Tiger's head got a bit over inflated - this was bound to happen

This is AMAZING. Can you imagine if someone got sound and video of you farting on national television? Ridiculous. Only makes you love Tiger more....he can laugh off the fart.

It's very possible that this was a fart from the junk food eating camera man...but I prefer to think it was Tiger. You have to watch this.

http://www.celebitchy.com/63717/tiger_woods_fart_on_live_television_overshadows_championship_win_/

U.S Open Under Water

So, I'm not late in selecting my picks for this week....we had a draft yesterday at work so those are my picks. Everyone picks 5 players and at least 3 of your players have to make the cut to be eligible. The lowest total score of everyones 3 players wins.

I had 4th pick. In the middle...not bad....not necessarily good. Surprisingly I'm feeling pretty good about my picks, I actually feel like my picks are all-around more solid than everyone else's. But New York is also experiencing a downpour this morning and conditions are bad. Real bad. So anyways, on to my picks:

Paul Casey

Zach Johnson - had to get Texas in there somehow

Ian Poulter

Brian Gay

Get a load of this hair...gently swept over the visor. awesome.

and...

Nick Watney - going into the draft, I had no intention of picking him but everyone kept giving me a hard time about it so I just decided to go ahead and pick the guy. Hopefully he does not disappoint. I couldn't resist posting this picture....are you kidding me? It's so great, so hilarious, I can't not laugh looking at it.

Don't worry, just because I can't wait live coverage of the tournament because of the suspension of play doesn't mean I'm working. I am not a huge fan of twitter really, but in cases like this, it's better than nothing.

http://twitter.com/ianjamespoulter

http://twitter.com/stewartcink - how can you not love stewart cink?

http://twitter.com/stuartappleby - love him. really hot older guy and adorable dad. did i mention he has an accent?

Pick of the week: Memorial

Tiger, Zach Johnson, Vijay.

Pick of the week: Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial

More tomorrow hopefully, maybe....busy busy week at work.

Going with Kenny Perry, Zach Johnson, Geoff Ogilvy.

Something is telling me that Luke Donald will have a good week as well. He's hot, so wouldn't mind seeing his mug on tv. I would love love love to see John Mallinger win. He's playing so great...he definitely is a guy who you want to win.

Pick of the week: Byron Nelson

I know I'm a little late again in getting my pick out there....but in my defense, we got the sad news that Amy Mickelson was diagnosed with breast cancer, and we had television crews in our office all day. I was a bit distracted.

So, this week I'm actually just purely guessing. I'm not really feeling one certain player over another.

Brian Davis has been playing great, so I"ll go with him. I don't really know anything about him though, other than he tied for 5th last week at the Texas Open. Maybe he'll have a good streak and play well deep in the heart of Texas.

My biased pick for the 2nd straight week in a row goes to Charley Hoffman. Texas likes him, he plays well there. He's awesome. Going with him.

Proving it.

Seriously, they look alike no?

It's about damn time...

I finally picked a winner! Granted it was at a smaller tournament with a not so glamorous field, but still. Zach Johnson won on the first playoff hole to defend his title at the Texas Open.

I was a little bummed that Bill Haas couldn't pull out the win...it would have been good to see. I do really like Zach Johnson though. Exciting for Haas to have played such a good four days of golf...it's a shame he's almost completely bald underneath his hat because he is pretty hot. He and Nick Watney look so much alike. Dream pairing perhaps? Here's Bill with his Dad, Jay Haas.

I don't want to be gossip girl or anything, but Bill might be more interested in scoring with the ladies, than scoring on the course. I've heard multiple times how he just chats girls up by the putting green and I've actually witnessed it in action. Oh well, he's a pro athlete....that's what they're supposed to do right?

Pick of the week: Valero Texas Open

A little late again on getting my pick of the week....nothing like a hometown favorite. Justin Leonard, he's won before at the Texas Open and I think I'll put my money on him. I found this picture hilarious....

Zach Johnson. He's playing great and has a great shot in this field to walk away the winner

Charley Hoffman. How can you not love this Southern California's guy attitude, demeanor, and style? He's a terrific player with a terrific family...his dad is still working on setting me up with a certain pro.

Happy National Golf Day!

1. Yes, it's an actual day. Golf has a day.
2. Why am I at work today? Shouldn't this be a holiday in my industry?

You might think this day is useless and I actually might agree with you, but there is no other sport that gives back to charity and local communities than the PGA. I'm of course a little biased, I was raised in a golf family, grew up watching my dad give his time to Inner City golf and do charity events, but you can't ignore the numbers.

A study released last year at the inaugural National Golf Day, the 2005 Golf Economy Report, quantified golf's annual direct economic impact as $76 billion, and highlighted the fact that the industry provides 2 million jobs and $61 billion in wage income. The study also found that golf generates more than $3.5 billion annually for charities across the country.

Every player is encouraged to participate in a charity of choice, and I'd venture to say 100% of them do in some capacity. It's really great and they do some amazing things.

So happy national golf day! Go to the driving range and have a beer. I know I'm going to.

"GET IN THE HOLE"

If you are one of the many who insist on yelling this after someone hits off the tee of a Par 4 or 5.... I want you to choke on a peanut.

More to come tomorrow.

Day One: Players Championship

I love that I can watch a live feed of the 17th hole while I'm working....very relaxing but stressful with this insane hole.

Perhaps the golfer hurting the most after the first round is Steve Lowery. He had a QUINTUPLE BOGEY at the infamous No. 17 Island Green. That has gotta hurt. Here's what it looked like on shotlink:


First shot - in the water
Penalty Stroke
Third shot - back bank
Penalty Stroke
Fifth shot - on the green
Sixth shot - putting
Seventh shot - still putting
Eighth shot - in the hole

My picks are doing alright so far, one day down - still a lot of time to rise up the leaderboard. Especially with the course playing so great. I absolutely love that John Mallinger is tied for 2nd. He's such a nice guy. and pretty adorable.

Pick of the week: Players Championship

I mean, I gotta go with Tiger. Tiger, Phil, and Furyk I have a good feeling about. Which probably means they won't make it in the Top 10, but we'll see. Hopefully tomorrow will be a slow day at work so I can watch the live feed!

Second day in a row that Nick had a practice round with Tiger...that's so awesome. Here's a shot of them on the infamous 17th green at TPC Sawgrass. There are 7 people on the green, i have no idea who anyone is. Just be content in knowing that one of the guys is Tiger, one is Nick, and one is Jim Furyk.

Tiger His Woods

This picture is from the practice round today at the Players Championship. Watney paired up with Tiger...I'm pretty sure Watney will definitely be on the Ryder Cup team this year. He played a practice round with Fred Couples at The Masters and Tiger this week....seems pretty definite to me.

Anyways, I know it's been awhile. I do want to point out that I think my blog is cursed. I realize how it is pretty difficult to pick the correct winner each week, but most of my picks have sucked it up majorly. At the Zurich, Watney didn't even make the cut! His first time to not make a cut this season! I jinxed the poor bastard. Or rich gentleman as the case may be.

On another note, I don't really care for Watney's shirt. It's like he has green pit stains.

"You're a big loser, you loser"

Just me or was it refreshing to see Tiger playing around while Feherty teased him for being a loser? Usually when Tiger walks off 18 knowing he's not taking home the trophy, he's pretty pissed. He'll do the interview but you know he wants to get home and practice so he can go out next week and win. Sure he smiles, but don't let that fool you. He's all business.

Most of the time.

It was great seeing him laugh and call himself "not even the first loser." He was laughing about something with George McNeill as he left the 18th, laughed when Feberty jokingly called him a loser, and apparently was also shown playing with O'Hair's daughter.

I absolutely love that.

Read this today on pga tour confidential:

"This is not the same guy who had steam coming out of his ears at Augusta. I guess that's the difference between a major and a non-major. Either that or someone told Woods it doesn't matter — his legend is pretty secure no matter what happens from here on out. I like lighthearted Tiger better."

I agree.

Pick of the week: Quail Hollow Championship

Okay, I know I'm really late at posting my pick. I've been busy getting a big promotion at work, so I'll probably have less time for this thing.

I obviously have to go with Tiger Woods this week. Why? Because it's Tiger and he dominates. I'll write more later, just wanted to get it up.

Update: Zurich Classic Day One

If you were at the tournament and didn't know where Nick was...pretty sure you could have found in a nearby sand trap. He had a rough day...spent the day in sand and his ball even went for a swim on the front nine.




Well I've got good news and bad news from Day One.

Good news first.

Kenny Perry is -3 under 69 and three back from the leader. I'm happy to see he bounced back with a great first round after such a disappointing loss at the Masters. I read how he had a rough couple of days after the loss, he couldn't sleep and one night he went on a three hour drive until 5 a.m.


Okay, now for the bad news....Nick Watney.

Call me a jinx, I don't know what the deal is...I guess he's bound to have a bad round every now and again but he's been on such a streak that I didn't think it would end anytime soon. For having a double bogey and four bogeys on the round, it could have been a lot worse but luckily he also had four birdies on the day....sitting ugly at +2 over 74. Dude has gotta have a heck of a day tomorrow or he's not going to make the cut. And that would just be sad, although I would watch a lot less golf this weekend. Let's hope he kicks it into high gear tomorrow.

I'm guessing this was happening a lot during his first round.

Pick of the week: Zurich Classic

I'm going to attempt to be a little better this week...hopefully my golf attire today will channel some inner golf voice. Heck, I don't even know what I'm talking about. I just didn't want to put any effort into getting ready this morning, and I have a huge drawer full of golf clothes that require no thought at all. Slacks, golf shirt - bada bing, bada boom. Done. And I still managed to be 10 minutes late for work. I don't know how I do it.

My first pick: Kenny Perry

I was slightly heartbroken when he didn't win The Masters. Nothing against Angel Cabrera, but I just really wanted Kenny to win. He just seems like an awesome Kentucky dad and how awesome to be the oldest to have ever won The Masters. He played great, I'm sticking with him this week.

My second pick: Nick Watney aka "Rubes"

Okay hold it right there, yes, he is my favorite player on the Tour but he's also the most consistent this year. He, like so many other guys on the Tour, is ridiculously nice and gracious. I was able to spend some time with him at various things, and what they say about him is right on. He's such a gentleman, so polite, and really humble. He doesn't get the attention he deserves because he's not the most tv friendly - he's not the most emotionally expressive player, which honestly works for him-he keeps his cool. You won't really see much emotion from him, unless he totally shanks it.

His first PGA win was in 2007 at The Zurich Classic, since then he had a fairly disappointing 2008, but boy has 2009 treated him right. After taking the lead on his final putt for the first time that weekend, he won the Buick Invitational in February after coming from 5 shots back. He has been on a roll all year...making every cut, top 25 finish in all except for one I think. So now when I pick him, people don't just think it's because he's the cutest thing ever but because he is in contention practically every week. If he can stay out of bunkers this week, look out.

I also love this new thing that he's been doing, whenever he hits a bad shot-he covers his face with his hat. Also he experimented with his style at The Masters...you know I like that.

I told you he was my favorite. And his birthday is on Saturday...no big deal, just a million dollar birthday present.

Heat Wave

In honor of the heat wave I'm currently experiencing, please enjoy Adam Scott.

I could have used the picture of him shirtless on the beach with kate hudson, but I won't. okay, maybe I will. But only to promote what an awful idea hooking up with kate hudson is! There's no way you're getting out of that without some sort of infection. you know it's true. So don't do it kids, just say no to kate hudson. Your life will be better without it.

I mean, come on, is a golfer who looks like this and has an accent really too much to ask for?

Yeah, i thought so.

Brought to you by: pantalones blancos

So, I knew starting this blog that I would be writing about different players on the tour. I have a great job where I get to interact with the players even if for just a brief moment. It really helped me re-kindle my love for the game...I have a more invested interest.

So anyways, I know I picked him to win last week....he didn't. Not by a longshot. But nevertheless, this post was inspired by Camilo Villegas's white pants.

I absolutely love his style....he wants to look good, he tries to look good, he knows he looks good.

Which brings me to this: American players could really learn a thing or two or twelve about how to dress on the course. You want to draw more women to the game? Well give 'em something to look at. Most women will answer, "the uniform" when asked what is their favorite thing about baseball or football. Don't get me wrong, I love me a good pair of football pants....but I actually watch football because I love football(the cute guys are just a bonus). And i love golfers, I do. Ask anyone who knows me. I realize that there are a lot of golfers who just don't care about fashion and style, but I still think you can have a little bit of fun and show your personality in what you're wearing. Or am i trying to make a guy be a girl that way?

I love seeing someone take a fashion risk, even if it's definitely a fashion don't....you gotta respect them for just putting it out there even if it's awful. Some examples:



Usually Luke Donald(right) looks fantastic, this is definitely not standard from him. However this is the standard from Ian Poulter(left), I think the spiky blonde hair is more the turnoff here actually, but put Adam Scott in this outfit and yeah I think you know what would happen.

Some major do's:

I was very conservative on this one, I'm not saying I need to see crazy outfits or anything...just add a little spice to it. On the broad spectrum of things: Camilo - matching orange belt and sweatband on an all-white outfit. Adam Scott(I maybe spent awhile longer looking for a picture of him...but lay off, I have had a crush on Adam Scott for 9 years). This outfit is simple, but still does the trick. On the right you have a very subdued khaki look on Webb Simpson, but it still manages to pop. Okay, maybe I just find him cute.

Side note: I googled for a picture of his white pants and found a blog that I now love....this post really made me laugh, okay not really a laugh, but a chuckle. Any other sarcastic golf enthusiasts like myself will love this blog.You should click and read it...but if not here's the basic gist.

Dear Sergio,
you're such a douche.
love,
Augusta

http://www.forerightbob.com/2009/04/augusta-national-apologizes-to-sergio.html

Not looking too good

Well, might have been a little off my game with this week's picks. It doesn't help that Baddeley triple bogeyed on the 2nd hole of his first round-hard to not let that screw with your head. But he had 5 birdies today and makes the cut. He's got a lot of ground to try and make up this weekend.

Camilo had a rough day. I was worried he wouldn't make the cut, luckily some last minute birdies saved him from not having a pay day. Wouldn't mind seeing him paired up with Rory McIlroy tomorrow. But still, come on Camilo...break out the white pants and red belt this weekend!

Todd Hamilton is on the leaderboard at -8 par. Maybe I should have nepotism when I pick the winners...my dad is buddies with Todd. After my dad retired from competitive golf, Todd asked him to be his caddy. My dad didn't want that life anymore, so he declined. The next week, Todd went on to with the British Open. My dad was so happy to see him on the leaderboard at the Masters and he seems to be going strong on top of the leaderboard this week.

Check out this ace on the 17th hole today from Lee Janzen. Nice.
http://www.pgatour.com/video/?/video/pga-tour/highlights/2009/04/17/mine_09verizon_rnd2_17_tee_janzen_ace.pgatour

Pick of the week- Verizon Heritage

First installment of the pick of the week. I am pretty awful at most brackets, however I'm kind of awesome at golf brackets. You know you work in golf when you have betting pools for Matchplay and all the majors.

Seeing as how a lot of the "big names" are not playing this week....hopefully a guy who's been waiting on the wings will be able to shine and bring the big check home. Or a guy who they call superman because how super is it that his white pants never get dirty?

So, if you know golf you've guessed one of my picks....Camilo Villegas. He's been in the hunt at so many tournaments this year-sooner or later it's all bound to click at once, and he'll walk away the winner. How can you not love Camilo? He is an entertainer. I love being able to see his reactions, whether good, bad, or not knowing where the heck the ball is going to land. He's great for the sport. He's a genuinely nice guy and doesn't that always make you like someone more? Also, how can you not want him to win after seeing him walk off the 18th green in the outfit below and still have it be completely pristine white? And he freaking does the superman pose because he did it once and the fans loved it, so he decided to keep doing it. It doesn't hurt that aside from being immensely talented, he's insanely gorgeous. I vote Camilo.

I'm giving myself a second pick....because I can. This guy is not someone who hasn't tasted victory, he has...a few times. He's a putting whiz, an all-around great player. But I want to see him win this year. Aaron Baddeley. He leads bible study for any guy on the tour who wants to be involved....so awesome. And he's not afraid to rock weird outfits. Do you see a trend forming? Well dont, because if my favorite was playing this week, I'd pick him....and he is not the most fashionable on the course.

Why golf?

It's not a fleeting thing, it's not a new thing, I'm just now fully realizing how much I really love this game. I can't remember not knowing how to grip a golf club-it's been a part of my life since I was a kid. My dad gave me my first set of clubs for my birthday when I was four. There were only 4 clubs in the bag, a driver, seven iron, five iron, and a putter. Those are pretty much the only clubs I continue to use when I play golf...I am quite partial to a nine iron and pitching wedge, as well though.

As a kid, I didn't really comprehend what it was my dad did for a living. All I knew is none of my friends dads had a job like his, and I was a kid who didn't like to be different so I was pretty quiet on the subject. I remember going to golf tournaments and loving that all of the other kids there had the same kind of dad. He'd leave early to play golf and he'd come home just in time for dinner. I never knew any different, so it was quite a shock when my dad said a few years ago that he'd wished he'd been home a lot more when we were kids. To me, that's just how it was. I would give anything to be able to go back to that time and truly appreciate my dad and his talent. I love that we are able to bond through this game. Last Sunday, we watched the final round of The Masters together...I can't even explain how cool it was to hear him tell stories about playing with golf legends-stories I wouldn't have cared about in the past but now make my dad so dang cool.

It's weird, I find myself now working in the golf world...but not because I pursued it. I was determined to not use connections to get a job in sports, I'm the independent free-thinking baby of the family that way. Finally, had to break down and asked my dad to help. Let me tell you something, golf is the nicest industry around...they take care of their own. A few weeks later, I had a job. A good job. And I intend to stay in golf.

Expect a lot of trivial stuff, predictions, insight, and an occasional post gushing about how hot someone is. Because I'll be the first to admit it, I have a thing for golfers.