Ryan Palmer throws a 62 on the scoreboard at Colonial.

James Kingston leads BMW; Big names struggle.

Floods force Pure Silk Classic first round to be reduced to 12 holes.

Michael Putnam leads in Mexico.

Haas, Waldorf early leaders at Senior PGA.

And away we go...

Euro Chief George O'Grady out-Sergio's Sergio.

Sergio says O'Grady's remark was unfortunate.

Fuzzy Zoeller says feud will blow over.

Back to actual golf stories.

Memorial hoping to limit spectator cell phone use:  "It's an odd predicament for golf's ruling bodies. After all, the sport's financial lifeblood is large corporations which buy the most ad time and gobble up tournament sponsorships. Those are institutions run by businesspeople who need to be linked to their office by a cell phone. Yet most governing bodies disdain anyone having cell phones on the course during tournament play."

Brandt Snedeker has what sounds like an extremely painful rib condition:  "What essentially happens is your bones regenerate a little bit every year. In "low bone turnover," which Snedeker experiences in his ribs, the bones don't regenerate quickly enough, causing them to become brittle and break, as they have four times in the last six years."

Umm...stay away from this mini tour course.

Here's your May 23rd Pin Sheet:

Let's get it out of the way early.  Here's the reaction to Sergio's "joke" and Tiger's response.

Martin Rogers:  "The Spaniard's words took a soap opera founded on mutual dislike, but one that was amusing, entertaining and occasionally childish, down a thorny path littered with racist undertones that golf wants no part of.

In a split second he ensured that his part in the pantomime is now most certainly that of villain, and those who sympathized with him in his dispute with Woods will now rapidly scatter."

Rex Hoggard:  "By most accounts Garcia’s apology appeared from the heart and genuine, not that words could ever absolve him of culpability. But it’s Garcia’s inability to acknowledge the fact that, in 2013, he should have known better that is the most baffling."

Jason Sobel:  "When analyzing, examining and debating this latest headline-grabber from all angles, we should keep this information handy. Garcia likely invoked the fried chicken line because it was the first thing that popped into his mind – and he always says what’s on his mind. By the same token, he profusely apologized for the comment because he honestly and sincerely regrets it; though, it can be argued whether he more greatly regrets the racially charged insinuation itself or the maelstrom it has caused."

Robert Lusetich:  "Who wouldn’t feel sick at the thought of their private jet — fueled not by earnings on the golf course, but by adidas sponsorship money — flying away without them? Athletes have a way of issuing the deepest of apologies when their lavish lifestyle comes under threat."

Jemele Hill:  "The idiocy of Garcia's comments stands on its own. But what's far more unacceptable is that PGA Tour officials haven't responded substantively and stepped in to suspend Garcia. It doesn't matter that Garcia made these comments while on the European Tour. The PGA Tour can't stand by and let its most prominent golfer be insulted."

Gregg Doyel:  "So this is how we'll remember Sergio Garcia. Not as the great golfer, because he's never quite been that. Not as the head case, though he definitely has been that. Not even as the whiner, the moaner, the guy who complains about every little thing and even spits into the damn hole in the middle of a round.

Those are parts of his character, part of who he is, but that's not how history will remember Sergio Garcia.

We'll remember him as the racist."

Kyle Porter:  "Now, as explosive as this has become, we won't hear a peep from either about the other for (maybe) the rest of their careers. It's not worth it to chirp now and both know it. More importantly, both of their management teams know it."

Now for the actual golf stuff:

Guan Tianlang to play in Memphis.

Fred Albers wonders if Colonia should switch to Bermuda grass:  "Should Colonial consider replacing bentgrass with bermuda greens?  The only way bentgrass can survive the Texas heat is by keeping it moist with water and letting the blades grow long. Neither of those is conducive to championship golf."

Els not worried about losing belly putter:  ""I wasn't even putting that great at the Open, maybe in the bottom 10 on the putting stats at Lytham, so I don't think I could have won the Open using a shorter putter," Els said. "I'm in a much better place now, and I feel that I can get back into using the shorter putter in the near future."

Rory denies rift with McDowell:  "I know what I said yesterday and I guess at the time I meant that but it is what it is and it's water under the bridge and away we go," McIlroy said. "I spoke to Graeme yesterday afternoon, and when we got back to the hotel we had a chat. Everything's good. So there won't be any quid pro quo at the wrong time the next few days or any stuff like that.

Rickie Fowler planning $100k donation to Oklahoma tornado relief. 

First round of Pure Silk-Bahamas Classic cancelled due to large quantities of water falling from the sky.

Here's your May 22nd Pin Sheet:

Note - Sergio Garcia will hold a press conference at 9:15am.  

Sergio makes "fried chicken" joke about Tiger, quickly apologizies.  This will never end.

Speaking of things that will never end, here's some opinions about the anchored putter ruling:

Rex Hoggard:  "The TOUR's statement said player input will be collected before a decision is made whether the circuit will follow the new rule. The next Policy Board meeting will be in early July at The Greenbrier and the Player Advisory Council doesn’t currently have a meeting scheduled, although one Tour official admitted, “that might change.”

Jason Sobel:  "Individually, each argument reeks of common sense – even those which contradict each other. And therein lies the greatest dilemma: There is no right or wrong here.  Unlike drug testing on the game’s elite levels (“All for it,” we say) or slow play (“Let’s erase it,” we contest) or participation (“Need to fix it,” we cry), there is no universal recommendation for the anchoring rule."

Farrell Evans looks at the five players with the most to lose following the ruling.

Robert Lusetich:  "Simply put, anchoring a putter is like a rifle shooter going to the Olympics and using a tripod. Anchoring helps sooth the nerves and makes it easier to sweep those little ones in, so it is a competitive advantage."

Webb Simpson tweets in favor of bifurcation.

Right.  Let's move on.

Here!   Something different!  Something about Lee Trevino!  And Happy Gilmore!  Lee says he wouldn't have done the movie if he knew about all the potty language!

And Look!  Slow play!  Remember slow play?  Martin Kaymer wants to get rid of it!  Sure, it's buried in the anchored putter discussion, but hey, that's German efficiency for you:  ""Now it would be interesting to look at slow play, it's unbelievable sometimes how slow players are and I think we should push that topic for sure."

Even better!  It's Rickie Fowler!  And he's doing stuff!

Yikes.  Thank goodness there's golf tomorrow.  

Here's your May 21st Pin Sheet:

Anchored putters are banned beginning in 2016:  "Nearly six months after first proposing a change to the Rules of Golf, the sport's governing bodies on Tuesday announced that anchoring the club in making a stroke will be banned, effective Jan. 1, 2016.  New Rule 14-1b means that players who use a belly putter or long putter will no longer be able to hold the butt end of the club against their bodies while making a stroke, although the clubs will still be allowed -- provided they are not anchored."

Oh, good.  Tiger won't clear air with Sergio:  "When asked Monday whether he had felt compelled to call Garcia and defuse the situation, Woods replied simply: “No.”  Then he smiled."

Meanwhile, Sergio isn't backing down:  "This is not just one thing; this has been going on for a long time," Garcia said. "It's happened in other tournaments. The problem is I'm one of the guys that just has to say something. A lot of people think about it, but don't want to say anything. Tiger can and will beat me a lot of times in tournaments but he's not going to step on top of me. I'm not afraid of him."

Annika remembers her appearance at the Colonial in 2003:  "“Ten years later, I still hear new stories surfacing from people who drove from everywhere to be a part of it, who say they were inspired by it,” Sorenstam said. “I hear from parents with daughters who say it really showed them that if they have a dream, they need to follow it. I think people connected with it because they could see themselves, that if they wanted to achieve something, they have to face their fears and take the opportunities that are there for them.”"

If only Tiger and Sergio would learn something from Annika's grace and poise.

Robert Karlsson overcomes yips, qualifies for British Open:  "Karlsson overcame his bout with the yips, regained his PGA Tour card at Q-School in December and took another step toward closing that dark chapter in his career when he calmly rolled in the 15-footer for par at the first extra hole at Gleneagles to earn his 12th start at golf’s oldest championship."

Guan Tianlang will play Memorial.

Sang-Moon Bae notches first career victory.

Graeme McDowell wins Volvo World Match Play.

Mark Anderson wins Web.com BMW Pro-Am.

Jennifer Johnson wins Mobile Bay LPGA Classic.

Peter Uihlein earns first professional win at Madeira Islands Open.

Rex Hoggard tells the story of Ken Venturi's 1964 US Open triumph:  "But it was that scorching day in June 1964 that will be remembered. When Everett advised him after the third round that he was in danger of suffering heat stroke if he kept playing, Venturi shrugged, “I’ve got nowhere else to go.”"

Luminaries remember Venturi:  "If there is some sense of fairness, it is that Ken was inducted into a Hall of Fame that he very much deserved to be in and, in fact, should have been in for many years. While I know he was not able to be there in person for his induction, I am certain there was an overwhelming sense of pride and peace that embraced Ken. It was a dream of Ken Venturi¹s that became a reality before he sadly left us." – Jack Nicklaus

Bob Harig recounts Venturi's '58 Masters going head-to-head with Palmer:  "He ruled Palmer had to play without relief. An argument ensued, and Palmer eventually played the ball, gouging it out of the turf, hitting a poor chip past the hole, then two-putting for a double-bogey 5. Venturi had made par and assumed the lead.  

Or so he thought.

Feeling he had gotten a bad ruling, Palmer announced he was playing a second ball. This time, with a drop to a clean lie, he chipped up near the hole and made par. The twosome played on, waiting for a rules committee to decide Palmer's fate."

Robert Lusetich remembers Venturi the man:  "Venturi once said he measured every decision he’d made in life through one simple prism: Would his parents be proud?"

Short miss dooms Keegan Bradley at Byron Nelson.

Luke Donald seeking BMW Hat-Trick.

Nicolas Colsaerts saves par from the restroom.

Probably don't ask for directions on the course from this guy.

Here's Your May 17th Pin Sheet:

Keegan Bradley posts course record 60 to open Byron Nelson.

Four tied atop the leaderboard at Web.com BMW Pro-Am.

Lexi Thompson tied for the lead at Mobile Bay LPGA Classic.

Volvo Match Play latest.

Rory McIlroy changing management companies.

Neil Coles to step down as Chairman of European Tour Board of Directors.

Donald Trump suing over wind turbines near Scotland course.

H/T Devil Ball Golf for this.  Bored at work today?

Bo Van Pelt receives odd birthday cake in Bulgaria.

Here's Your May 16th Pin Sheet:

Other marshals speak out on Woods/Garcia incident:  On Tuesday, North clarified his version of the story in an interview with GolfChannel.com.  “I didn’t want to impugn the character of Tiger Woods or the Sports Illustrated writer,” said North, a pilot with FedEx who has marshaled at The Players for 30 years. “I was just answering a hypothetical question.”

Rex Hoggard is hoping this is the end of the saga: "If this doesn’t clear up at least this portion of the controversy for the conspiracy theorist then nothing will. Although the timing is suspect, Woods heard the marshal say Garcia had already played.  We’ve learned from this ugly episode that, in this case, it seems it is the marshals who needed a “Quiet, please” sign; and that the smallest amount of contrition could have gone a long way."

Mark Cannizzaro of the Post chimes in on Tiger:  "The problem for Woods is that, post scandal, it is difficult to trust him because of how badly he duped not only his then-wife, but the world. So when incidents like what occurred Saturday occur, there is more scrutiny than before."

Sigh.  Rocco Mediate tells of asking Tiger for an autograph:  "When Mediate returned to the locker room later that day, he found that Woods had returned the materials, but had not signed the pin sheet and had simply signed his name with no inscription to the picture of the two combatants. According to Mediate, he threw them in the trash."

In case you aren't sick of this nonsense, here are golf's best feuds.

Tiger and Phil are among 50 highest paid athletes.

HP Byron Nelson could move to Dallas beginning in 2019:  "The HP Byron NelsonChampionship has entered into an agreement with the PGA Tour and the Trinity Forest project that would move the event from Irving, its home the past 30 years, to Trinity Forest Golf Course starting in 2019, assuming everything goes forward as scheduled with the project."

Luke Donald finally receives his cow from Japan victory:  "The tournament is in Miyazaki, which has a breed of cattle with the same qualities as the ones found in Kobe, and the meat is similarly heralded. The cows get names, are rumored to drink beer and get massaged with sake, and have a high amount of fat that is prized by those who can afford to eventually eat it."

Jason Dufner looking to turn his season around, starting with HP Byron Nelson.

Jason Day puts 1-iron in the bag.  Good luck with alllllll that.

Guan Tianling tees it up again on TOUR.

Dottie Pepper joining ESPN's golf broadcast team.

Farrell Evans asks the big one, Is Tiger Likable?  "No tour player has been that forthcoming about his personal feelings toward the 14-time major champion. There were those who were critical of Tiger's character after the revelations of his sordid extramarital affairs in late 2009, but no one tried to use that moment to give a portrait of the whole man and what kind of guy he would be to have a beer with."

Jason Sobel wonders if a major is next for Tiger:  "The following sounds like something whipped up by Aesop, who was sort of like the Johnny Miller of ancient Greek storytellers.  There exists a tiger who wins everything. When he is supposed to win, he wins. When he isn’t supposed to win, he still wins. He wins everything, it seems, except for those things he most wants to win. It is these crowns which leave him stymied, his pursuit of personal greatness stifled by the weight of his own expectations."

Randall Mell also uses Greek Mythology to say Sergio needs to stop playing the victim card:  "He’s the king the gods punished by compelling to roll a boulder up a hill, a damned task in that he spends eternity trying over and over again to roll the boulder to the top, only to see it roll back down without ever reaching the peak."

Jason Whitlock contends the Wussification of America is complete thanks to the Sergio-Tiger feud:  "My point is a wimpy, underachieving golfer displaying petty envy, whining about crowd noise and bitching that he doesn’t like the most popular golfer in the world isn’t much of a feud. It’s an episode of Glee.  Ali vs. Frazier, now that was a feud. Ali repaid the kindness and compassion Frazier displayed during Ali’s boxing banishment by labeling Frazier an Uncle Tom and a gorilla."

Doug Ferguson has more on Tiger's reputation coming under fire:  "To suggest Woods purposely tried to distract Garcia is a stretch. It was hard to even see Garcia from where he was in the trees. But it was silly to hang this on ''the marshals,'' unless he mistook any of the hundreds of people around him as marshals."

Hall of Fame process under review:  "One element of the Hall of Fame that becomes confusing is players being inducted in the prime of their careers. The minimum age to get on the ballot is 40. Phil Mickelson was inducted when he was 41, and he has won twice more since then. Ernie Els won a fourth major after his induction."

Very clever.  Purgatory Golf Club in Indiana releases their own App.  (Thanks, Rick, for pointing this out!)

Tiger commits to Memorial.

Marc Leishman hoping golf can help Newtown.

Dustin Johnson withdraws from Byron Nelson (back).

Louis Oosthuizen a GTD for US Open (impending baby).

Nick Faldo to play Open at Muirfield.

Here's your May 14th Pin Sheet:

John Hawkins takes a look at the Tiger-Sergio feud through the years:  "The Woods-Garcia feud began on the evening of Aug. 28, 2000 – barely 24 hours after Tiger holed that gimme in the dark to win at Firestone by 11 shots. As NBC’s golf anchor pointed out a couple of times on the weekend telecasts, Tiger didn’t appreciate Sergio’s end-zone dance after he beat Woods in an 18-hole, made-for-TV match known as the Battle at Bighorn."

Garcia sticking with his version of events:  “I don’t know, it sounds like I was the bad guy here,” Garcia said after the final round. “I was the victim. I don’t have any regrets or anything.”

Course marshals evidently did not give Woods the "all clear".

Inside Tiger's bag.

Players most watched non-major since '06.  Class, can anyone guess why?

Sign the petition to allow TOUR players to wear shorts!  Brilliance from Taylor Made and Ashworth.

Golf.com has an amusing look at what to and what not to yell at golf tournaments.

US Open Odds.

Here's Your May 13th Pin Sheet:

Tiger wins Players.

This may have had something to do with Sergio not winning the Players:

Tiger has last word at Players, writes Rex Hoggard:  "On Sunday, he hit just one driver and, other than the 14th hole, looked in control at a golf course that hasn’t always had a friendly-confines feel to it. With respect to the so-called “fifth major,” The Players looked strangely like a U.S. Open tuneup. If he can beat the best at TPC Sawgrass with fairway woods, wouldn’t Merion, which will measure in under 7,000 yards, succumb to a similarly measured approach?"

Bob Harig writes Woods is indeed getting better:  "His game has definitely progressed,'' Wittenberg said. "It's getting better and better each time I see it. I thought he played fairly well at Torrey, especially with his iron game. I know this golf course doesn't really stress him out as far as having to make him hit drivers. But all in all, he was pretty zipped up and had very good control over the golf ball and made a few putts.''

Kyle Porter wonders if this could be Tiger's best season yet:  "In 2000, the year most revered as Tiger Woods' best season, the man in red took home four PGA Tour stroke-play titles by May 28 when, on that date, he won the Memorial at Muirfield Village Golf Club.  This year, he has bested that date by 16 days -- and, in the process, set a new personal record for shortest time to four wins in a season."

And he apologized to his mom for making the tournament so close!

I'm not going to copy and paste any text.  Tiger had another issue with a drop, you can read about it here.

Lindsay Vonn makes an appearance in Ponte Vedra.

Belen Mozo takes fan to prom.  Legitimately cool story.  "Notte, who has a neuro-developmental condition, first met Mozo two years ago when attending the Wegmans LPGA Championship, one of their five major tournaments, in Rochester, N.Y. Notte became infatuated with Mozo, a striking woman who has appeared in ESPN The Magazine's 2012 "Body" issue, so much so that he began to take up golf after meeting her. In learning to play the game at Gettysvue Country Club, he had to overcome neurological, vision and hearing challenges."

Royal Melbourne to host World Cup in November.