Golf Confessions

Lorena Ochoa wins in her home country going away.  This victory qualifies Lorena for the World Golf Hall Of Fame.  Lorena will have to wait till the year 2012 to meet the ten year on tour rule before her induction into the Hall. 

This win was her 4th out of five events this year.

The 72nd Masters was a struggle on the final day.  Miguel Angel Jimenez shot 68 in the final round for the low score of the day.  The leaders did not fare so well as Trevor Immelman shot three over 75 to win by 3 shots and second place Brandt Snedeker,going into the final  round shot five over 77.  Tiger Woods shot a final round 72 and finished in second place.

The final day had cool temperatures and winds gusting in the 25 to 30 mile range.  With these gusting winds the players fought pulling the right clubs all day.  The extra length and tough pin placements put a premium on distance control.

It will be very intresting to see how the newest first time major winner handles his newly found fame.  Trevor did an outstanding job of staying in the moment the entire day and getting the job done.  This win could open the door for this very talented golfer to sprint up the world rankings. 

Trevor Immelman is the only player to have 3 rounds in the 60’s at The Masters up until this point.  The young man, despite the media has done an outstanding job in all phases of the game.  All the media wants to talk about in regards to Trevor is that he has never won a major and has not been playing particularly well  after an illness.  Get over it, every player that wins a major  has to win for the first time at some point.  Even the great Tiger had to win for the first time. 

Every player in the press room is asked constantly about Tiger winning at Augusta, I would think this is getting very old.  So far Tiger has only one round in the 60’s, he has never come from a 54 hole deficit and won a major, but reading the news and listening to the media, Tiger has this one in the bag.  I hope Tiger wins today, because if he doesn’t, then it is very likely that the rest of the season will be canceled.

Trevor Immelman will be a very strong willed individual if he can stand the pressure of today and the massive adversity of the general media as to his chances of winning.

I would like for the announcers to pretend that the fan is watching TV and not listening to radio when they are announcing.  The final round should be very exciting, especially when the leaders reach the back nine. 

In years past the job of the media was to report the news, not be the news.  The players in any sport have enough to concentrate on without having to deal with the media trying to sway the outcome of the competition.  Seems the media in sports has become very much like the media in politics. 

Just let the players do the playing and decide who should wear this year’s green jacket.