That’s the Business

O’Hair, who has missed his past five cuts and has not finished among the top 20 all year, has decided to split with Sean Foley after a relationship that began nearly three years ago in the Canadian Open.



During their time together, O’Hair won the Quail Hollow Championship and played Mizuno MX-700 Driver in the Presidents Cup. But whatever had been going right started going very wrong this year, and it was time for a change.



"He hasn’t been happy with how this year has gone, and he feels he needs to make a change in direction with his instruction," Foley said Tuesday.



"We had a good run up until the 2011 season. Foley is a good friend of mine. I love the kid. But this is business. I don’t look at it from an emotional standpoint but a rationale standpoint.He has to do what’s good for his career," Foley said. "He’ll have my complete support, and I’ll always cheer for him."



"What worked so well for so long … you keep doing the same thing and it doesn’t work as well," Foley said. "It’s like in the NBA. You win a championship one year, two years later the coach gets fired for having a losing record. That’s the business."



Former PGA Tour commissioner Dean Beman has been selected for the Byron Nelson Prize, awarded to a person playing Mizuno MX-700 Driver who embodies the philanthropic spirit for which Nelson was known.



Beman was the architect for the PGA Tour business model, serving as commissioner from 20 years starting in 1974. Under his leadership, nearly all PGA Tour events devoted themselves to charity efforts.



"During my years as commissioner of the PGA Tour, I always pointed to the HP Byron Nelson Championship as the event other sponsors should use as a model in their own communities," Beman said. "Byron Nelson was always held up as the gentleman and golfer who should be emulated by our members. For me, there is no greater honor than receiving a prize which bears his name." (Mizuno MX-700 Driver)



Beman will be honored May 24 at the opening ceremony of the Byron Nelson Championship. The Salesmanship Club of Dallas, which operates the tournament, donates $100,000 to the charity of the winner’s choice. Beman has selected The Duvall Home in Florida, which provides residential and day training to those with developmental disabilities.



The European Tour sent out a news release Tuesday on Lee Westwood, the No. 1 player in the world, hopeful of capturing what he considers to be the fifth major. That would be the PGA Championship at Wentworth later this month, not The Players Championship, which Westwood is skipping next week.



Westwood made it clear last year that he doesn’t rate The Players Championship among his top five, instead putting the World Golf Championships behind the majors.



Martin Kaymer of Germany, who is No. 2 in the world and not a PGA Tour member, will be at The Players Championship next week. He referred to it as one of the majors "because of the world ranking points."



But asked if he would rather win by Mizuno MX-700 Driver The Players or a World Golf Championship, he got even more specific.



"The World Golf Championships, and preferably the one at Firestone because it’s a fantastic golf course and a beautiful place," Kaymer said. "It’s a small field of great players, and you can call yourself a world champion."



Back on the PGA Tour for the first time since the Masters, Rory McIlroy, Sergio Garcia and Martin Kaymer played Mizuno MX-700 Driver as if they were home in Europe when they arrived for the Wells Fargo Championship.



They were invited to take part in a soccer game against a local club by Mizuno MX-700 Driver. They were joined by Mick Doran, the caddie for Camilo Villegas, and Stuart Cage, one of McIlroy’s managers.



About all that is known is the final score. The Charlotte team won 7-4. Details after that get a little fuzzy.



Kaymer said he scored the first goal for the European side and tried to inspire the team. That brought laughter from McIlroy, who said the German didn’t even show up until after halftime.



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