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Report: Tiger Woods, golfer and course designer, looking good in Mexico

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Move over, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, and Smylie Kaufman, the Big Cat is in Mexico. Woods was in Cabo San Lucas not to party and play barefoot golf, but rather to visit his newly opened 12-hole short course, The Oasis.

Golfweek’s Bradley S. Klein was on site at Diamana, and he reported Woods was relaxed, congenial, pain-free by all appearances, and putting on a traj display during an hour-long clinic

At one point, Woods flubbed a couple of wedge shots. “Uh oh, another slump,” he joked. Aside from this, however, Klein reports Woods looked like he had all the shots and the top-tier swing speed he showcased at the Hero World Challenge.

Klein’s piece is well worth a read in full, but this passage about the synchronicity between Woods’ approach to playing tournament golf and the task of a golf course designer is particularly interesting.

“In a way that has never been fully appreciated, Woods has a level of mental acuity upon which he can draw even while under tournament pressure. He says he thinks of golf “as a form of chess.” He thinks strategically, working backwards from the green to the fairway to the tee shot and plotting his way around the tract accordingly. It’s the kind of mapping that entails both precision and feel. It’s also how an architect works his way through a routing.”

The point is a good one: Woods is well-suited to design courses, and he’s shown an impressive level of innovation in his short-course designs and philosophical approach to his projects.

Unlike most players-turned-designers not named Ben Crenshaw, Woods work once he puts his Sunday red shirt in mothballs for good will be worth watching.

However, as Klein reported, and as we saw at the Hero World Challenge, it doesn’t look like that time is now. Let’s be grateful for that fact.

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LET pro gives detailed financial breakdown of first week on tour…and the net result may shock you

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On Friday morning, Ladies European Tour player, Hannah Gregg, took to social media to share her weekly expenses playing on the LET.

“Expenses of my first week on Ladies European Tour: Flights: $2600 Work Visa: $350 

  • Food: $377 
  • Caddie: $0 because I have an amazing Fiancé 
  • Hotel: $0 because  @GregChalmersPGA sorted me host housing for the week!  
  • Rental Car: +0 because the Tour Tee guys GAVE me their car  
  • Gas: $165 
  • Entry Fee: $130 
  • Lounge Pass for caddie: $50 
  • Gym: $0 
  • Yardage book: $0 
  • Total expenses: $3672 

Made cut, finished 54th, total earned: $1244 Factor in 35% tax on earnings. To break even, needed to finish 24th. To make money, 21st. Guess we have our goals laid out for next event!”

When factoring in Gregg’s free housing, free caddie and free rental car, it’s evident that most LET players would have to finish well inside of the top-20 to make any money.

With ridiculous amounts of money being thrown around in professional golf these days, it’s important to remember the other side of the coin as well. There are countless professionals out there who struggle to get by on their golf salary.

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54-hole golf tour deemed eligible for OWGR points…but it’s not LIV

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After a seventeen-month application process, a 54-hole golf tour was deemed eligible for OWGR points.

Unfortunately, for LIV Golf and their fans, it was the Clutch Pro Tour.

After the decision, which is effective immediately, OWGR chairman Peter Dawson issued a statement.

“This is a significant milestone for golf, and OWGR is deeply encouraged by the achievement and the continued efforts in developing the sport of golf in the United Kingdom.”

“We look forward to watching the progress of the Clutch Pro Tour as it continues to play a key role in the development of players from the region,” Dawson added.

The Clutch Pro Tour operates in the United Kingdom and features a 36-hole cut. It also has an open qualifying school.

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Charlie Woods attempting to qualify for spot at 2024 U.S. Open

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As first reported by Bob Harig of Sports Illustrated, Charlie Woods will be attempting to qualify for this year’s U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2.

The first stage of qualifying for this year’s tournament will be an 18-hole local event on Thursday, April 25th, in Port St. Lucie, Florida.

There will be 84 players in the field, five of which will reach the 36-hole qualifier that will take place in June.

Earlier this season, Charlie attempted to qualify for the Cognizant Classic, and struggled, shooting an 86.

If the younger Woods is able to qualify, he will tee it up in the same field as his father in a few months at one of the more historic U.S. Open venues.

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