Majors
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, ...
We may witness one of the most memorable Masters ever. Looks like this is going to be fun. Do we dare hope that the winner on Sunday shoots a 66 to steal it from someone who shoots a 67?
I happened to run across the video above of Jean Van De Velde talking about his collapse in the 1999 British Open and later another collapse after leading by 1 stroke in the 2005 French Open.
Even listening to this interview I somehow still have the impression that he just doesn't get it - that it *might* have been more prudent to take another club off the 18th tee rather than hit driver. But I'm not sure "the story" he tells himself about that event has done much to help his golf game or his career for that matter.
It's interesting to think about how "the stories" you ...
The game of golf is alive and well and so is Tiger. He was never going to win every tournament that he leads by 54 holes. Tiger's had a lot of miraculous wins, but good bounces are always offset by bad ones. For every chip in at Augusta there is a price to be paid. As golfers we should rejoice in our good luck and never condemn the bad bounces because they make the game what it is. This loss won't make Tiger less competitive, it will only drive him more, as is the case with all the greats.
