Has golf become information overload?

Ryder Cup team competition is by far my favorite televised golf event. It’s been a long two years since Boo galloped down the fairway, but this coming Monday the hype begins again. Everything will be analyzed to death by a horde of golf reporters. Frankly, I can do without their yakking.

If Phil and Tiger play together, so be it. If Fowler proves to be a wise choice, so be it. If the quiet Furyk takes a leadership role, so be it. Just let them play!!!

Back in “the day” there were three national publications and a few regional magazines dedicated to golf. Most golfers subscribed with game improvement as their objective. It was a simpler time and television was just beginning golf coverage. Now, we have even more print vehicles, a ton of online from web sites to eMagazines and a television channel dedicated to golf with their own web site of course.

At the risk of oversimplification, which I’m about to do, that’s entirely to much media dedicated to golf. If you’re like me, you have information overload! More and more I’m tuning out the talking heads and only coming back for tournament coverage.

Most of us play golf because we love the game, not the drama.

LPGA member, Conway native McPherson honored

MURRELLS INLET, SC (September 16, 2010) – Kristy McPherson has been honored with induction into the University of South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame. She was a three-time First-Team All-American; two-time South Eastern Conference (SEC) individual champion and SEC Player of the Year in her senior year. She has finished second in her last two LPGA events the CN Canadian Women's Open, where she closed with a 66, and the P&G NW Arkansas Championship, where she shot consecutive 68s in the final two rounds. Those two strong showings have allowed her to climb to 23^rd on this year’s LPGA money list.

Perkinson captures World Amateur Championship

MURRELLS INLET, SC (September 3, 2010) – Bobby Perkinson of Alcoa, TN made double bogey on the par-4 ninth hole at the TPC of Myrtle Beach on Friday afternoon. However, the 74-year-old retiree still shot his age for a net 3-under-par 69 and a one-stroke win in the nearly 3,100-player event. Three players tied for second place - Bob Butler from Massachusetts, Chetan Suman Dosh from India and Joseph Williams from West Virginia.

The Golf.com World Amateur Handicap Championship held annually in the latter part of August is a premier golf tournament. Utilizing more than 50-Myrtle Beach area golf courses the event is for every player with a verifiable handicap. As soon as we have the 2011 dates, we’ll get them posted. See you at the 19^th hole!