Morgan Pressel's grandfather Herb Krickstein is leading the campaign to let Pressel play as a full LPGA member several months before her 18th birthday. Krickstein makes the right point that if Morgan could handle Q-school no sweat and come one Birdie Kim miracle from winning the U.S. Women's Open, she's earned full membership. Why should a birthday stand in the way?

This isn't a debate about sticking to the letter of ridiculous rules though. It's an appreciation of a guardian who tells it like it is.

Krickstein challenged outgoing LPGA commissioner Ty Votaw when they met in June with "What if she wins the U.S. Open?" This is the kind of grandfather we should all have in our corner, a man who cuts through the BS. Krickstein told the Associated Press that Votaw laughed at that U.S. Open line, but you can be sure it was a nervous laugh.

Can you ever imagine Michelle Wie's dad letting loose with similar bombast? The Wie Camp has done everything in its power to keep Michelle Wie away from playing against her peers, to maintain the marketing mystique at the cost of her still holding no clue how to win.

Give me Gramps any day. He's as confident as Morgan herself. Like Morgan he's taking on all comers, not even thinking of ducking.

While the Wies just seem to be nervous that more and more people will start realizing The Hyped One hasn't actually done anything in golf.

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