Finally The Players Championship is over. After days of starting and stopping due to rain delays, they are done.
Today the wind was brutal to the players. #17 claimed many victims, including Bob Tway who recorded a tournament record 12 on the par 3.
Short hitters everywhere rejoice! Fred Funk is The Players Champion! Finally a tournament where driving accuracy means something! I think more tournaments need to be set up to evenly reward not only driving distance, but driving accuracy as well.
And now for the Funky picture show:
Funky break dancing (when Fred missed a putt)
Fred’s lie in the bunker on 18. He had to get up and down to stay at -9 and win the tournament.
Funk does “the funky fist pump” (his version of the Tiger fist pump)
Fred throws his hat down knowing he has probably won the tournament after making his par saving putt on 18.
Who is “the greatest golfer ever?” Is it Jack or Tiger? Jack or Tiger? That is all we hear.
Annika Sorenstam has just won her 5th tournament IN A ROW. She has also notched her first major win of the year (8) at the Nabisco.
She has won more times in her career than Tiger, and is on a much faster pace than he is in career wins. Barring injury or early retirement Annika could eclipse just about any professional golfer’s career wins.
So is she the greatest golfer ever? Does it matter that she’s female?
My pal BogeyMan over at Bogey Lounge gave me some nice pub so I’m returning the favor!
Now get your golf balls over to Bogey Lounge and check it out. Join up their forums too (after you join ours of course!).
Unfortunately today I knocked my Maxfli BlackMax prototype ball in the drink on the 2nd hole. Harder than anticipated fairway bunkers caused me to thin one over the green into the water.
My record of holes played with that one ball ended at 92. Time to start a new streak.
They didn’t finish the 2nd round Saturday so they’re going to finish it today (Sunday). 3 players who did finish are in the lead at -10: Luke Donald, Joe Durant and Lee Westwood. Third-round play will begin around 11:30 a.m. ET.
On a monetary and logistic standpoint I wonder how much it costs the PGA tour when these events get postponed and they have to move to a Monday finish.
Ok, that’s it for now. I’m off to play 18. A report will follow.
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