- My thoughts go out to the family and friends of Katrina Dawson, who was killed Monday in the tragic hostage situation in Sydney. Dawson's father, Sandy, was the captain of the R&A back in 2013. Dawson, 38, was killed trying to protect a pregnant colleague during the gunfire.
- Apparently Sam Torrance is not a fan of Sir Nick Faldo. The former Ryder Cup captain was asked about Faldo's comments towards Sergio Garcia during the 2014 Ryder Cup, and Torrance's response was a passionate one:
"To say that right in the middle of a Ryder Cup, what was the a**hole thinking about? Really, it was pathetic from Faldo. I've no idea where he was coming from with that stuff. You can quote me on that, I don't care. He's an a**hole."
Torrance was an assistant to Paul McGinley during the 2014 matches, and captained the 2002 team, which included Garcia, to a victory in 2002.
- Has the US selected their next Ryder Cup captain. This week, Fred Couples told Golf.com that the Ryder Cup Task Force contacted Couples about the possibility of leading the squad in 2016. There have been a lot of people calling for Couples to lead the group after going 3-0 as the captain of the President's Cup team. No official word has been made yet, but it is become more likely that Couples will be the man in 2016. Still waiting word on whether the Task Force will contact Paul Azinger, the other man favored for the position.
- Is Rory McIlroy the next Tiger Woods? According to Colin Montgomerie, not only will Rory take his place in the world of golf, but Rory is already better than Tiger was. Monty came out this week and said that Rory is playing a level of golf better than Tiger did when Tiger was in his prime. Colin also said that Rory may very well sweep the majors, meaning that Rory would be the first person to complete the modern era Grand Slam, as well as become the first person to win six straight majors. I'm going to go ahead and doubt that as a possibility.
- The already crowded world of women's professional has just added another big name, as top ranked amateur Brooke Henderson announced this week that she was turning professional. The 17 year old Canadian tied for 10th at the US Women's Open last year and made the cut in every professional event she played in, as well as finished runner up at the US Amateur. Henderson has no status on any Tour, but expect her to use all six of her sponsor's exemptions. She should also receive an invitation to the US Women's Open on the heels of her top 10 finish last year.
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