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With only one event left to play, Tiger Woods is in 10 place on the Ryder Cup points standings. The last event that counts towards the 2010 Ryder Cup, is the PGA Championship at Whistling Straights. But after his horrendous 18 over par at the Bridgestone will captain Corey Pavin choose Tiger Woods if he does not automatically make the team. Who would have thought that Tiger Woods would not have automatically made the Ryder Cup Team. I would have never thought of a Ryder Cup with out the world’s number one!
1. Phil Mickelson
2. Hunter Mahan
3. Jim Furyk 4. Steve Stricker 5. Jeff Overton
6. Anthony Kim
7. Matt Kuchar
8. Lucas Glover
9. Dustin Johnson 10. Tiger Woods
11. Ricky Barnes
The top eight players make the team automatically, and team captain Corey Pavin will choose 2 more players.
Tiger himself was quoted saying that he would not be doing the team any good if he is playing this poorly. But would captain Corey Pavin still choose Tiger Tiger Woods if he was not playing his best? Is Tiger good enough that even on a mediocre day he can still be the best of Europe? Not to mention that Tiger Woods Ryder Cup record is not his greatest asset. He has typically not done great “Tiger Like” things when playing in the Ryder Cup. I am not sure that if I was the captain of the Ryder Cup this year that I would choose Tiger, but then again more people watch golf on TV when Tiger plays. I wonder if the sponsors have anything to say about if Tiger Woods plays or not. One last thing to think about is… would Tiger Woods turn down a spot on the team if captain Corey Pavin chooses him regardless of where he finishes in the points, or his past personal troubles, and he playing woes of the moment?
The Ryder Cup 2010 is going to be great to watch on TV, and I cannot wait to see who makes the team. Good Luck to all those PGA players so close to making the Rydery Cup, and I am excited to watch the last major of the year.
I know it seems a little funny to say that in golf it is important to make bogeys, but in order to score well you need to make bogeys. All good players turn those triples and double bogeys into just a bogey. I know I just wanted to reiterate, that yes in order to be a good golfer you must be able to make bogeys.
For example… good players will shoot 76 with six bogeys and two birdies. But if you take that same round where there was six shakey holes (be it a 3-putt or a errand tee shot or a fat second shot) a player that makes two of those bad holes into doubles or worse… now your 76 turns into a 78,79 or 80. There is a big difference in score when you turn in a 76, than when you turn in a score only three shots worse, but miles stones away from a mid to low seventies score.
The importance of making bogey is what good players do. When you hit a bad tee shot, and a medium or high handicapper will play the low percentage shots to try to miraculous get the ball on the green or back in the fairway. Where a low handicapper will play the higher percentage shots, and get the ball to a comfortable yardage, so that you can get the ball on the green, and hopefully make the putt for par. And if not for par, then an easy tap in for bogey. Just imagine if you could go back during every round and say “don’t play the silly shot”. Some players will call this mentality for scoring low to just take your medicine. When you are in the trees, punch out and then try to play the hole for a one putt par.
Turn your doubles and others into bogeys and your scores will improve by light years, and you might be surprised how many times you make those one putt pars. Remember that good players will trust in their short game, and will rely on the shots that they are most likely to pull off. Don’t try to hit that one in a million shot, that when you miss you will make a double. Stick with what you know, and play smarter golf, not better golf. Scoring is not about how good your good shots are…good scoring comes from how bad your bad shots are.
After watching the final round of the 110th US Open I have a few questions. Is the US Open now about who played the best, or is it a battle of who didn’t play the worst? I love the US Open do not get me wrong, and I like that the pros struggle like us regular golfers when they play at the US Open. But it is a bit of a let down when the US Open is won because someone played bad but not as bad as the last guy.
The 110th US Open had some big guns in the hunt for most of the day on Sunday, Tiger Woods, Phil Michelson, Ernie Els, Davis Love, but none of them played well. These are some of the (or at least they have been big guns in years past) best and most established professional golfers of the past ten years, and they couldn’t live up to the challenge. I remember the days when the majors were won or lost because some one birdied the last hole to win the golf tournament outright. Not the guy who squeaked in, and watched everyone else loose the US Open. All of the names above are guys who finished bogey bogey, or made a big number to loose rather than someone playing some brilliant golf and winning the US Open.
I like to watch the pros struggle, but is it as good of a television show and a golf tournament for that matter when the winner of the United States best golf tournament is won because a guy didn’t play as bad as everyone else. Every kid who plays golf growing up dreams of making a 15 footer to win the US Open. No one ever thought that putt was going to be for a bogey to win, we all thought it was going to be for a birdie.
I love watching the major championships of golf, but I wish that we would get some old antics of Arnold Palmer coming back from 7 shots by playing the lowest round of the tournament, not who shot 3 over to win because everyone else played worse.
Golf has not been a part of the Olympics since 1900 in Paris, France and 1904 in St. Louis, MO, USA. 22 players competed in Paris (10 women and 12 men) and 77 players competed in St. Louis, MO USA. Charles Sands (USA) won the individual Gold Medal in 1900 and George Lyon (CAN) won the gold at the 1904 Summer Games.
It will be a great honor for any player to be a part of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio De Janiro Brazil, and I can promise you (even though I have no pull with the Olympic Committee) that there will be more than 77 players in attendance when golf makes its way back to the Olympics. Only a handful of countries were privileged enough to compete in the first to Olympic Games where golf was featured, and I cannot wait to see what will happen when golf is opened back up to one of sports greatest stages.
Watching the Ryder Cup and the Presidents Cup has always been something that would give me goose bumps, and I can remember countless times that I was on the putting green practicing as a little kid with the sun going down pretending that 10-12 footer was to clinch a Ryder Cup win for the USA. Every kid who plays golf, and some older guys and gals that might not admit it, practice their golf games and pretend to be winning the US Open, or the Masters, or the British Open. Stealing Victory from Tiger Woods or Jack Nicklaus to win dramatically in a playoff so that I can raise the Claret Jug.
Now kids all around the world can practice their chipping in hopes of winning a gold medal for their country. Winning one of golfs greatest tournaments is an individual victory, and although your country men are behind you, it will not compare to how one will feel winning a golf medal for their country. No money won, no giant trophy, but winning a gold medal for your country that will make people smile much longer than Sunday night. While I watch the 110th US Open today and tomorrow, I cannot help but think how cool it would be to watch golf in the Olympics. How much fun I will have buying USA garb to route on my fellow Americans, and how great it would be to see the USA bring home more medals than any other country combined ( I am aiming high on my expectations).
I hope that the 2016 Olympics will be more like a Ryder Cup match, where each country will play as a team, and win points for their countries by defeating competitors in individual and partner matches. It also brings into mind who will play for the USA, who will be the coach for the USA. What kind of USA merchandise can I purchase to show support for my country. I am very excited for the Olympics in 2016, and I am even more excited to watch all the golfers from different parts of the world compete for only the 3rd Olympic Gold Medal ever given out for golf.
Phil Mickelson is one of my favorite golfers on the PGA Tour, and I would love nothing more than to see him stand victorious on golf’s biggest stage at one of its most favorite golf courses. BUT can he do it?
With four 2nd place finishes at the US Open, and one major let down on the 72nd hole at Winged Foot, can Phil be triumphant when he comes down the stretch on Sunday afternoon. After 36 holes Phil has positioned himself into a winning position. He played a very mediocre first round, and a fantastic second round that has propelled him from T56 to T2. Will he have thoughts of all those runner up finishes when he is coming down the stretch, will he make it out of moving day with a chance to take home the gold on Sunday. I hope that Phil can overcome what ever demons await him this weekend, and to win his and our favorite golf tournament in his home state, as well as just after turning 40 would be a wonderful event for all of us to witness.
But can Phil win the tournament that has eluded him so much, and he has lusted after for so long? No one but Phil can answer that question, especially not before Sunday afternoon and a winner is crowned for the 110th US Open.
This is one of those fun questions where people can talk about what they would do before they die, or who would you have dinner with if you could have dinner with anyone in the world past present or future. I know as a die hard golfer that if I had one day left to live I would choose to play golf, and the question of the day is where would you choose to play. Now this question is much more fun if we can choose anywhere to play. Such as your Augusta National, Cypress Point, and countless other super premier private clubs. If you had one day left to live where would you choose to play.
Here are my top five places I would play if I had one day left to live: (these are in no certain order)
Chicago Golf Club - I used to work there when I was a kid, and there was nothing better than playing there on a Monday all by myself. One of my favorite golf courses of all time. Worked there from 96-98 and loved every minute of if.
Augusta National – No one needs a reason to choose the home of the Masters for your last day on earth.
Bushwood – I would love to spend my last day on earth yelling at Judge Smails, cruising in the cart with Lacey Underall, and trying to figure out where one of Tye’s lumber yards is. Plus I could get in a little night putting with the 19 year old daughter of the dean.
St. Andrews Golf Club – I would love to spend my last day on earth at the place where golf was born. Plus I have a tendency to hit my driver everywhere, and a links style course doesn’t sound to bad for that.
Rivera Country Club - To live and die in LA. I am a big fan of the California surfer lifestyle, and I love the course at Rivera. Not a bad way to spend an afternoon, even if it is your last.
These are just my top five golf courses that I would chose to play if I only had one day left to live. Feel free to email Gold Medal Golf at Sales@goldmedalgolf.com with your top five places to play before you die. If we choose your golf dooms day destinations as one of the top responses from our loyal golf fans, then you will win a FREE Scotty Cameron Putter. So send us your answers!
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