Jack Speaks and Other Reads
Saturday, July 2, 2005 at 09:29 AM Looks like his club membership didn’t buy Jack Nicklaus’s silence.
"I don't think they need more length," Jack Nicklaus told a teleconference Thursday. "Obviously Hootie (Johnson) does. I think it just makes it even more of a long-hitter's course."
Regarding the par-4 seventh, which will not play at 450 yards through a chute: "That green is not made to accept 3 or 5-iron approaches," Nicklaus said. "It's made to accept a wedge."
"For 20 years, I've been talking about how far the ball goes. I wish they'd put a cap on it... Believe me, there's nothing wrong with the ball. It just goes too far."
Kraig Kann tries to nicely say that he fears the latest changes will eliminate too many players and render the Masters boring. Peter Kostis has some excellent observations on the two Opens.
Meanwhile, St. Andrews is just around the corner. This story talks about how some of the bunkers got their names and another quotes Padraig Harrington on what he loves about the place: "Much of modern golf is very ordered and it's good to see it shaken up by places like these."
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