Desperate time - Desperate measures

Golf lesson of the week: Make sure you don't let your golf clubs settle too close to your trunk latch.

Last month my trunk got stuck shut because some plastic from my golf bag wedged in the trunk latch. Worsening the issue was the fact that my purse was trapped in the trunk. It is amazing what the mind can come up with to rescue something valuable. One of my crazier, although not too serious, thoughts was, Maybe if I pay someone to run their car into the back of mine the trunk lid will be jarred open. However, my craziest imagined scenario went something like this:

[Find a police car and speed past it, so I get pulled over.]
Officer: May I see your driver's license and proof of insurance.
Me: Gladly, officer. Here is my insurance, but you'll have to break into my trunk to get my ID.

Fortunately, I am still of sound mind, so the option that won out was taking it to the dealer to pull out the back seat. Unfortunately, all the struggling to turn the key in the trunk ruined the key. That led to some discordance between my key and the ignition. Fortunately, I have the original key, so all the problems are now solved.

RWWGR Tiers

Tier I

Annika Sorenstam

Tier II

Lorena Ochoa

Tier III

Karrie Webb ↓

Cristie Kerr

Tier IV

Juli Inkster

Paula Creamer

Ai Miyazato

Jeong Jang

Shiho Ohyama

Michelle Wie

Pat Hurst

Mi Hyun Kim

Tier V

Yuri Fudoh ↓

OWGR Tiers

Tier I

Tiger Woods

Tier II

Jim Furyk

Phil Mickelson

Tier III

Adam Scott

Vijay Singh

Retief Goosen ↑

Ernie Els

Tier IV

Luke Donald ↑

Geoff Ogilvy ↑

Sergio Garcia ↑

Henrik Stenson*

Tier V

Padraig Harrington*

RWWGR Tiers

Tier I

Annika Sorenstam

Tier II

Lorena Ochoa

Karrie Webb

Tier III

Cristie Kerr

Tier IV

Juli Inkster

Paula Creamer

Jeong Jang

Ai Miyazato

Shiho Ohyama

Michelle Wie

Pat Hurst ↑

Mi Hyun Kim*

Yuri Fudoh*

Tier V

Se-Ri Pak*

Hee-Won Han*

Seon-Hwa Lee*

Natalie Gulbis*

Jee Young Lee*

* = New adds

OWGR Tiers

Tier I

Tiger Woods

Tier II

Jim Furyk

Phil Mickelson

Tier III

Adam Scott

Vijay Singh

Ernie Els

Tier IV

Retief Goosen ↓

Tier V

Luke Donald ↓↓

Sergio Garcia ↓

Geoff Ogilvy

RWWGR Tiers

Tier I

Annika Sorenstam

Tier II

Lorena Ochoa

Karrie Webb

Tier III

Cristie Kerr

Tier IV

Juli Inkster ↓

Paula Creamer

Ai Miyazato ↑

Jeong Jang ↑

Michelle Wie ↑

Shiho Ohyama*

Tier V

Pat Hurst

* = New adds

Bragging Interlude

Just a brief note to brag about one of my fantasy golf teams. At this point in the 4th quarter of PGATour.com's Salary Cap Cup I am 16th in the standings. I doubt the good fortune will continue until the end of the season, but "Hooray!" while it lasts. :)

Great Scott!

The tiers are back up because they give me a perspective to talk about things.

Despite only one win so far this year - and that in Singapore - Adam Scott has stealthily climbed to number 4 in the world rankings. Of course, big names like Vijay Singh, Ernie Els, and Retief Goosen have helped out a bit with their unimpressive play of late. With Phil Mickelson shutting down for the season, Scott can gain on him, but it is doubtful he could pass him at this point. It is unlikely that Scott will play more that 3 or 4 more events himself.

Jim Furyk is back ahead of Mickelson and should finish the year at number 2 playing a few more events before the season ends. It is also likely that Luke Donald will finish the year as the top European, but we'll see how that plays out.

OWGR Tiers

Tier I

Tiger Woods

Tier II

Jim Furyk

Phil Mickelson

Tier III

Adam Scott

Vijay Singh

Ernie Els

Retief Goosen

Luke Donald

Tier IV

Sergio Garcia ↓

Tier V

Geoff Ogilvy ↓↓