1 – What’s next, the stinger 2-iron?

Seeing a social media post about Tiger Woods and his tips for hitting a chip shot with a little bit of a draw had me rolling on the ground, laughing. When mid-handicappers get talking about their games, it is generally agreed upon that they have the “skull chip” and the “chunk chip” down pat; it’s the “chip draw” they really want to get polished.

2 – If memory serves me . . .

Don’t you just hate when you take the club back thinking “let’s hit the three-finger wedge,” only on the downswing you can’t remember which three fingers should be on the club?

3 – Consider this a PSA

It is Nov. 6. The Masters gets underway in 22 weeks. In case you were wondering when you’ll next eat pimento.

4 – When odds are listed as no chance

I don’t buy lottery tickets, but I get into skins pools. Go figure, because lottery tickets offer me way better odds.

5 – A definite bridge-burner

Hard to imagine that there was a time when you felt bad for Greg Norman and his 1996 Masters collapse. But now, you find yourself wishing Nick Faldo had beaten him by 12.

6 – Bad introduction

When the architect comes at me with a strong dogleg left on the first hole, you officially have me on the defensive.

7 – The what?

You’ve gotta have some sort of gambling sickness within you to study the odds to the Wide World Technology Championship, an event until about seven minutes ago you didn’t know existed.

8 – Excellence accentuated

There are a lot of very good munis in this country. Then there’s George Wright in Hyde Park, which blows pretty much all of them away.

9 – Dust off an old standby

Remember, media folks, Dec. 30 will be Tiger Woods’ 49th birthday. Take last year’s “48 Things About Tiger Woods,” add one more item, and you’re good to go.