Final Open Reads, Vol. 1

"For all the people who slammed me for making the changes, now you know why I did it," Tiger said, not hiding his decision to go to a flogging approach. Tiger's full interview is here. The home page for all the stats is fun, especially the stats showing the "precision" play by the final leaders. And here's Michael Campbell talk . Like Jason Gore, a class act who is well spoken and genuine. What do they have in common? They don't play on the PGA Tour.

MICHAEL CAMPBELL: The 17th hole will always be in my mind, forever. I played it in I think 9 shots, three birdies and a par. So it's going to be if I ever design a golf course, 17 will be in it. It will be exactly the same distance, same dimensions of the green, same I just love the 17th (laughter).

Cameron Morfit on Lewis Pullar, Jason Gore's quirky caddy (is that redundant?). Adrian Dater in the Denver Post writes about Cherry Hills, with information on the tough setup and conditions. Here's Art Spander's Saturday column on why Tiger Woods wouldn't win Sunday . Even the legends almost get it wrong sometimes!

In non-Open reads, Ron Whitten pays tribute to Mike Strantz . Will Shanley writes about the course being built in Holyoke, outside Denver. And thanks to reader Jim for this great column by Neil Clark in The Australian that looks at the demise of tennis, and the role the power game has played.