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Saturday Thoughts on the Phil Mickelson, er Crowne Plaza Invitational

Phil Mickelson is, for lack of a better phrase, not Ben Hogan. But, for lack of a better phrase, Ben Hogan was no Phil Mickelson, either. (I can't exactly envision a scenario where the Hawk would be sitting around swapping... Read more

Thoughts on Colonial

GOUGE: I'm spending the weekend in Fort Worth watching Phil Mickelson do his best Ben Hogan impression. A thought occurs to me:    The prevailing wisdom is that Colonial Country Club, venerable site of this week’s Crowne Plaza Invitational, is... Read more

Speed Racer

GOUGE: I don't know about you, but I'm going to see Speed Racer this weekend. Might even bring the kids. But all the speed talk has me delving into the PGA Tour's stats warehouse, which has been noticeably enhanced with... Read more

The full text, in all its inanity

BOMB: With a little digging, here's the full text of the R&A/European Tour survey of tour players on grooves. The questions, undiluted, are even more loaded than we originally thought. GOUGE: And just as clueless. BOMB: Here you go. I... Read more

More—Yes, MORE—Grooves research?

BOMB: Well, say this about the way the R&A and USGA are going about their work on grooves—it's inexhaustible. Latest project: A 15-question survey on grooves asked of players at this week's Open de Espana on the European Tour. Although... Read more

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