Joe Strauss: Better late than never for tireless Rod Spittle

ST. LOUIS - Unless one was a connoisseur of collegiate golf in the late 70's or bought corporate health insurance somewhere in Ohio during the subsequent 25 years, Rod Spittle sounds more like a Spillane character than a grinder trying to run down Kenny Perry, Jay Haas and Russ Cochran at Bellerive. Believe it when Spittle says he understands.