In 2014, I wrote this post about the Augusta National golf course. Please read it before you go on.

Now, Masters Chariman Fred Ridley (you know, the one who did not disqualify Tiger Woods for signing an improper scorecard in 2013) says the ball has to be rolled back.

Ya know why?

Because his course is becoming obsolete, just like I said it would. So he thinks all of golf should play a rolled back ball so his course can still be relevant.

Wow. Typical Masters arrogance. (We don’t have fans, we have patrons. Gary McCord got bounced from the broadcasting crew because he said the fast greens had been bikini-waxed. Should he have said they were “slicker than snot”, instead?)

Fred, let me solve the problem for you. This is your tournament, you can do whatever you want (Tiger Woods, q.v.). Announce the bidding for the exclusive right for one golf ball manufacturer to make the Official Masters Golf Ball, to be used by all competitors during the Masters tournament.

The mfrs. will fall all over themselves trying to get the contract. The Masters organization (I don’t know what else to call it) will make tons of money on the deal, and you can keep progress at bay in your little corner of Georgia.

You’re welcome.

BTW, I usually have a Masters preview post most years. You just read this year’s version.