How about this? A golf shirt which can breathe (no, not breed) and kill mosquitoes, though not necessarily at the same time. Of its mosquito-repelling qualities, the interestingly named Barnum Mow, president of Dockers Golf, says: "The future of performance fabrics is huge. The serious golfer wants to have every advantage he can over the course and his opponent." So, these shirts will soon be matched by "performance" slacks and socks.
Meanwhile, a leading fabric maker is predicting fibres which will change colour to match your mood. Which, however, may not be as enticing as it sounds. Apart from the fact that mosquitoes don't tend to be a major problem where I play my golf at this time of year, it hardly seems desirable to advertise one's on-course moods.
This day in golf history . . . . On January 13th 1951, Al Watrous beat Jock Hutchison in an 18-hole play-off for the USPGA Seniors' Championship in Florida. The event was notable in that Hutchison, winner of the British Open at his native St Andrews in 1921, was 68 at the time, conceding 17 years to Watrous, who was runner-up to Bobby Jones in the 1926 Open at Royal Lytham.
Teaser: A player rotates his ball on the putting green to line up the trademark with the hole. He did not lift the ball, mark its position or change its position. Is there a penalty?
Answer: Yes, one stroke for touching the ball other than as provided for in the rules (Rule 18-2a). Under Rule 16-1b and 20-1, a ball on the putting green may be lifted (or touched and rotated) after its position has been marked. If the player had marked the position of the ball before rotating it, there would have been no penalty.
