I thought that reality tv was last year’s news. And I was hoping that—given how bad The Golf Channel’s “Big Break” is—that no one would try another golf reality series. But it seems that the folk at PAX television have other ideas. Starting Jan 23, PAX will be running seven episodes of a new golf reality series: The WGL Million Dollar Shootout.

In it, five teams of four golfers will compete for a million dollar prize. They’ll play in a scramble format for 72 holes, with handicaps figured in. Scoring will be kept by a point system, similar to the Stableford, in which they receive 8 points for a double eagle, 6 for Eagle, 4 for Birdie, 2 for Par 1 for bogey, 0 for double bogey, and minus 1 for a triple. Team handicaps will be determined by dividing the team total by 4.

The Masters Invitations are out.

I wasn’t invited.

Again.

I expect it will be the same next year, too.

Here’s a really sad story. An 81 year old woman died of injuries after being accidentally run over by her husband driving a golf cart. She died on their 60th wedding anniversary.

I recently ran across this November 2000 Golf Digest interview with Bill Clinton. In it, he revealed that he plays with Fat Shaft Irons.

Given what we know about his extra-curricular activities, that’s pretty funny.

And I thought I was obsessed with golf equipment.

The St. Petersburg Times has a blurb about a guy who buys 20 new sets of irons a year.