🏌️ Brian Rolapp was named CEO of the PGA Tour and, at the same time, the Tour said that Jay Monahan will step down as commissioner at the end of the 2026 season. Which announcement was better news?
🏌️ On Rolapp’s to-do list is undoubtedly, “negotiate with Yasir Al-Rumayyan” of LIV Golf. Does Rolapp have any idea who he is up against?
🏌️ At the end of the day, do the positives outweigh the negatives in Monahan’s career?
🏌️ J.J. Spaun’s 64-foot birdie putt at the 72nd hole at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club made instant major championship history. How about Spaun as an early candidate for Player of the Year?
🏌️ Sam Burns was denied relief for “temporary water” at the 16th hole in the final round, despite evidence of water splashing all around his ball when he took practice swings. He wound up making double bogey after a cascade of water came up when he hit his shot. Did Burns get hosed?
🏌️ Wyndham Clark’s tantrum resulted in a damaged locker in Oakmont’s venerable locker room. Some are outraged, while Graeme McDowell says he’s seen worse. Is this as big a deal as some people are making it?
🏌️ Both Spaun and Adam Scott used L.A.B. putters at the Open. How difficult will it be for the rest of us to get one?
🏌️ The grouping that included Lexi Thompson and Yealimi Noh played in six hours in the first round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship — and it wasn’t their fault. Do we even care anymore about pace of play?
🏌️ Despite oversized clubheads that promote straight ball flight and balls that players say are difficult to curve, why do modern elite players have such a hard time hitting a straight ball off the tee that hits the fairway?
