I guess by now you have heard the shots taken off the course by Scott McCarron towards Phil Mickelson..and they were not golf shots ! Last week he called Phil a cheater because he used wedges made before April 1, 1990. These wedges were approved for competition by the USGA and PGA Tour.  The Tour could however implement a local rule banning these wedges – which I feel it may come to that eventually.

After further consideration, I feel Phil ( no pun intended ! ) has every right to use these golf clubs if they are deemed legal for competition. He is not breaking the rules in any way shape or form. He may have been one of the few who were actually smart enough to use this loop hole to their advantage. Phil stopped short of mentioning a lawsuit against McCarron for publicly slamming his reputation. I can tell you one thing, I would not want to be in the locker room when these two guys cross paths. 

I ordered my new conforming Titleist Vokey wedges yesterday. I will need them this year for US Open qualifying and several other events where my old square grooves will not be legal. I played the new ( or old ) legal grooves for over 20 years  through college and 10 years as a professional, so I will know what to expect. Many of the younger players ( guys probably 35 or younger) likely have never experienced playing these u- shaped grooves and it will surely be an adjustment for them.

Stand by..I can assure you there will be more on this topic, especially this week when commissioner Finchem addresses players at the Tour event this week. I have attended these player meetings. No media is allowed and players say what they feel in these closed forums. It will be controlled, but I can tell you one thing ..there will be fireworks we won’t ever see.