Date Written: June 17, 2008
Golf on Monday. What could be better? Maybe random sex with Michelle Pfeiffer, but short of that longshot fantasy, how about a playoff for the U.S. Open? The match-up of everyman (Rocco Mediate) against the best player who ever lived playing on one leg.
Rocco was great. Even though I was one of the thirteen in the fantasy pool who was grateful that Tiger squeaked out the win, I was secretly rooting for Rocco. Forty five years old, bad back, one-way ball flight, great attitude, ferocious competitor, shaky putter at times, terrific sense of humor, blah, blah. He was terrific. At the very least, Rocco Mediate is now a national household name.
The tour has figured out how to handicap Tiger...make him play on one leg. I thought at times that he was going to withdraw but he hung tough. Having personally survived 3 left knee operations and finally knee replacement surgery, I want to know what drugs Tiger took to make it through to the end. I would guess there was a cortisone shot somewhere between day three and day four. Roger Maltbie (Johnny Miller's, Ed McMahon) claimed he only used over-the-counter (Advil?) medication. I doubt it. If you want to read more about the possibilities for a long layoff for Tiger, click on the Thomas Bonk article:
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-bonk17-2008jun17,0,4051577.column
And if you really have some extra time on your hands, read this David Brooks editorial about Tiger's focus:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/17/opinion/17brooks.html?hp
Remember the answer to the old golf joke, "How did you make a nine on a hole?" The answer, "Well, I missed my putt for eight" applies to San Diego homie, "Lefty Mick." He's playing the relatively easy par five thirteenth on day three. He misses the fairway with his drive and has to lay up with his second shot. Then he gets too cute with his third shot, an L-wedge to a front hole location just five paces from the edge and spins it off the green. He switches to his 64-degree wedge, but needs three more tries before getting the ball to stay on the green. He then proceeds to three-putt. Voila...NINE! Hackers could be heard harmonically rejoicing around the world.
We have now played exactly two-thirds of the pool schedule. Big time changes were effected what with the massive double money allotted to the majors. Biggest move was at the top where Lord Arthur of Kerrick and Pat Moloney are now leading at over the $7 Mil mark. Move over Vinegar Man, it was a nice run. Personally it feels good to get out of the cellar but in a perfect world I didn't want so much company.
The tour has figured out how to handicap Tiger...make him play on one leg. I thought at times that he was going to withdraw but he hung tough. Having personally survived 3 left knee operations and finally knee replacement surgery, I want to know what drugs Tiger took to make it through to the end. I would guess there was a cortisone shot somewhere between day three and day four. Roger Maltbie (Johnny Miller's, Ed McMahon) claimed he only used over-the-counter (Advil?) medication. I doubt it. If you want to read more about the possibilities for a long layoff for Tiger, click on the Thomas Bonk article:
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-bonk17-2008jun17,0,4051577.column
And if you really have some extra time on your hands, read this David Brooks editorial about Tiger's focus:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/17/opinion/17brooks.html?hp
Remember the answer to the old golf joke, "How did you make a nine on a hole?" The answer, "Well, I missed my putt for eight" applies to San Diego homie, "Lefty Mick." He's playing the relatively easy par five thirteenth on day three. He misses the fairway with his drive and has to lay up with his second shot. Then he gets too cute with his third shot, an L-wedge to a front hole location just five paces from the edge and spins it off the green. He switches to his 64-degree wedge, but needs three more tries before getting the ball to stay on the green. He then proceeds to three-putt. Voila...NINE! Hackers could be heard harmonically rejoicing around the world.
We have now played exactly two-thirds of the pool schedule. Big time changes were effected what with the massive double money allotted to the majors. Biggest move was at the top where Lord Arthur of Kerrick and Pat Moloney are now leading at over the $7 Mil mark. Move over Vinegar Man, it was a nice run. Personally it feels good to get out of the cellar but in a perfect world I didn't want so much company.
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