Things to consider as we head into the new year:

• The World Golf Hall of Fame puts on a dandy show but it lacks one thing: actors you want to see. Alas, the cast of characters eligible to join the St. Augustine locker room isn't very star-studded (Lanny Wadkins got in last year; so did Jose Maria Olazabel.) They need to pep it up so here's a vote for Bill Clinton (never thought I'd vote for him, either.) He's an avid golfer who seemed to connect with the average guy rather than playing the elite circuit. There are several reasons why he'll be considered: PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem is a fellow left-winger and somehow the Bill Clinton Foundation got between $50,000 and $100,000 from the PGA Tour last year. So, it's a favor to Tim, and it's a return favor from the ex-President.

• Is this the best major lineup ever? Masters at Augusta, U. S. Open at Pebble Beach, The Open at St. Andrews and PGA Championship at Whistling Straits.

• Best prize ever? The daniel kids' home does a raffle each year, selling $1,000 tickets at $100 each and getting a big prize donated. Yes, the odds are lousy, but it might be worth a C-note because the winner gets two Masters tickets, four U.S. Open tickets plus airfare and lodging for four, four British open tickets and four PGA Championship tickets plus airfare and lodging for four. They'll draw the winner's name on March 15 after the annual tournament at Timuquana.

• You noted that Tiger has disappeared from the Tour commercials, haven't you? What a change; used to be that he was the star even when he wasn't playing.

• Orlando's Lake Nona gets the USGA Senior Am this year.

• Don't expect many smiles when the Ryder Cup comes around - the captains are Corey Pavin and Colin Montgomerie.

• The PGA Merchandise Show comes up at the end of this month in Orlando.

• Records that won't be broken: Cy Young's 511 pitching wins, Richard Petty's 200 NASCAR stock car wins and Kathy Whitworth's 88 LPGA wins. And, the way things keep unraveling down in Orlando, maybe Jack Nicklaus's 18 majors wins.

• The state women's association has elected Susie Fonde of Jacksonville G&CC and Suzy Strock of St. Augustine to its board. But we lost out on tournaments - no championships up here, and not even our District tournament is close by. It's in Ocala.

• Let's take a flyer and predict that Vijay Singh's marital woes have calmed down enough for him to again be a factor on the PGA Tour. Certainly better than last year: 68th on the money list.

• Another item after looking over the PGA Tour stats: Tom Watson cashed only one official 2009 check (runner-up in the British Open) but it would have been enough to give him exempt status, had he played the minimum number of events. $700,000-plus.

• One reason that golfers like living here is that they aren't bothered. Jim Furyk and his wife had a late breakfast last week at a Ponte Vedra diner and no one paid them a lick of attention.