The U.S Open begins today at Congressional Country Club just outside our nations capital…. The Open is easily my favorite tournament to watch. I can remember back in 2008 when Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate played 19 extra holes to determine who was going to be the Open champ. Where my boss allowed me to stream video on Monday to see who would come out on top. The conditions at the Open are usually so brutal that the USGA makes pros look like your weekend golfer. I’m anticipating watching a great tournament this weekend. With wet weather coming in on Thursday and Friday I’m expecting the course that is playing as a Par 71 that you won’t be seeing too many low numbers. Do I dare say a minus 8 would be good enough to win after 4 days? I have seen the layout online and the course is playing long but I have faith that a few people will go low over the next four days.
This brings me to a tournament format I enjoy playing among fellow weekend golfers….. The tournament known as best ball. Best ball tournaments are popular formats among group outings and usually experienced with co-workers or friends. You can have a two, three, or 4 man/woman tournament. Best ball tournaments come in different variations, first there is the Captains choice-where everyone on your team plays a ball and as a team you choose the best ball to play and continue until the ball is holed out, second you have the better ball tournament- where members on your team play their own ball and the lowest score amongst your team is recorded as your score. These types of tournaments are enjoyed by all golfers but either format allows the casual golfer to really enjoy the game.
That brings me back to the Open where it’s one of the few tournaments that allows the casual fan or non fan of golf to enjoy watching this sporting event. So if you have some time this weekend check out the coverage on NBC.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Deduction
As we approach tax season-we love the word deduction. When deduction is used to describe “when is the last time I picked up a golf club” the word makes me sad. The New Year came and passed and now the New Lunar Year is upon us, I have yet to pick up a club. I keep looking at the 10 day outlooks on weather.com hoping to see a window of opportunity to make it to a range over the weekend with no avail.
Over this past weekend watching the pros tee it up at Torrey Pines in the Farmers Insurance Open in sunny San Diego while I see snow and ice outside my window makes me shake my head. It reminds me that Torrey Pines is on a long list of courses I will have to play in my lifetime. If you go to Torrey Pines website it explicitly states no reservations are accepted prior to 7:30am on the day of play. The walk on list is based on a first come, first served basis. I can already picture the site where I sleep in the parking lot with my spikes and polo shirt ready to get in line. The idea already makes me smile.
So I take solace from my “deduction” from golf by adding I have used this time to be prepared when my window of opportunity to swing a club occurs. I recently visited my local golf hub for my regular maintenance and had my putter re-gripped. I also had a representative take a look at my Callaway FT-iZ driver. During last season I noticed a rattle inside the head of the driver. Although the rattle didn’t seem to affect play I wanted to make sure nothing was wrong with my club. My golf hub representative definitely noticed the rattle and said it wouldn’t affect my play but could send it in to Callaway to see if for nothing else what options were available to me. Callaway has a two year warranty on their products and my driver met the requirements. A week later, long and behold a shiny new FT-iZ awaited for me (Callaway you are great if you ever need someone to create craters in the earth for a demo of new equipment feel free to reach me). I hope my next post I will have played a round or two. Happy new year to you all and remember it’s the year of the waaabit.
Congrats to Big Bubba on winning at Torrey Pines. When you can reach the green with a driver and wedge on a 600 yd+ par 5 your game is silly. I would have problems replicating that on the Golden Tee game.
Over this past weekend watching the pros tee it up at Torrey Pines in the Farmers Insurance Open in sunny San Diego while I see snow and ice outside my window makes me shake my head. It reminds me that Torrey Pines is on a long list of courses I will have to play in my lifetime. If you go to Torrey Pines website it explicitly states no reservations are accepted prior to 7:30am on the day of play. The walk on list is based on a first come, first served basis. I can already picture the site where I sleep in the parking lot with my spikes and polo shirt ready to get in line. The idea already makes me smile.
So I take solace from my “deduction” from golf by adding I have used this time to be prepared when my window of opportunity to swing a club occurs. I recently visited my local golf hub for my regular maintenance and had my putter re-gripped. I also had a representative take a look at my Callaway FT-iZ driver. During last season I noticed a rattle inside the head of the driver. Although the rattle didn’t seem to affect play I wanted to make sure nothing was wrong with my club. My golf hub representative definitely noticed the rattle and said it wouldn’t affect my play but could send it in to Callaway to see if for nothing else what options were available to me. Callaway has a two year warranty on their products and my driver met the requirements. A week later, long and behold a shiny new FT-iZ awaited for me (Callaway you are great if you ever need someone to create craters in the earth for a demo of new equipment feel free to reach me). I hope my next post I will have played a round or two. Happy new year to you all and remember it’s the year of the waaabit.
Congrats to Big Bubba on winning at Torrey Pines. When you can reach the green with a driver and wedge on a 600 yd+ par 5 your game is silly. I would have problems replicating that on the Golden Tee game.
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