Day three laying on the floor
I’m trying to get into a vertical position to write some blog posts. The back is killing me, despite a therapeutic deep tissue massage I got last night. The muscle spasms usually take about 4-5 days to release, then I’m mobile but sore for a few days…
I can still picture that eagle putt I had when my back went out. Was I going to make it and go to -3 or 2-putt to go -2? Argh..
Threw out the back
Yesterday (Sunday) after all the obligational Mother’s Day activities I walked across the street to play a few holes of golf in the evening with a buddy. There was nobody on the course so we blazed through 18 holes (73).
We went around the front again. I two putted for birdie on #1 and sank a 72 footer for birdie on #4. I knocked a hybrid on the green in two on the par-5 5th and stood over an eagle putt at -1. On my 2nd practice putting stroke of my eagle putt I felt like a lightning bolt hit me in the lower back. I let out a scream and almost fell to the ground. My scoliosis (a birth defect – curved spine) nailed me and my back went out. My buddy was shocked and had no idea something like that could happen.
I’m down for probably close to a week–that’s how long it takes for the muscle spasms to subside. The muscles on either side of my spine are as tight as the highest strings on a piano. When the spasms stop it’s like the biggest relief in the world and you feel like running through the hills singing “the hills are alive….” Until then I’ll be crawling around my place and lying on the floor.
I’ve tried stretching, acupuncture, drugs, deep tissue massage, chiropractors and everything short of a witch doctor to treat my back when it goes out but nothing helps. It just takes a week or so.
This sucks. I’ve been playing some good golf too so I hope my down time doesn’t kill my short game.
Tiger Woods struggling at the TPC
Tiger Woods has finished his 3rd round at the TPC after barely making the cut by one shot yesterday. 75-73-73. He looks as confused with these greens at the TPC Sawgrass as he has at Riviera. Tiger is 10 shots back of leader Phil Mickelson. Mickelson hasn’t driven the ball well but still is staying alive by putting well. We’ll have to see how long the Mickelson magic show can stay alive before it derails due to poor driving…
TV won’t know what to do without Tiger
Tiger will have an early tee time Sunday and won’t be on the TV much. So I guess they’ll end up replaying the “better than most” putt from 2001 another 50 times…
#17 at TPC Sawgrass is gobbling up golf balls
There’s a lot of wind and hard greens at THE PLAYERS. #17 is gobbling up golf balls like crazy. 4 is a good score…. This is fun to watch.
Phil Mickelson and Rory Sabbatini are in the clubhouse with the lead at -5. Tiger Woods shot 75 today and is 8 shots behind Phil.
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