1 – Somewhat out of synch, no?

Ashun Wu, Ryan Fox, Gavin Kyle Green, and Fabrizio Zanotti have each played in two Olympic golf tournaments. Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Ian Poulter, and Louis Oosthuizen have played in none. Wonder if IOC administrators envisioned that sort of picture when they approved golf’s entry.

2 – Let Lefty take over

Any chance Phil Mickelson has a blueprint for an Olympics Task Force?

3 – Umbrellas took a beating

Could we not give July a mulligan?

4 – Veritable United Nations

Coolest part of that playoff for Olympic bronze: Seven players, seven different flags.

5 – Two by two a bad idea

You’re wishing they sent all seven players out in the same group? Heck, I’m still bewildered as to why R&A officials sent out four players in a pair of twosomes for the 2002 Open Championship playoff.

6 – Simply proper procedure

All golf courses should give names to their holes.

7 – While we’re young

When you lag to within a few feet and ask if you should move your marker, the correct answer is: No, you should finish putting.

8 – It works at Muirfield

Put me down as being hugely in favor of crossing bunkers that are well short of greens.

9 – Sillier than silly

Just wondering: Where were Rory Sabbatini and C.T. Pan situated in these weekly power rankings that are inane?