The Sony

"Fok Choi"

Date Written: January 14, 2008

According to Wikipedia, "Bok Choy" is a Chinese leaf vegetable commonly used in Chinese cuisine. The vegetable is related to the Western cabbage and of the same species as the common turnip. "Fok Choi" is an expression of frustration used by seventeen of us "others" who didn't have the sense to pick KJ in the Sony and who now trail the pool money leaders by a bunch of serious American cabbage.

The eight of you who had Choi as their pick, set a SV Golf Pool record for most winners in one week. Not only does Choi lead from start to finish, which is a rare thing to do on tour, he has now won at least one tournament every year for the last 5 years. My only consolation is that he gives some hope to all of us of shorter stature.

Steady as a rock was "Bok." He kept it mostly in the tight fairways of Waialae Country Club and putted "lights-out" with his giant, $50.00 Super-Stroke grip.
http://www.superstrokegrip.com/. When he wasn't seen draining two 12-footers early to save par, his putting pace on the small greens was amazing. He had me rooting for the nimrod, Sabbatini. Just in case you are not familiar with the word "nimrod" it is a pejorative term meaning idiot, doofus, fathead, lamebrain, or numbskull.

Mighty Mouse (Tadd Fujikawa) missed the cut. It appears he's peaked too soon in his professional career and is now over-the-hill at seventeen. Remember last year as an amateur he was the youngest player in 50 years to make a cut? To quote Ron Sirak, executive editor of Golf World magazine: "Fujikawa opted for instant gratification in the form of endorsement deals and overseas appearance fees, when he turned pro." Click on:
http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/columns/story?columnist=sirak_ron&id=3194985
for Sirak's complete story. Mighty Mouse has yet to make a check in nine starts on The Tour. Back to Moanalua High School kid! His 15 seconds of golfing fame appear to be history.

Rather than try to explain the new PGA 36 hole cut line rules (money-earned without finishing 72 holes), click on the link below to get the official PGA's explanation: http://www.pgatour.com/2008/tournaments/r006/01/11/cut_rule/index.html
If, under the aforementioned rules, your pick is a designated "MDF" (which means "made cut, did not finish") we will assign that dollar amount to your account. This week, four of youse picked 3-Sticks (Howell, III) in the Sony and he fell into this category...he wins money but doesn't play on the weekend. For the week, I have highlighted his name in puce.

A bunch of no shows for the Bob Hope! Justin Rose decided not to show up, breaking ten, pool-playing hearts.


-WalterGolf