1 – Who’s really measuring?

Watching players go through the two-club-length procedure for a drop is always a lighthearted moment. It winds up being more like two-and-a-quarter-lengths it’s done so casually.

2 – It’s not much history

Keep in mind that “all-time” records on the PGA Tour are in most cases “all-time going back to 1980.”

3 – Sorting things out

If you start your round with an odd-numbered ball for odd-numbered holes and an even-numbered ball for even-numbered holes – nestled in your back right pocket, of course – consider yourself properly prepared.

4 – Odd, even becomes even, odd

Just remember, if you are playing a nine-hole course that odd becomes even and even becomes odd after the turn.

5 – Adjust your calendars thusly

Friday after Thanksgiving is an official golf-playing holiday. Ditto Wednesday before Thanksgiving.

6 – Some misses are better than the other

There’s more satisfaction out of missing an 8-foot left-to-right putt on the high side than the low side.

7 – Rightfully so, too

I don’t often hate, but when I do, it’s directed at fairway bunkers with big, steep daunting faces.

8 – Hey, 1 for 2 isn’t bad

Nothing like swinging beautifully at a 9-iron in the rough only to have it come out like a knuckleball. The flip side is, I flushed the acorn that I never saw.

9 – Golf is the one exception

I have zero use for self-checkouts. Except for in golf, that is. Golf is 18 holes of self-checkout every round you play.