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  By: Rory Spears Editor & Director of Content. Follow Rory on Facebook, Linkedin and on Twitter @GogBlogGuy. Photo’s L-R, Doral Blue Monster 18th, the Snake Pit on 16 at Copperhead at Innisbrook Resort, home of this weeks Valspar Championship on the PGA Tour.

What a week for golf it was. Rory went splash, DJ was back in the winners circle, “The Donald” was making news, and an attempt at news went astray per the Washington Post.

The WGC event at Doral had all the making of seeing just where the big guns were at, with the Masters about a month out. Some were in a good place, others were not.

World No.1 Rory McIlroy was all wet, or at least his Nike 3-Iron was after RORS hurled it into the pond on the 8th hole of the Blue Monster. At least a sleeve of Nike golf balls got wet too, as McIlroy found the water a few times.

Much to do was made of the McIlroy hurling, but for those who tried to compare this to one of Tiger Woods poor sportsmanlike acts, you’re not even close. Woods would have Tomahawked the club into the ground first, before kicking it, dropping some F-Bombs in front of the ladies and junior golfers, then hurled the club. He would have also blown off the post round interview, and stormed off for another day.

McIlroy was half laughing as he made the toss. He did speak after the round, and talked openly about the club toss, and addressed the junior golfers who might have witnessed the act if they skipped school that day, or saw the highlights on-line. McIlroy knew he wasn’t using the club the rest of the round, so it was free to go swimming for the afternoon. Since the 3-Iron couldn’t swim, it was Donald Trump to the rescue. A scuba diver was sent in the pond to get the club and Trump ( in front of the camera’s no less) returned the club to McIlroy on the range over the weekend. All-in-all everyone had a good laugh and McIlroy rebounded to a respectable showing, in the end the club toss just makes for a funny highlight for U-Tube.

THE WASHINGTON POST tried it’s hand in golf writing, and failed over the weekend. One of the worst stories anyone has ever read about the sport of golf was published, and you have to wonder how some people keep their jobs in our business.

I won’t sink to the level by naming the guy wrote the story about, America falling out of love with golf or something like that. BTW, when did that happen. Oh that’s right, it never did.

There is some misinformation in the story, old outdated news and fact’s that never were. As for the line about the game hoping to save itself with a resurgence from Tiger Woods, ah no. That’s not the plan, it’s all about Jordan, Rickie, Bubba, and Rory now. Yeah Rory, the guy who encourages his 3-Iron to take up swimming. Maybe the Washington Post guy saw the video, the one that had enough views to go through the roof. Then again maybe he didn’t.

When the week was over at Doral, Dustin Johnson was back in the winners circle. Johnson who stepped away from the game for several months while he addressed personal issues, looks to be a threat again. Talk will start about him winning a major, don’t count him out, but he will have to check the rules on what is and what isn’t a bunker this year at the PGA at Whistling Straits.

The sun is out and the temperature is rising. The snow will be melting all week long, not much longer now. Outdoor golf season in Chicago is coming. Hang in there, RS.