St. Louis - June 7 - The 5th Metropolitan Open Championship is set to tee off tomorrow at the Country Club of St. Albans featuring arguably the strongest field in St. Louis golf history; absent the PGA Tour coming to town.

It's OK to teach yourself. In the modern age of video analysis and Tiger's obvious understanding of the golf swing, he can definitely diagnosis his own faults and implement the necessary corrections. The time for this is on the range after a round or during a dedicated practice session when you aren't concerned about where the golf ball ends up. An hour before you are putting the ball in the air in competition, it's all about where the ball is going and nothing about fixing your golf swing.

Paul Azinger owns a dozen PGA Tour victories, including the 1993 PGA Championship, but there's no doubt his legacy is an accomplishment that occurred without hitting a single shot.

The 24th playing of the Normandie Amateur presented by Dent Wizard has brought the best amateurs in the Greater St. Louis area out to play. 2011 Walker Cup Captain, Jim Holtgrieve is in the field and in contention after posting a 1-under par 70 trailing the trio at the top who posted a 2-under first round score.

Scary and, in fact, vaguely inexplicable news out of Puerto Rico, as thieves robbed golfing legend Chi Chi Rodriguez of $500,000 in cash and jewelry. The robbery occurred at the Legado Golf Resort in Guayama.