Majors
I can see how this would upset someone who's not a golfer and typically follows sports like basketball where the rules have been so decimated and abused that no one really knows what they are anymore or how a given official on a given night and for a given player is going to interpret them. We golfers don't have that problem. The rules are the same for you and me as they are for Tiger Woods. They can't be bent, broken or selectively interpreted. And that is what makes Golf the game it is.
Louis Oosthuizen won the first major championship of his career with no previous history and with an outstanding performance that has created some comparisons with Number One ranked player in the world. Although
golf betting fans, should consider that Tiger Woods still remains the world’s Number One.
For his part, Oosthuizen moved up to No.15 after winning the British Open. The 27-year-old professional golfer was the leader in the middle of the second round of this championship and kept the level until he won the title.
Of this championship, there are two things that I want to highlight: The surprising victory of Louis Oosthuizen and the disappointment of Tiger Woods, as ...
As I'm writing this on the Sunday morning of the final day of the 2010 Open Championship I find myself curiously unexcited about the last day. So far it's been a yawn-a-thon.
So far the most excitement for me was the utterly cool shot pulled off by Jimenez at the famous #17 road hole. See video below.
Louis Oosthuizen has led from the git-go. He is 4 shots up going into the last round with Paul Casey 4 shots back. 4 shots back is no big deal especially in the final round of a major championship. Hopefully there will be at least *some* drama.
The persnickety Old Course has ...
I watched Open interviews last night at length, and while that certaily isn't enough to predict a winner, I think it does give some insight into who might just be ready. Here's what I saw:
Tiger is probably the most motivated. He needs a win to announce he's back. A win in a major and at St. Andrews would add 10 exclamation points to that. However...you can tell Tiger is not happy and has a lot on his mind. It certaily feels like his marriage is weighing heavily. He still is uncomfortable with some questions. Phil Mickelson ...
Well, thank God LeBron has a new home now (Miami Heat) so we can be less distracted with his circus and on to more exciting things - like what's going on in golf!
All sorts of stuff! Yesterday 46 year old tour veteran Paul Goydas threw up an amazing 59 on his first round at the
John Deere Classic - That's 12 birdies! and get this - Steve Stricker shot a 60 with the chance to tie his 59 on the last hole! Talk about throwing darts! There were lots of low scores so this tourney looks to be super low scoring and extremely fun to watch.
Of course, the ...
That was fun yesterday watching Phil and his "birdie-barrage" yesterday at the US Open. Man, that guy can really turn it on at times. I guess that's why we all seem to love Phil.
I couldn't help but notice the inherent differences between Phil and Tiger yesterday. Even though Tiger is playing well he just looks a bit out of it - almost like he has lost his golf "superpowers" that he once held so near and dear. It's now this facadeless character who just doesn't look comfortable in his own shoes.
Compared to Phil, who is just an innately likable character. Just looks likes he's having a ball out there (I ...
I'm almost back as a full-time GolfDashBlog writer as the kitchen project is nearing completion. My wife said I could get an iPad if I re-did the kitchen, so you see my motivation (blogging while I'm watching tournaments for one). I've had a lot of things running around in my head that I haven't been able to write about so I thought I'd do a quick overview with more detail to follow later.
Anyone who's meditating seriously every day has a much better pespective on the 'big picture' than Tiger demonstrates. With Tiger's swing issues on the tee box getting worse, it's clear that Haney's instruction isn't helping Tiger anymore than it did Charles Barkley. While I like Stevie Williams, Tiger needs a caddy willing to slap him on the course when he acts like a spoiled brat.
Not sure about anyone else but somehow I just cannot root against Phil Mickelson. He is, well . . . just too damn nice of a guy. Lot of people knock Phil because he's too "scripted" - everything he says seems to be thought out - "Mr. No Spontaneity," he's sometimes called.
I personally just don't get it. Phil seems to be one of the most articulate players on tour and to my mind always shares valuable insight into his game and golf in general.
This really seemed like a different Phil in a lot of ways. I just got the impression that it's was awesome to win ...
Maybe it's the curse of getting older, I'm not really sure, but not a whole heck of a lot seems to surprise me. So to see Tiger Woods 2 back at the Masters going into the weekend doesn't really surprise me.
Why doesn't it surprise me? because you just don't lose talent like Tiger has. Sure there is going to be some rust but Tiger has been working with Hank Haney prior to the Master's and working hard to get the machine working optimally again.
So he has been working on his game and he still looks like an NFL strong safety so it appears he has been hitting the gym hard, ...
