1 – Crazy fall for a proud tournament

Such a shame, isn’t it, that the PGA Tour couldn’t schedule a tournament where four dozen members could sleep in their own bed and commute 20 minutes to work? Oh, wait, that’s what the Honda at PGA National was supposed to be.

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2 – Undisputed winner

There are the four major championships of men's pro golf. But there’s only one undisputed player-preferred stage. That would be The Riv.

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3 – Still searching for good fit

If, as they say, some holes just fit your eye, clearly I need better vision.

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4 – Be careful what you wish for

My data suggests that 79.7 percent of golfers who say they like fast greens have never truly met fast greens. Furthermore, my data suggests that if they were to meet fast greens, they wouldn’t like them.

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5 – They needed a zamboni

How bad was that Super Bowl field ballyhooed as being a USGA-coordinated effort? A few players were heard to say, “This was Chambers Bay, ’15.”

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6 – You might need a compass

I much prefer the ocean to be to my left. That means when I’m on the east coast, I like north-to-south holes. Out west, put me on those south-to-north holes.

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7 – Rankings, schmankings

To fixate on how to rank the four or five best players in the world is to be clueless about how the next 45 are equally as good on any given week. All rankings belong in the trash can.

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8 – Who knew?

Many of us owe a round of thanks to Xander Schauffele. Turns out, we, too, can use the “cannot step in an animal hole” as a way out of mowing the lawn. It’s in your homeowner’s policy, which should be next to the Rules of Golf on the book shelf.

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9 – Logos are important

The Sheep Ranch logo is the best of Bandon Dunes’ six courses. Might also be the most fun golf course you could ever play.

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10 (bonus hole) – And we didn't need binoculars

Discovered this understated but lovely directional on a golf course at Bandon Dunes. Patrick Reed has identified it as his.

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