After an amazing start to the 2011 NFL Season, The Back Nine returns with their weekly predictions on the upcoming week in the National Football League. Realize, the information being shared here is for entertainment purposes only and after going 12-3-1 in Week 1, one can only expect a disaster of a week coming up. So beware.

Maybe the PGA Tour has plenty of venues from which to place a tournament and they can afford to alienate one of golf's biggest supporters in the Jemsek's. And if that's the case, more power to them. But I have a hard time believing this is the image the PGA Tour wants to portray - that of an ungrateful, entitled, scorned, spoiled brat. Mickelson has every right to have an opinion on what he likes or dislikes in a golf course or even in a certain golf course architect. But for the sake of golf courses around the globe that host high profile events, how about you keep your mouth shut for once because it's not all about you Mr. Mickelson.

August 15, O'Fallon, MO - If Northern Ireland is the new capital of the professional golf world with recent major championships won by Rory McIlroy, Graeme McDowell and Darren Clarke one might consider St. Joseph the new golfing capital of the state of Missouri for similar reasons.

Francis Howell and Duke alumnus wins on the Hooters Tour in Playoff to win $28,000 with a dramatic chip in on the first playoff hole.

September 14 - WingHaven Country Club - The top amateur golfers, over the age of 25, have convened at WingHaven Country Club in O'Fallon, MO to compete for the title of 2011 Missouri Mid-Amateur Champion. Last year's champion, Harry Roberts is in the field, as well as other notable past Missouri Golf Association Champions such as Brad Nurski, Brian Haskell, Don Bliss, Dustin Ashby and David Lucks. Top area amateurs like Tom Barry, Patrick Riordan, Ted Moloney, David Johnson, Scott Edwards and Jack Eisenbeis are also in the field.

So Week 1 of the NFL season was a good start, but don't start forwarding these weekly projections to your friends claiming to have the next "great lock" of the week. In my best of years, I'll hit 60% of the games correct. So starting off with a 12-3-1 week leaves plenty of room to regress towards the mean.

Chris Brant wins for Iowa, Fighting Illini finish T6 in disappointing start to 2011 season, Missouri currently 6th after two rounds, Holtgrieve comes up short in bid for 4th Walker Cup.

Elgin, S.C. - September 9, 2011 - After opening the NGA/Hooters Tour's Woodcreek Classic at The Members Club at Woodcreek and WildeWood with a 67, Drew Lethem, of Overland Park, Kan., fired an 8-under 64 in the second round to carry a two-shot lead into the weekend.