Posts Tagged ‘pga’

Golf Boys Video

You’ve probably already seen this, but if you haven’t, I guess it’s golf’s version of The Village People.

Kevin Na Whiffs Ball

Rory McIlroy Wins the 2011 US Open

RIP Seve Ballesteros

Congrats Brandt Snedeker

"Sorry about calling you Brad for 2 years."

I was lucky enough to catch the last hour or so of the Heritage golf tournament yesterday.   Donald vs. Snedeker.  Luke vs. Brandt.  If it was a contest of names, then Brandt Snedeker would win.  Luke Donald has two first names.  Brandt Snedeker has zero first names.

When Luke sunk his 12 foot birdie on the 1st playoff hole, I thought that was it, but Brandt nailed his 10 footer and on they went.  On the 3rd playoff hole, Luke squirted one out of the sand to the left, almost overshot the green!  Made me feel better about my own sand inadequacies of late.

Couple of quick hits:

• Do you know that feeling where you are really close, about to get to that next level?  I’m so there right now!  My last 5 rounds have been 95, 90, 105, 107, 96.  My goal is to be a consistent bogey-golfer shooting in high 80′s and low 90′s.  I feel like I’m right on the verge on achieving that, but I have been there before and it has never manifested (sorry, that’s probably too big a word for any readers of this blog).  Chipping and putting, chipping and putting, chipping and putting…
• I recently bought new clubs.  Mizuno JPX 800 irons, Callaway RAZR Hawk driver, Cleveland CG14 wedges.  Totally worth it!
• When the hell is Tiger going to play again?  Of course he’ll play Jack’s tournament on Memorial Day weekend, but he’s going to play before that, right?  Damn you Tiger!
• I’m going to put more effort into getting the contests up and running again.  Been kinda busy with work, so haven’t made the time.  Wish me luck!

Kevin Na cards a 16 on one hole at Valero Open

I haven’t even shot a 16 in a really long time…

Best Masters Ever

"I've got a turtle head poking out."

Wow!  What was everybody else doing on Sunday afternoon?  Most golf fans must have been glued to their TV sets, watching the most competitive final round in the Masters that I can remember.  8 to 10 guys were in contention and at one point, even my boy Tiger Woods was sitting on top of the leaderboard.

Couple of quick hits:

"Maybe I should've pulled a Jay Cutler."

• Rory McIlroy turned into a droopy-eyed armless child (kudos to Charlie Sheen for that one!).  That kid is a great golfer but unfortunately for him, he dropped like a par of 60-year-old saggy titties coming out of a wonder bra.
• Adam Scott and Jason Day fought hard!  Both guys finished strong and did the best they could.  Scott’s par save on 17 was amazing under the pressure, especially that 20-foot or so putt.  Would Rory have played better if he had played with Jason Day again?
• Charl Schwartzel won with his putter.  Guys that win golf tournaments do it with their putters and Charl’s last 4 putts made the difference.  Unbelievable exhibition!  And how solid was that drive on 18?
• Tiger is back!  He drove the ball consistently and his iron play was dead-on, except for 13.  He just couldn’t make putts on the back!  I was going crazy when he missed his eagle putt at 15!  Let’s be honest.  He had a chance on Sunday after a phenomenal front nice, but he lost it with a 74 on Saturday.  Just sniffing the leaderboard on Sunday had to feel great after being down 7 going into the final round.

Throw McIlroy in with Dustin Johnson and Nick Watney (both giving up leads in 2010 majors) as young guns who didn’t bring it when they needed to.  Goes to show how mentally tough it is to focus on the task at hand.

Shout out to the KGT golf league that I played in this past weekend at World Houston Golf.  Awesome day to play and had a blast.  There next event is in a few weeks.  I’ll post more information next week.

Mickelson wins the 2011 Shell Houston Open

Congrats Bubba

"Who says I have long arms?"

Did anyone watch the first network-broadcasted PGA Tour golf event of the year – the Farmers Insurance Open*?

I watched a little bit on Saturday and the last hour or so on Sunday.  Bubba Watson made some huge putts, especially the one on 17 from about 12 feet out.  How can you not like what this guy is all about?  Just after his win, an emotional Watson reminded us how tough it is to win on tour, knowing that another lefty is right on your heels.

Not sure about you, but I was shocked that Phil didn’t go for it on 18.  Reading a little about his decision, it appears he didn’t have the right lie for a hybrid or a 3-wood.

Back to Watson.  Not only did he knock down 2 huge putts on 17 and 18, he showed tremendous poise on that hole 17 flop shot out of the thick greenside rough and the sand out from 18.  Those are tough shots without any pressure, let alone when an 800 lb gorilla (not literally Phil) is on your heels.

Tiger showed up for a couple days, but unfortunately lost it on Saturday.  I still expect him to come back strong this year (5 wins and 1 major).

Looking forward to next week at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

Here are a couple of stories about Bubba Watson’s win:

Yahoo Sports (Doug Ferguson)

The Golf Channel (Rex Hoggard)

* is it just me or can anyone else not get that Farmers jingle (we are farmers…) out of their head?

Highlights from the BMW Championship

Check out these highlights from this weekend’s BMW Championship (courtesy of pgatour.com):