"He has to deal with 32 prima donnas every year, and somehow he caters for all our needs."

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Doug Ferguson's story on the departure of the much-loved Gary Planos from his role running the Tournament of Champions left me feeling like there is a lot not being said, especially about the impact of Mark Rolfing who now "runs" the tournament now according to the story. And of course his charity is also the tournament's beneficiary.
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Bubba's Ultra Cool Shot On Kapalua's 18th, Video At 10?**

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Still waiting on PGATour.com's handy blog to post the real highlight of round one, Bubba Watson's awesome driver off the ground with about 100 yards of slice to set up an 18th hole eagle. Naturally, there are highlights of just about every other decent shot from the day posted except Bubba's. If it's not posted by my bedtime and you see it please post in the comments.
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“If you look at where we are compared with other sports, we’re pretty far behind."

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You can't say the Golf Channel isn't trying. Besides unveiling a slick new graphics package this week that'll make network graphics look antiquated. And Doug Ferguson reports that they've been given permission by the Deathstar Ponte Vedra to mike players this week. Assuming they have any willing participants.
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Steiny Still Trying To Get Tiger To Commit Early, To No Avail!

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From Tod Leonard's update on the Farmers Insurance Open field at Torrey Pines in three weeks:

Tom Wilson, tournament director and executive director of the Century Club, said six-time tournament champion Tiger Woods has not committed, but the expectation remains that Woods will be here for the first time in three years.

"I talked to Mark Steinberg (Woods' agent) last week, and he said unless something disastrous happens he feels Tiger will be here," Wilson said. "He's trying to get Tiger to commit earlier, as he did for some tournaments last year. What earlier means, I'm not sure. I hope it's sometime in the next week or two."

Something To Look Out For At Kapalua This Week...

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With the Hyundai Tournament of Some Champions set to get underway Thursday, it's always fun to see beautiful Kapalua, particuarly in High Definition. However, since Tiger and Ernie Els' epic 2000 duel (win No. 16 for Tiger!), the ground game which made that event so memorable has been sorely lacking. But courtesy of the GCSAA, it sounds like the resort has tried to address the wet approaches with a pricey new irrigation system:
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