Quail Hollow Championship Review

Posted by John

May 4, 2009

quail hollow golf club Quail Hollow Championship Review
I have just a few quick impressions on Quail Hollow as I’m still unpacking from our Scotland trip.

When is the last time you saw Tiger Woods open a tournament at 7 under after the first round and then go only 2 under over the next 3 rounds? When is the last time he started the last round within a couple of shots of the leader and never made up a single stroke? Tiger is still the best, it just goes to show how difficult it is to return to competitive golf after a long layoff. Think back and it’s hard to find a golfer who has ever come back to pre-layoff form!

I’ve had enough of Gary McCord and the constant chatter. If he just talked about golf it wouldn’t be so bad, but he’s constantly giving us his stream of consciousness patter that covers everything from what he had for breakfast to who will be the next ‘American Idol’ winner.

I watched some of the European PGA over the weekend. What refreshing coverage. They don’t say anything that doesn’t need saying and they don’t insert background music when they are reviewing earlier play. Golf is a quiet sport, it doesn’t need bands, cheerleaders and extemporanious hoopla!

It was nice to see Sean O’Hair win, he’s a good guy and has worked hard on his game. It’s also nice to see a guy bounce back after taking a beating by Tiger at Bay Hill.

With the advent of the super high speed video camera and knowledgeable commentating you can learn a lot about playing golf just by watching professional tournament coverage. It certainly helps on full swing shots, but don’t overlook learning how to play chips, flops, sand shots and even putting.