Joey's Golf Bag

February 23, 2008

Hooking Left

Filed under: Golf Courses — Joey @ 9:03 am

Golf to return to Cuba.

Now that Fidel Castro has retired, perhaps he can find the time to work on his golf game.

In 1962, Mr. Castro lost a round of golf to Ernesto “Che” Guevara, who had been a caddy in his Argentine hometown before he became a guerrilla icon. Mr. Castro’s defeat may have had disastrous consequences for the sport. He had one Havana golf course turned into a military school, another into an art school. A journalist who wrote about the defeat of Cuba’s Maximum Leader, who was a notoriously bad loser, was fired the next day.

The golf course will be a fine place to celebrate Castro’s passing, don’t you think?

February 22, 2008

Accenture Match Play, Quarterfinal Picks

Filed under: PGA / LPGA Tour — Joey @ 7:19 pm

After a stellar day 1, my day 2 and day 3 picks were awful. Here’s my best shot in the quarters of the Accenture Match Play.

Match My Pick Result
Woods v Choi Woods
Stenson v Austin Austin
Leonard v Singh Leonard
Cabrera v Cink Cink
Result

Accenture Match Play, Round 3, How’d I Do?

Filed under: PGA / LPGA Tour — Joey @ 7:08 pm

AAAAIIIIEEEEYYYYY!!!!! 🙁

Match My Pick Result
Woods v Baddeley Woods Woods, 20 holes
Casey v Choi Casey Choi, 2 up
Byrd v Stenson Byrd Stenson, 1 up
Austin v Weekley Austin Austin, 3&2
Appleby v Leonard Appleby Leonard, 3&2
Pampling v Singh Pampling Singh, 26 holes
Stricker v Cabrera Stricker Cabrera, 4&3
Montgomerie v Cink Montgomerie Cink, 4&2
Correct Picks 2 of 8

February 21, 2008

Accenture Match Play, 3rd Round Picks

Filed under: PGA / LPGA Tour — Joey @ 8:55 pm

Here are my picks for the third round of the Accenture Match Play.

Match My Pick Result
Woods v Baddeley Woods
Casey v Choi Casey
Byrd v Stenson Byrd
Austin v Weekley Austin
Appleby v Leonard Appleby
Pampling v Singh Pampling
Stricker v Cabrera Stricker
Montgomerie v Cink Montgomerie
Correct Picks

She’s baaaack!!! Michelle Wie, that is…

Filed under: PGA / LPGA Tour — Joey @ 8:41 pm

Wie makes statement in ’08 debut, shooting 69 in Fields Open

Michelle Wie got off to a promising start in her first tournament round of the year, shooting a 3-under 69 in the Fields Open on Thursday to finish three strokes behind early leader Paula Creamer.

Showing no signs of the wrist injuries that plagued her last year, Wie broke 70 for the first time since the Evian Ladies Masters in July 2006, a tournament where she tied for second and earned her largest LPGA Tour check.

It’s great to see Michelle back on the leaderboard. She was even tied for the lead at one point at 4 under.

Accenture Match Play, Round 2, How’d I Do?

Filed under: PGA / LPGA Tour — Joey @ 8:37 pm

How’d I do? Pathetic, that’s how. 6 of 16, counting Toms withdrawing due to back injury.

Match My Pick Result
Woods v Oberholser Woods Woods, 3&2
Toms v Baddeley Toms Baddeley, by Conceded
Dredge v Casey Casey Casey, 2&1
Choi v Poulter Choi Choi, 19 holes
Byrd v Romero Byrd Byrd, 6&4
Stenson v Immelman Immelman Stenson, 25 holes!
Scott v Austin Scott Austin, 19 holes
Garcia v Weekly Garcia Weekly, 3&1
Mickelson v Appleby Mickelson Appleby, 2&1
Leonard v Westwood Leonard Leonard, 2&1
Pampling v O’Hern O’Hern Pampling, 5&4
Singh v Fasth Fasth Singh, 1 up
Stricker v Mahan Stricker Stricker, 20 holes
Cabrera v Donald Donald Cabrera, 2&1
Montgomerie v Howell Howell Montgomerie, 1 up
Harrington v Cink Harrington Cink, 2 up
Correct Picks 6 of 16

February 20, 2008

Accenture Match Play, 2008, Round 2 Picks

Filed under: PGA / LPGA Tour — Joey @ 10:02 pm

Here are my picks for round 2 of the Accenture Match Play. This time I’m not comparing against Jason Sobel, as he didn’t reset after the first round, and I couldn’t find any picks for round two from Gary Van Sickle. If Gary posts some picks, I’ll load ’em up.

Match My Pick Result
Woods v Oberholser Woods
Toms v Baddeley Toms
Dredge v Casey Casey
Choi v Poulter Choi
Byrd v Romero Byrd
Stenson v Immelman Immelman
Scott v Austin Scott
Garcia v Weekly Garcia
Mickelson v Appleby Mickelson
Leonard v Westwood Leonard
Pampling v O’Hern O’Hern
Singh v Fasth Fasth
Stricker v Mahan Stricker
Cabrera v Donald Donald
Montgomerie v Howell Howell
Harrington v Cink Harrington
Correct Picks

Accenture Match Play, 2008, How’d We Do?

Filed under: PGA / LPGA Tour — Joey @ 8:49 pm

I beat the experts! 🙂

I was listening to the match play on XM for part of the afternoon and was surprised, first, that Tiger was three holes down with five to play, and then surprised, again, when he played the final five in five under to win 1 up.

Wow!

I wasn’t really surprised that Els got beat (given his record at this event), but to take a 6&5 pounding, well, that’s gotta hurt.

Update: Jason Sobel did a complete bracket, so I’ve updated his picks, below.

Match My Pick Gary Van Sickle Jason Sobel Actual Result
Woods v Holmes Woods Woods Woods Woods, 1 up
Weir v Oberholser Weir Weir Weir Oberholser, 3&1
Johnson v Toms Toms Johnson Toms Toms, 2&1
Baddeley v Calcavecchia Baddeley Calcavecchia Baddeley Baddeley, 4&2
Sabbatini v Dredge Sabbatini Sabbatini Sabbatini Dredge, 4&3
Casey v Karlsson Casey Casey Casey Casey, 2 up
Choi v Villegas Choi Choi Villegas Choi, 3&2
Poulter v S Hansen Poulter Poulter Poulter Poulter, 2&1
Els v Byrd Els Byrd Byrd Byrd, 6&5
Goosen v Romero Romero Romero Romero Romero, 2&1
Stenson v Allenby Stenson Stenson Allenby Stenson, 1 up
Immelman v Katayama Immelman Immelman Katayama Immelman, 1 up
Scott v Jones Scott Scott Scott Scott, 2&1
Taniguchi v Austin Austin Austin Taniguchi Austin, 6&5
Garcia v Senden Garcia Garcia Garcia Garcia, 3&2
Kaymer v Weekley Weekley Weekley Kaymer Weekley, 2&1
Mickelson v Perez Mickelson Perez Mickelson Mickelson, 1 up
Appleby v Clark Appleby Appleby Appleby Appleby, 3&2
Ogilvy v Leonard Ogilvy Ogilvy Leonard Leonard, 2&1
Westwood v Snedeker Snedeker Snedeker Westwood Westwood, 3&2
Rose v Pampling Rose Rose Rose Pampling, 2&1
Verplank v O’Hern Verplank Verplank O’Hern O’Hern, 3&2
Singh v Hanson Singh Singh Singh Singh, 19 holes
Fasth v Green Fasth Green Fasth Fasth, 6&5
Stricker v Chopra Chopra Stricker Stricker Stricker, 20 holes
Sterne v Mahan Mahan Sterne Mahan Mahan, 4&3
Cabrera v A Hansen Cabrera Cabrera Cabrera Cabrera, 3&2
Donald v Dougherty Donald Donald Donald Donald, 2&1
Furyk v Montgomerie Furyk Furyk Montgomerie Montgomerie, 3&2
Ames v Howell Howell Howell Ames Howell, 19 holes
Harrington v Kelly Harrington Harrington Kelly Harrington, 4&3
Cink v Jimenez Cink Cink Cink Cink, 4&3
Correct Picks 24 20 22

February 19, 2008

Accenture Match Play 2008 Picks

Filed under: PGA / LPGA Tour — Joey @ 10:19 pm

Tiger is back in action this week in the Accenture Match Play. This year, I thought I would pick and compare myself vs. Gary Van Sickel (ESPN) and Jason Sobel (SI). Jason didn’t come right out and pick a winner in every match, so I had to do a bit of reading between the lines, except for the Furyk v Montgomerie match, in which he clearly didn’t make a pick.

Match My Pick Gary Van Sickle Jason Sobel Actual Result
Woods v Holmes Woods Woods Woods
Weir v Oberholser Weir Weir Weir
Johnson v Toms Toms Johnson Toms
Baddeley v Calcavecchia Baddeley Calcavecchia Baddeley
Sabbatini v Dredge Sabbatini Sabbatini Sabbatini
Casey v Karlsson Casey Casey Casey
Choi v Villegas Choi Choi Villegas
Poulter v S Hansen Poulter Poulter Poulter
Els v Byrd Els Byrd Byrd
Goosen v Romero Romero Romero Romero
Stensen v Allenby Stensen Stensen Allenby
Immelman v Katayama Immelman Immelman Katayama
Scott v Jones Scott Scott Scott
Taniguchi v Austin Austin Austin Taniguchi
Garcia v Senden Garcia Garcia Garcia
Kaymer v Weekley Weekley Weekley Kaymer
Mickelson v Perez Mickelson Perez Mickelson
Appleby v Clark Appleby Appleby Appleby
Ogilvy v Leonard Ogilvy Ogilvy Ogilvy
Westwood v Snedeker Snedeker Snedeker Westwood
Rose v Pampling Rose Rose Rose
Verplank v O’Hern Verplank Verplank O’Hern
Singh v Hanson Singh Singh Singh
Fasth v Green Fasth Green Fasth
Stricker v Chopra Chopra Stricker Stricker
Sterne v Mahan Mahan Sterne Mahan
Cabrera v A Hansen Cabrera Cabrera Cabrera
Donald v Dougherty Donald Donald Donald
Furyk v Montgomerie Furyk Furyk ?
Ames v Howell Howell Howell Ames
Harrington v Kelly Harrington Harrington Kelly
Cink v Jimenez Cink Cink Cink
Correct Picks

Tomorrow, I’ll review the actual results and see how we all did.

February 17, 2008

She’s baaaack!!!

Filed under: PGA / LPGA Tour — Joey @ 10:20 am

Annika wins 70th!

Annika Sorenstam waited 17 months to collect a T-shirt from her sister and a bottle of wine from a friend with No. 70 proudly displayed on them.

“It’s probably dusty,” she said. “I’m ready to collect it now.”

Sorenstam won the season-opening SBS Open for her 70th LPGA title and first since September 2006, birdieing two of the last three holes Saturday for a 3-under 69 and two-stroke victory.

Also noted this interesting nugget that Angela Park was docked 2 strokes for slow play:

Angela Park (69) was assessed a two-stroke penalty for slow play on the par-4 10th that gave her a triple bogey and cost her a shot at the lead and about $60,000. Park then birdied three of the next four holes to get back within a stroke of the lead before Sorenstam’s late birdies.

Park said she wasn’t holding up play. “I really don’t think it’s fair especially because I was in contention. I don’t think it’s fair at all.”

Rules officials said Park’s second, third and fourth shots on the hole all exceeded the time limit. Park disagreed and was visibly upset, in tears after her round.

“I was so mad out there,” she said. “I was flying through the course on the back nine. I was so frustrated.”

The PGA Tour could really, really use this rule. Mike Weir, Ben Crane and Jim Furyk (quite possibly the most annoying putting routine on the planet), are you listening?

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