I have to say that I thought this year's tournament was a bit slow at times. I was waiting for my favorite player to finally show up and make a statement. That moment had to wait until Sunday.
How could the stage have been set any better? Phil vs. Tiger. I will tell you how, they were just the appetizer. The entree' wasn't served until almost two hours later. After a brilliant display by the top two players in the world battling each other for eighteen of the most compelling holes of golf I have witnessed in quite a while, the eventual winner was four holes behind.
There will be plenty of questions as to whether Angel Cabrera won, or everyone else lost. That is a bunch of hog wash. The top five contenders had their own chance to win the tournament and choked on it like A-Rod in October.
I was appreciative of the coverage that CBS had to offer on Sunday. They followed the two golfers that butter their ratings bread, and then followed the leaders all the way through the playoff.
All of this being said, I can't wait for the Black Course at Bethpage in the middle of June. I am quite certain that the USGA will have a bunch of fun with this already difficult course. Don't be surprised if a score over par wins this year's U.S Open.
Why you ask? Because all of the golfers complained how tough the course was the last time through in 2002. The only thing that did was inspire the USGA to make the course tougher. If the USGA has one masochistic bone in it's body, they will have the last laugh.
I have played that course many times and my best score was a 92. How does that make me feel......like I just won the lottery.
The best is yet to come.
Ahhhh....the beauty of a perfectly good walk gone bad.
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