Capping It Off With a Comment on Style

Hats off to Justin Leonard and to his spectacular rally in winning the 1997 British Open. To Jesper Parnevik, whose back-nine collapse killed his chance to embrace the Claret Jug, I also say hats off. Literally. Personal style is good for the game. As the son of a comedian, yours may be inherited. Still, the Rootie Kazootie chapeau has to go. If that’s your lucky cap, it’s the kind of luck you could do well without.

KEVIN GILLOGLY

Van Nuys