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Let's not forget Bri Vega, she is in the finals at Q-School too. And where is Brian Skatell in all of these listings? OK, kidding.

I think Giuliani is just about as obnoxious as can be and I think Blake was right to call him out. Strike one for Andrew's NYY hats, that is enough to make you dislike him right away. Strike two for his motor mouth which so obviously and abundantly p*sses off the other contestants. OK, he stepped up with his game a couple of nights ago but I cannot see him rattling Vincent or Tony in the long run. My Mom was visiting last night and watched and thought Giuliani was cocky and annoyign right away. K-Max didn't seem to have much game so I am not surprised that he is gone. I see Kevin going next as I think some of his shots in the final were less than stellar, huge blocks to the right. I sitll cannot believe that so many guys were missing that putt too.

She seems to be insanely flexible. Just watch her follow through.

Gerina finished 15th on the DFT money list as a rookie last year and I think Blair struggled to even play consistently on tour.

I think that both Brenda and Blair lack the game and have gotten lucky. I think Caroline and Gerina aer both better golfers and this show should boil down more to 18 hole matches rather than just a one or 2 shots to elimination. Blair seems to have hit some poor shots that have ended up working out for her as did Brenda. Brenda obviously has a much better short game too. I wholeheartedly agree with Awsi too. They really need to put more confessional time on the air so we get a feel for what is going on behind the scenes. They certainly could extend the season out to a few more shows with more confessional time and that would be fine with me.

I don't think there is much controversy with this group of people. There doesn't seem to be the one "bad guy" in this group and while the producers may have tried to make Brian out to be this way, everyone else seemed to like him. That is fine with me as K'Aanapali was almost uncomfortable with the way that they made Lori out to be nasty and then with how Christine was the black sheep. And I think Aaron is just a good guy who is llikeable. No one wants to bump anyone else out it seems too.

It was a great show last night and I feared that Gerina would go home but Eugene just was so down on himself. A distinct type of self loathing that really seemed to just be opposite of what you would expect of a really great golfer. Reminds me of that statement "Some people win by winning, some people win by losing". But SO HAPPY that Gerina is still in it. I was also amazed at how incredibly flexible Blair is too. She looked like a corkscrew after hitting her shots. Listened to Golfgal's interviw with Brian too and he was very insghtful and contrite. Good stuff!

I am sorry to see Brian go in a way because he was very entertaining although he was getting a little more than annoying last night. The constant talk of his game being superior and his building up of his skills was getting ridiculous. Not to mention calling Aaron a choker countless times kind of made you want to root against him. I also noticed Brian's swing on the range was nice and fluid (whose isn't?) and then some of the approach shots he hit were nothing less than choppy and not at all smooth. But again, I still think of creative editing of his comments, not to mention that the other folks on BB have said Brian is a good guy. Derek's 0 feet 0 inches shot was just utterly amazing too. Glad to see Gerina not go, I would love to see it come down to her and Derek as I think that would be good show. Looking forward to Golfgal's interviews today too.

75 once - 76 about 3 or 4 times - a whole bunch in the upper 70s but I really want to shoot lower than 75 which was in 2003. I probably putt better now too!

Again, as Brian said in one of his interviews (see golfgals interviews), creative editing can make it look like you said something differently than you did. In Brian's case, they asked him what do you do when you are standing over a must make putt and he siad I have to tell myself "I am the best putter in the world and that I am as good if not better than anyone." So them playing a clip of him saying "I am the best putter in the world and that I am as good if not better than anyone." is a little more than out of context. (quotes are not dead on but I think we get the meaning) So I wonder if there was a different context to what Derek said on that first show. It is obvious he has some game and has the ability to make people laugh. It is a good group and I really hope next week does not turn into a cat fight or worse.

I guess Rory McIlroy called the Ryder Cup merely and "exhibition". I recall David Duval said the same thing pre-1999 Ryder Cup and ate his words in a big way afterwards,. He took his lumps like a man though and admitted he was wrong. Wonder if Rory will do the same. As of right now he is standing by his words. Any thoughts?

In GolfGal's interview with Derrick, he talked about Eugene and said he is a great guy, incredibly nice and all but he has played in tournaments with him where the guy has gotten down on himself easily. If you noticed in the show the other night, he was talking to himself and Derrick said that came out in one tournament they played in on the Canadian Tour. Eugene talked himself into negative thoughts. I think Derrick has the ability to bring out some good things in others. Making Brian laugh at himself proves that I think.

I have to say too that I like watching Gerina simply becasue she has a nice swing and is nice to look at too. And how about Eugene? Is he the most twitchy fidgety jittery golfer you have ever seen?

I don't mind the circles at all, and testing specific skills under pressure but I agree with holing out. Make it more about being able to play all the shots with an emphasis on putting considering that an even par round in regulation would require 50% of the shots to be putts. I am sure that with the mix of holes on any given 18 hole course, they could find ways to be tricky with tee and approach shots and make you still have to putt out. I personally like this group of players. I think there is a good variety of skills, and they seem to genuinely like each other (from what we have seen so far). Brian keeps the entertainment factor up with his comments and Brenda's commentaries make it seem like she could have a career in announcing at some point. Imagine her and Feherty doing a broadcast. Fairly amusing.

Only got to see the first half hour of the show last night - so I was surprised to see that Caroline got eliminated. Can't wait to see the second half tonight (DVR). OK, my Mom said she think Derrick looks like Hugh Jackman. Never noticed it before but I had to laugh at it and he actually does. Got to see the glass break challenge which was awesome. Still cannot figure out why Caroline dawdled through it. I agree with all the other's comments. Get the people out there playing more. Have them draw to go head to head the week that there are an even number of players. That would be a little more exciting and maybe we would get to see some of Brian's freky execution, his incredible length, and all of his other self professed golfing abilities.

Any chance you can post those links?

I just watched that preview and Brian is still living up to his reputation so far saying that he is a better shot maker and bunker player and then of course, doesn't perform. He can't be a bad guy as the other folks seem to have some laughs with him, so I think Awsi and Gayle's assessments may be on.

Agreed about Brenda, the Irish girl. now that Football is gone, she seems to have the most flair and good commentary. I think Brian may just be a talker who is trying to convince himself that he is good. I don't have any problem with someone working on that mental aspect of your game but I get the feeling that Brian is trying too hard.

I just listened to the Brian interview and at the beginning I wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt simply because of his injuries and his comments from his week 2 interview about the editing by Golf Channel. However, during the interview I couldn't help but think that this guy is an excuse making jerk. Didn't seem like Gayle could get a question in edge-wise too. Whatever, I am not a pro so I cannot obviously relate to his game at all (umm, yeah). And his quasi-comparisons to Tiger Woods had me wondering too. Maybe a good dose of humility would help here too.

Who cares what they shoot? If they are all playing the same course in the same conditions then it is all relative! I personally like to see this after the few years of torture we have had as of late. And I will take this over a tricked up US Open course that takes fairness out of play. You hit it in the fairway, you get rewarded, you hit good shots on the green, you get rewarded. Again, it is all relative. But I don't think it will last as greens will get faster, pins will get tougher and pressure will get greater.

You just defined "glib" for me so thanks, Pops!

Excuse me, but in what way was I glib or try to marginalize this victory? I talked about the Tiger love fest, which relates to the media and that he is back. What did I write that led you to jump to this conclusion? No golfer transcends the game, sorry. Golf will be here before and after Tiger, Jack or Arnie. Tiger will be the best ever probably but no one will ever be bigger than the game. And no, I did not root for Tiger to sink that putt. I wanted the tournament to keep going.

Did anyone else notice the Tiger Love Fest going on by NBC during the broadcast yesterday? The shouting and screaming after he sank his putt on 18. The rebroadcasts of his shots. They will NEVER do that for anyone else even Phil. It actually got a little sickening yesterday. He is back we all know it. But it has been written before and probably will be again, Tiger is ratings and the media loves that.

I think his voice is actually quite annoying. Miller is a tool as far as announcing goes, simply because he thinks what he says matters. I thought Peter Jacobsen was incredibly good in his comments yesterday, he speaks well, doesn't try to add inane comments in, and says as little as possible which is about what a golf announcer should be.

No such thing as too much exposure. Good for the LPGA. They certainly have not been sitting back in the tough economy but have been making it happen.