The Masters Tournament never disappoints. Never. What an incredible week. Congratulations to Tiger Woods on the historic win, his 15th major. Please people, don’t ask if Tiger will break Jack’s major championship record.
The golf media world is about to go all in on Tiger again. Be ready for it.
What an insane day at the Masters Tournament today. There were many strange, odd, crazy, whacky things that happened today. Here’s the list, as best as I can remember.
Rory McIlory and Phil Mickelson spent more time hitting their second shots off of pine straw than they did off of grass. One of Rory’s drives was so far off line it ended up in the dashboard of a golf cart. Most people didn’t even know there were golf carts at Augusta.
Adam Scott’s apparel scripting went retro today, with puffy pleated pants. As awkward as it looked, it apparently worked. He’s tied for the lead.
Tiger and Phil Mickelson chomped gum like mad men!
John Rahm hit a dead shank on the 8th fairway. The hosel rocket went 90 degrees to his right, into the trees.
The Rahm shank that the broadcast is pretending didn't happen, for some reasonpic.twitter.com/MecDu6h9Ss
#1 golfer in the world, Justin Rose, missed the cut.
Zach Johnson hit a topped duck-hook 3-wood on the par-5 second hole, right into the gallery. Duck and cover.
Zach Johnson later accidentally hit his ball on the par-5 13th tee during a practice swing. The ball hit the tee marker and bounced four feet in front of him. He turned to his playing parters and asked, “what happens now?” He’s taking laying up on par-5’s to a whole new level.
Kiradech Aphibarnrat did a ballerina twirl and fell to the ground after a shot.
Finally, a (soon to be former) security guy tried to do crowd control as Tiger Woods hit a shot from the trees. He ran (a no-no at the Masters), and slipped. He clipped Tiger’s ankle. Had Tiger’s foot been security planted, that may have put Tiger out for the season. The lady in the background called the security guard “safe.”
Today was a big event. No, not the first round of the 2019 Masters Tournament. The big event was the eight week anniversary of my shoulder surgery for torn rotator cuff, torn bicep tendon, and torn labrum. My last report at the six week mark was not good. My physical therapy was not going as fast as I’d hoped because I have what is called “frozen shoulder.”
This report is a little better than the six week mark. My pain level, which is and has mostly been in the area of the bicep work, is slowly decreasing. It has been constantly painful, extremely enflamed, knotted, and sore 24/7. That’s going away, ever so slowly. But at least it is going.
I’ve found that my range of motion is, very slowly, improving. I could not reach up much higher than waist height two weeks ago. Now I can reach up to about shoulder height before I can’t go any farther. I’m now able to do some of the basics like putting my socks on without too much effort and with little to no pain. I can reach the steering wheel in the car now. Still can’t reach the radio. Can’t brush my teeth with the right hand or for that matter, pick my nose. Can’t dry my back off or pull my pants up with the right arm yet.
Today at the rehab facility I reached one of the mini-goals that I’ve been wanting to reach. This is drill they tried to get me to do several weeks ago but due to the bicep scar tissue and damage, I failed. Today I was finally able to do the arm pulley drill. This is a drill where I sit in a chair and pull my bad arm up via pulley with my good arm (photo below). Being able to do this today meant that I was at least progressing.
I expected the drill to be a relief. I’ve been aching to fold my arms or put my arms behind my head etc. It was not a relief though, it was very still and painful. But I would call it a “good kind of pain.”
At this point in my rehab I’m going to get to start doing more strength building and more mobility building, which I’m looking forward to. During my treatment today we felt several “pops” in the shoulder tissue. The therapist said that was scar tissue breaking. This is good. The scar tissue is what’s making the shoulder sore and impossible to move.
I’m still fairly gimpy with the right arm. I feel like a T-Rex. But it is improving. Given the extent of my surgery and the resulting scar tissue and damage, I fear the 2019 golf season will be completely lost. I hope I’m wrong. I’m religiously doing two rehab sessions per week and daily rehab exercises.
I sill have yet to sleep in my bed. Can’t be horizontal without it hurting. I hope to be over that soon because I’m not getting very much sleep at all in a sitting position.
[Salt Lake City, Utah – April 9, 2019] Leading golf blogger Tony Korologos of HookedOnGolfBlog.com has just released his 2019 Masters Tournament scripting. Korologos is famous for producing some of the most prestigious Masters Tournament scripts in the history of the event. Some scripts from previous years include the original blogger apparel scripting, toothpaste scripting, Sergio Garcia’s baby nappy scripting, cigar scripting, and Dustin Johnson’s sock scripting (commemorating DJ’s fall down the stairs which injured his back and prevented him from competing in the Masters).
“The 2019 Masters scripting is different,” Korologos said. “My Masters viewing now involves a new Traeger smoker, so I’m in meat mode.”
Korologos’ script varies in meat type, culminating with the filet mignon for the Sunday final round. “The filet finish is like Tiger wearing a red shirt on Sunday. But one must not overcook it.”
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