[20 Jul 2009 | No Comment | ]
Golf Tournaments: British Open Thoughts

Well, the storybook ending of Tom Watson winning at 59 years of age did not come to be.  I wish it did.  It did not, and we should focus on what happened, as with any golf tournament.  For Cink, he made birdies on the back 9 on a major championship Sunday, including 18 to eventually force the playoff.  He played the 4 playoff holes in 2 under par.  Guy does that, regardless of what his name is, he is a great champion.  If the other guy was, say, Lee Westwood, …

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[19 Nov 2009 | No Comment | ]

It’s been several months since I last posted.  I recently started a new job, and I remember now how work can get in the way of golf and life.  Still, I wanted to make sure that the saga of the Partner-Partner was shared, as it was quite a day.
We luckily made it to the finals, going extra holes against a 20 handicapper with a crazy hot putter.  The finals were against Zone and Coach, who are 2 great guys, and 2 pressure putters.  I figured we had nothing to lose, …

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[24 Aug 2009 | No Comment | ]

The Solheim Cup was a great success…amazing energy, 2 evenly matched teams, and all full of people that truly appreciated the opportunity to play in such a prestigious event.
- Christie Kerr has an amazing putting stroke.  If Sergio or Vijay had that stroke, both would have more tournaments and majors.  Guaranteed.
- You can think what you want about Christina Kim, but that is a person whom I’d want on my team.  She was fiery, respectful, and fully engaged.
- I like Paula Creamer.  She can lead the LPGA for the next …

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[24 Aug 2009 | No Comment | ]

Y. E. Yang won the PGA, doing what no other professional golfer has ever done in taking the lead from Tiger.  Amazing accomplishment to hit those shots in that situation.  His English may not be great, but you better believe that he was well aware of the situation, time, and place.  It turns out that he was a weightlifter in his younger days, same as KJ Choi.  I wonder if that aspiration is common in Korea.  More importantly, it amazing to think about the mental strength of a weightlifter who …

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[6 Aug 2009 | No Comment | ]

Well, the next round, which was the semi-final round or Final 4, was even more interesting than the great escape of round 1.  My partner, Tom, actually got a full night of sleep, so already I figured we’d be better off than the previous round.  I was worried about this upcoming match because the 2 guys were playing were 19s on the course, meaning that they got strokes on every par 3.  If you’ve even played someone who got a stroke on a par 3, you know that the odds …

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[28 Jul 2009 | No Comment | ]

Not too tasteless…funny.  Apologies in advance to Mr. Woods and Mr. Wonder.
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Stevie Wonder and Tiger Woods are in a bar. Tiger turns to Stevie and says, ‘How’s the singing career going?’ 
Stevie replies, ‘Not too bad. How’s the golf?’ 
Woods replies, ‘Not too bad, I’ve had some problems with my swing, but I think I’ve got that right, now.’ 
Stevie says, ‘I always find that when my swing goes wrong, I need to stop playing for a while and not think about it. Then, the next time I play, it seems to be …