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Target Putting

Date Written: September 4, 2007

23-putts will do it every time. Lefty plays head-to-head with Tiger and whups 'em with the flat stick. If Tiger or Brett Wetterich could have have putt like Lefty, it might have been a different outcome. But HEY!...putting is 50% of the game. With that thought in mind, I've decided to change my company name from Target Promotions to Target Putting. My first book is on the "SECRET" of putting. The text and graphics were conceived during endless group therapy sessions with my fellow inmates at The Putting Sanitarium, located in Yip, AZ. I had to check myself in last year and admit, like any other addict, that my name was Walter and I had a problem. I'll save you the expense and the hours of therapy that led me to publish this tome. The entire book can be boiled down to seven words:

DON'T LET YOUR LEFT WRIST BREAK DOWN!

But now, back in the real world. Our esteemed pool leader, "The Donald," once again throws a dart and picks Wetterich (T-2) and wins a pile of cash to increase his money lead to almost 1 mil. What is it with this guy? Two events to go and it's a dogfight between Jim Brady and Scott Winegar for place and show dough. Brady, along with 3 other also-rans, had the cosmic good sense to pick Robert Allenby who finished 8th alone for a solid payday.

The FedEx, SchmedEx soap opera plot got thicker with the following that I excerpted from the PGA Tour website:

"Mickelson, Steve Stricker and Woods are now 1-2-3 in the first FedEx Cup playoffs, but Mickelson said he might not play in the BMW Championship in Lemont, Ill., because of an undisclosed tiff with PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem. Mickelson didn't say when he would decide if he's playing the third of four playoff events."

So....now that Phil's leading the FedEx chase for the $10,000,000 annuity (with compound interest that will probably be $40,000,000 by his retirement age,) we'll see if a little spat with The Commish is just that...little. Tiger skips The Barclays, Lefty's thinking he'll skip the BMW? I don't think the heavyweight players in the game like being told when and where to show up. Personally, I still can't imagine giving anyone but Tiger, who had the most incredible year, any giant prize. Though I don't care much anyway. I won all ways on a $3.00 Nassau yesterday from John Manocheo, and I'm feeling pretty flush.

Also from Golfweek Magazine, I have attached for your perusal: http://www.golfweek.com/business/tours-associations/story/fedexmainbiz_news_082107 , an article by Adam Schupak entitled, "Deferred Delivery." It's all about the financial workings and development of the FedEx scheme and the PGA Tours retirement plan that was implemented by former commissioner, Deane Beman. Needless to say, we don’t have to worry about the finances of our favorite players. They (or their heirs) are all going to be filthy rich!

Lastly, also from Golfweek Magazine, the report that Richard J. Ferris has resigned his position as chairman of the PGA Tour Policy Board, effective Dec. 31. His resignation ends a 20-year tenure with the Policy Board, including the past 14 as chairman. His successor has yet to be named. I wonder if it's a coincidence what with the FedEx baloney?


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