A few observations on all things golf-wise:

OK, I get it – Tiger Woods’s “new old” swing looked pretty good at last weekend’s Hero Challenge event, but here is a question no one else seems to be asking: if the original reason why Tiger got away from his old (pre-Hank Haney) swing was because he wanted to take pressure off his left knee and back, and now he’s going back to that swing some eight years later (and older), isn’t that going to risk impacting the very same body parts he changed his swing for to begin with?

Oh sure, now everyone is going to pick Tiger for every major in 2015, but I think given his age and the wear and tear he has put on his body that it’s equally likely he suffers an injury (back or leg) or two that takes him out of action for an extended period of time.

While you have to hand it to Bill Horschel for winning the 2014 Fed Ex Cup, fact is, he just got hot at the right time. Any forty or so golfers on the planet could have done the same thing. If you’re looking for the real deal out there, Jordan Spieth is coming into a class all by himself. It will be really interesting to see if he and Rory McIlroy could generate some sort of rivalry in the years ahead.

I understand lots of folks are excited about Rickie Fowler and are projecting him to have a big 2015, but until I actually start see him win tournaments, as much as I like him, I won’t believe it.

I understand the 2014-2015 PGA Tour season is already underway with those fall events no one but the most avid golf fan watched, but until January comes with those Hawaiian events with green grass, blue ocean vistas, and palm trees it won’t feel like a new golf season is upon us.

How to explain Tiger’s crappy short game last weekend? He says it’s because of his transitioning to a new swing, but I don’t believe it. Your short game around the greens shouldn’t change because you’re adopting a new swing. Your short game is your short game. Just watching these clips makes you wonder what the heck is going on.

Forget about TPC Sawgrass, now this is what you call an island green!