If you didn’t watch today’s final round of the Masters because you think ‘golf is boring,’ you couldn’t be more wrong.
This year’s tournament, which was played in the pouring rain for much of the back nine, went to a sudden death playoff.
And more importantly…
This guy won.
Not so boring after all, huh?
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March Madness –
It’s not just for basketball anymore!
During a break in today’s Ohio State/Iowa State match-up, I switched over to the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational Golf tournament. Tiger Woods and Rickie Fowler are in the final pairing, and I wanted to see if they were on the course.
Not just then.
Spain’s Sergio Garcia was the focus of attention because his ball was up in a tree. And so was he.
Sergio wasn’t gonna take a drop.
Nope, he climbed up into the tree and decided to hit the ball from right there.
To get it into the fairway, he had to hit a back-handed shot. And believe it or not, he did just that…and then climbed on down.
Gotta love the craziness in all sports this time of year!
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I grew up in a small town and attended an even smaller school. The only organized team sports offered were baseball and basketball.
I played neither in an organized fashion.
Television helped me discover the universe of sports that lie outside my direct experience. Inspired a too-tall girl to tumble when Nadia hit her perfect 10′s in gymnastics. Created a passion for ice skating in a Southern gal who didn’t often see snow. Made an avid golf and tennis fan out of a someone with no obvious hand-eye coordination.
Took a non-athlete…and gave them a passion for sport.
Despite all its evils, its shortcomings, its failings — today I celebrate television for bringing me athletics in all its many forms….and showing me the world outside my small town at the same time.
The Olympics Opening Ceremonies are tonight, baby!
Can. Not. Wait.
Bring it, London.
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I watched a little golf this weekend.
It is summer, after all.
And as pro golfer Zach Johnson donned the bright plaid jacket that is as much a part of the Colonial tournament win in Fort Worth Texas as the check and the trophy, it made me wonder –
Why is men’s golf the only sport that gives clothes to the victor?
The traditional jacket, most closely associated with the Masters in Augusta, is actually a sign of membership. The tournament winner is a member of that country club for a calendar year, until the next tourney, the next winner.
But I still think giving an article of clothing to the winner of a sporting event to mark their achievement is kinda cool. And I’m surprised more sports — especially women’s sports and the clothing brands that support them — haven’t jumped on the bandwagon.
Wouldn’t you want your brand under the bright lights in an awards ceremony?
(People do watch golf, ya know. )
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Tagged awards ceremony, clothing brands, Colonial gof tournament, Colonial golf jacket, country club, Fashion, golf, golf on TV, golf tournament check, golf trophy, Humor, jump on the bandwagon, life, Master golf jacket, Masters golf tournament, Sports, sportswear, summer, Television, TV, women's sports, Zach Johnson
Chalk one up in the ‘life imitating art department’…
Ray Romano, comedian and star of Everybody Loves Raymond and the recently canceled Men of a Certain Age, made the cut at this weekend’s AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Ray tees off in the fourth and final round today with his professional partner, Australian golfer Steven Bowditch.
Go get ‘em, Ray!
Fans of Men of a Certain Age will remember that Ray’s character Joe, party shop owner, gambling addict and avid golfer, had just qualified for the senior tour when the series was unceremoniously dumped by TNT.
We never got to see Joe fulfill his dream on the links, but today Ray is living out his own.
Karma is a wonderful thing.
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Tagged AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro Am, avid golfer, comedian, entertainment, Everybody Loves Raymond, golf, Humor, life, life imitating art, made the cut, Men of a Certain Age, Pebble Beach, Ray Romano, senior tour, Sports, Steven Bowditch, Television, TNT
I’m enjoying some quality couch time today, watching The Open from Sandwich, England.
For those of you who don’t understand how I can sit and watch golf, take a gander at these:
Now…imagine all that beauty in HDTV.
Yeah, I can watch that.
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Tagged commentary, couch time, entertainment, golf, HDTV, life, photography, Royal St. Georges, Sandwich England, Sports, Television, The Open 2011, TV
During the brief rain delay in Friday afternoon’s US Open tennis tournament coverage, I switched over and watched a bit of the Deutsche Bank golf tournament from Boston.
They were dealing with some weather issues of their own, and while the commentators discussed past winners, the name “Adam Scott”, the 2003 champion, jumped out at me.
Adam Scott…a professional golf player? Adam Scott doesn’t play golf. Adam Scott is an actor. I knew him first as Henry in the exceptional Starz cater waiter comedy “Party Down,” but he made the leap to the NBC sitcom “Parks and Recreation” last season.
(Good decision on his part, too, because Starz canceled the comedy, the bums.)
So, I checked Wikipedia — ’cause if it’s there, it’s gospel — and sure enough, Adam Scott is a golfer from Australia. It’s funny, though — when you look at the promotional pics of Adam Scott the golfer and Adam Scott the actor, it’s not immediately obvious which is which (unless you already know).
Take a look yourself.
See what I mean?
If you don’t know, there are some clues. Adam Scott the golfer [on the left] has a killer tan and a bit more muscle definition — he works outside, so it stands to reason. (No offense intended, Adam Scott the actor. Chances are, you are much, much funnier.)
An interesting side note — Adam Scott the golfer is no stranger to the movie biz, either; he dated actor Kate Hudson back in the day.
Man — don’t you love sports??
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Mark your calendar. Set your iPhone alarm. Grab a beverage and a snack and plop down in front of your laptop’s live stream.
This Friday at 11am ET, Tiger Woods is stepping back into the spotlight to announce his future plans.
Except it’s not so much a spotlight anymore, is it, Tiger? It’s more like the white hot light of a police interrogation room. All the waves of love and support that you have come to expect from the media and your loyal fans has been reduced to a sub-par trickle.
Maybe that’s why the press conference scheduled at PGA Tour headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida is simply you reading a statement — no questions allowed.
But how well did controlling the situation with silence serve you in the past, Tiger? Let’s say it together using yet another pun — it didn’t make the cut. Perhaps taking a question or two or seven might be a good thing…and earn you back an ally in the press.
Personally? I don’t really care who you sleep with. I’m sorry for your wife and kids, and for the way your affairs were made public. But I doubt you are the only professional athlete who has abused his position with so many women (and in so many different positions — booyah!). You just got caught…and in such a spectacularly ridiculous fashion.
Get the help you need, Tiger, and then get back out on the golf course. The sport is less without you.
Let’s get your name on the headline of the sports section again.
Whadda ya say?
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Tagged golf, Humor, iPhone, news, PGA, PGA Tour, Ponte Vedre Beach Florida, Sports, Television, Tiger Woods
Make some noise
Why is golf the only sport with an official clap?
I spent a couple of hours this afternoon watching the AT&T Pro-Am Tourney — yes, I enjoy watching golf on TV — and every time I heard the audience applaud at a shot in the fairway or on the green, their polite approval was oddly soothing.
And it made me wonder: why doesn’t football or baseball or basketball have a signature clap?
True, many teams have organized cheers — and cheerleaders for that matter — but you’d think these staples of the American sports calendar would have claps that were as instantly recognizable as the ‘golf clap.’
But then again, maybe pro golfers are wondering why they don’t have cheerleaders.
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