Global Golf Post - January 24, 2011

‘BEAR’ THOUGHTS
Jack Nicklaus thinks
the rules of golf have
become too complicat-
ed, is happy these days
when he breaks 80 and
said his playing career
was basically over at age 40.
These were among a wide-
range of topics he touched
upon during a 23-minute
phone interview Wednesday
with Golf Channel Morning
Drive hosts Erik Kuselias and
Gary Williams.
Asked if he would change
any rules, Nicklaus said:
“Probably the whole book
should be changed. A USGA
rules official said that it was
much more difficult to pass
the rules test than the bar
exam. The game should be
simple.” Of his game: “I don’t
ever hit balls. If I break 80,
I am doing very well. I don’t
think I have played a complete
round since I finished at St.
Andrews in 2005.” On his
record 18 majors: “Eighteen
was just the number I hap-
pened to end up at. I caught
lightning in a bottle at the ’86
Masters, but for all intents and
purposes, my career was over
at 40. I never really worked at
it like I should have.”
here to listen to the
full interview.
WHERE’S THE BEEF?
Look for shares of donut
maker Krispy Kreme to soar
now that one of its biggest
devotees, Phil Mickelson, is
no longer a strict vegetarian,
a diet he adopted last year to
combat psoriatic arthritis.
“I was a strict vegetarian
for five months, but, ulti-
mately, it was doomed to fail,”
he said last week. “I’m trying
to have a better balance now
than instead of all protein. But
as far as the arthritis, that’s
something that will never go
away, but I was fortunate be-
cause I got on it right away.”
and Harrison Frazar
as full-line Title-
ist players. Those
switching to Titleist
golf balls include
Rocco Mediate,
Charles Howell III,
David Duval and Kevin
TIMES A CHANGIN’

Streelman. Davis Love III
has joined the Bridgestone
staff after several years with
Titleist. Love will play the
firm’s Tour B330-S ball and
a full complement of equip-
ment.