He Has the Time, He Has the Money, so Why Not Golf?

Michael Jordan on the PGA Tour? Payne Stewart said that the retired Chicago Bull superstar has a chance of succeeding as professional golfer.

Stewart, a former U.S. Open and PGA champion, has played several rounds with Jordan and has been impressed by his attitude and work ethic.

Stewart said that Jordan, 30, has the advantage of being wealthy enough to devote himself single-mindedly to improving.

“He’s building an indoor driving range in his new house and he can afford to hire the best teacher around if he wants,” Stewart said. “He’s got every advantage that comes from having money.”

Some of which he allegedly still owes to another amateur golfer, Richard Esquinas.

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Trivia time: Who holds the Pacific 10 Conference record for most yards rushing in a game?

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Jackson connection: Ira Berkow of the New York Times posed this question: Only two outfielders in Chicago White Sox history have been named Jackson. Did Bo know the other?

“Sure,” Bo said, “that’s easy. Jesse Jackson.”

Who?

“Shoeless Joe,” Bo added, going from 0 to 100 in his history lesson, according to Berkow. “And now it’s Hipless Bo.”

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Clip and save: From Lowell Cohn of the San Francisco Chronicle: “(Joe) Montana once was a great quarterback, but he is not durable any longer. He will win games for the Chiefs, but they will lose the games he doesn’t play, and those will be many.”

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Probation: From the Associated Press: Twenty-six Oklahoma football players are among 60 people recovering from apparent food poisoning after becoming ill upon their return from Saturday’s game with Iowa State. Did the chef violate an NCAA rule for bad servings?

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Please, not again: From Gary Myers of the New York Daily News on Giant wide receiver Mike Sherrard:

“Sherrard, who once ran a 4.23 (40-yard dash) working out before the ’86 draft for the Raiders on artificial turf, hasn’t lost much of his speed.”

A 4.23? Get real.

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Ho hum: Arizona running back Chuck Levy on his team’s 38-7 victory over USC last Saturday: “We played like we were out there by ourselves. It was easier than we thought.”

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Trivia answer: Rueben Mayes of Washington State, with 357 against Oregon in 1984.

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Quotebook: Mark Soltau of the San Francisco Examiner on Bob Trumpy’s television commentary at the Ryder Cup matches: “Trumpy doesn’t know a graphite shaft from an elevator shaft and needs new glasses.”