Iran continues to be a big thorn in the world’s side. Actively striving to create a nuclear program, flexing its muscles in a chaotic region, endlessly threatening Israel and rattling its sabres for all to see, Iran has clearly come what many Western experts eloquently describe as - “A huge pain in the ass.” But what to do about Iran? All-out war is a possibility, but the depression that could throw the planet into isn’t an attractive option. Plus, the U.S. is still busy next door in Iraq, frantically putting ...

It is an odd world we live in when Michelle Wie takes so much more grief from the general public than Natalie Gulbis does. Both are winless. Both are hyped with an intensity normally only seen when McDonald’s releases a new product. But one gets a much easier ride than the other. Wie, who has spent the last year acquiring detractors faster than George Allen, was recently taken to task for comments she made when announcing that she’d accepted a sponsor’s exemption to the PGA’s Sony Open. “I like exemptions. It’s like somebody says, ‘Here, you can have $100,’ or I can ...

In a career full of glorious achievements, including gaining 2,003 yards rushing in 1973, the Naked Gun movies, the murders of his wife and her friend, and the O.J. Simpson Trial, O.J. Simpson is preparing for his next blockbuster smash - his new book “If I Did It, Here’s How It Happened.” The book will be released on Nov. 30 by Regan Books, which carries the motto “Soul? Who the hell needs a soul when you can make money?” Prior to the publication of the book, Simpson will sit down with Publisher Judith Regan for a two-part interview where he’ll describe ...

In the world of golf, 36-year-old Jim Furyk defeating the 30-year-old Tiger Woods would hardly count as an upset. While Woods is universally considered the better player, Furyk, at No. 2, is talented, experienced and calm under pressure. Any tournament ending with those two in contention would be a treat to watch, with the ending hardly being a foregone conclusion. Such is a major difference between golf and boxing, however, aside from all the face punching. In golf, age is but a number until a player starts working his way up through his 40s, and experience is almost always considered a ...

While professional golf is so often defined by the best in the game, whether it be Tiger Woods’ continued domination of the men’s game, or Lorena Ochoa’s ascendancy to the top of the LPGA, pro golf is so much more that just the big names with the best games. One need look to Canada, where Victoria’s favorite son Jim Rutledge has earned his PGA Tour card after a 2006 campaign on the Nationwide Tour that saw him finish No. 14 on the money list (the top-20 overall finishers get their Tour card). Then look at Rutledge’s birth certificate and check his age ...

There is something special about a nation’s open golf championship. At prestigious tournaments like the British and U.S. opens, there is a sense of tradition in the air, an overriding ambiance of class and structure, a blah of blah-blah-blah, with honor and ritual permeating every shot, while blah blah, zzzzzzzz. And then there’s the Australian Open. Promoted this year by the energetic and offbeat former tennis star Paul McNamee, the Australian Open, to be played at Royal Sydney, promises to be everything that’s good about Australia, which of course, scares the hell out of golf traditionalists. “I’ve had people come up to me ...

Having recently finished a golf excursion that saw me play eight rounds at eight diverse golf courses on the West Coast, I have learned a few things, but only one great truth. I learned things about my swing - that I need to keep my right armed tucked in better, that my grip had gotten lazy over the years, etc. I also learned some things about golf equipment - and that I, a mere mortal, can’t compete off the tee with some duffer who pulls out a Nike Sasquatch driver. These aren’t great truths, however. The great truth I learned was simple, ...

As a longtime sports writer, I’m pretty well versed in all athletic endeavors from around the globe. Take rugby, for example. Rugby is a sport that I’ve studied, long and hard, for the several minutes since I came up with the idea for this blog. While the game looks complicated, that’s due to the fact that it’s played mostly by Australians and New Zealanders, who make everything look more difficult than it really is. In truth, however, Rugby is a thrilling game, based on simple rules. Rugby Rules & Facts 1. Up to 14 teams and 428 players can compete on the ...

On a day when election coverage should be the only news that matters, two massive events have shaken the United States, leaving the elections in the dust. Both John Daly and Britney Spears are getting divorced. Daly, who stood by wife Sherrie Miller Daly just long enough for her to finish a federal sentence on drug and gambling charges, filed for divorce from her on Oct. 18, just one day after she filed for divorce from him. “It was kind of a race to the courthouse,” Randy Fishman, the Memphis attorney representing Daly’s wife told the Associated Press. And what a race ...

The diehard golfer can fit golf into any discussion. From the gross domestic product of Peru (Did you know the Peru State women’s golf team is hoping for big things this spring?), to Agamemnon’s performance as Greek leader in the Trojan war (I’m not sure if Paul Azinger is Greek, but he’ll be a fine Ryder Cup captain), there are few conversations that a golfer can’t maneuver to the topic he holds most dear. Even actress Tara Reid can’t help bringing up golf when discussing the horrific things she has done to her once-pert body. “After I got liposuction ...

The Golfer Supremacy Rankings have spent every morning of 2006 waking up early, feeding the pigs, and then making sure our workers pick only the most aromatic beans in order to make sure you, the golf rankings aficionado, has the finest, most flavorful golf rankings we humble farmers can produce. That being said, we figure it’s time to take a little “us” time, and cash in on our success. We currently have standing offers from China, Mozambique and Swaziland to do some exhibition rankings of golfers, and we look forward to the trip. We here at the GSRs are planning on traveling ...

If you rank golfers based on their cash-making skills, Michelle Wie is every bit the champion her supporters claim. Of course, Tim Finchem is doing pretty well himself. A new Golf Digest article takes a look at what people in golf are making, and it’s a fairly eye-opening experience. With endorsement deals making up the majority of her earnings, Wie was a big winner when it came to cash. Likely, however, that money-making ability has cost her fans among the purists of the game, especially following a miserable end to her 2006 campaign, where she often looked outclassed on the course. So ...

While Tim Finchem does his best to show the sporting world how truly impotent his position as PGA Tour Commissioner is, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are enjoying their privacy. “I’m disappointed, candidly. There’s no other way to characterize it. I’m disappointed,” Finchem said about Tiger and Phil not playing in the Tour Championship this week, a move that takes a healthy layer of luster from the event. Finchem, who has about the same power to shape the world’s view on golf as John Kerry has to shape the world’s view on Iraq (Answer: Not much), probably felt good letting off some ...

We here at the Golfer Supremacy Rankings are willing to praise any deity provided he/she/it forks over the non-refundable $19.99 Praise-Me fee ($119.99 for Scientologist deities). Make no mistake however that God, blowing off all other duties, has focused primarily on golf this year, and his followers have thrived. Just this week alone, God, in his many forms, has led his followers to victory, with K.J. Choi and Jeev Milkha Singh collecting big wins. Here at the GSRs, we have no fear of combining church and slate, so we’ll gladly pimp ourselves out to try and get some of that ever-flowing God ...