She could drive him to distraction

The dominance of Tiger Woods in major championships has been well-documented, and it has everyone thinking that it has become a contest of Tiger versus The Field every time the important hardware is on the line.

The Field once had hope that marriage might slow down Woods, but he has won five of his 13 major titles since his October 2004 wedding.

The Field then hoped that fatherhood might do the trick, but Woods won the PGA Championship last weekend in his second major since the birth of his daughter.

Still, Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe implores The Field not to give up.

“The big tests lie ahead,” Ryan wrote. “Fortunately for The Field, his baby is a little girl. The day could come when Tiger needs to spend an extra hour working on a troublesome snap hook or maybe a little putting problem, and little Sam Alexis bats her baby blues at Tiger and says, ‘Daddy, would you read me a story?’ Tiger would have no choice.

“If I’m The Field, that little girl is my only hope.”

Trivia time

With a major championship in the books, Woods immediately becomes a contender for the PGA Tour player of the year award, an honor he has won eight times in 10 full seasons as a pro. Who won in 1998 and 2004, the years Woods didn’t?

Logical choice, eh?

It wasn’t too surprising that Gary Player selected Mike Weir as one of his captain’s picks for the International team that will play for the Presidents Cup next month.

The competition is in Montreal, so Player almost had to pick Weir, a Canadian, even though Weir was a distant 20th in the point standings, Steve Elling of CBSSportsLine.com said.

“If he had not been added, Player would have needed to wear a Kevlar vest during the matches,” Elling wrote. “Player even polled a pair of Canadian golf writers at the British Open on what they felt the reaction would be back home if Weir wasn’t on the roster. They told Player he might have to spend the week dodging rotten, flying fruit.”

Skinned game

It’s the 25th anniversary of the Skins Game this year, but, judging by the field announced Tuesday, top players aren’t exactly beating down the doors to celebrate the occasion.

Stephen Ames, Zach Johnson, Brett Wetterich and Fred Couples will battle for the Skins Nov. 24-25 at the recently redesigned Celebrity Course at Indian Wells Golf Resort.

It used to be a who’s who of pro golf playing in this Thanksgiving weekend tradition -- players you knew by first names: Jack, Arnold, Tiger, Phil, Annika. Now, other than Couples, you won’t be able to tell the players without a scorecard.

Speaking of Couples, he hasn’t played in all 25 Skins Games, it only seems like it.

The Daly Show

John Daly stole headlines at the PGA Championship when he held the lead for much of the first round, but there was much more interest in how the volatile player would follow it up.

“Right now [Daly] has got the lead after 20 laps at Talladega,” TNT broadcaster Bobby Clampett said. “The fans all want him to win the race, but they all know he might crash and burn too. He’s a car with no brakes.”

Daly shot three-over 73 in each of the next three rounds and finished tied for 32nd.

Essentials only

Before Saturday’s third round, TNT reporter Jim Huber asked Daly what was in his golf bag.

“There are four Diet Cokes, 12 packs of cigarettes, there are flints and lighter fuel, then we worry about the golf balls and other stuff,” Daly said.

To which Huber responded: “Just enough for nine holes and then you restock.”

Trivia answer

Mark O’Meara won in 1998, Vijay Singh in 2004.

And finally

John Maginnes, a former PGA Tour player, had an observation about playoffs being called “sudden death.”

“I lost in a playoff back in 1996 at Callaway Gardens,” Maginnes wrote on PGATour.com. “When I called the bank the following Tuesday after my winnings were deposited, I felt more alive than I ever had in my life.”

peter.yoon@latimes.com