Kevin Stadler won the Johnny Walker Classic by avoiding a playoff with an eagle on the final hole. Nice finish.
I met Kevin last summer and talked to him for a while. He was pretty cool. I met his dad that day too and yes, they have the same ass (or lack thereof).
Arron Oberholser and Mike Weir are tied at -17 going into today’s final round the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. The nearest competitor, Luke Donald, is 6 shots back.
So it’s basically match play for the day, unless both players gag a few holes and let the field back into it.
Mike Weir
Robert Thompson is watching Weir closely I’m sure. He’s documented Weir (my neighbor BTW) and his struggles since winning the Masters. I’d have to say a win here does mean he’s completed a comeback. But a full comeback to me would mean winning a tournament or two AND contending for most the PGA Tour season.
My DVR will be working hard on this program as I’ll be golfing today for the 2nd time this year. Sunny and a high of 44: that’s golf weather around here.
I just got news that my uncle and cousin just got back from playing Augusta National. They played the par 3 course the first day, played 36 on the main course the next day and finished with 18 more on the 3rd day. My cousin eagled #11 too. Lucky guys.
I’m going to track him down and see if he has any pictures for me. Then I’m going to beat him up.
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Today I golfed! First time since December 28th. Golf in February around these parts is definitely a good thing and any year I can golf in Feb here is a bonus.
That fact in itself is nice, but the main reason I’m so happy about golfing today is that I’ve finally recovered from my injury. I’d been in quite a bit of pain through January from torn cartilage in my chest.
I played a full 18 holes, knocked the crap out of my G2, hit bad irons and made some clutch putts to win the big money in the group… OK it was just $11.00. I was rusty as I expected to be, but thrilled to actually play.