Ice cold ?
How amazingly cool would it be for Sam Saunders to win the Canadian Open today?
Would have been cool. Oh well. As it was, I was cool with a playoff between Hoffman and Vegas - at least Poulter didn't make the playoff. What I found really interesting was that both Hoffman (on 17) and Vegas (on 18) were in fairway bunkers, hit the lips of their respective bunkers, yet still hit the greens. I don't recall ever seeing that happen before. I mean I've hit bunker lips and still had the ball go forward, but never close to reaching the green. By definition, hitting the lip has to take some of the energy out of a shot. So from a physics perspective, how did both those guys end up making it to the green? Anyway, cool for Vegas to repeat - seems like a good dude.
Was turning back and forth between that and the women's Scottish, which was on Dundonald, where the men had the Scottish 2 weeks previously, so I remembered some of the holes. I like when they do that, like when they did the US Open back to back at Pinehurst #2. This week should be cool for viewing - Firestone and Kingsbarns.
Wasn't watching, but I assume they just skimmed the grass at the top of the lip? I've had that happen and reached the front of the green/fringe on a couple occasions. Kind of like when you only catch a leaf or two coming out of the woods.
I think Hoffman's shot on 17 clearly hit the grass just above the lip. Couldn't tell with Vegas' shot on 18. But Vegas is so damn strong. Judy Rankin said Vegas would have to just splash out when she looked at it.
I think Hoffman's shot on 17 clearly hit the grass just above the lip. Couldn't tell with Vegas' shot on 18. But Vegas is so damn strong. Judy Rankin said Vegas would have to just splash out when she looked at it.
The way the lip was contoured, the announcers said Vegas' shot hit it and traveled in a higher trajectory.
That is very sad. Feherty seems like a guy with a big heart. Feel so bad for him and his family.
Watched a couple hours this a.m. of the Women's British at Kingsbarns. Though Kingsbarns is 1 of the 3 they play the Dunhill on, they don't show much, if any, action there because they're mostly showing St. Andrews with a little Carnoustie. Really loved the look of it and would rank it up there with Castle Stuart and Turnberry in terms of beauty, though it tends to play the easiest of the 3 for the Dunhill. And the scores are low because it's warm, and the winds are down. Nice to see Wie doing well - she was in the lead at -8, and there are some other American flags on the scoreboard. And my favorite eye candy, Mel Reid, was 2nd at -5. But sadly, this is the last of 5 straight weeks on Irish and Scottish links courses on TV.
David Feherty's son dies from overdose: http://www.golfdigest.com/story/david-fehertys-son-dies-from-overdose
That sucks considering all of David's admitted battles with substance abuse over the years.
Pretty honest and sobering (no pun intended) obituary. http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golf-central-blog/fehertys-son-dies-after-overdose
Kingsbarns is awesome. A few of the holes on the water feel a little out of place but everything around the clubhouse (plus the clubhouse itself) is beautiful.
big props charlie hoffman: I'm trying to win a golf tournament. Im tired of finishing second.
that was awesome.
Doesn't look like he'll win today, but another good tournament for him. He's really been playing well this year.
Keep plugging. It will come.
Gonna rain all week in Charlotte.