Most of my loyal readers and dear friends are aware of my impending 3-year relocation to London this summer, but for those that aren’t – yes, I will find myself having that old familiar feeling of being an “outsider” once again in just a few short months. In the coming weeks I will be using [...]
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The Difference Between a Bad Shot and a Bad Decision
April 18, 2012
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In the 2006 US Open at Winged Foot, Phil Mickelson had a 1-shot lead heading into the final hole on Sunday. Mickelson had played the difficult par4 18th at level par for the three rounds prior, and was only four strokes away from winning his first-ever US Open Championship. But what would transpire in the [...]
Read moreTGIF Trivial Meanderings
April 13, 2012
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Just some mindless things I’ve often pondered as I’ve spent the past several years closely following Pro Golf. Why is Kevin Na so optimistic? Does Chris Couch own a recliner? Why does Lucas Glover not wear a glove? I wonder what Stuart Appleby’s favorite restaurant chain is? Does Cameron Beckman use an Odyssey brand [...]
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Snowboarding Mishap Claims Another Tour Player
April 11, 2012
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It looks like Davis Love III is out for at least a few weeks, thanks to an injury sustained while snowboarding earlier last month. “Love, the U.S. Ryder Cup captain for this fall’s biennial matches against the Europeans at Medinah, Ill., aggravated an old injury during the third round of last month’s Arnold Palmer Invitational. [...]
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Sergio: “I’m Not Good Enough for the Majors”
April 11, 2012
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You can take a player out of the game, but you’ll never take the game out of a player. Unless it happens to be Sergio Garcia, that is. Love him or loathe him, he wears his emotions on his sleeve and he’ll tell you how he really feels. Of which, mind you, makes his candid [...]
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Westwood Acknowledges Needed Improvement with Flatstick
April 10, 2012
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From tee to green last week at the Masters, I’m not sure there was really a better player in the field than Lee Westwood. He hit 75% of the fairways and was 2nd in greens in regulation through all 4 rounds. But where it matters most at Augusta National – Putting – he was ranked [...]
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Rush Limbaugh Offers Take on Golf, Tiger Woods
April 10, 2012
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Although I’m indifferent to some of his political opinions, I found some truth in Rush Limbaugh’s musings on Tiger and the difficulty of Golf in general. “And the aspect of the media making Tiger was in the fabrication of an image of Mr. Perfect. Mr. Perfect Husband, Mr. Perfect Father, Mr. Perfect Workout Guy, Mr. [...]
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Olazabal’s 22-over Nets $621 Fine
April 10, 2012
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Somewhere in all of this there’s a joke surfacing about Ben Crane getting fined for driving slower than the posted speed limit. But I won’t go there….. “Speeding between the Masters and his next tournament cost Jose Maria Olazabal $621 when a Georgia sheriff’s deputy pulled him over for driving 97 mph on a rural [...]
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From the Masters Idiot Files….
April 10, 2012
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From THIS Golf Channel news article…. “Clayton Baker of Ohio was arrested by Richmond County sheriff’s duputies on Sunday when he tried to go inside the ropes to take sand from a bunker on the course. Once identified, Baker tried to outrun Augusta National security and sheriff’s deputies. He was caught shortly thereafter and charged with [...]
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Post-Tournament Thoughts about The Masters
April 9, 2012
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On Monday morning, Bubba Watson probably got out of bed and promptly put on his Green Jacket. Then again – he might’ve worn it to bed Sunday night for all that we know. While I speculate on such trivial things, like thinking back to that famous snapshot of Phil Mickelson wearing his Green Jacket in [...]
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