Bamberger On Kite

In the new SI Golf Plus, Michael Bamberger does his typically excellent job, this time explaining why Tom Kite is taking up a spot on the regular Tour every week instead of playing on the Valiant Competitors, err, Champions Tour. You don’t have to be a subscriber to read it, but you do have to sign up for SI Extra. Also in the issue, Jim Kopenhaver pens a “My Shot” on how the golf industry fudges its numbers. That is not online yet. And in the “what Tour are you watching department,” guest instructor Wayne DeFrancesco writes that “with generous fairways and little rough, Tour courses are set up to give the top players a huge advantage because they’re all long bombers and great putters.” Since when did 25-30 yards become generous?