Matt Kuchar is becoming more impressive as time goes on.
Betterment
The other big golfing news is the PGA Tour's opposition to the ban of the anchored putter, and I think a major reason for their stance is money; they are concerned about how much coin they can turn over and not, like the US Golf Association and the Royal and Ancient Golf Club, the betterment of the game.
The interesting thing now will be seeing how the USGA and the R&A react to the PGA Tour's plea for any ban to be blocked as if they do backtrack it would suggest they are totally inert and cannot make decisions as a ruling body.
If this impasse remains, we risk having a situation where the ban comes into place, the European Tour accept, the PGA Tour ignore it, and players who use the anchored stroke every week Stateside, are not allowed to adopt it when they play in the US Open or British Open or come over to the European Tour for events.
The USGA and the R&A have always safeguarded golf by responding to new innovations and deciding whether they should be permitted or not, and with recent Major winners Ernie Els, Keegan Bradley and Webb Simpson using the belly putter, I think they want to stop a potentially seismic shift.
I agree with them because I've never thought it was a proper stroke - the hinge point takes care of so much of the shot - but if they don't have a definitive say, there will be huge ramifications for the game.
ROB'S SKY BET TIPS
TSHWANE OPEN: There are lots of South Africans in the field, but I'm going to go for Spain's
Pablo Larrazabal. I've been following him on Twitter and he is sensing that is going to hit some form, while he is an all-singing, all-dancing, character, too, with touches of Seve Ballesteros. He's a cracking watch and this could be his week at great
odds of 50/1.
HONDA CLASSIC: The nonsense with Woods and McIlroy has to stop; they missed the cut in Abu Dhabi and got knocked out in the first round at the Accenture last week but we are heading into March and they need to play properly. I hope we see them play well in Florida, but I'll back
Charl Schwartzel at
11/1. He is playing awfully well and I see that continuing.
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