Saving New Orleans
If there's any town that needs Tiger Woods, it's New Orleans. Would it really kill Tiger Woods to play there once in a while. The town is still coming back from a hurricane, and now the economic hurrincane is in full force. Tiger can single-handedly pump money into that area by playing in the Zurich Classic. But he didn't, and when Monday rolled around things were only a little better.
Kelly Green
While I was upset about Howell not getting it done, it's almost OK because Jerry Kelly won. Why do we love Jerry Kelly?
- He plays hockey.
- He lives in Madison, Wis.
- He grinds his tail off.
- Did I mention he plays hockey?
Hopefully Jerry finds his way onto the President's Cup team. He'd be a great addition.
- He plays hockey.
- He lives in Madison, Wis.
- He grinds his tail off.
- Did I mention he plays hockey?
Hopefully Jerry finds his way onto the President's Cup team. He'd be a great addition.
Charlie Brown-Howell
I wanted so bad for this guy to win in Zurich. He's literally as good a guy as you're ever going to meet. Great guy to just drive around a course with and talk. He'll talk about anything with you.
For example...
Tiger Woods: "Tiger's a good guy. He'll go to a movie with you, but he picks the movie. He'll always pick the movie."
Drug Testing: "It's a total waste of money. The only thing they're going to find out is how much weed Johnathon Kaye smokes, and he's not going to win, so it doesn't matter."
Kelly Tilghman: "All she talks about is either how great Nick Faldo was or Tiger drinking water."
Get over the hump CH3. Do it for all the golf nerds out there.
For example...
Tiger Woods: "Tiger's a good guy. He'll go to a movie with you, but he picks the movie. He'll always pick the movie."
Drug Testing: "It's a total waste of money. The only thing they're going to find out is how much weed Johnathon Kaye smokes, and he's not going to win, so it doesn't matter."
Kelly Tilghman: "All she talks about is either how great Nick Faldo was or Tiger drinking water."
Get over the hump CH3. Do it for all the golf nerds out there.
Brian's Song...I know, I know
Three players have won golf tournaments by double digits since the year 2000. Tiger, Phil, and Gay. That's right, Brian freaking Gay.
Journeymen that are looking for their first win aren't supposed to extend their lead to ten on Sunday, on a scary tight golf course. That's just not how it works.
When you consider that Brian Gay is more known for his putting than his ball-striking it becomes even more mind-boggling. However, there is a somewhat logical explanation for this...
He had the stupid good round. All golfers know the stupid good round. Things just go right. Putts just drop. Bad shots end up in decent spots. Brian Gay had almost an entire week of the stupid good.
Journeymen that are looking for their first win aren't supposed to extend their lead to ten on Sunday, on a scary tight golf course. That's just not how it works.
When you consider that Brian Gay is more known for his putting than his ball-striking it becomes even more mind-boggling. However, there is a somewhat logical explanation for this...
He had the stupid good round. All golfers know the stupid good round. Things just go right. Putts just drop. Bad shots end up in decent spots. Brian Gay had almost an entire week of the stupid good.
Holy Harbour Town
I was fortunate enough to play the back nine at Harbour Town this past summer. I've seen wider bowling lanes. The place is so tight it's unbelievable. You can see it's a ball strikers paradise.
Add to that rather flat greens and you have essentially the anti-Augusta. That's rather surprising when you consider that Jack Nicklaus was a co-designer with the mad scientist himself, Pete Dye.
No. 18 at Harbor Town is just a little piece of heaven. You spend the entire round among the trees, then all of a sudden you're right on the coast with the light tower in the background. It's a perfect postcard.
Add to that rather flat greens and you have essentially the anti-Augusta. That's rather surprising when you consider that Jack Nicklaus was a co-designer with the mad scientist himself, Pete Dye.
No. 18 at Harbor Town is just a little piece of heaven. You spend the entire round among the trees, then all of a sudden you're right on the coast with the light tower in the background. It's a perfect postcard.
Angel in the Outfield...No wait, Angel and Demons...No wait, Touched by Angel
So many cheesy titles, so little time.
Angel Cabrera won his second major at the 2009 Masters and in doing so he entered two somewhat special "clubs".
The first is the club of guys that win a major but you rarely talk about after said major. Other members of this club include Geoff Ogilvy at the 2006 U.S. Open and Paul Lawrie at the 1999 Open Championship (with Chad Campbell playing the role of Justin Leonard in this playoff).
The other club is the "That Guy Won Two Majors!?!? What The Heck!?!" club. Other members of that club include Lee Janzen, John Daly, and Andy North. Guys that came close to this exclusive club include Mark Brooks and Steve Elkington.
It's obvious that Angel is very talented in a raw sense, but to think that guy has the same number of majors as Greg Norman and Johnny Miller, and more majors than Tom Kite, Greg Norman, Fred Couples, and Davis Love III is absolutely absurd.
Angel Cabrera won his second major at the 2009 Masters and in doing so he entered two somewhat special "clubs".
The first is the club of guys that win a major but you rarely talk about after said major. Other members of this club include Geoff Ogilvy at the 2006 U.S. Open and Paul Lawrie at the 1999 Open Championship (with Chad Campbell playing the role of Justin Leonard in this playoff).
The other club is the "That Guy Won Two Majors!?!? What The Heck!?!" club. Other members of that club include Lee Janzen, John Daly, and Andy North. Guys that came close to this exclusive club include Mark Brooks and Steve Elkington.
It's obvious that Angel is very talented in a raw sense, but to think that guy has the same number of majors as Greg Norman and Johnny Miller, and more majors than Tom Kite, Greg Norman, Fred Couples, and Davis Love III is absolutely absurd.
Who here choked?
I'll get to Angel in a bit, but let's talk about the also-rans in this Masters. More specifically, did they choke?
Phil Mickelson: Ahh yes, a B.o.B. favorite. Can anyone else make a 67 on Sunday at Augusta look worse? I mean, the guy goes out in 30. 30!!! He then proceeds to put one in the drink on No. 12 for a double, make ho-hum birdies on the par-5s, miss makeable putts on Nos. 14, 16, and 17, and bogey No. 18.
Despite that though, I'm not going to rip a guy that just shot 67 on Sunday at Augusta. At least I'm not going to give him more crap than some other guys, such as....
Tiger Woods: If anyone in the world has earned the title of non-choker it's Eldrick Woods, BUT that doesn't mean you can't say the guy collapsed when things got tight. He's goes to No. 17 coming off of two straight birdies, one back of the lead, and just like in 2005, he finishes bogey-bogey.
Tiger Woods is not a choker, but he choked as much as anyone in this Masters.
Shingo Katayama: Didn't choke at all, but seriously, how awesome would a Tiger-Angel-Shingo playoff have been. The old Augusta guard would not have liked that, and I would have loved how much they didn't like that.
Chad Campbell: He missed a five-footer in a playoff. That's a semi-choke, it's a quasi-choke, it's the Diet Coke of choke, it's the margarine of choke.
Kenny Perry: To be honest, I'll let the bogey on No. 18 slide. That hole is hard. But No. 17, from the middle of the fairway, then with a basic chip, you just can't do that. I think Kenny is such a sentimental guy that he started to write his own story in his head after No. 16. When you get ahead of yourself like that you're done.
Phil Mickelson: Ahh yes, a B.o.B. favorite. Can anyone else make a 67 on Sunday at Augusta look worse? I mean, the guy goes out in 30. 30!!! He then proceeds to put one in the drink on No. 12 for a double, make ho-hum birdies on the par-5s, miss makeable putts on Nos. 14, 16, and 17, and bogey No. 18.
Despite that though, I'm not going to rip a guy that just shot 67 on Sunday at Augusta. At least I'm not going to give him more crap than some other guys, such as....
Tiger Woods: If anyone in the world has earned the title of non-choker it's Eldrick Woods, BUT that doesn't mean you can't say the guy collapsed when things got tight. He's goes to No. 17 coming off of two straight birdies, one back of the lead, and just like in 2005, he finishes bogey-bogey.
Tiger Woods is not a choker, but he choked as much as anyone in this Masters.
Shingo Katayama: Didn't choke at all, but seriously, how awesome would a Tiger-Angel-Shingo playoff have been. The old Augusta guard would not have liked that, and I would have loved how much they didn't like that.
Chad Campbell: He missed a five-footer in a playoff. That's a semi-choke, it's a quasi-choke, it's the Diet Coke of choke, it's the margarine of choke.
Kenny Perry: To be honest, I'll let the bogey on No. 18 slide. That hole is hard. But No. 17, from the middle of the fairway, then with a basic chip, you just can't do that. I think Kenny is such a sentimental guy that he started to write his own story in his head after No. 16. When you get ahead of yourself like that you're done.
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