It is hard to ignore what Greg Norman did this week in the British Open. Has he quieted any of the naysayers? Absolutely not! He still succumbed to the demons but at 53 I think we can forgive him for that. Yes, it would have been nice to see him shoot the lights out and win the Open but most of us knew it was a long shot. My goodness, he still placed tied for third at 53 and that alone is quite an accomplishment.But there are a couple of things that one could not help but observe. Norman like many golfers could not put the driver in the bag and once it again it was his Achilles heal. Rather than playing the smart shot and making sure that he had a good lie on short grass, he seemed to want to go for the big bomb par in those conditions was going to be good enough. Then after being so aggressive off the tee, he got conservative on the approach shot virtually coming up short on every hole. He his plan was to be aggressive then why not continue […]
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window.document.getElementById(’post-149′).parentNode.className += ‘ adhesive_post’;My goodness, if you can’t get inspired about golf after the past couple of months you must be dead. Tiger plays in one tournament since the Masters (the U.S Open) and wins it with a fractured knee. And then, who is it that played him for 90 holes and took him to the last stroke on the last hole to seal the victory - a 45 year old journeyman named Rocco Mediate. Then we have a 47 year old Kenny Perry that has lit up the leader boards for the past two months with 3 victories and a 2nd place finish. And if you weren’t paying attention, Greg Norman, yes that same Greg Norman from 20 years ago, is leading the British Open by 2 strokes after 54 holes. What in the hell is going on here?(Oh, by the way, that 45 year old journeyman is in the mix this week also.)Watching Greg Norman today was truly like stepping back in time - His trademark hat and flowing blond hair blowing in the wind. But boy is he fit, and he is confident, and I can assure you he does not […]
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