http://thesandtrap.com/columns/hittin_the_links/volume_one_hundred_fifty_six Golf News, Reviews, and Commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:22:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://thesandtrap.com/columns/hittin_the_links/volume_one_hundred_fifty_six#comment-12424 bobsuruncle Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:35:22 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/?p=2758#comment-12424 Good ole' John Daly. He's a "big" personality in golf. He's the original "bomb and gouge" but when on, he had a wicked short game to match his long drives. I wish him well in his latest comeback. Good ole' John Daly. He's a "big" personality in golf. He's the original "bomb and gouge" but when on, he had a wicked short game to match his long drives. I wish him well in his latest comeback.

]]> http://thesandtrap.com/columns/hittin_the_links/volume_one_hundred_fifty_six#comment-12417 bobsuruncle Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:12:56 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/?p=2758#comment-12417 While we don't like the majors to be too easy, neither do we want to watch a major decided by a lot of luck...lucky bounce, the ball rolling off the greens after a good approach shot, whether your allotted tee time happens to fall in the middle of a hurricane, etc. In other words, the winner should not be a "survivor", he should be a "conquerer" of the golf course, his swing and his emotions. This is a game of SKILL, and SKILL should determine the winner. While we don't like the majors to be too easy, neither do we want to watch a major decided by a lot of luck...lucky bounce, the ball rolling off the greens after a good approach shot, whether your allotted tee time happens to fall in the middle of a hurricane, etc. In other words, the winner should not be a "survivor", he should be a "conquerer" of the golf course, his swing and his emotions. This is a game of SKILL, and SKILL should determine the winner.

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