1 – Small points

Lucas Herbert, Branden Grace, and Byeong Hun each received 2.75842 points for finishing T-9 in last week’s LIV Golf tournament in Saudi Arabia. Listen, they can do what they want, but I’d consider doing what I sometimes do at my hotel check-in. Points or market item? Now we’re offered water and a bag of chips in lieu of points, but I imagine with their elite status the choice might be: A bottle of Prosecco and a serving of brie, or the OWGR points. Tough choice.

2 – Puzzling, this puzzle

I’ve never lied. I am not a robot. But when I stumble in CAPTCHA and fail to see that small corner of a motorcycle in one square, I wish I were a robot.

3 – Just one name to watch for

It’s my press box, and cheering is very much allowed. One of those high on my list is a player (Sam Stevens) and caddie (Will Dennis) team that helps warm my heart. He’s been a steady presence on leaderboards early and strikes me as someone who’ll break through this year.

4 – Good stuff, wrong league

That’s two wins in three weeks on the DP World Tour for Patrick Reed. Hmmm. Hey, shouldn’t there be something like a “Battlefield Promotion” for special runs like three wins in a reason . . . oh, wait, there is. But you’ve got to be Korn Ferry.

GOLF COURSE PHOTO -- If you're going to call yourself a pure golfer, then surely you've had to play one of these beauties. There are dozens of Pirates Coves in the world and you likely have played one of them. This one crossed my path in Orlando, Fla. As always, should you come across a golf course photo that strikes your fancy, please forward to jim@powerfades.com.

5 – The results are in

Super Bowl? Mislabeled. Bad Bunny? Not sure what it was but it appeared harmless.

6 – Dude, you’re a zillionaire; loosen up

Name me one pro golfer who is more angry and bitter than Jon Rahm. Bet you can’t.

7 – It was old four or five years ago

Is that mantra about “growing the game” still a thing with pro golfers? Like, are there still some of them who say it and don’t realize we all know they’re full of it.

8 – Sweepers rule

At least while the Winter Olympics are going on, shouldn’t golf allow sweepers to work ahead of players on the putting greens? Sort of an ode to the neatest position in athletics during the grandest spectacle in the sports world.

9 – Slow play was not allowed

There was a joy to watching practice rounds 15 or 20 years ago that is long gone. To walk and keep tabs on a practice round four-ball involving Mark Calcavecchia, Paul Azinger, Phil Mickelson, and one of my favorites, John Huston . . . well, let’s just say you were watching the power of money at work, and quickly.