Players Finding the Rough is Tough

“The Sand Trap: ”

Is extra length really the way to ‘Tiger-proof’ a golf course. Growing the rough out may be a more effective, and fair, way to put the teeth back into many tour tracks.

Read ‘Players Finding the Rough is Tough’…](http://thesandtrap.com/”)

I’ve been saying this for years. The way to ‘Tiger-Proof’ a course is to bring the rest of the field into the competition by **shortening** the course and make the rough more unforgiving. Duh!

‘Reversing the Curse’ is a winning tale

[Boston Globe — Living / Arts News](http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living:) “Like the first Red Sox title in 86 years, Dan Shaughnessy’s new book almost didn’t happen. After the 2003 season came tantalizingly close to triumph, the veteran Boston Globe sportswriter and author of the 1990 bestseller _The Curse of the Bambino’ began chronicling the 2004 season that many Sox fans believed might finally be _the year.'”