390 yd Drive.....WHOA

Okay Okay I know he had cart path love, for those who do not know what that is, its when a golfer gets help from a bounce on the cart path. Any way a drive of 390 yards is out of control and seems completely unreal. Also it was on the 18th hole of an event he had a chance to win on Sunday...WHOA.. The player and the winner was Bubba Watson. Bubba got his 1st win on any tour, PGA - Nationwide - or any mini tour. Some say as long as he is he has to be a contender more frequently but what I know is long does not always mean success on the golf course. Sunday Bubba's wedge play won him this event because he was dead on coming down the stretch and in the playoff. His short game was the key and speaking of short. WHAT IN THE WORLD was Corey Pavin thinking in the playoff. Hitting a 3 wood of the tee. WHAT THE WHAT!!! He was 109 yds behind Bubba after tee shots on the 1st playoff hole. No chance Corey with that kind of decision making...LOL Scott Verplank was also in the playoff but we all knew he would not get it done and the only thing I remember about him was his Brooks Brother polo shirt. My thoughts immediately went from can he win to why does he not dress better with Brooks Brothers behind him...LOL

FRAUD OF THE WEEK - Another FRAUD that I hate to say because he is an Euro golfer and I somewhat like his style. Justin Rose. Had the lead headed into Sunday and was playing lights out just, had to play a solid round of golf and bring home the W but no. Sleeping on that lead is tough for the 20 something players. The 20 somethings are ready to kick him out anyway with his 30th birthday coming up. His performance Sunday was certainly that of a 30+ golfer....LOL

The runner up for FRAUD OF THE WEEK is Ai Miyazato she was suppose to be #1 in the world on LPGA tour and she did nothing in a major championship. She has entourage (chef, personal photographer, her own media coverage, etc) and had an opportunity to build on some serious momentum but a choke sandwich in a Major Championship. Thanks Ai for letting Cristie Kerr be the new #1 player in the world. Cristie played well but Ai played awful....

US OPEN 2010 - Euros Euros Euros.....

Just need to get a few things off my mind right away before we go into detail.

1) Why do the American based PGA Tour players complain so much about conditions. The Weather, The Greens, The rough is too high, its not fair, blah blah blah.

2) Why is it the European Tour based players dress so much better than the US PGA Tour players? Modern and classic looks versus over sized polos and khakis.

3) Why do we not get to hear the analysis from the European tour perspective? There is so much coverage, 5+ hours, that maybe for an hour or two they should switch up the individuals in the booth.

4) NBC enough already. Can you please let golf fans enjoy the golf!!!! NO and I mean NO NFL commercials in June or July. Let NFL fans miss the sport some and then build the excitement in August. Nothing ruins golf more than seeing Chris Collinsworth...LOL just hearing his voice makes me a little uneasy. FYI he is horrible.

OKAY

Congrats to Graeme McDowell. Super solid play for 4 days. Steady is the word for this Irishman. He just played steady for the entire tournament. Personally I enjoyed Saturdays round. He was paired with Dustin Johnson and Dustin was bombing the drives 30 yards past him but Mr McDowell (Coming to America...LOL ) kept within himself and played his game. In my mind this was the tournament in a nutshell. Mr McDowell played his game versus the course and OLD MAN PAR. Sometimes shooting even Par is enough and in this case it was PARfect...LOL

Congrats Again Mr Graeme McDowell!!!!!

FRAUD OF THE WEEK - Dustin Johnson and his calm demeanor. Maybe he should have a little more fire in that belly. I love this guy and it hurt me to watch him fall apart on Sunday. I hope he learned a lot from the experience and he works to get in the position to win a Major Championship again. Won't be the next one though, Open Championship does not fit his game.

I know I know you are thinking what about something on TW, Phil and Ernie. Nothing because they did nothing in the clutch. Nothing at all and TV coverage is crazy because they kept showing them thinking any moment they would get something going and they never did.

Euro State of Mind

Well Well Well. Lee Westwood cleans up on the 72 hole thinking he had a solid tournament and it was time to start preparing for the US Open. He was 3 shots off the lead and the leader only had 1 hole left to play. During his interview he was more concerned about the health of David Feherty who ran up to the scoring both to interview him and let him know that the leader just hit in the water. Westwood was relaxed and said calmly "golf is a crazy game and anything can happen" and it did.

Garrigus continues to butcher the final hole and triple that's right I said triple bogey the final hole. Garrigus is 32 and does not have that 20 something mind set...LOL He thought he would lay up and play it safe and that mind set basically lost him the tournament. He was able to get into a 3 way playoff but he was done before the playoff started because all day he had been sweating his butt, literally. FYI you need a new clothing sponsor Garrigus that was a mess to see on National TV. Also please never wear a ribbon on your hat, that's not hott at all.

In case you are not aware Lee Westwood is #3 in the world. I know he is good but he is not the #3 player in the world I live in!!!! Lets see what he does in the US Open this up coming week.

FRAUD OF THE WEEK - This is an obvious one Robert Garrigus. 3 shot lead standing on the 18th and final hole of the tournament and you do not get it done. It was all wrong in many ways. He even stated he thought he only had a 2 shot lead. Whatever dude, someone should let you know but I guess that is why you are 350+ in the world. In a way I am glad you did not get the win and I always, I mean always, root for the underdog but I do not want to see you and gear at the Masters in 2011...LOL I will be watching you in the weeks to come and I hope you change my mind but I doubt it.