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Among the many things about which I’ve been mistaken – OK, wrong – add these to the list:

This 2013 U.S. Open championship, which begins Thursday under the threat of thunderstorms, is a nod to the past, a barometer of the present and, most likely, a referendum on the future.

Mathew Goggin and Robert Karlsson, who both reside in Charlotte, played their way into the U.S. Open on Monday, surviving sectional qualifying to earn spots at Merion next week.

Jack Nicklaus joked more than once Wednesday morning about how poorly he plays golf these days, as if that matters to anyone but him – and you get the sense it doesn’t really bother him. Nicklaus remains the game’s greatest champion, his 18 major championships the standard that still drives Tiger Woods, who will attempt to end a five-year winless spell in majors next month at the U.S. Open at Merion (Pa.).

A decade later, Annika Sorenstam still warms to the memory of her week on the PGA Tour.

Forget celebrity golf tournaments.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. On Wednesday morning, when the last bit of polish was being applied to the Stadium Course in advance of The Players Championship, word came that Vijay Singh had filed a lawsuit against the PGA Tour. Golf is now played outside the ropes.

How many times have you been given the same wise advice – be yourself?

Don’t think this is the last time players at the Wells Fargo Championship will be talking about the condition of the greens at Quail Hollow.

On Sunday afternoon, as a light rain turned steadily harder, Charles Frost, the head of instruction on pro Scott Davenport’s Quail Hollow Club golf shop staff, was busy doing the unseen work of bringing the Wells Fargo Championship to life.

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Ron Green Jr.
Ron Green Jr., a former Observer staff writer, will write golf columns occasionally for the newspaper.