Golf Spelled Backwards

After winning the 2013 U.S. Open, Justin Rose got himself on the tee-vee. He headed to New York and made the rounds on a few talk shoes. That included what is almost becoming a tradition: the Masters and U.S. Open winners delivering a Top 10 List on the Late Show with David Letterman . And Justin Rose made the trip to the Ed Sullivan Theater to deliver Letterman's Top 10 on Tuesday, June 18. The video is below; if you want to skip watching and just read the list, look below the video. Top Ten Questions People Ask Me About Golf delivered by Justin Rose 10. "There is regular golf, there is miniature golf - how come no giant golf?" 9. "Why don't all balls have dimples?" 8. "Does Obamacare cover the yips?" 7. "Ever get tired of Jim Nantz whispering?" 6. "Would you let President Putin hold your trophy?" 5. "How often do you slap your caddy?" 4. "Is a threesome better than a foursome?" 3. "Can ...

Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia don't like each other. Their decade-long spat devolved into public insults just a few weeks ago. Can they get over it? The two stars took a step to putting the controversy (if not the dislike) to rest by shaking hands and talking on the driving range at Merion on Monday prior to the 2013 U.S. Open. But we think they can do more. We have 10 foolproof ways that Sergio and Tiger can put their problems behind them and move on to a better, healthier relationship. Top 10 Ways for Tiger, Sergio to Settle their Differences 10. Two words: hot tub 9. Agree to stop hating each other and start hating Matt Kuchar 8. Flamenco dance-off 7. 3-irons at 30 paces 6. Exchange flowers and chocolates 5. Call a moratorium on tricking one another with the ol' pull-my-finger routine 4. Acknowledge the homoerotic tension and agree to "take it slow and see where this leads" 3. Slap fight 2. Oil each other up, pump each other up for ultimate pose-off 1. Girl...

That would be the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Wow. What's the marketing slogan? "With a name like Waste Management Phoenix Open, it's got to be good!" I get it. Waste Management is a major and very successful company; the PGA Tour needs sponsors, it takes them where it can find them. Waste Management founders and leaders should be proud of their success; the Phoenix Open personnel surely are very happy to have a big-time company as their title sponsor. But still ... Waste Management. Eww. But it could be worse. It could be much worse ... Top 10 Rejected Names of the Waste Management Phoenix Open 10. Acid Reflux Phoenix Open 9. Open Sewer Phoenix Open 8. Hairy Mole Phoenix Open 7. Stinking Cesspool Phoenix Open 6. Painful Bunion Phoenix Open 5. My Butt Itches Phoenix Open 4. Yeast Infection Phoenix Open 3. Adult Diapers Phoenix Open 2. There's This Weird Thing on My Balls Phoenix Open 1. It Hurts When I Pee Phoenix Open

The Amy Mickelson-Michael Jordan affair rumor. You've heard it, right? It got started back in 2010, around the time Phil Mickelson was winning The Masters. To this day, type "Amy Mickelson" into the Google search field and Google will try to autocomplete your query to "Amy Mickelson Michael Jordan" or "Amy Mickelson Michael Jordan rumor" or "Amy Mickelson Michael Jordan affair." Amy is Phil's wife, of course. Michael Jordan is a good friend of Phil's main rival, Tiger Woods. I understand Mr. Jordan also played basketball, but can't really speak to that. I focus entirely on golf, you see. With a side business in unfounded, crazy rumors. Put the Amy Mickelson-Michael Jordan affair rumor in the "you've got to be kidding" file. There's not a hint of a scintella of evidence - evidence! what a concept! - of any Amy Mickelson-Michael Jordan affair. There's barely any evidence of an Amy Mickelson-Phil Mickels...

You might have heard the story about the Qatar Masters tournament rejecting Tiger Woods' demand for a $3 million appearance fee. We heard that story, too. But we also heard other stories - stories about other demands Woods made in order to appear at this week's tournament, demands Qatari officials all rejected. And, exclusively, we share those demands with you now: Top 10 Other Tiger Woods Demands Rejected By Qatar Masters 10. Practice balls with Hank Haney's face on them 9. Lockerrom towels must all have that Downy-fresh smell 8. Less sand - not just on the course, but in the entire region 7. The infidelity phone 6. Urinals with Hank Haney's face in them 5. Lavender-scented candles in all on-course portable toilets 4. For the fourth round, only red M&Ms in the lockerroom 3. Free membership in Hair Club for Men so Tiger can try to keep up with Rory's mop 2. Change name of Persian Gulf to Cablinasian Gulf 1. Blondes, and lots of them

You might have seen the stories that disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong plans to confess to decades of cheating in an interview with Oprah Winfrey. (If that confession surprises you, you are a blinkered Armstrong fanboy.) But cycling isn't the only area in which Armstrong has cheated. Oh, no sir. He's a huge golf buff and we've exclusively learned that, shockingly, Armstrong also plans to confess his golf sins to Oprah. What will he confess about golf? Glad you asked. Lance Armstrong's Top 10 Golf Confessions 10. Always used a non-conforming driver. 9. "Gained strokes" in the mountains, if you know what I mean. 8. Required all playing partners to inject themselves with Banana Boat sunscreen and Gatorade. 7. His gimme putts were not always inside the leather. 6. He only carried pencils with erasers. 5. When wishing opponents "good luck" on the first tee, he didn't really mean it. 4. His 2-Ball Putter only had one ball. 3. Always used ...

There's a golf club in Missouri that has a marketing deal with John Daly for the club's name. And that name is: John Daly's Murder Rock Golf Club. Now, Murder Rock is the place name of a Civil War-related site in Missouri. It's a historical reference. But if you're like me, you cringe a little when you see the combination of "John Daly" and "Murder Rock." The name was announced not long after Daly showed up with severe scratches on his face following a domestic disturbance with wife No. 4 - one in which he accused her of trying to kill him with a knife. Ouch! That's gotta smart! So I'm just saying that maybe this club (whose course has gotten great reviews, by the way) should have kept searching for a better name to pair with Daly's name. But it could have been worse! Spies tell me the club considered and rejected many other names before settling on "John Daly's Murder Rock." Ten other names, to be exact. Top 10 ...

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