1 – Must be watching football

Most inspiring pro golf victories in recent weeks belong to Ludvig Åberg, Nicolai Hojgaard, Camilo Villegas, Erik van Rooyen, and Adrian Meronk. Apparently, Americans are indeed on an off-season.

2 – Man of the moment

There are many cool things about Ludvig Åberg, most joyfully this – my keyboard, when used properly, enables me to tee the golf ball up on the “A” in his surname. As for those looking for the negatives, it’s true, he’s not dating Taylor Swift – at least not yet.

3 – She needs to read Rule 11.2

There was a golf ball rolling around in the car and my wife reached underneath the seat, presumably to pick it up. “Whoa,” I told her, “you leave that alone. You can’t stop a moving ball . . . I mean, not unless you want to go rogue like Phil.” Honestly, the look she gave me. No respect for the Rules of Golf.

4 – My take and I’m sticking to it

Let’s face it, no one in TGL felt on par with the Boston Common Golf team. That’s why the debut of the league has been pushed back to 2025, allowing the opposition to restock.

5 – Getting softer every day

When you check in for your tee time, remember to tell the staff that you believe you should be entitled to lift your ball from divot holes. The response, I pray, will be: “Very sorry, sir. You are looking for Pirate’s Cove, next town over. We play proper golf here.”

6 – Fearless pests

When you see so many wild turkeys roaming golf courses this Thanksgiving season, do you laud the civility of golfers? Or do you question the boldness of these upland game birds who have to be saying to themselves, “Here are these fools competing in a Turkey Shoot and we’re strolling around like we own the place.”

7 – Perspective, folks

Clearly the most over-hyped word in sports-writing is “historic.” Ninety-seven percent of those events or plays or results being billed as “historic” won’t be remembered 24 hours later.

8 – First things first

Brought my winter check list into my instructor and he laughed. Told me most of my “wishes” were impossible. “But I noticed coffee stains all over your push cart. Let’s start with getting you a no-drip coffee mug.”

9 – You’re kidding, right?

Saw that pgatour.com ran a “5 Things to Know About Wynn Golf Club in Las Vegas.” Five things? Belly is still sore from laughing. There’s only one thing to know about that place – you can’t afford it, go elsewhere.