Groovy
Tod Leonard, of the San Diego Union Tribune, wrote a great article about the size of the grooves on clubs (Click Here for a link to the article). The article described how the square grooves on the clubs are more forgiving on shots that lie in the rough. The larger grooves allow for more of the clubface to reach the ball, providing a solid shot.
It was refreshing to see Arnold Palmer, designer of SilverRock in La Quinta, take a strong stance on his opinion of the grooves, or the USGA’s lack of a rule against them. It would be great to see some fo the legends from other sports (i.e. baseball) stand up for the ingetrity of the game. Jack Nicklaus has also voiced his opinion on the issue, however he feels that the advancement of golf ball technology is more to fear.
The article goes on to show how driving accuracy hasn’t really mattered recently with Tiger Woods ranking 139th, Phil Mickelson ranking 160th, and Retief Goosen finishing 176th. I’ve been in the rough enough to know that I’d much rather not be there, so it would be nice to see that the pros put more of an emphasis on keeping it on the fairway and reward good shots.