I was watching the USGA Women’s Amateur when I heard Rich Lerner come up with another one of his ridiculous gems.
He was talking about a reunion of all past U.S. Amateur champions when he mentioned the name of Fred Ridley.
He first referred to Fred Ridley as “Chairman” of Augusta National, then caught himself using the NBC Sports non-approved pronoun and immediately changed it to “Chairperson.”
Well Rich, the last time I checked, Fred Ridley still not only a person, but also a man. So, yes, Mr. Ridley is the chairman of Augusta National and you looked like a buffoon on national television.
I know you work for a company that is drunk on woke, but come on man, do not be that kind of stupid. At this point you are just an embarrassment.
What happened to you Rich? You used to be a person we could trust to call it the way it was.
LIV Derangement Syndrome Has Been Taken To A Whole New Level
Professional Golfer Cameron Smith Photo courtesy of foxsports.com.au
I thought I have seen every little dirty trick the PGA Tour can come up with in their fight against LIV Golf and its CEO Greg Norman. I was wrong!
On Sunday final round of the first playoff event, the FedEx St. Jude Championship, Cameron Smith was handed a two stroke penalty for what the PGA Tour officials claimed to be an improper play during the third round.
Mind you, Cameron Smith was -11 at the end of his third round. With a victory, Smith could have overtaken Scottie Scheffler as the #1 player in the world.
Smith was definitely in contention until, oh, oh, the PGA Tour looked hard enough to find the infraction.
Just like that, Smith went from -11 to -9 and his chances of winning and becoming the #1 player in the world vanished with it.
I have no problem with professional golfers been held accountable for rules violations, but this one stunk like a skunk on a highway.
The infraction happened at the 4th hole during the third round and it was not until the morning after, and after the round was completed and the scorecard signed, the PGA Tour officials did not feel good about it.
If the PGA Tour had notified Smith during the third round, I would have gone along with it. Instead, they waited until the next day, right before Smith tee time to notify him of the infraction.
To me, that was a bunch of horse manure and deliberately done as to harm Smith chances at the #1 spot. Once the round is over the scores need to stand, period.
Sure, it is clear Smith took an improper drop and should have been penalized, but to wait almost 22 hours after the fact to notify him of the infraction was dirty and unprofessional.
With all the rumors of Smith leaving to go and play LIV Golf, and giving LIV Golf its highest ranked player today, Smith becoming the #1 player in the world was something the PGA Tour could not and would not allow to happen.
Next time, have some class and inform the player right away and not when the Tour feels threaten.
Garbage ranks higher than the PGA Tour and Cameron Smith has too much class to tell them.
Does the PGA Tour understands why players are leaving? Exactly!
