1 – Stop piling on

Oh, boy, these folks who want to add a fifth major to the men’s pro golf scene. No, no, a thousand times no. There are four majors and only four. There’s no fourth leg to the Triple Crown, no third film to a double-feature, no fifth member to the Four Horseman, and the Deadly Sins are locked in at seven.

2 – Good, good

The Players is good in March and very good in the non-major category.

3 – It’s all about attention

Remember this about outlandish comments – like The Players is better than the Masters, U.S. Open, Open Championship, and PGA Championship; or Anthony Kim’s LIV win was the biggest sports story in America – they are made to elicit reaction and get those precious hits, regardless of how silly they sound.

4 – Unfold your advantage

Now that you use a scorecard (and not a club length) for those unsavory “lift, clean, and place” rulings, you should see lads I play with who are pulling out these scorecards that unfold five pages so they are a foot long.

GOLF COURSE PHOTO -- They mean business at Machrihanish Dunes in Scotland . . . great golf and an even greater time are afforded here. Thanks once again to good friend and avid fan Dave McAdams of The Fliers Club for another quality photo. Remember, should you come across a golf course photo that tickles your fancy, you can send it to jim@powerfades.com

5 – Not even sure of the area code

Guy asked me to describe my game. Told him I can really get it going when I get dialed in. He nodded his approval, but I added, “of course, I have no idea what the number is I’m supposed to dial.”

6 – How'd they miss that?

After further review, rules officials said they did not see a Canadian curler “double-touch” the stone in an Olympic match against Sweden. They confided in Gene Steratore.

7 – How does one stop play in this sport?

Does a curling coach throw a red flag? Or slide a red checker onto the ice?

8 – Expect him to improve on Thursdays

Nice of Scottie Scheffler to give everyone a head start in the last two tournaments. (Ten strokes off the lead after the opening rounds of the WMPO and AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, he wound up T-3 and T-4, respectively.) Just don't expect that generosity to continue, though.

9 – DJ's shrewd move

Sliding Anthony Kim onto the 4Aces roster to replace Patrick Reed moves Dustin Johnson into consideration for Executive of the Year in LIV Golf, no?