Friday Shorts

Another slow play debacle is in the works at Westchester. Check out Vijay's comments after his opening 68. You may recall that last year’s 5 hour weekend rounds – caused by players waiting on driveable par 4s and reachable par 5s – prompted the PGA Tour’s Slugger White to declare that something should be done about the ball. Mike Dougherty looks at ShotLink. Interesting how many players appear to be resisting the potential wealth of information it provides. The NGF's normally rosy outlook isn't so bright on the number of core golfers . Josh Thomson on how the Tour is setting hole locations, with a focus on Westchester. Bill Fields writes about the tragic passing of photographer Phil Sheldon and his many great images. Finally, it looks like 18 at Cherry Hills is just a bit over the top at 459 for the women.