Trending: Quick Takes on Golf's Progress

I would've picked Tina Fey and Karen O, but at least Augusta National finally invited a couple of women to join its august membership roles. Naturally, Condi Rice and Darla Moore accepted on the spot.

My brief take on the week's big news story, and a few other interesting golf trends, is now up for your reading pleasure right here.

Bubba the Bender

I was as awed as anybody by Bubba Watson's hook from the woods on Augusta National's 10th hole in his Masters playoff victory. I do wonder, though: If Bubba were right-handed, could he have pulled it off? It's tough to make a slice curve as much as a hook, and the ball certainly would have stopped more abruptly on the green. Just thinking out loud...