18,000 trees removed? I'm surprised the tree-huggers aren't demonstrating. BTW - If there was 1 tree on the course, it would find a way to get in front of my ball.

There's a big lead time for the site selection of the Open. Merion was just selected for the 2013 Open! That is a friggin' long time from now. By then, maybe the girls will be teeing it up with the boys. A 23 year old Michelle Wie paired up with a 37 year old Tiger Wood.