Apparently, Tiger has been catching crap for his tirade against a cameraman on the ninth hole Sunday at Doral. All I will say is this - golf is this man's livelihood and that cameraman cost him money.

As for the profanity, well here's a story for you.

On Wednesday, the golf editors met for a spirited golf game (G won by a stroke over Kevin. I was there too.) On the 10th hole, we picked up Frank, the straggler (who had a daughter G went to grade school and high school with). I hit my drive right of a bridge on that hole and let out a bad word. I had to ask if Frank was a priest. Cursing happens in golf. Deal with it.

New Orleans is our destination this week. As a side note, I'm glad I was there before Katrina ravaged one of the most vibrant cities I've ever been to. Also, I'm pissed that Ogilvy won the week after I picked him.

G (22) - Lucas Glover - Weir (4th Mercedes), Ames (T10th Sony), Leonard (2nd Bob Hope), Woods (1st Buick Invitational), Mickelson (2nd FBR Open), Sutherland (MC Pebble Beach), Sabbatini (T44 Northern Trust Open), Rose (T33 Match Play), Allenby (T4 Honda), Marino (T14 PODS), Appleby (MC Arnolf Palmer), Garcia (T 15 CA Championship).

JB (11) - Zach Johnson - Mahan (T5th Mercedes), Furyk (T20th Sony), Senden (T22 Bob Hope), Woods (1st Buick Invitational), Sabbatini (T34 FBR Open), Weir (T14 Pebble Beach), Elkington (MC Northern Trust Open), Harrington (T17 Match Play), Weekley (T74 Honda), Calcavecchia (T14 PODS), Ogilvy (T14 Arnold Palmer), O'Hair (WD CA Championship).

KC (8) - Cliff Kresge - Weir (4th Mercedes), Kelly (3rd Sony), Verplank (T22 Bob Hope), Sabbatini (T3 Buick Invitational), Haas (T9 FBR Open), Elkington (MC Pebble Beach), Allenby (T7 Northern Trust Open), Cink (2nd Match Play), Day (MC Honda), Durant (MC PODS), Garcia (T 31 Arnold Palmer), Els (75 - CA Championship).

Nothing really going on other than Tiger Woods stating majors are important to one's career.

As we prepare for this week's WGC-CA Championship I'd like to say that I know no other golfer will win this but Tiger Woods.

G (22) - Sergio Garcia - Weir (4th Mercedes), Ames (T10th Sony), Leonard (2nd Bob Hope), Woods (1st Buick Invitational), Mickelson (2nd FBR Open), Sutherland (MC Pebble Beach), Sabbatini (T44 Northern Trust Open), Rose (T33 Match Play), Allenby (T4 Honda), Marino (T14 PODS), Appleby (MC Arnolf Palmer).

JB (11) - Sean O'Hair - Mahan (T5th Mercedes), Furyk (T20th Sony), Senden (T22 Bob Hope), Woods (1st Buick Invitational), Sabbatini (T34 FBR Open), Weir (T14 Pebble Beach), Elkington (MC Northern Trust Open), Harrington (T17 Match Play), Weekley (T74 Honda), Calcavecchia (T14 PODS), Ogilvy (T14 Arnold Palmer).

KC (8) - Ernie Els - Weir (4th Mercedes), Kelly (3rd Sony), Verplank (T22 Bob Hope), Sabbatini (T3 Buick Invitational), Haas (T9 FBR Open), Elkington (MC Pebble Beach), Allenby (T7 Northern Trust Open), Cink (2nd Match Play), Day (MC Honda), Durant (MC PODS), Garcia (T 31 Arnold Palmer).

We start with the John Daly/Butch Harmon fiasco.


On Wednesday, Daly was an hour late for his pro-am tee time for the Arnold Palmer Invitational. That means he's out of the tournament. That's probably the best thing that's happened to him in the last two days.


Daly's swing coach, Butch Harmon, dropped him as a client and the reason is not good.


Per the AP http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=3288641


Yikes. This is as worse a break up as I've seen in my life and that includes Kim Carr dumping me two days before my senior prom. (I went with her.) Stories have swirled for a while that Daly is back to what he's notorious for, but for Harmon to directly blame that on Daly's dismissal is huge.


Daly's been publicly humiliated now. Whether Harmon is trying to do this to get him on track is anyone's guess (possible since Harmon said over and over again how much he loved Daly.) Daly has to wake up now, but how long have we said that? Daly's playing career is in shambles without eligibility so how Daly responds could determine what happens to his life.


We'd all love to think that Daly rebounds from this, but enough is enough. Too many stories and Harmon was supposed to work closely with Daly. This is not some wild accusation by Harmon. This smells like the beginning of the end of the Daly tragedy.

Last week, no one accumulated any points.

This week is the aforementioned Arnold Palmer Invitational, named after...Dean Martin.

G (22) - Stuart Appleby - Weir (4th Mercedes), Ames (T10th Sony), Leonard (2nd Bob Hope), Woods (1st Buick Invitational), Mickelson (2nd FBR Open), Sutherland (MC Pebble Beach), Sabbatini (T44 Northern Trust Open), Rose (T33 Match Play), Allenby (T4 Honda), Marino (T14 PODS).

JB (11) - Geoff Ogilvy - Mahan (T5th Mercedes), Furyk (T20th Sony), Senden (T22 Bob Hope), Woods (1st Buick Invitational), Sabbatini (T34 FBR Open), Weir (T14 Pebble Beach), Elkington (MC Northern Trust Open), Harrington (T17 Match Play), Weekley (T74 Honda), Calcavecchia (T14 PODS).

KC (8) - Sergio Garcia - Weir (4th Mercedes), Kelly (3rd Sony), Verplank (T22 Bob Hope), Sabbatini (T3 Buick Invitational), Haas (T9 FBR Open), Elkington (MC Pebble Beach), Allenby (T7 Northern Trust Open), Cink (2nd Match Play), Day (MC Honda), Durant (MC PODS).

My quick take on the Tripp Isenhour situation.

I don't know much in this world, but I know I don't like you too much if your solution to quieting a loud bird is to fire golf balls at it with the intent to kill.

He's 39 years old. This is not some dumb kid, although my faith in humanity exists enough to say that people of all ages should know better than to become executioner to an annoying animal.

Before you pooh pooh this as nature lovers acting goofy, what's the next move for Isenhour when an animal annoys him? He's already showed he can kill once, what would stop him from going after a barking dog or an abrasive horse?

This is not something that should be taken lightly. The hubris it takes for a grown man to kill a hawk because it got loud is appalling. Isenhour should be cited and should pay a stiff penalty. I don't know if I can incarcerate a man for this, but it would hit his wallet hard.

And if he gives any lip, I say we fire golf balls at him.

Greetings on a Wednesday night.

This week is the PODS Championship outside Tampa.

G picked up a point thanks to Robert Allenby's tie for fourth.

G (22) - Steve Marino - Weir (4th Mercedes), Ames (T10th Sony), Leonard (2nd Bob Hope), Woods (1st Buick Invitational), Mickelson (2nd FBR Open), Sutherland (MC Pebble Beach), Sabbatini (T44 Northern Trust Open), Rose (T33 Match Play), Allenby (T4 Honda).

JB (11) - Mark Calcavecchia - Mahan (T5th Mercedes), Furyk (T20th Sony), Senden (T22 Bob Hope), Woods (1st Buick Invitational), Sabbatini (T34 FBR Open), Weir (T14 Pebble Beach), Elkington (MC Northern Trust Open), Harrington (T17 Match Play), Weekley (T74 Honda).

KC (8) - Joe Durant - Weir (4th Mercedes), Kelly (3rd Sony), Verplank (T22 Bob Hope), Sabbatini (T3 Buick Invitational), Haas (T9 FBR Open), Elkington (MC Pebble Beach), Allenby (T7 Northern Trust Open), Cink (2nd Match Play), Day (MC Honda).