When Tiger's away...nobody plays ??

by courtgolf on Jul 3, 2008 9:25 AM EDT

Somebody's got some 'splainin' to do. This week we have a great golf course, a host who can't attend, and a huge sponsor who is putting up a very big purse. The guy who would probably win the tournament he is laid up, leaving a very big check up for grabs. Add to that a July 4th weekend in the nation's capital with one of the best fireworks shows and celebrations anywhere - great family time. (hint hint Mr Family guy...aka Phil "hide behind the kids" Mickelson)

PERFECT ! Here's a chance to pick up some big time dollars and a lot of Fed Ex Cup points normally reserved for one Tiger Woods. Who could ask for anything more ?

Apparently almost everybody ranked in the top 10 on the money and Fed Ex Cup points lists has something better to do. Just two, count 'em, TWO members of the top 10 (6 more from 10-20) are on hand for the AT&T National, hosted by Tiger Woods. Ryuji Imada (6) and Anthony Kim (10) are the two top tenners.

Must be saving their energy for the John Deere Classic. Oh wait - Team Phil is probably over in England measuring and mapping every square inch of Royal Birkdale trying to decide if he really needs a driver OR a three wood to make room for a 6th wedge at The British Open.

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Phil should be a Swede

Can anyone over-think a golf course more than Phil? Imagine how good he would be if he were from Sweden.

"I always tell a story (about) why Swedes are so good in golf," she said. "Because in golf, you need an empty mind, and there’s nothing going on in their heads. That’s why they play good." Minea Blomqvist

by dianemarie on Jul 3, 2008 10:39 AM EDT 0 recs

lol

too funny. I like Minea.

My theory is that Dave Pelz has Mickelson under some sort of evil hypnotism – “you must use more wedges – you must use more wedges…the driver is obsolete…”

"this ball will fit in that fairway"

by courtgolf on Jul 3, 2008 11:45 AM EDT 0 recs

what if...

Phil has gotten so much money from golf that neither he nor his progeny will need to lift a finger for many generations to come. What if he’s bored by the game but feels compelled to show up since he’s ranked no. 2 in the world or something? When I’m bored at work I’ll write 10 convoluted lines of code to do what 2 would have accomplished much more elegantly, then watch my co-workers squirm. So maybe Phil is just trying to make golf more entertaining for himself, while watching pundits and fans squirm.

Or maybe I’m just bored today, hoping my posts will make Stu squirm just a little. 8-)

by dianemarie on Jul 3, 2008 12:57 PM EDT 0 recs

two holes in that theory

(1) Las Vegas is still a favorite playground (see also: Charles Barkley)

and

(2) Hottie wife and most of his kids are girls – that’s a LOT of shopping !!

Phil’s not done stocking the vault just yet. :-)

"this ball will fit in that fairway"

by courtgolf on Jul 3, 2008 4:03 PM EDT up 0 recs

absences / overpreparation

The top Euros have a good excuse—European Open is this week. And speaking of which, Ross Fisher shot a 63 there today playing the course for the very first time. No practice rounds. Today’s round of 63 was his first time on the course. Phil’s head might explode if he had to do that. Or maybe he should give it a whirl one week just to see what the other end of the scale is like.

by Mulligan Stu on Jul 3, 2008 1:47 PM EDT 0 recs

and now...day 2

Should be fun to see if he can keep playing fast and loose, or if he will return to his “professional” style of play with lots of thinking and analyzing.

"this ball will fit in that fairway"

by courtgolf on Jul 3, 2008 4:10 PM EDT up 0 recs