Whicker: Walker Cup wasn’t Tiger’s cup of tea

The Walker Cup creeps into L.A. this weekend.
It will not get a sideways glance from those whose Dodgermania has morphed into panic, from wary USC fans who watch Stanford invade, or from Opening Day NFL hopefuls who are hoping to avoid elimination by Halloween.
It serves as our tranquility base. It matches the top amateur golfers from the U.S. against those from Great Britain and Ireland.
It happens at Los Angeles Country Club, a hermit kingdom in the heartbeat of Century City, implacably closed