AT&T Pebble Beach

Big Lefty vs. Little Lefty

Written: February 12, 2007

"Big Lefty" (Mickelson) shoots a final round 66 at Pebble including a lost ball, wins by five shots, ties the tournament 72 hole record and pronounces himself ready for the Majors. Our Scott Winegar picked him right on the nose at the right venue (where he's now won 3 times) and snuggles into second place in our pool standings. Ten (Ten, I repeat) of youse picked "Little Lefty" (Mikey Weir), no doubt based on his recent past performances at Pebble. Little Lefty stumbled out of the gate and was last seen hitting it sideways onto the rocks. John Flynt had another good payday with DL III (tied for 4th) and Donald Herron had a decent finish with Furyk's tie for 6th. Bob Lutz and Jim Brady had the good sense to pick the dancing team of Singh & Chopra, who tied for 11th place in the Pakistani division.

According to the 12-step protocol, "My name is Walter and I confess to being a golf addict." But I am so grateful that I won't have to endure another celebrity golfing event for the rest of the year. It's probably just a California thing. Danny Gans (who?) was the featured idiot this week who couldn't come up with an original line. Please Danny, go back to 'Vegas and obscurity....and take George Lopez with you.'

Do you ever wonder why Americans would go play the Asian Tour? I always had a hunch that it was because the dope was stronger in the tropics. Well, OSU grad, Edward Loar was playing quite nicely at the Asian tour stop in Malaysia until his final nine holes. He had a nine and a ten on two par fours to finish with a 50 on the back nine. Obviously too many "doobies" at the turn.

On a brighter note, Mighty Mouse (Tadd Fujikawa) won the Hawaii Pearl Open, besting a field of pro's and amateurs in his hometown.
NO FLUKE HE! That's a Chinese dish.

Onward to one of my home tracks, Riviera in L.A. Four of us have Boom Boom who withdrew before the first round at Pebble. I hope it's not his perennial back problem. Four others have Adam Scott and two have Immelman. Tiger (having never won in L.A.) chose not to attend. What a wimp!

Final random thought: Imagine if John Daly had married Anna Nicole Smith?