The RP’s Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Swing

Need more evidence that golf is a cruel, evil game? Watch these playoff shots in Sunday’s Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links. It wasn’t only the tournament that was on the line—it was also the number one spot in the world. [ESPN] 

And in the “does America have to dominate every sport?” category, is it really that terrible that 16 of the top 25 golfers in the world ranking “are non-Americans”? Does that fact alone, dear readers, dampen your enthusiasm for following the game? LET US KNOW! [Gene Wojciechowski]

Check out this dead-on spoof of the English and English sport from the Netherlands. If you’ve never understood (or wanted to understand) Cricket, have a soft spot in your heart for the Brits and love Monty Python, this is for you. [Jiskefet]  

As we all know, there’s been an epidemic of below the belt punches and vicious upper-cuts inside the beltway over the last couple of decades. Unfortunately, the results are not always as entertaining as these. [YouTube]