"They make ridiculous amounts of money, to the point where they almost put people off watching them."

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And she said that before watching them helicopter in to the Tavistock Cup as Japan could use a few extra helicopters to help in the rescue of tsunami victims.

John Huggan quotes Catriona Matthew in this week's Golf World Monday talking about men on the professional side losing their edge.

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LPGA Modifies Founders Cup; Still A Pro-Bono Week For LPGA's Finest

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Beth Ann Baldry on the changes made to the charitable distribution for the LPGA's inaugural Virtual Purse Classic.

The purse will drop from $1.3 million to $1 million, but the entire amount will go to charity – $500,000 to the LPGA-USGA Girls Golf and $500,000 to designated charities of the top 10 finishers.

It’s a good move by LPGA commissioner Mike Whan, who listened to the concerns of several top players. The discrepancy in the total purse and the amount given to charity was the main concern of Paula Creamer, who had yet to commit to the event.

“I certainly could have done a better job of initially articulating the details to players and media,” said Whan, “as that has led to some confusion about the tournament’s goals and objectives.”

I'm not any less confused.

"I think the good news about golf is that there isn't a lot of data that suggests that somebody's career peaks at 14 to 16."

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I know I should care about the Lexi Thompson controversy but I just can't get excited about her plight. Which consists of only getting a limited number of sponsor exemptions because she's under 18. I do like Commissioner Mike Whan's stance, which isn't very consistent with commissioners in other sports who welcome athletes, no matter how young. Steve Elling on Whan's split decision of sorts.
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"I have not given interviews because I've tried to respect the family and their loss."

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An unbylined golf.com story reveals many of the more provocative details forthcoming in Alan Shipnuck's story on the untimely passing of Erica Blasberg and the role Dr. Thomas Hess played in her death. 

An aside: it appears the story will not posted online based on the newsstand and iTunes plugs trailing the summary.

**Here is the online link.