I know the PGA Tour guys play for a ton of money and that this is their livelihood and all, but man do they play slow. The biggest culprit to slow play in the United States might be watching Tour players and their pre-shot routines. Just hit the ball!
Good drama with Sean O’Hair matching Lefty down the stretch until he hit a couple of balls that needed life preservers on the most over-hyped hole in golf. And just what the heck is up with Sergio and his relief drops?
This week we have a recap of The Players, the Michelob Ultra Open, and a gracious display of charity.
Hole 1: Win One for Lefty
Phil Mickelson outlasted everyone else at The Players this past weekend. Is he now the favorite at Oakmont? [Link]
Hole 2: New Changes = Major?
After all the changes, is TPC Sawgrass worthy of major status or is it “just a one-hole carnival show ring toss/dunk tank?” [Link]
Hole 3: Love or Hate
Number 17: You either love it or hate it. [Link]
Hole 4: Made for TV
It takes quite a bit of work in order to produce your weekend of golf watching. [Link]
Hole 5: What Will Wie Do?
Her coach seems to think she will stick to the LPGA. The rest of her posse says all options haven’t been ruled out. Stay tuned to this ongoing saga. [Link]
Hole 6: Providing Relief
After winning last week at the SemGroup Championship, Mi Hyun Kim donated $100,000 to the United Way Greensburg Disaster Fund after a tornado leveled the Kansas town. Big deal you say? It was nearly HALF of the $210,000 she won. [Link]
Hole 7: Thanks, Mom
Some of golf’s greatest were influenced by their mothers. [Link]
Hole 8: Steady Suzann
Suzann Pettersen won her first LPGA Tour event at the Michelob Ultra Open on the third playoff hole as Jee Young Lee missed a two foot putt for the tie. [Link]
Hole 9: Gouge Away
Mike Stachura (a.k.a. Gouge) offers up some thoughts on square drivers, clubhead adjustability, and the slight drop in driving distance on the PGA Tour. [Link]