john solheim Stories - Waggle Room
Why the Tour, USGA, and Ping Need to Work Together
In Tim Finchem's presser this afternoon, he outlined three options that he feels the Tour has in terms of addressing the Ping Eye 2 loophole created by the Tour and USGA settlements with Karsten concerning U grooves. He seems hopeful that John Solheim will be willing to negotiate with him and the...
Reading Into Commissioner Finchem's Grooves Decision Today
On its surface, it would seem that the decision today by PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem to not delay implementation of the new grooves Conditions of Competition is cut and dry. Upon further inspection, though, the entire process really is intriguing. It's not completely certain how this whole...
The PING Release On Grooves is Easy to Debunk
If you're a conspiracy theorist, you're probably thinking that this entire grooves campaign was orchestrated on purpose by Acushnet and other manufacturers as a way of (1) prolonging the inevitable and (2) making the USGA look bad. Leave that aside for a moment and take a look at the this press...
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