Phil’s Top- 50 feat deserves some praise
I follow your World Ranking ( Tour Talk, Jan. 28), but when Phil Mickelson recently reached 1,000 weeks on the Top 50 list I saw no mention. That’s almost
20 years! Some tour members are barely that old. Dan Smith, Boise, Idaho
USGA shouldn’t waver on rules
Jaime Diaz (Final Say, Feb. 4) says recreational golfers who take mulligans,
improper drops and rake four-footers are de facto bifurcators. If so, they are
also de facto cheaters. I sincerely hope the prediction of USGA irrelevance
within 10 years proves wishful thinking. Paul Kinnel, Cedarburg, Wis.
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