Greg Norman leads the British Open after firing another even par 70 in day two at Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Merseyside, England. It would be GREAT to see the SHARK win at age 53 which would probably be a bigger story than Nicklaus winning the Masters at 46. The Open has to be Norman’s favorite major. I think he’s only going to get better over the weekend.
Category: Golf Tournaments
I predict the Muirfield curse will result in another Monday finish for the Memorial Tournament. The latest weather forecast calls for severe weather overnight and an 80% chance of rain on Saturday. Isn’t their some rumor that Indian burial mounds were moved or dug up to create the golf course? It is called Shawnee Hills afterall. I’ll do a little more research into that issue and let you know what I dig up.
That was easy –
What did Jack do with the Indian remains, if any?
How about Kenny Perry tied for second at -6.
Matt Kuchar continues his good play as of late – currently tied for sixth at -4.
In the whatever happened to Todd Hamilton department, he’s raising eyebrows tied for 14th at -2.
In the whatever happened to Shaun Micheel department, he’s tied for 20th at -1.
Phil, Sergio, and Couples are lurking at even par.
Els is in familiar territory at +1.
Davis Love III is at +2 and Chris Dimarco is at +3.
Ben Curtis is not doing much to prove his British Open wasn’t a fluke at +4.
Paul Azinger is in the field and at +8.
Charles Warren shoots the high score of the day with an 84, ouch!.
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Event Date:06/22/08
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Next 3 events:
2008 Tournament Schedule
Entry Fees are per person and include course green fee, range balls, RIDING CART, and placement prize eligibility.
Sat. May 10, 2008 at WGC Golf Course in Xenia, OH. 11:00 AM-12:21 PM tee times. $73 entry fee ($63 for VIP’s) includes riding cart. 2 person best ball format. Click here to sign up for this event
Sat. May 17, 2008 at The Golf Club of Dublin in Dublin, OH. 11:00 AM-12:21 PM tee times. $94 entry fee ($84 for VIP’s) includes riding cart. 2 person best ball format. Click here to sign up for this event.
Sat. June 7, 2008 at Walden Ponds GC in Indian Springs, OH. 1:00 PM-2:21 PM tee times. $91 entry fee ($81 for VIP’s) includes riding cart. 2 person best ball format. Click here to sign up for this event
The Golf Club of Dublin held the 4th annual Dublin City Golf Championship on July 21-22. 101 golfers participated. First round scores were used to determine what flight a player would be in. First and second round scores were totaled to determine a golfer’s placing in that flight. A sandbagger rule was in effect so that anyone who shot a score 10% or more less than their first round score would be moved up a flight. Players competed in either the championship, first, second or third flight.
The weather cooperated this year as conditions were more like fall than the middle of July. As is usually the case at this course, the wind wreaked havoc throughout both days. Rumor has it that the greens were running a 13 so if you are used to much slower greens, you had a bit of an adjustment to make. Above is the par 4, number 9 at the Golf Club of Dublin. One of my small victories was to par this hole on both days. Not bad for the #1 handicap hole on the course.
Familiarity with the numerous quirks of this course could have proven extremely helpful. I had forgotten about the number of holes where water lurks behind the greens. Nos. 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, and 17 all have water behind the greens waiting to drown your ball. With such fast greens and hard fairways, you can begin to see how a ball that hits in front of the green can easily roll through the green and into the water.
Speaking of fast, tricky greens, my threesome took at least 11, if not 12, putts on the 18th green on Saturday.
Even if you are not interested in the competition, the event offers 2 rounds of golf, carts, a Footjoy golf glove, Footjoy sandals, Footjoy socks, two box lunches, a steak dinner, and a shock to your pride all for only $125. I definitely felt it was a bargain, met some great people, and had a good time. My only beef would be the pace of play. 18 on Sunday approached 6 hours.
I almost forgot. We had a bagpiper greet us on Sunday. Definitely a nice touch! Congratulations to Tom Sholl (in my first group on Saturday) for winning the prize for the longest putt!