Sonic Youth

No, not the band, but the other 'band' of fresh faced troubadors currently redefining the modern era of professional golf.

What a day this has been. Rory McIlroy, 20, wins on the US PGA Tour shooting 62 around Quail Hollow, a very tough, major championship style golf course. This of course followed on from Ryo Ishikawa, 18, winning the Crowns event in Japan after shooting, wait for it, 58 in the final round ( Good thing those v grooves came in and conquered the low scoring binge, isn't it!).

Add to this Noh Seung Yul, 18, winning the Malaysian Open earlier this year and a bunch of his compatriots stepping up to the plate in recent weeks (Kim Bio, Bae Sang Moon et al) and it looks like 2010 is going to be one thing- The Year of the Kid.

I'm off to Korea this week to commentate on the Maekyung tournament in Seoul, where all the young studs will be putting their games on show. No social media blackout in Korea (at least the South, anyway) so I'll be able to blog from time to time. Till then...

A Cut Below

This month in Golf Digest, a look at the challenges faced by pro golf's upwardly mobile.

Back to China-Volvo China Open 2010

In Singapore airport about to head into the blog and social media free zone that is China so I thought it might be a good idea to get a quick post in.

A great field on deck for this event, YE Yang, Henrik Stenson, all the top Thai and Asian boys as well plus the surging Korean youngsters. It will be shown on ONE HD in Australia- the Luxehills event was delayed and shown the following morning and this may be the same but check your guides.

The final Pro Shop for the season tonight as well. Masters review, Tom Ramsey interview, plus a look back at the last six months of the show and a few bloopers for the road.

'The Kardashian's done got Obama'

Found this Chris Rock clip when he was on Letterman this week. Very funny.

Lessons in Life from Chengdu Part II

Lessons in Life from Chengdu

Managed to grab a few choice shots last week that were worth sharing.

Homeward Bound

It was a quiet week of blogging from Chengdu, mainly because blogs and social media are blocked in China. No Facebook, no Twitter, and no blogger. But there is a lot to report about a terrific week in Chengdu, which culminated in a finish for the ages on Sunday afternoon when Liang Wen Chong beat Kim Hyung Tai in a playoff for the ONE Asia title.

I've got quite a few pictures to post and some more thoughts on the amazing transformation taking place in China at the moment but I'll wait to get home to do that.