A POOL PER PLAYER?

Believe it or not, almost. The hotel is attached to a private spa, which amongst its many facilities are 17 different pools consisting of hot pools, cold pools, Jacuzzis, and some kind of cool- looking slide thing. For this afternoon's regeneration session, the players have started a rotation through the gym that will conclude with a dip in the pool of their choosing. We're taking bets on who goes down the slide. Meantime, the spa has an interesting rule about shoes - you can't wear them. The choice is either to wear the hotel slippers - one size definitely does not fit all, according to Gooch - or put on these blue plastic booties over your runners. Imagine sporting smurf-colored shoes. Better yet, don't bother. We'll get our photographer on the case...