OPENING SHOT
First the HSBC Champions and now the WGC-Mexico sees big names missing from the field. There is now a distinct feel that World Golf Championships have lost whatever status they once had and are now considered by Tour pros to be no more prestigious than regular Tour events.
TODAY'S TOP 3
Gary Woodland reflects on playing with Patrick Reed through rules drama
Gary Woodland had a front-row seat to the Patrick Reed controversy at the Hero. A week later, they were Presidents Cup teammates.

The young Euro Tour pro in the WGC-Mexico field whose inspiring story you need to know
World Golf Championships are reserved for the elite players in the sport, and joining that group this week for the second time in as many WGC events is Christiaan Bezuidenhout, who has overcome a number of arduous hurdles on the road to cracking the world’s top-50. For those unaware, Bezuidenhout’s …

Hall of Famer, trail blazer Mickey Wright dies of heart attack - Golf Digest
Mickey Wright, widely considered the greatest female golfer of all time, died on Monday of a heart attack, according to the AP. Wright was 85.
