Ho hum is right. Tiger Woods won the PGA Championship in Tulsa. He survived the summer heat and no one was able to apply any pressure on him in the final round. If there is anyone out there who doubts he will break Jack Nicklaus’s record of 18 majors, I have bridge in Brooklyn I’d like to sell you. Tiger put on another dazzling display of his skills to win his 13th major by two strokes over Wood Austin. He also kept his streak of never losing a major when he holds the 54-hole lead in tact. Say goodbye to Stephen “9-8” Ames who once again had visions of challenging Tiger but bogeyed the first hole en route to a 76 and was not heard from again. Austin, the former bank teller who once bent his putter on his own head, tried to mount a charge but he was too far back. Give him credit for finishing second and winning a spot on the President’s Cup team. If only he could find a new haberdasher.
Mr. Fairway would be remiss if he didn’t comment on the Boo Weekley-Sergio Garcia scorecard fiasco. Weekley may have proven that he’s not smarter than a fifth grader when he recorded and incorrect score for his fellow competitor, but the ultimate blames falls on Garcia who overlooked the mistake, signed the incorrect scorecard and got himself DQ’d. Not much sympathy here for either one of them.
Hitting range balls while wondering whatever happened to Bob May.
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About Me
- Mr. Fairway
- Mr. Fairway’s love affair with the game of golf began in junior high. He once made his living as a journalist covering high school sports, cops and robbers and politics. Today, Mr. Fairway is a public relations consultant and a widely-published freelance golf writer. His current USGA handicap index is 9.3 and he averages 50-plus rounds a year.