Not Yet Golfed Out

Here we are in round 2 of the big golf tournaments in the Lowcountry. The Senior PGA was a treat last week on Kiawah Island. Great weather, decent golf, and a good finish on Sunday. Before we talk about the LPGA's Ginn Tribute there's more local sports news out today.
College of Charleston Athletic Director Jerry Baker resigned his position today. Curiously, his boss at the CofC wasn't willing to talk.....or even return a phone call or email about his resignation. Sources have said for quite some time that Baker was being pushed out at the CofC and Baker's only comment was that "this is the right time to move on." If that's true then why wouldn't his boss want to talk about how much he'll be missed?

We were offered an interview with John Kresse, which is great, except he's not Baker's boss. That would be Fred Daniels who didn't even call to say he declined an interview....he had the schools Media Relations person do it for him. Whether or not in the end he was the right person right now for the job, Baker did help the Cougars make the transition to Division I a highly successful one. He hired John Pawlowski, Sherry Dunbar, and other coaches who have had NCAA Tournament success. I hear nothing but good things about the school's new President George Benson, but when an Athletic Director resigns after 15 years at the school shouldn't someone say SOMETHING?
Back to golf and it will be interesting to see what the crowds are like when the tourney tees off tomorrow at Rivertowne CC. While the PGA wouldn't say it, you got the feeling they were disappointed in the crowds at the Ocean Course. I still say it's a pretty good buy... for $30 this week you can watch golf from 7:30am to 7:30pm and get to see mother nature at her best.
As for the North Dakota fact o' the day. The largest city is Fargo with over 91,000 people (however since Fargo is right on the border of Minnesota it's actually considered the Fargo-Moorhead metro area which would add 34,000)