-LPGA races for all the honors - Rolex #1, Rookie of the Year, POY, VARE and money leader. If you are a ladies' golf fan, you recognize the names: Shin, Tseng, Choi, Miyazato, Wie, Pettersen, Kerr, all in the running for the top spots. The LPGA, golf's 'global tour', finishes up the year with seven tournaments in five countries starting with the Navistar LPGA Classic down in Prattville, Alabama, this coming Thursday through Sunday. Malaysia, South Korea, Japan and Mexico tournaments are also hosting tournaments these next three months. (Seems like a rush to finish after the sparseness of the schedule the last two months.)
-Ladies who won't be in Prattville (from Seoul Sisters):
Just 27 of this week's Rolex Top 50 are in Prattville, with seven LPGA regulars among the absentees: #2 Shin, #4 Tseng, #5 Pettersen, #7 Wie, #9 Song-Hee Kim, #13 Inbee Park and #25 Matthew. Both Miyazatos jet back from Japan with different results from the Japan Women's Open: Ai-sama is still #1 despite finishing well off the pace of Mika-chan's maiden professional win, which moves her up 15 slots to #24.
-A lot of hacks are in the process of grading the boys who played in the Ryder Cup. Can't you hear Bobby Knight out there somewhere screaming at them for their complete ignorance of the game since they aren't playing? Seems kind of silly to me - did enough grading of youngsters in my time to want to do it never again.
-Just about time for breakfast and Diane's thinking the same. Guess I'll go share a table with her.
