Apple, The PGA -- March 13, 2022

The Apple Page

iPhone chips: only the iPhone 14 Pro models will have the "A16" chip, while the standard iPhone 14 models will retain the A15 Bionic chip from the iPhone 13, according to insightful Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.

Big screens: Apple has removed the 27-inch LG UltraFine 5K display that was previously a Mac user's go-to option for external monitors from its online store following the launch of the Studio Display.

The Sports Page
The PGA This Weekend
The Champions Tournament

Saudi Arabia beheads 81 -- largest mass execution in modern times.

One wonders if Phil gave any thought to this?

Observations from the NBC coverage of the first and second round PGA Champions tournament this past week:

• Phil not mentioned, not once.
• Phil not playing.
• Saudi Arabia king orders 81 beheadings; does this beat "Bloody Mary's" record? Asking for a friend.
• Patrick Reed never mentioned; not even sure if there were any video shots of Reed playing
• Brandel Chamblee's golf record not mentioned; most viewers probably don't even know he played golf:
  

His career highlights include victories at the 1998 Greater Vancouver Open on the PGA Tour and the 1990 Ben Hogan New England Classic on the Web.com Tour. He also shared the first-round lead at the Masters in 1999 and finished within the top-100 on the PGA Tour money list for seven consecutive years. 

Later: now, in the third round, late Sunday night, 24 hours after Brandel made his comments, he looks even more "wrong" (for lack of a better word). What a doofus. This course played incredibly easy for a premier championship event. Incredibly easy. Worse, without the "excitement of hole #17 there would have no interest in watching this telecast. Hole #17 held the interest of many viewers. It certainly held my interest, and may be the only reason I watch its conclusion. On top of that, in the post play interviews, not one player said back things about hole #17. Chamblee was so far off "target," one wonders what made him so upset. My hunch: his nemesis made pars on the hole and one player actually birdied hole #17 twice (round 1 and round 2), but that player was not a darling of the NBC or PGA crew. 

Later: NBC has shown almost "everyone" on hole #17. Patrick Reed is currently on the 15th. One wonders if NBC will film Reed on the 17th?