In this week’s Cut Line, the powers that be at the USGA make the right call for an Open qualifier, but the jury is still out on the Chambers Bay experiment.
Made Cut
Common sense goes 1 up. It’s not often that the USGA gets style points for doing the right thing (see “Bay Watch” item below), as opposed to what is correct according to the small print.
But in this case the USGA deserves kudos for allowing Alison Lee to switch her qualifying site this week for the U.S. Women’s Open.