This week's congratulations

Barclays Singapore Open: Ian Poulter won the weather-plagued Barclays Singapore Open, vaulting him into the top 20 in the world rankings. When Poulter’s game is on, he can be nearly as brilliant as he is fashionable. Let’s see if this latest victory is a sign of greater things to come.

Volvo World Match Play: Ross Fisher won the Volvo World Match Play, soundly defeating Anthony Kim 4&3. Fisher joins fellow Englishman Poulter in the world’s top 20 in a year that saw him lead the combined scoring stat in this year’s majors. It would not be surprising to see one, if not both, of this week’s European Tour winners take home major trophies in 2010.

Kim v. Allenby: The Rematch

Break out the bottles of rioja, senores y senoritas, it’s time for a Kim vs. Allenby rematch in Spain. Yes, only a few weeks after the infamous “sideways” comments Robert Allenby made about Anthony Kim following Kim’s win in the President’s Cup singles match, the two are poised to face each other again in the semifinals of the Volvo World Match Play on Saturday.

Here’s an idea: On the tee, let there be a number draw, as in sudden death. Whoever draws number one gets the option of the following: the winner of the hole gets to do a shot of the alcoholic beverage of their choice, or the loser of the hole gets to do a shot of the winner’s alcoholic beverage of choice. At any rate, by the end of it, the issue of who plays better “sideways” will have been resolved, and it could prove for a very entertaining 18 holes.

Since I know one of the players involved, but not both of them, I’ll reserve judgement on who the winner might be!