That a'boy Davis...

[DBake]

Good to see Love close the deal, hope this gives him some confidence for the tour championship....

[iacas]

Good to see Love close the deal, hope this gives him some confidence for the tour championship....

Too bad we're not doing a podcast this week or we'd have to give him credit.

[Everardo]

Good to see Love close the deal, hope this gives him some confidence for the tour championship....

Absolutely! I'm very happy for him!!

[cdriver]

Great win for Davis. I still like to watch him play. Nothing against Tiger or Tigermania, but I miss seeing much of Davis, Freddy, et al, when the networks decided to focus a laser on Tiger for the entire 18.

[Thrash13]

Did anyone else have that feeling that DLIII was going to throw the tournament away? I kinda did, but he played very well over the weekend to snag the win. I'm very happy for him, and I hope it springboards him into 2007 with a flurry.

It was nice to see my three favorites finish high as well (Howell III, Moore, and Mahah). I was actually pretty into this tournament. Sometimes it's nice to like the small guys.

[DBake]

During the middle of the coverage yesterday they were saying that Ryan Moore could be the guy take down Tiger, seems to me everything someone mentions taking down Tiger they get the NFL Madden curse. Although, I would like to see Moore finish a tournament as strong as he starts one. Any news if he will get that sugary after the season or play through it intill it hurts him for good?

[Thrash13]

Yeah, that's one of the reasons all these young Americans are struggling. Everyone is trying to put the label of "next Tiger" on them, and that's unfair. Charles Howell III and Ryan Moore have had that label now. Moore has had a little trouble on the weekend as of late, although a final-round 69 or 70 isn't too bad.

I'm not sure about the surgery, but he definitely needs to have it. The TV announcers were acting like it was his regular style the other day. When I was watching, they didn't even inform the audience that it was due to his wrist injury. I usually don't get down on the commentators, but they do need to know their facts.

[iacas]

Yeah, that's one of the reasons all these young Americans are struggling. Everyone is trying to put the label of "next Tiger" on them, and that's unfair. Charles Howell III and Ryan Moore have had that label now. Moore has had a little trouble on the weekend as of late, although a final-round 69 or 70 isn't too bad.

The "next Tiger" may come along in 30 years. I personally won't pin that name on anyone for at least that long*.

* Never say never, so I'm leaving myself an out. But it's like 99.99999% likely what I said is going to be true.

[Thrash13]

The "next Tiger" may come along in 30 years. I personally won't pin that name on anyone for at least that long*.

I agree completely, and that's why it's unfair to guys like Howell III and Moore. I'd be surprised if either wins four or five majors in their career, much less 20.

I believe it will be more than 30 years before we see the next Tiger-esque golfer on this planet. And I apologize to DLIII for taking his topic out of whack a little. Congrats again Davis!!

[NCGolfer]

I was so happy to see Davis get the monkey off his back...and yes Cody, I still had thoughts that DLIII might throw the tournament away. Erik even called me and asked that very question.

I think he felt at ease at Forest Oaks...heck, he knows every bump on every green, so he didn't have any excuses. Davis did hit the ball really, really well though and didn't put himself in the position to screw up.

Great job Davis. You're still in my top 5 now.

[Rafcin]

Dave, I'm not sure if you hate Michelle more than I can't stand Davis L3.
somehow he rubs me the wrong way... can't quite zone in on why.

[NCGolfer]

Dave, I'm not sure if you hate Michelle more than I can't stand Davis L3.

I don't hate Michelle. I actually root for her...in LPGA events. I understand why they give her sponsors exemptions, but I think she needs to win some on the LPGA Tour (that is, if the idiots would grant her membership).

Now, back to topic. Davis rubs a lot of people the wrong way because he seems aloof out there, but I liken that to how Tiger acts on the golf course. I'm not crazy that Davis is a Tar Heel (go Duke!) but I still pull for him every week he's in the field.

[muskegman]

DL III strikes me as a sportsman, a likeable guy, and a consistent contender for a lot of years. I get the impression that he's very likeable.

The people I have a tough time with are guys like Stephen Ames. He holds media and everyone else in contempt. At least thats how it seems. Sabbatini deserved the boos he got for playing ahead of Ben Crane. Slow or not.