Players fear distractions in trying to get information to volunteers who record the information in each group. And caddies believe they should be compensated for giving the information. They are making more money than they've ever made. It will make us a better product, which will in turn sell for money, which we will then play for more money, and then they will make more money because they all work on commission. It does not take a rocket scientist to do the numbers.
Every system has a few flaws to begin with.
Coming close Good thing Davis Love III won last month or Pebble Beach, or his agonizing streak of near-misses would be going strong. After winning that tournament by shooting a final-round 63, Love has been in position to win three more times, playing in the final group at San Diego, Los Angeles and Miami. He lost in a playoff to Phil Mickelson at the Buick Invitational, shot a 75 at the Nissan Open in horrible conditions to miss a playoff by two strokes, and was within three of the lead at the Genuity Championship, but finished sixth after a final-round 71. Love had gone 34 months between victories while amassing nearly 30 top-10 finishes. I'm just excited to be back around the lead a lot.