Let me second Doug’s article and reiterate how great it was to see a guy like Bubba Watson win the Masters with no swing coaches, psychologists or personal nutritionists. Bubba’s a throwback to an earlier time in golf and there’s a lot to like about how he plays. Here’s a guy who learned the game hitting Wiffle balls around his house. Apparently that’s what you need to do to be able to hit a ridiculous 90 degree hook shot to win the Masters on the second playoff hole.

Besides having a down home charisma, Bubba connects with the public. He’s like us. He did it on his own without privilege and an entourage. He takes chances. He even cries when he wins. He’s a character who’s alive, real and unpretentious. All that reminds me of Arnold Palmer, the guy who made the modern pro game what it is today. Jack was the greatest of that era, but Arnie is who the people came to see, the guy who was able to build their connection to the sport, the guy that got my 92 year old aunt hooked on watching the game to this day, the guy who’s responsible for today’s big purses.

Many people say Arnie could have one more games if he didn’t take so many risks. Arnie’s response was that he wouldn’t have been a golfer without the risk taking, the game just wouldn’t have been interesting enough for him and wouldn’t have suited his personality. Bubba is much the same. Remember Whistling Straits in 2010, the site of the PGA Championship that year. Bubba was in it coming to the 18th hole until he took a chance, went for the green and landed his ball in nasty rough/waste area that killed his chances. The pundits were quick to theorize that Bubba would have won if  he’d just done the safe/sane thing and laid up.

That same thinking would have had Bubba chip straight out of the woods last Sunday, hoping he could get up and down from there for a par to stay alive and stretch the playoff for at least one more hole. But Bubba did what Arnie would have done – GO FOR IT! Even though it may have hurt him in 2010, he went for it and was rewarded with the win. And how good we all felt for him, the guy who taught himself and hit one of the most memorable winning shots of all time.

Who in his or her right mind wouldn’t love Bubba. He reminds us of ourselves a lot more than a Woods or Hogan. For the most part, we don’t have coaches – just like Bubba. Sometimes we go for the low percentage shot with high risk reward – just like Bubba. If we ever won anything in golf that was a big deal, we’d probably cry – just like Bubba. Unfortunately we can’t hit the 90 degree hook at just the right moment, but we can dream. I’ll bet there are kids out there already who are hitting ‘Bubba trouble shots’ just like we hit  ’Arnie trouble shots’ when I was a kid.

Finally we have a Majors winner that we can identify with and that’s good for us and for the game. Here’s hoping that Bubba will win a few more big ones over the coming years and maybe even become the ‘Arnie’ of the 21st century. Everyone talks about the next ‘Jack’ or ‘Tiger’, but maybe it’s time to see that the next ‘Arnie’ might be more important to the game. And, about that risk taking, maybe we don’t do it on every shot, but we should try sometime and if it doesn’t pan out, so what, there will be other times when it will!

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Who woulda thunk it? Bubba Watson, 2012 Master’s Champion. Not many I’m sure but Bubba winning the Master’s is also going to be great for the game of golf. Here’s why.

What’s really refreshing is that Bubba won it with his very own lop-sided, hack-kneed golf swing. It’s a homemade version that Bubba has “refined” since turning professional in 2003.

It’s almost like golf is saying, “Enough of these cookie-cutter golf swings and golf robots. Let’s get some fun, spice and personality back into this great game. Let’s shake things up a bit.” Golf, to my mind, HAS become way too boring and predictable.

The path to PGA success is this: Start the kids playing practicing at 4-6 years old, have a couple of wealthy parents who can shlep them across the country to every major junior tournament that means anything, send him/her to a world class golf school (a la Hank Haney, David Leadbetter, etc.), refine their swing so it looks (and works machine-like), rinse, repeat – you get the idea.

Whatever happened to the great Ben Hogan’s working philosophy, “digging it out in the dirt”? What about some of the older guys swing mechanics? people like Lee Trevino or Ray Floyd or Arnold. They all had unique swings that worked for them, that they could repeat under pressure.

It’s really quite amazing Bubba has never had a golf teacher or even a singular darn golf lesson. The guys above figured it out themselves. Just them, a golf ball and a place to hit. Seems to me they turned out pretty well.

If you corral a bunch of these old-timers, put them in a room and get them chatting about Bubba’s win and I’ll bet they’ll all have wry little smiles on their faces. They know that most of what it takes to be a champion is probably a bunch of bunk. They would probably ask “Where the hell were you when I was practicing in the dirt in some Mexican field while my hands were bleeding?”

It’s not all about mechanics and appearances and fancy equipment. It’s about something bigger. Something deeper. It’s about determination, persistence and heart. Ask any of the old-timers, they’ll tell you the real dope. Of what it takes to win on tour.

I’m not saying that’s all it takes. Bubba has God-given talent to hit the ball incredibly long and also to shape shots in ways some find m ind boggling but as I mentioned, and as we saw in the moments after the winning put dropped and in his ensuing press conference, the guy has a huge heart. He’s not afraid to show his emotions – to show his vulnerability.

Sure, watching some of his YouTube videos you could believe the guy is a bit goofy and unpredictable at times – but so what?! Isn’t it nice to have breath of fresh air blow through the too-often stale PGA Tour?

Gee, I was thinking on my drive to work this morning that its just so nice that golf has been opened a bit. That there’s hope for kids who want to play this great game but come from limited means or have heart, raw natural talent and a desire to succeed. That’s the bottom line, right?!

So maybe the African-American guy or gal in the Bronx could win the Masters or maybe some 250 pound Eskimo from Alaska or maybe some tiny Asian player who can crush the ball over 300 yards could become a Masters champion. Maybe even some tall, lanky kid nicknamed Bubba from the Florida Panhandle.

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I’m not talking play. It’s only Thursday night and too early for that. This is about the issue of Augusta’s membership rules that has been simmering for more than a decade. It ebbs and flows and yesterday at the press conference with Billy Payne, Augusta’s Chairman, it caught fire again. Today even President Obama and Mitt Romney weighed in. Seems everyone’s talking except the one guy who should be, Tim Finchem, the PGA Tour Chairman.

The issue is that Augusta does not allow women to be members and the PGA is not supposed to hold tournaments at clubs that have discriminatory membership practices. You see, it’s in their mandate.

Augusta National is a private club and I believe it’s their right to set whatever membership rules they like. When asked about letting women join, Billy Payne gave the standard Augusta answer; the members won’t have it. Mr. Payne was only doing his job by telling us what his members want.

If they lose sanctioning, Augusta could still hold any tournament it pleased. Then it would be the players turn to move their Chess pieces. If it didn’t count towards professional rankings, points and money, would they go? Would their wives, daughters and girlfriends let them play? Would they be sleeping on the couch for a month if they did? The press would have a field day if that ever comes to pass.

Let me say again, I have no problem with Augusta or Billy Payne. It was their turn to move a piece and they’ve said no women. So far so good, that’s the way it is in America. We have rules and laws that let us make choices knowing what the consequences will be. Choose A and get this or choose B and get that.

Now it’s the PGA’s turn to move a chess piece. Their response should be (and should have been long ago) that to keep the Masters a sanctioned event, Augusta will have to allow women to join. It’s what they’re mandate requires and makes a whole lot of sense for an organization that is trying to get more women to play golf.

Once Tim Finchem gives Augusta it’s options, Billy Payne can go back to his membership, give them the news and let them decide to admit women or lose PGA sanctioning. This actually happened in 1990 when Cypress Point dropped out of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am rather than admit blacks as members.

So what’s the problem?  Let’s see. We have clear rules, options and free choice. Just what we like in this country. EXCEPT that Augusta hosts THE MASTERS, one of 4 golf Majors in addition to probably having the most powerful and monied membership of any private organization in the country. Getting a membership at Augusta is America’s equivalent of being anointed royalty. And Tim Finchem is scared to death to tell them the rules are the rules (just like in golf) and say you have to follow them or we don’t sanction your tournament.

These are the kinds of things leaders get paid the big bucks for – the hard stuff. This is where you show your mettle and leadership. This is where principal trumps friendship and power. This is where girls and women, who are still underdogs in our society, see that there are leaders who are willing to fight for them even if it costs them personally. Tim Finchem – your move.

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Anticipation for this year’s Masters is about as high as it gets. It’s been awhile since Augusta has produced an epic battle between/among the world’s best golfers, but this year certainly looks like it might. Let’s look at the handicapping sheet:

Tiger’s back! Only his biggest detractors would say otherwise. If the Achilles holds out, he might even be the favorite.

Then there’s Phil being Phil. Augusta has become HIS house in recent years. At Pebble Beach this spring he looked like a world beater, then he all but disappeared. It’s impossible to know if he has it or not, but Augusta seems to bring out the very best in him. With Phil you never know until the first tee!

The biggest obstacle between Tiger and Jack’s record 18 majors might not be his health, but Rory McIlroy. Most everyone thinks Rory has ‘IT’, but he needs to win a Masters and a British Open to prove it. If it happens, could Tiger be reduced to Rory’s Phil?

Luke Donald is not going to repeat last year’s performance, but….he’s got plenty of game. He’s already won this year, which is more than most can say. He may be the best pure iron player today, which is critical for finding the safe places on Augusta’s treacherous greens. And he can putt, a must at the Masters. I like Luke’s chances to win a major this year, but Augusta takes lots of seasoning to understand how to play it.

And then there’s Hunter Mahan who looks to be finally playing up to his potential. He’s got the curse of having won last week, but that’s more about the odds of anyone not named Tiger winning two weeks in a row. Or we could have a relative newcomer like Keegan Bradley win and become the ‘next great thing to happen to pro golf’.

Has often happens, there’s always the non-favorite who can come out of the pack at Augusta and manage to win. Golfers never know when their best 4 rounds are going to show up. There are plenty of players in the field who have proven their mettle and even though they haven’t done anything spectacular this year, this could be their week, even a graybeard like Freddie Couples. Whoever wins, I hope it will be one of those sporting events that takes on a life of it’s own and allows us to reminisce for decades!

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Ah, the Masters! Nothing quite like it – the blazing azaleas, the majestic pines, the lush, rolling fairways – and all the spectacle, drama and history that has and continues to happen there.

It’s right around the corner (April 5-8, 2012) so I wanted to whet your appetite a little just in the weeks before the fabled tourney begins.

I’m going to do something a little different in this post. John and I have been doing this fun project called GolfDashBlog for close to 4 years now (I think that’s right?!) and, of course, we accumulate more and more content with each post we write and distribute.

So what I did was gather a number of posts we have written about the Masters in previous years. I tried to pick ones that are not so much about the winners but of everything else that surrounds this magical Springtime spectacle.

Just for the record, I have never attended the tournament at Augusta National. Maybe we need to become more famous golf bloggers, not sure, but hopefully one of these years I will get there.

Feel free to peruse the links below. We had fun writing them and it’s sometimes fun to drag a few out of the dusty closet and perhaps see them in a new light.

Oh, and to get you in the mood further, head over to the right rail and click on the video to hear the famous Master theme song as your looking at the posts below.

Have They Designed Away Masters Excitement

Little Known Augusta National Facts

Ode to Augusta

10 Cool Masters Pictures

Shame On Golf Journalists in Augusta

The Masters In HDTV

Masters TV Coverage Is Broken!

The Cool Masters iPhone App

ESPN Masters Coverage is Abominable

Masters – Where’s the beef?

PS: Not sure when I will be getting to Augusta and the Masters but have been thinking about some other all inclusive golf resorts that I will be planning for this year. There’s nothing better than excellent golf at a world-class resort!

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It seems like a lifetime ago that Sergio and Tiger were dueling in the 1999 PGA championship where he hit one of the most famous shots of his golfing career. You remember that, right?!

The ball was up against a tree and Sergio swung hard, with eyes closed and hit a low curve ball that scampered up on the green and we watched the young Sergio sprint and hop like a doe to see where his ball ended up. That day he forged his mark on the PGA Tour.

But a whole lot has happened since that 19 year old kid jumped for joy and had a spectacular PGA Championship tournament (He eventually came in second).

Sergio Garcia is now at the ripe “old” age of 32 and has 7 PGA wins to his credit and 10 European Tour wins. He has amassed over 28 million dollars. Not bad for the kid from Spain (and he’s only 32!)

I really love this guy. He is so good for the often melba-toast PGA Tour (Sorry, Bill Haas, but can a player be any more of a bore-a-thon than that guy) He injects life and spirit and joy into the game when he is playing well. There is nobody quite like “El Nino”

Garcia’s well-documented disappointment at the Majors will, unfortunately, not cease until he does break out. He has had so many close calls. I’m not going to document these but they’re in the books and are now yesterday’s news.

I really have absolutely nothing to base this on but I really feel this might be Sergio’s year. He has had so many close calls, has questioned his swing, his fortitude and even left the game for a short period after a severe slump in 2009-2010.

Oddly enough, he has always been one of the most solid ball strikers on the Tour. Who wouldn’t want to have that powerful, piercing Sergio Golf swing? His only nemesis has been the flat stick and it looks like he is finally get semi-comfortable with that club.

In 2011 he produced back-to-back wins in his home country of Spain with wins at the Castello Masters (winning by an astounding 11 strokes) and then inked another win at the Andalucía Masters (and played on one of the toughest courses in Europe – Valderrama)

I really think the Golf Gods owe Sergio. He has paid his dues and then some. I really can feel a huge year for Sergio coming on. Winning golf tourneys is all about timing and, of course, some lady luck.

There is something about him now that looks “solid” to me. Maybe getting older, more-seasoned, more wise – not sure. He looks like a player now – not a little giddy-kid.

Of course, I could be talking total crap but I do watch the tour and the players fairly closely. And if he does win a major I predict he will win 2 more majors and really etch his name in the history books as one the greatest players.

I predict lady-luck to be close by Sergio this year. My prediction is a win at the Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes. Feel free to harp in on your own predictions.

Here’s a fun book on Sergio: Play Like Sergio Garcia: An Analysis of the Swing and Shot-Making Game of Golf’s Young Star

PS: Golf holidays in Costa Del Sol can be one of your many memorable highlights while golfing in Spain.

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If you’ve been watching pro golf for the last 10 years, you’ve been watching two of the greatest golf matches of the last 50 years and perhaps the next 50. Confused? Let me explain.

How many times have you heard ‘Wouldn’t it be great if we could watch Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods go head to head in their respective primes’. Nice, but not possible. However, we have something even better, we have been watching Jack and Tiger match their careers for 10 years. It’s been exciting and is probably still a draw.

I predicted earlier in the year that Tiger would be back if he was physically OK. His win a couple of weeks ago in California demonstrated that. It’s also important that he won in typical Tiger fashion, making clutch shots down the stretch, birdieing the last two holes to beat Zach Johnson. Next year, if he stays healthy, he’ll win one major, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he wins two. That would put him only a couple of majors away from tying Jack. Welcome to the 4th quarter of the greatest golf duel in history.

A quick recap. Tiger has 14 majors compared to Jack’s 18. Jack got number 15 in 1978 at age 38 when he won the British Open by a two shot margin over Ben Crenshaw, Raymond Floyd, Tom Kite and Simon Owen. Jack’s previous major was in 1975. Tiger won his last major, the US Open, in 2008. He’ll be 36 in 2012. It’s been 3 years since he won a major, just like Jack at about the same age. Looks to me like this career match is about dead even, particularly if Tiger wins in 2012. If he gets at least one Major next year we will be in for one heck of a finish in this great rivalry.

If Tiger does beat or tie Jack, then we’re seeing the beginnings of the next great golf match; Tiger vs. whoever is going to beat his record. If Tiger wins, say 19 majors, it may seem impossible that anyone will ever beat that. But don’t count on it. What’s the old saying, ‘Records are made to be broken’. Stay tuned, we’re just hitting the back 9 on Sunday in the greatest rivalry ever and witnessing the beginning of the next one!

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First, let me congratulate Keegan Bradley on a very impressive win. I want to make sure that anyone reading the rest of this blog doesn’t think I’m demeaning Keegan in any way, shape or form. Playing the Atlanta Athletic Club course as he did, and considering who he beat and how he beat them speaks volumes about what a terrific golf talent he is.

This last week’s PGA has proven to me that I don’t understand much about the modern game of golf. First, I don’t understand the pro game and world rankings. The top 3 ranked golfers have never won a Major. This isn’t an indictment of the golfers. It’s more about the state of the game.

It’s impossible to predict anymore who will win the next major. They come from everywhere. I believe I read where the last 13 majors have been won by first-timers. If Tiger doesn’t return to form does this mean the trend will continue for 5 or 10 years? The guys who are supposed to be the favorites in these events weren’t ever in the running this time around.

Maybe this year’s PGA was different. Could it be that the course was so long and tricked up that it threw all predictability out the window. If you want your course to host the next US Open or PGA Championship does it mean that you have to change it to the point where it’s unplayable by your membership.

Who can regularly play a par 3 that’s 265 yards and protected by water? What is that? Are there some evil forces at work trying to take over the game. Do such holes really test the pros or are they so extreme that they bring an inordinate amount of luck into the contest. I don’t get it!

We are now living in the connected age. I understand that more and more people are even moving away from TV to get content on their handhelds and iPads. I tried to watch and/or listen to the PGA Championship via their ‘Live’ coverage. It didn’t work! Should it have? Based on trying the same thing with the British Open I would say yes, definitely!

The British seem to have figured out how to stream video to their website as well as making live audio available. I was without TV during the British Open, but I felt I really could enjoy the game on my computer and iPad. Not so with an American event, hosted by the nation that thinks it invented the internet.

As a footnote, the commercials showed up quite nicely – thank you very much. I don’t understand why the PGA is so far behind in technology. You’d better figure out how to broadcast events other than on TV or you are going to lose viewers.

I don’t get the long putters. I can see that they work great for at least some players, just look at Adam Scott and Bradley Keegan. Are they magic or just a trend. Will we see Adam and Bradley back to ‘regular’ putters by next year’s Masters.

Should these putters ever have been allowed in the first place? I my mind the answer is no, but then again I’m not a club manufacturer looking for continuous equipment upgrades. How does an average Joe or Jane take such a thing on a plane? Do you have to get a new golf travel bag?

Lastly, I don’t really get why golf is so, so ….fickle? Every time I play I’m amazed that I can hit a great shot followed by a terrible shot. How can you hit beautiful drives for 3 holes and then not find the fairway for the next 5? Putting is even more mysterious.

How do you go from lagging puts to within a foot to leaving them 6 feet long or short over the course of a couple of holes? How does Darren Clarke, an exceptional golfer, go from winning the British Open to missing the cut badly at the PGA.

How does Louis Oosthuizen play such incredible golf at last year’s British Open and then all but disappear? How can Padraig Harrington win 3 majors and then not really compete in any tournaments since? I really don’t get it! If you’ve figured it out please let me know!

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Congrats to Darren Clarke! It’s been a long time coming, but perhaps that makes his win even sweeter.

For those who were really paying attention, the game of golf taught us a lot about itself during this year’s British Open. Golf is not an easy game. There’s a big gulf between the very good and the great. The old courses can hold up quite nicely to the best in the world. Losing doesn’t mean choking. Putting is still the most important part of the game. Golf is one part physical and two parts mental.

Let me elaborate; Darren Clarke is a very, very, very good tour golfer. He’s been a stalwart of the European Tour and Ryder Cup play for 20 years. He just won his first major at 42. Darren is the perfect example of the mysterious, elusive and rewarding nature of the game.  No one knows if he’ll win another, but I doubt it. It took him 20 years to win his first, not because he’s not great, because it’s not that easy.

Remember, most of the tour pros never win a Major. That’s most as in the vast majority. Makes you really appreciate the guys like Nick Faldo, Seve Ballesteros and Gary Player who won many. It makes guys like Jack and Tiger seem otherworldly!

I’m getting tired of announcers who are too quick to label a player as a “choker” when they hit a bad shot and don’t win. Every golfer in every tournament hits bad shots. It that wasn’t true then 59′s would be nothing special. Dustin Johnson did not win on Sunday, but he didn’t choke either. He ran out of patience. Darren was playing and putting well and there weren’t many holes left.

He knew he was running out of time to make a move, so he tried to pass on the second to last turn and hit the wall. Maybe he should have waited until the last turn. We’ll never know, but it wasn’t a choke. Did he hit a bad shot under pressure? Yes, but so has every other golfer. Maybe next time he’ll be inclined to wait a little longer and use his gas pedal very carefully. The guy who was the master at that has the record for the most number of Majors. Dustin is still learning and as long as you’re in the learning phase you will get better!

Interesting how a traditional links course over a hundred years old stood up to the best in the world. At times, it didn’t look like the old girl even broke a sweat. She had some help from the weather, but even without that she looked tougher than Congressional. Part of the secret is that British Isle links courses have nary a flat spot.

As Padraig Harrington said during a practice round, a good golf shot can end up in a bad place. For those who have studied the game, that’s always been part of it. There’s always a bit of luck involved, both bad and good just like in life. A true champion usually has to handle adversity along the way. It also didn’t hurt that there were only two par 5′s at Royal St. George’s.

You know the old adage – you can play well and score poorly and play poorly and score well. In many cases the difference between the two is putting. A purring putter can make up for a lot of mishits, while a balky putter can leave you scratching your head when you’re striking the ball nearly perfectly. Darren Clarke was strong tee to green all week, but it’s his putting that gave him the jug, particularly on Sunday.

Without that, Phil might have won, who, by the way, did himself in when he missed the short putt early into his Sunday back nine. One missed short putt can do more to erode your confidence and affect your entire play than a great drive does to lift it.

Dustin Johnson was suffering from an infection for most of the tournament. Sinus I believe. But he still played very well. I can’t help but think that your mental state is more important than your physical. Darren Clarke has been working with a couple of sport psychologists recently. Could that have been the edge he needed to get his first major?

From what I’ve seen in golf, your physical state stays pretty much the same during a round. Maybe you get a little tired if you’re out of shape but that’s about it. However, the mental can and does change on a dime. Hit a bad shot and you may not lose the bad mood for a few holes. Get distracted by a playing partner and then it seems everything they do the rest of the round is distracting.

Miss a short putt and get down on yourself and often the ensuing foul mood costs you another couple of strokes. And don’t forget the role that mental concentration plays. I think that I can honestly say that I’ve never played a round where I didn’t make at least one mental mistake. Unfortunately that too often reads ‘many’ mental mistakes.

Who knows, by 2050 maybe golf teachers will be psychologists first and foremost with much less focus on ‘swing theory’. Golf is such a wonderful game, always challenging and always enlightening for those so inclined!

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First, thanks to Troy for commenting on my last blog. It’s great to get some opinions about golf and in particular this Open. You’re right Troy, no one can know what this Open will signify. I’m only guessing, but if I’m right…

We’ve seen 2 days so far, so who might win this. Interestingly it’s a tight field. There’s a bundle of quality players within 5 strokes of the leaders. With the course firming up and the wind blowing, 5 strokes doesn’t mean much.

I’d love to see Darren Clarke win. He’s done a lot for golf and he’s been through a lot, but that doesn’t mean anything to the golfing gods. He’s scored well but way too inconsistent. Usually that catches up to you somewhere during 4 rounds.

Then there’s Lucas Glover, a guy who hasn’t been in the action much since winning the U.S. Open a few years ago. He seems steady. Could he be coming out of his post Open funk? Is he going to show us he’s a serious contender to being a dominant golfer?

Lurking close by are some interesting characters. First there’s Chad Campbell who’s really been missing in action since his big win. Nice guy, has he found something to rejuvenate his game?

Martin Kaymer is also a stroke back, maybe he’s the really World Number One. Or maybe not.

Thomas Bjorn is a Danish version of Davis Love III. He’s 40 and is still a long shot, but don’t count him out.

Angel Jimenez, now there’s a guy I’d love to see win. He plays the game as only a Spaniard can, buy sucking every last bit of life out of it. He’s craftily good. Maybe he doesn’t lead the tour in any statistics but this guy can put it together from time to time. Out of the top 6 he’s my favorite. He’s also the guy I’d most like to have supper with – eat, drink and be merry while you can!

After that the field is filled with old and young, decorated and not. Even Phil and the young English amateur are within striking distance. Tomorrow should sort things out a bit if the wind blows and we see some rain. Who’s got thick enough skin to be patient and not panic?

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