1 – Handling charge: Sloppy

It was truly disheartening to watch the Claret Jug be carried out to the 18th hole ceremony by a man who was not wearing white gloves. Proving once again that Lord Stanley’s cup is the only trophy properly revered.

2 – He is no “Wee Ice Mon”

Should you wonder what to make of Tiger Woods’ lost season that saw him miss three straight cuts in the majors and play 11 rounds without one sub-par effort, here’s a suggestion: Refresh yourself on what 41-year-old Ben Hogan did in 1953. Laboring with a body that had been horribly demolished a few years earlier, Hogan won five of six tournaments he entered, including the Masters, U.S. Open, and Open Championship. In other words, Hogan proved what Woods couldn’t – that you can play a limited schedule with great success.

3 – Sch is taking over

Scheffler + Schauffele = schadenfreude.

4 – A very scary word

Very few words in golf give me the chills, but “gorse” is one of them.

5 – And here are four more

The most daunting phrase in golf is, of course, “hard left-to-right.”

6 – But this is one we like

On the bright side, “no carts today” brings a smile.

7 – Bring back some style up top

Baseball hats during the Open Championship seem so wrong. We need more Irish Tweed or Turnberry Plaid flat caps, or maybe a baker-boy or two.

8 – Be patient

If you’re already missing those 6 a.m. TV views of links, fear not. The Irish Open begins Sept. 12 at Royal County Down.

9 – Just making it up

First of all, what’s a golf writer doing using the word “incalculable” in a question to a guy who has his own dictionary, as Bryson DeChambeau proved by correcting it to “incalculatable,” which is not a word.