The Golf Watch

Bivens popularity drops amid tumultuous time for Tour

According to a report from SI, LPGA players met last Thursday for a dinner and one of the hot topics was Carolyn Bivens. 

Jim Gorant writes that players "aired their various grievances about her leadership."  This comes as no surprise as the dinner was held a day after yet another tournament was lost, the Kapalua Classic. 

Gorant reports that after the dinner, a letter was sent to LPGA president Michelle Ellis highlighting some of the concerns.

Players are working hard each week to keep fans interested through various social media efforts and to keep sponsors happy through pro-ams and other events. 

There's a chance the LPGA might be down to 10 or 11 US-based events for next year.  Annika Sorenstam's departure couldn't have come at a worse time. 

Tiger Woods continues to win two weeks before a major

What a great Sunday for watching golf.  On CBS, Tiger Woods beat out the red-hot Hunter Mahan and Anthony Kim to win his first AT&T National. 

And over on ESPN2, Morgan Pressel holed a 70-yard eagle shot on the par-5 17th to force a playoff against Eunjung Yi.  Pressel lost in the playoff. 

I was switching back and forth the entire day between the two tournaments.  One statistic that continues to amaze me:

-- Tiger has now won 46 of 49 tournaments (94%) when leading/co-leading after 54-holes.

That's about as close to automatic as you can get.