When you come to think of it that is the secret of most of the great holes all over the world. They all have some kind of a twist. C.B. MACDONALD
Yes, the mob hooligan who was on the FBI's America's Ten Most Wanted and who ordered a 1981 hit of a Southern Hills member turned out to be living a few blocks down the street from me here in the Home of the Homeless. Chris Fedor with a nice summary of Rory's appearance on the Dan Patrick Show that has been talked about quite a bit by those who heard it. On whether if he thinks his performance at the U.S. Open was as good as Tiger’s in 2000:
It's amazing in this one how little his swing has changed and how his pre-shot forward press is nearly identical. Thanks to reader David for this.
Woods is scheduled to be at Aronimink next week, to sign the "We Salute Our Heroes" tribute wall in which fans can write personal messages to the U.S. military. He has a news conference Tuesday afternoon, and is expected to take part in the military opening ceremony on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Ron Sirak contrasts McIlroy with Tiger after last week's U.S. Open.
When it came time for McIlroy to face the media -- never one of Tiger's favorite chores -- that humility was captivating. With the trophy sitting next to him, Rory took out his cell phone and snapped a photo. "I have to tweet it," he said. "I've waited all week to do this." After the Masters, McIlroy tweeted a photo of him smiling next to Charl Schwartzel, who had on the green jacket Rory could have been wearing. It was a gracious gesture.
After taking his trophy shot Sunday, McIlroy turned his camera toward the hundreds of writers in the room and snapped a photo. In nearly 15 years as a pro, nothing close to that spontaneous ever occurred with Woods. Right now, Tiger has 14 majors and Rory has 13 fewer. But McIlroy is also 13 years younger and has connected with the public in a very special way.
I was enjoying Lee Trevino's interview with David Feherty on the new Golf Channel show and interspersed between the awkward stand-up stuff with the paid seat fillers, he revealed that his year's Toshiba Classic was his final tournament appearance. Naturally, I'm kicking myself for not having gone to watch. I hope it's not the case...
I shudder to think how many meetings the underlings conducted with the fuddy-duddies at the top of the PGA Tour BMW 7 Series chain to convince them that this social media thing combined with the gambling thing can draw Americans to certain sports (eh, the NFL).
Anyway, somehow the fun-lovers in Ponte Vedra emerged victorious and this week the PGA Tour debuts Matchups, what I think could be a very positive move in the direction of making the tour more interactive and fun each week. Only quibble: as with their fantasy league excursions, the prizes are still a little underwhelming, but this is a solid start.
I've entered and also started a group under the highly original title, GeoffShackelford.com.
I found the interface and sign up very easy, so if you're on Facebook, join in and let's test this thing out!
There are a couple of good reads today about the continued decline of American performances at majors following the U.S. Open where Kevin Chappell and Robert Garrigus were the low Yanks (though it should be noted that Chappell, a former NCAA champion, playing his first U.S. Open finished T-3).Geoff Shackelford is a Senior Writer for Golfweek magazine, a weekly contributor to Golf Channel's Morning
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