Sunday Reads

Greg Norman, the big anti-capitalist liberal technophobe that he is, writes in Travel and Leisure that there should be a competition ball.

There is absolutely no reason why we cannot have unique technology specifications for Tour players. The long hitters will still hit it long, the short hitters will still hit it short, and the best players will still be the best players.

Sally Jenkins writes about Michelle Wie and the ramifications of her play . John Huggan explains why Greg Owen is griping about losing his Open spot. Owen has a bit of a case, though it wouldn't be an issue if he hadn't WD'd from the qualifying. He acts as if it's an okay thing to WD from a qualifying. Maybe it is these days?

Here's The Scotsman reporting on the first round of qualifying. Brad Faxon, providing quite the contrast to Owen, flew over and is one more good round away from making it. M ark O'Meara previews the Open for The Scotsman. And this unbylined story looks at the life and hard times (particularly in majors) of Macdonald Smith, the sweet swinging four-time LA Open champion.