Who?

Dufner, Steele, Bradley...no offence but who are you?

The final round of the year's final Major is underway and hand on heart I haven't the faintest idea who any of the front runners are. I have said before that perhaps it's time for the USPGA to re-brand and become a global event. I was therefore extremely impressed by an excellent article crafted by John Huggan of Golf Digest. Huggan argues that for the US to hold three Majors is a fallacy in the age when the game has truly globalised: 'such an out-of-date, anachronistic bias has no place in a game where the very best practitioners today hail from all corners of the globe'.

Geoff Ogilvy seemingly concurs that the USPGA as it stands is at the bottom of the list of priorities for professional golfers in regard to Major championships: 'the lesser among equals'. His solution is to return to the matchplay format abandoned in 1958. Whilst that would be interesting, I prefer Huggan's suggestion of a truly global Major that travels around the world the finest courses each continent has to offer.

"Ooooh I could win a Major" Jason Dufner

As for this year's event I had hoped that one of the European contingent would rise to the challenge and help make it seven Majors in a row for the Euro tour. As it stands Karlsson, Donald and Hansen are making a good fist of it but Dufner at nine under is stating the case for fat putting grips. Glad I got mine yesterday!