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Austads: Golf Insider Newsletter Volume 502 Issue 47
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| August 18th, 2008 |
Volume 502 Issue 47 |
The Inside Scoop on the World of
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Who Would've Thought?!
Look up
"gritty" in the dictionary and you will find a picture of Padraig
Harrington. At the PGA, Padraig again displayed what hard work,
dedication, passion, and grit can do for your game. One putting the
last three greens from outside of ten feet on each hole will go
down as one of the most impressive "back nine on Sunday" putting
performances in major championship history. A win at last year's
British Open turned a pretty good career into a very nice one. Wins
at the Britsh Open and at the PGA Championship this year have
turned a very nice career into a great one, and have vaulted
Padraig all the way up to #3 in the world rankings(By the way, I
think it's ridiculous that he's not ranked #2 since Phil hasn't won
a major in 2 ½ years). Is Padraig the next Tiger challenger?
Maybe, I guess we'll see. One thing that we do know is that it has
been an incredible run and that he appears to only be getting
better. I wish the U.S. had him for the Ryder Cup on our
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El Nino = Senor
Immaturity
The best
major championship performance of his career was also Sergio
Garcia's most crushing loss yet. Despite some very solid play
during the weekend, Sergio was undoubtedly done in by several poor
swings and tight putting strokes on the back nine on Sunday.
Instead of commending Padraig for his exceptional play on the
weekend, Sergio showed his immaturity and chose to take the "woe is
me" attitude yet again after his round. "Why are you trying to make
this a disappointment?" snapped Garcia at a questioner behind the
18th green, and "I've said it before, there are guys who get a
little fortunate, they get in contention in a major and manage to
get things going their way…" Sounds like according to Sergio
it was complete luck that Padraig incredibly one-putted the last
three greens and eight of the last eleven during back nine major
championship pressure. Losing stinks Sergio, but you're not the
only one to ever get bad breaks. Grow up and give credit where
credit is due for once. Your time will come. |
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FedEx Cup
Carl
Pettersson won the Wyndham Championship on Sunday, defeating Scott
McCarron by two shots. Unfortunately, the tournament was about as
exciting as that first sentence. Not exactly what the PGA Tour was
hoping to use to get fans fired up for this week's first FedEx Cup
tourney, but with the world's best (sans El Tigre) gathering for
The Barclays this weekend it should provide for some excitement.
Sure, the "Golf Playoffs" thing still may not have caught on, but
you can't tell me that you weren't rooting for Steve Stricker and
his Cinderellaesque run to take it all last year. Also, the Tiger
vs. Phil match at the Deutsche Bank Championship in Boston last
year gave us what we had been craving all season to that point (#1
vs. #2). This year, with Tiger on the DL, it is certainly anyone's
game. Also, with the Ryder Cup in the middle of the Playoff action
everyone's golf interest should remain tuned up through the regular
season's conclusion at the Tour Championship the last week in
September. All I know is that it's pretty hard to beat clicking
between football and golf on Saturdays and Sundays while kicked
back in my recliner. |
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How Not To Manage a Career
Remember when Kevin Costner
was in that bomb of a movie, Waterworld? Or when the great actor
Tom Hanks was dressed in drag in the TV show Bosom Buddies? Neither
do I. But, the point is someone that was calling the shots thought
it would be a great idea. BJ Wie, is well on his way to notoriety.
His client, daughter Michelle, just used up her last LPGA exemption
capturing 12th place at the (Women's) Canadian Open. Many brilliant
Monday morning quarterbacks, (myself included), continually wonder
why dad has been sending her to PGA events where her results have
been disastrous when she has never won any pro tourney and does not
even have her LPGA card. Now, Michelle says she's not sure if she
will try for a spot at Q school for next year. If things don't work
out, a cameo on Costner's next project might be in
order. |
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Fed Ex Cup-…Absolutely
Positively….Confusing
In any other pro sport, the
playoffs are pretty simple: the highest score wins and moves on.
When golf came up with the 4 week Fed Ex format, everyone scratched
their heads. In the end, last year's inaugural event was
Tiger's(even with a week off in the middle), so we all figured it
was OK. This year it might get a little more interesting. Kenny
Perry is the point leader, (sans Tiger), but he's cooled off
lately. Will Phil (#2) finally kick his game in gear and actually
be awake during the fall this year? Can Padraig (#3) keep the
momentum going? My money is on the young, cocky Anthony Kim (#4)
from LA. Get your calculators out and let the playoffs
begin! |
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Trivia
Question: Other than Tiger Woods, who
are the only other two players to win the PGA Championship and the
British Open in the same year?
A) Jack Nicklaus and Nick Price
B) Nick Price and Nick Faldo
C) Jack Nicklaus and Ben Hogan
D) Nick Price and Walter Hagen
Click Here For the
Answer
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