- I'm sure many most professional golfers would have no problem winning only twice on the PGA Tour if those two victories were the PGA Championship and the Players, but I'm sure Martin Kaymer will not be satisfied now that he has visited the winner's circle for the second time. Kaymer showed why he was the number one golfer in the world at one point, and while he stumbled a bit after the rain delay, Kaymer always seemed to be in control of his emotions. Kaymer was another player who, for some reason, could not transition his game from overseas to the US, but maybe now that he has adopted a "stop thinking about it" attitude, we will see the trophies come more rapidly for the talented German.
- I'm ready for the golf world to start freaking out about another Sunday slump for Jordan Speith. After the Masters, there were writers asking if he needed to win a major soon to validate his success. After struggling on Sunday at the Players, I'm sure the questions of whether or not Speith can close are going to start cropping up. They are ridiculous and unwarranted, and I'm sure Speith is going to win soon when no one expects him to. Remember, it took 4 years for Jason Day to win his second Tour title.
- Speaking of due to win, Jim Furyk has to put one of these away soon, right? For two years in a row, it seems like Furyk has secured bridesmaid status seemingly every week. The last two weeks Furyk was in contention to win, it came on the heels of a final round charge. Regardless, Furyk seems determined to make his way onto the Ryder Cup team this year after being left off the President's Cup team last year. Two years ago, Furyk was a captains pick for Team USA, and many questioned David Love III's decision to place Furyk on that team. I'm sure Furyk isn't going to want to give Tom Watson a choice.
- From here on out, I am penciling Sergio Garcia into my fantasy team for the Players Championship. If it weren't for a few careless bogies on the back nine, Garcia would have been dueling with Kaymer down the stretch, looking for his second Players Championship victory. Garcia is a curious case to me - each week he could win as easily as he could miss the cut. I never quite know where his game or his head is each week. This week, however, is a great sign, and if he keeps it up, that illusive major may be right around the corner.
- In the end, the PGA Tour made the right decision, but how they botched the Justin Rose should show that some of these old rules of golf need to be addressed. Of course, Rose's situation was different than most - he called in the potential penalty himself, and the potential violation, if truly noticeable, would be one many agreed with; however, the fact that they originally had to view the movement of the ball with an HD camera and STILL decided to penalize Rose shows where the mindset of rules officials are. They want to maintain the "dignity" of the game so much that they are going to penalize before giving the player the benefit of the doubt.
- My thoughts are with the family and friends of European Tour caddie Iain McGregor, who died after suffering a heart attack during the final round of the Madeira Islands Open. McGregor was working for Alastair Forsyth as they were playing the 9th hole, Foresyth's final hole of the day. Shockingly, after a delay, the European Tour sent players back onto the course to finish the tournament, which may have been the worst decision ever made by a golf tour. If it were a player, the tournament would have ended immediately. Still, an incredibly sad situation, and all the best to McGregor's loved ones on this day.
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