Curtis Strange and Hubert Green are elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame: Hope nobody in the crowd makes any noise during Strange's induction speech.

Tiger Woods plays Oakmont Country Club for the first time, playing 54 holes in two days and pronouncing the course harder than Winged Foot and Augusta National: Gads, what will he think when the greens are fast?

Phil Mickelson switches teachers, replacing Pittsburgh native Rick Smith with former Tiger-tutor Butch Harmon: You know what they say -- if you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

Chocolay Downs, a new course in Michigan, is building a 1,007-yard hole that will be the longest on record in the world: Equipment manufacturers are already designing a new driver specifically for this hole -- an M203 Grenade Launcher.

The LPGA is hiring a company to teach the English language and social skills to the international players on tour: What's next, sensitivity training by Simon Cowell?