Tough bananas.

RB – what does this have to do with anything ? Blumenherst is a tour rookie. She had an outstanding amateur career, but that means absolutely zilch as a professional…unless your name is Wie, of course… Tours protect the veterans – that’s the way the game is played.

She’s going to make a good check in a tournament she really hasn’t earned her way into. If she plays well in the first three tournaments, don’t be surprised to see her in the Kraft Nabisco anyway.

(still – unless you’re a tour veteran – that’s a silly rule – either don’t allow the exemptions into these tournaments, or allow the cash on the money list if someone thinks you’re supposed to be in the field)

Ji-Yai Shin got into one of last year’s early-season Asian swing events on a sponsor exemption and the money she won from her top 10 (or was it better?) finish wasn’t counted toward her single-season total. She still ended up #1 on the money list. Bottom line 1: if Amanda’s got the game, she’ll get into the KNC under any qualifying system. Bottom line 2: the LPGA needs more full-field domestic events before the KNC and needs to open up the Asian swing by getting as many full-field events in it as possible.

and with Borg and McEnroe there at the same time, tennis was never dull.