Groove wars (Part 2)
Monday, February 8, 2010
The debate rattles on. Did Phil do wrong, or simply try to point out a
flawed policy? Is this a letter-of-the-law or a spirit-of-the-law case?
Your opinions fall on all sides of the issue, as these latest letters
demonstrate. For more debate and some interesting comments, check out
two other sites:
Geoffshackelford.com and
Golfwrx.com. It's taken our minds off Tiger, hasn't it?
He can get into semantics all he
wants, but Phil Mickelson blew a great opportunity to help golf when it
needs it the most. He was one of the earliest whiners when the groove
changes were made. So, he showed the USGA. He went out and found a club
(legal because of the Ping lawsuit technicality) but a club that is
definitely illegal in the true sense of the spirit of the game. He
could have helped defuse this entire situation by refusing to join a
few rogue players in bending the rules. He can use whatever terms he
chooses, but he still comes accross as the loser in this controversy.
Scott McCarron should be the new hero of the people who love and
respect the game of golf.
WT Burke, Sarasota FL
Does anybody else think that Scott McCarren's
comments about players who use Ping wedges with legal grooves are are a
bit silly since he has been using the "long putter" for years? Is this
in the "spirit" of the game that he talks about? Scott has a short
memory. Richard Galloway, Illinois
He has found a loophole in the
system. More Tour players are going to use Eye 2 wedges. These players
are playing to make a living. The USGA and R and A should have done
their homework. Phil is a class act. If the other tour players dont
like it go into your garage and dust off your old eye 2 wedges. But do
not disrespect the classiest guy in golf. Please consider publishing in
the next issue. Jeff Lombardi, Middletown, CT</blockquote>
In case you missed it, Golf World's Tim Rosaforte wrote
that he thought this was an "unwelcome" distraction on tour. A number
of folks are not so sure. Unlike the Tiger Woods situation, this may be
a case of "all news is good news." Sports Center is talking golf, no?
--Bob Carney
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