Allison Michelleti advances past the first week on Golf Channel's Big Break Atlantis. Michelleti, a native of St. Louis, is among 12 women competing for $50,000, various gift certificates at places like Dick's Sporting Goods, an endorsement deal with Adams Golf worth $10,000 and a sponsors exemption into the LPGA Tournament conducted at Kingsmill.

Taylor Swift and Angelina Jolie have Woods surrounded in Forbes List of the Top 100 Celebrities which was released on Wednesday. Woods came in 12th and Phil Mickelson, the only other golfer in the list, came in at 48. Woods was the top ranked athlete on the list.

We've all done it. Gone out to the driving range on a Sunday afternoon, possibly after a not so great round on Saturday, when it's 95 degrees out, sweating your butt off, banging balls, cussing at yourself because you just can't figure out what the heck is going on in your swing. Your coach or buddies have all done their civil duty of telling you exactly what you are or aren't doing (by the way, they all notice something different), but no matter how hard you try, you just can't get it. I have bad news. You'll never get it.

Kirkwood's Ben Crancer entered the day a single shot behind 18 hole leader, Corey Connell of Cape Central in the Class 4A State Championship. After near misses the past two seasons, Crancer will have to settle for a 2nd place finish in his final bid at a High School State Championship. The Kirkwood senior will be teeing up for Texas A&M next year and likely in the mix for a NCAA Championship with a thriving Aggies golf program.

The Class 3A Missouri State Championship is shaping up to be a fantastic finish to the 2012 season at Rivercut GC in Springfield, MO.