November 2006

Did you see the Toronto Star news story about Paul Tracy suffering a broken right shoulder blade after a drunken ride on a golf cart.

I’m guessing he doesn’t know how powerful those carts are. They’ll bite you, if you don’t handle ‘em right.

Tracy, the Champ Car star, might have to miss the season finale after the accident near Las Vegas on Oct. 28, the newspaper reported.

Tracy suffered the injury after a golf cart he was driving landed on top of him after he tried to jump a sand dune, the Star reported.

Golf carts don’t usually have seat belts and are about as aerodynamically balanced as a doghouse.

” Sorry to say it was self-inflicted, ” Tracy said, the newspaper reported. ” I was at a party and had a little too much to drink, and we thought it was a good idea to go out on a golf cart and try and jump some sand dunes with it. ”

NOW he knows that golf carts have teeth !

Over at ESPN, Jason Sobel wrote an article that suggets Adam Scott may be the one who finally rivals Tiger Woods.

I’m not sure I’d lay that on a young man who took til November, after Tiger had put his clubs away for the year, to finally win a tournament on the PGA Tour.

Does he have Tigers old swing coach ? Yeah.

Notice the word old, or former. If El Tigre thought he was the man, he’d still have him. ‘Nuff said.

Does he have a swing good enough to challenge Tiger ? Maybe.

Is his mind strong enough to challenge Tiger ? Maybe.

Will he ever win a tournament with Tiger in the field ? Maybe.

Until then, he’s just another wannabe.

To read Jason’s article, use this link, and I highly suggest it, because he’s a great writer of golfing articles, even if he’s been too quick to annoint Scott as a rival. After all, a rival has to win every now and then or it isn’t a rivalry.

I’ve made the trip to the Florida Keys once in my life. I looked everywhere, but saw no possible way to build a golf course on that skinny little sandbar.

O’contraire, young man.

There’s the Key West Golf Club and now I’m trying to find a way to get back down there to play.

At the entrance to the island of Key West, Key West Golf Club’s 18 holes encompass over 200 acres of beautiful Florida Keys foliage and wildlife.

Golf legend Rees Jones masterfully designed the Key West Golf Course, an 18 hole, 6,500 yard course to be a challenge to players of all abilities. Come meet all the exciting challenges of the Key West Golf Course, including the infamous “Mangrove Hole” (143 yards, par 3 that is played completely over a field of thickly intertwined tropical mangroves).

Located in the heart of Key West, Florida the Key West Golf Club is the only Caribbean golf course in the United States. Key West offers enjoyment and activities to all ages including award wining restaurants, nightlife, diving, fishing and many other activities.

Next time you’re heading to The Keys, take your clubs. I will.