Review: Lie Fitting with Brian Razzari
July 10, 2012
Last week, JK and I had a talk about possible ways to help me improve my ability to hit greens in regulation. At that time, I was hitting my irons crisply and to consistent distances, but was still having problems controlling trajectory. This resulted in a lot of greens missed but with the ball pin high a few yards off-line. My problem was becoming more pronounced in the windy conditions I typically face in Northern California. After shooting a career round the previous Saturday, I sat down and evaluated my round. Of the 8 greens I missed, 5 were missed left, two long, and two short. The three misses to the right were with wedges, or were from the left rough. My miss, clearly, is left. On windy days, the little draw I have become accustomed turns into something between a hook and a duck hook.
JK suggested that, because my ballstriking with my short clubs needs to improve if I hope to keep shooting in the 70’s, I should take my clubs and have the lie angles checked. For a little background, the lie angle is the angle formed between the ground and the club shaft when the club is properly soled:
Like most things in golf, a small change in equipment specifications can result in significant changes in shot shape and distance. For example, changing a driver’s loft from 9.5 degrees to 10.5 degrees can significantly raise trajectory, increase carry, and decrease roll-out for a given player. The total distance change may not be significant, but it may improve the golfer’s chances of clearing that forced carry their 9.5 degree driver was not making. The changes to shot shape caused by flaws in lie angle are even more pronounced:
As shown, if the club is too “upright,” that is, the lie angle is such that the toe of the club is raised relative to the heel, the player will tend to miss left (left side of image). This makes sense because if the heel of the club is lower than the toe, it will make contact with the ground before the toe, causing the head to close through impact. If the club is too “flat,” that is, the heel of the club is raised relative to the toe, the player will tend to miss right (right side of image). This also makes sense because if the toe makes contact with the ground before the heel, it will tend to be dragged behind the heel and push the ball to the right. When the club is properly soled, it gives the golfer the best chance for making solid contact and hitting a straight shot. Small differences can be huge. For some reference, the total amount of variation in lie angle for any clubs is about 4 degrees flat to 4 degrees upright.
With all of this knowledge in mind, I decided to get the lie angles checked on my irons by a competent professional. My first stop was a big box store in San Jose. As is custom for fittings in such a store, the bottom of my club was taped up with tape that shows where contact was made with the ground. A plastic lie board was setup with a ball, and I hit a series of shots to determine what part of the club was making contact with the ground. So far, so good. Once we had determined that the lie angles on my clubs were too upright for me, the “clubmaker” at this store took one look at the results from one club and said all of my clubs needed to be bent “at least one degree.” The big box store also wanted to charge me $5.99 per club to have them bent. I’d need to leave my clubs with them for a week as well to have this process performed. If the clubs were not right when I got them back, I’d have to tell them what adjustment was necessary and wait another week. Thanks, guys, but I’ll go somewhere else.
Enter Brian Razzari. I called the Brad Lozares Golf Shop at the Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course on my way home from San Jose. I should have called here first because I was looking for someone that actually knew what he or she was doing. Upon answering, Brian was completely accommodating of my ridiculous request to come in within the next 30 minutes to have a lie fitting performed. He quoted me the very reasonable price of $50 to have the lie angles on each and every one of my irons and wedges (10 clubs total) adjusted based on a dynamic fitting he would perform at the driving range. He would watch me hit a few shots, take the club, bend it, and watch me hit more shots to determine the correct lie angle for each club. This is tour-level fitting, people. Brian also checked the lofts on each of my irons to make sure they were consistent. I also learned that Brian is a certified Titleist club fitter. He knows my AP2s better than most in the Bay Area. After about 45 minutes of hitting balls and bending clubs, Brian informed me that he bent my irons 2 degrees flat, wedges 1 degree flat, and did not adjust my 60* wedge at all because the sole already showed that it was at the correct lie angle for my swing.
I am not sure I can say enough good things about the experience with Brian, but if you are interested in making your game better, I highly recommend getting your clubs fitted to your swing so that you don’t start making compensations in your swing to make up for an incorrect lie angle. If you are in the Bay Area, I highly recommend a trip to Palo Alto Muni to visit Brian Razzari if you want a tour-level fitting experience for a reasonable price.
Palo Alto Muni: http://www.bradlozaresgolfshop.com/ or call 650-856-0881 and ask for Brian.
POTW: Mitch Lowe
June 28, 2012
This week’s POTW goes to Mitch Lowe. Mitch recently qualified to play in this year’s PGA Championship by way of placing T-7 in the PGA Professional National Championship held this week at Bayonet and Blackhorse. The top 20 in this incredibly difficult tournament qualify to play in the next PGA Championship. Mitch shot a strong final round of 70 closing with two birdies in the last three holes. We always appreciate a strong performance and a particularly solid finish here at the PowerFade, so we solute you, Mitch. Way to close strong. We look forward to watching you play at Kiawah Island this August!
Mitch was the subject of one of our earlier reviews: https://thepowerfade.com/2011/02/22/review-lesson-with-pga-professional-mitch-lowe-and-the-fleming-course-at-harding-park/. He now teaches at Half Moon Bay Golf Links in Half Moon Bay, CA. You’d do well to take a lesson from him. http://www.pga.com/professionals/mitch-lowe-pga. See our review of Bayonet as well: https://thepowerfade.com/2011/10/05/course-review-bayonet-seaside-ca/.
2012 U.S. Open Predictions
June 20, 2012
Updated 6/20
Yikes. Once again, our prowess for picking tournaments is pretty poor. See correct answers below:
Overall:
Winner: Webb Simpson
Winning Score: +1.
Runner Up: GMac and Michael Thompson.
Low Amateur: Jordan Speith.
“Unknown” in the Top 10: Michael Thompson, John Peterson. THIS IS WHAT I MEAN BY “UKNOWN”–AS IN, NO ONE KNOWS WHO THE F THEY ARE!
Most difficult hole vs. par: 6, but I contend it would have been 16 if they hadn’t moved the tees up on Sunday.
Easiest hole vs. par: 17.
Last Year’s Winner (Rory) Will … (Win, Top10, Make the Cut, or Miss the Cut): Missed the cut.
How many prior winners will be in the Top 10: 4 – Furyk, GMac, Els, Goosen
Will there be an ace?: Yes.
…(assume there is) Which hole: 13.
Will someone win it, or will everyone else lose it?: Furyk definitely lost it
First Round Three balls:
Tiger, Phil, or Bubba?: Tiger
Goosen, Vijay , or ZJ?: Goosen and Vijay shot 75; ZJ shot 77. no one won.
Rory, Luke, or Westwood?: Westwood
Furyk, Sergio, or GMAC?: 69 for GMac on day 1
Fowler, Ryo, or DJ?: Ryo shot 71 on day 1 (followed by 78 and MC on day 2)
Second Round Three balls:
Tiger, Phil, or Bubba?: Tiger shot 70. Phil and Bubba shot 71. Close.
Goosen, Vijay , or ZJ?: Goosen and ZJ shoot 70
Rory, Luke, or Westwood?: Westwood and Donald shoot 72; Rory shoots 73.
Furyk, Sergio, or GMAC?: Furyk with the 69
Fowler, Ryo, or DJ?: Johnson shoots 74 FTW. WTF?
Original 6/13:
Alright Ladies and Gents, this week marks the 112th playing of our National Championship. The tournament will take place in LG’s backyard – the Lake Course at the Olympic Club. Given LG’s inside knowledge of the course, clearly he should win (and already has because he has inside knowledge).
Without further distraction, our predictions:
LG:
Overall:
Winner: TW.
Winning Score: -3.
Runner Up: Sergio Garcia.
Low Amateur: Patrick Cantlay.
“Unknown” in the Top 10: Aaron Baddeley.
Most difficult hole vs. par: par-3 Third.
Easiest hole vs. par: Par-4 Seventh.
Last Year’s Winner (Rory) Will … (Win, Top10, Make the Cut, or Miss the Cut): Make the Cut.
How many prior winners will be in the Top 10: 3.
Will there be an ace?: No.
…(assume there is) Which hole: 15.
Will someone win it, or will everyone else lose it?: TW will win it.
First Round Three balls:
Tiger, Phil, or Bubba?: TW gets off to a rocky start. Bubba takes the win on day 1.
Goosen, Vijay , or ZJ?: Hate to say it, but probably ZJ.
Rory, Luke, or Westwood?: Luke shoots even for the win.
Furyk, Sergio, or GMAC?: Sergio.
Fowler, Ryo, or DJ?: Fowler with the win on day 1.
Second Round Three balls:
Tiger, Phil, or Bubba?: Tiger makes a charge.
Goosen, Vijay , or ZJ?: ZJ again, unfortunately. probably with a +3
Rory, Luke, or Westwood?: Rory comes back to make the cut.
Furyk, Sergio, or GMAC?: Sergio gives a couple back. Furyk pulls out the win.
Fowler, Ryo, or DJ?: DJ. Did you see him at the St. Jude?
JK:
Overall:
Winner: Dustin Johnson
Winning Score: Even
Runner Up: Rickie Fowler
Low Amateur: LG, when he finds out he has to work instead of watch the open. But seriously, Cantlay
“Unknown” in the Top 10: Rooting for Tim Weinhart, local pro from Atlanta who made the field through qualifying.
Most difficult hole vs. par: Any of them could be. There isn’t an easy hole on the course. Let’s go with 16.
Easiest hole vs. par: 18
Last Year’s Winner (Rory) Will … (Win, Top10, Make the Cut, or Miss the Cut): make the cut. He’s not in good form after choking at the St. Jude
How many prior winners will be in the Top 10: 0
Will there be an ace?: no
…(assume there is) Which hole: I said NO!
Will someone win it, or will everyone else lose it?: No one wins the US Open.
First Round Three balls:
Tiger, Phil, or Bubba?: Bubba
Goosen, Vijay , or ZJ?: ZJ
Rory, Luke, or Westwood?: Rors
Furyk, Sergio, or GMAC?: Sergio
Fowler, Ryo, or DJ?: Fowler
Second Round Three balls:
Tiger, Phil, or Bubba?: Phil
Goosen, Vijay , or ZJ?: Vijay
Rory, Luke, or Westwood?: Rors
Furyk, Sergio, or GMAC?: Furyk
Fowler, Ryo, or DJ?: DJ
POTW 32: Magic at 16.
June 4, 2012
Forget that he won. Forget that he won for the 73rd time. Forget that he tied Jack AT JACK’S PLACE. Forget that he came from 4 back to win by two. Forget that you couldn’t tell if it was 2000 or 2012 when watching the final round at the Memorial. The play of the week goes to the shot that will likely define Tiger’s comeback. A shot that Jack called the greatest shot he’s ever seen in the circumstances.
Go ahead. Watch it again. We are.
6 holes with a 7-iron
May 12, 2012
In keeping with JK’s recent advice to mix things up, and because my back probably would have given out had I tried to carry a full bag of clubs due to straining it at the gym, I decided to play a few holes with only one club – my 7-iron. I’ve toyed with this idea a few times since reading about it in a post on the Sandtrap forum almost 2 years ago. My reason for waiting this long is mainly a lack of time to play generally. It’s hard to convince myself that I should spend the 9 holes that I get once every other week doing anything but playing real golf. The results from the “tin cup” experiment, however, suggest to me that this might be as pure a golf experience as any other.
One of the more interesting results of this experiment occurred nowhere near the course. Most people could not believe anyone would actually go out to the course with only one club. Even a guy in the parking lot gave me a double take. The starter in the clubhouse gave me a quick laugh and said “good luck.” I was paired with three other regular shoreline duffers. Halfway up the first fairway, each of the three players had offered to lend me clubs at least once. They simply could not believe that I, by choice, had come to the course with only one club. “Are you going to putt with it too?!?” Yes sir, I am.
So what did I learn? Well, I can do a lot more with a 7-iron than I thought. Though I normally carry my 7-iron about 165 yards, I learned that I can purposefully blade it about 200 off the tee, bump and run it from about 30 yards (not very well), and can actually get pretty solid roll on the green with it when I pin it to my left arm a la Matt Kuchar. Most importantly, I learned I can hit my 7-iron a lot farther than I thought I could when I’m not thinking about how far I need to hit the ball.
The first hole at Shoreline measures 489 yards from the white tee. I teed off with my trusty 7, laid up with my trusty 7 to about 130 yards, and hit my approach with my trusty 7. Unfortunately, hit it a little too flush and the wind took it over the green. My first pitch was my first miscue of the day, but I lined up a nice 4 footer and dunked it for a bogey.
The second hole showed me exactly how far I could hit a 7 iron. When I think back now, I hit a poor shot off the tee trying to get as much distance as possible. From the left rough, I took a nice, smooth swing and left it about 20 yards from the green. The total distance on the second was at least 180 yards (into the wind) on a nice low trajectory. I guess it’s true – when it’s breezy, swing easy.
Having only one club afforded me another advantage – I played a virtually light speed. I was able to tee off before the group in front of us had hit their second shots (most of the time), my rhythm was not interrupted by the slow play of my group, and I had nothing to carry with me! Talk about taking all of the annoying parts of muni golf out of the game. I played so quickly, in fact, that our group of 4 ended up skipping holes 3-6 because a three-some and a two-some were holding us up!
It also took a lot of the guess-work out of the round. Other than never having to think about what club I was going to have to hit, having only one club made every shot clear. Off the tee, there was no stress. I was ALWAYS going to hit the fairway with my 7-iron. From the fairway, if I couldn’t get to the green, I had to leave myself in position where I could bump and run the ball onto the green. This meant playing the green, not the flag. Putting was a different story. Admittedly, I only figured it out after finishing the 9th hole, but I was able to hit a couple of nice chip/putts to save bogeys.
While I don’t think it’s something I’d do every day, playing a round with one club was a lot of fun. It completely took the pressure off the round to play well and let me have more fun. If you’re stuck in the golf doldrums, try playing 9 holes with only one club. Without a doubt, you’ll find yourself in new places on a course you’ve played hundreds of times. If you’re like me, the one club experiment may help you realize that golf is just a game. Forget the swing thoughts, forget the mind games, just hit the ball. It’s going to go straight. It’s going to go a predictable distance. After that, take what the course gives you and try to awkwardly slap in a putt. The best part is that, bogeys/doubles are great scores! I’ve made worse than bogey at one several times at 1 with 14 clubs! I proved that I only need one to do better than all of those previous attempts.
This is a crazy game sometimes, but I feel like I figured out a little bit more of that craziness with this little experiment. I recommend grabbing whatever club you can use to comfortably carry any hazards you know of on your home course. Then, play one or two sets of tees farther up than you usually do. Interestingly, I doubt anyone would have said anything had I played from the red tees. From there, just grab a couple of old golf balls and make your way to the first tee. Even if you don’t play well, who cares? You should have had 13 other clubs, right?
Happy National Golf Day!
April 18, 2012
If the weather near you is anything like the weather is near me, you should be outside enjoying National Golf day!
Cheers!
Plays of the last few weeks (We’re playing catch-up, folks)
April 15, 2012
Where to begin, where to begin? First, we sincerely apologize for falling off the map. JK and I are both junior attorneys at law firms, and JK has an army of little munchkins to corral. it is easy for us to fall off the wagon. But, we are back! Let’s do this awards show style (the Power Fadeys):
Best Original Screenplay: Tiger Woods
It wouldn’t be the Power Fade without a shout out to our boy, TW. While Bay Hill always provides an amazing venue and great host, the tournament becomes electric when Tiger is in contention. He absolutely owns the place. With an air tight tee to green performance and outstanding putting. Tiger showed a true return to what we remembered. 79.2% of GIRs and a 1.8 putting average will win a LOT of golf tournaments. More importantly, he only made 5 bogeys on the week. Grueling conditions appear to be the norm for Mr. Woods. The moment that I thought he was “back” was when I realized he was the only player under par in the last four groupings. Ring a bell? (2000 U.S. Open at Pebble, anyone?). Here’s to you, Mr. Woods.
Best Crybaby: Sergio Garcia
JK and I have gone back and forth on Sergio. JK doesn’t like him. I used to. Sure his mental game needs work, but he hits the ball so pure. Surely it was only a matter of time before he made the breakthrough?! Well, now, if you talk to Sergio, even he will say it’s not going to happen:
“I’m not good enough, and today I know it,” he said. “I’ve been trying for 13 years, and I don’t feel capable of winning. I don’t know what happened to me. Maybe it’s something psychological. … I’m not good enough for the majors.”
For that, Mr. Garcia, you win the Fadey for “best crybaby”.
Worst Timing: Dustin Johnson
Quick shout out to DJ. How are you going to go and miss the masters? fail.
At least he has a sense of humor about the whole Whistling Straits thing…
Best Supporting Actor: Louis Oosthuizen
Oostie put on one hell of a show. The sweet-swinging South African put on a clinic for knocking in pressure putt after pressure putt on the back nine on Sunday. He really did look like he had “ice water in his veins.” Cool as a cucumber, as JK might say. There isn’t much for me to say that his swing didn’t say on Sunday. For some reason, we forget that he won the Open Championship at the home of golf by an outstanding 7 strokes. Oostie, you are a brilliant golfer. After you performance on Sunday, I consider it only a matter of time before the past champions are looking down at their plates the year after you win saying “what the hell is this?”
By the way, nice double eagle, guy.
Best Picture/Best Actor: Bubba Watson
This is an obvious choice, but we here at the PF love the Masters. We love everything about it. It’s our favorite week of the year. You wrote the perfect story. The second playoff hole is the reason we play golf. Crush the ball dead right into the trees…no shot…dead. Unless you’re Bubba. 150-odd yards to the green, but you have to make the ball take a screeching right turn off of some pine straw. That sounds like Bubba golf to me. There’s really nothing I can say that Bubba can’t say for himself:
“I get down there, saw it was a perfect draw,” Watson said. “Even though the tower was in my way, I didn’t want to ask if I could get relief or anything, because it just set up for a perfect draw – well, hook. That’s what we did. We just kept talking about you never know what’s going to happen out here. Anything can happen.”
Way to make it happen, Bubba. You deserve it.
Course Review: CordeValle
March 20, 2012
Even though we claim to try to review courses that the average joe can go play, I will not try to defend reviewing CordeValle. Spoiler: This is a favorable review. I will preface the review with an apology: I was so wrapped up in the experience that I forgot to take pictures. Below are the few that I remembered to take.
This gem of a course used to be a hidden treasure of the south bay until it became home to the Frys.com Open. One reason I was so excited to play this course was because of my own experience watching Tiger and other professionals play this course during that tournament last fall. Full review here: Frys.com Review.
Though the details of why I was able to play this course must remain a secret, I can assure you they would make any man jealous. For those not so fortunate, members of the public are invited to play 5 times a year during fundraising tournaments. Details available here: http://www.cordevallegolf.com/golf/foundation/2012-tournament-dates. For $150, you get two meals, logo-ed Tee prize, cart, greens fee, and forecaddie. I don’t really think there’s a better deal in CA golf-wise. Do it.
On to the review.
What can I say? CordeValle is amazing. Since watching a Golf Destinations special on the Golf Channel (aka TV) including CordeValle and the Frys.com, I had to get out there. The front nine opens with an easy par 4 and par 3 to get things started.
One of the things that really stood out to me about this course was the collection of par 5s. I love them. I think they might be the best par 5s i’ve ever played. The par-5 third hole is one of the most challenging par 5s I think I have ever played. The hole requires a long tee shot into a narrow landing area. Too long though, and you might run into the hazard that cuts across the middle of the hole and runs up the left side. The left side of the fairway is best to have the best angle for the layup to the right, but if you are right, you get a tempting look at the green protected on the left by a large tree.
The par-5 sixth, on the other hand, is a very reachable uphill par-5. It provides a wide-open tee shot into a generous landing area and requires a laser-sharp approach if you hope to be putting for eagle.
Aside: After the 6th are three of my favorite holes in California. I did my best to capture the downhill par-3 seventh and short par-4 eighth in one picture. Rocco Mediate made a hole in one on this par 3 and holed out for eagle on this par 4 en route to his victory at this tournament in 2010. These were only 2 of his four hole outs for the week! (see our Play of the Week updates at https://thepowerfade.wordpress.com/2010/10/16/play-of-the-week-2/ and https://thepowerfade.wordpress.com/2010/10/18/play-of-the-week-2-5/
The par-4 ninth provides a hazard-split fairway and difficult approach to a small and well bunkered green. This hole is just fun. Take aim and hit it long. This image is borrowed from the CordeValle website:
The other par 5s (15 and 18) are similarly challenging and fair. 15, depending on the wind, can be a reachable (straight) uphill par-5 while only the bravest of souls will take on the (long) forced carry over water in two on 18.
While the greens felt slightly smaller than other courses in the area, they along with the wind provide the defense for this track. Missing the green or even the correct section of the green on this course will really put a damper on your scoring. My advice: Make sure your wedges are singing when you take on CordeValle.
The back nine was much windier than when I played the front, but still provided the same scenic beauty and certainly the challenge of the front. The back nine is less accessible during the Frys.com, and therefore this was my first look at it. The entire course provides elevation change, difficult greens, lush fairways, stellar views, and an unforgettable golf experience.
My personal story of the round comes from the par-3 twelfth. This medium length par-3 was playing straight downwind. To give some frame of reference, we played from the 190 yard tee and our caddie said to play our “160 clubs”. My playing partner who was about 2 clubs shorter than me, but decided to hit his 6 iron. He put his ball about 40 feet over the green. I had an 7 iron in hand and hit what I considered to be a chip shot of the tee and ended up nearly rolling off the back of the green. Left with a 50 footer straight into the wind, I hit the putt with enough force to send it back to the tee. My spider rolled it ever so gently to the hole and I watched it disappear into the hole like a little mouse. Easily one of my best birdies.
Though I failed to take pictures of most of the day, below is one of my favorite views on the course. Though we usually end reviews with an overall impression, I will let CordeValle speak for itself. If you get the opportunity to play, go.
For one of the best course websites, in addition to golf courses, See: http://www.cordevallegolf.com/golf/course/hole-by-hole-course-tour.
Course Review: Poppy Hills Golf Course (Monterey, CA)
December 14, 2011
Today, we review the home course of the NCGA – Poppy Hills in Monterey, CA. One quick note about this course prior to the review: JK and I had planned on playing this course during our first trip to Monterey, but never got around to it because we were both exhausted after playing Spanish Bay. After this round, JK, I can tell you we made the right decision. Not because the course isn’t worth playing–it definitely is, but it would have kicked our butts and likely not been the ocean course experience we were looking for during this trip. Had the weather been like this during our trip though, there’s very little doubt in my mind we would have been out there. The pictures tell the story. Onward!
Poppy is a beautiful Robert Trent Jones designed course located in the heart of Pebble Beach. Driving there gave me a heightened sense of excitement as compared to the usual round of golf because the last time I drove down 17 mile drive, I was on my way to play Pebble. Rather than take the scenic drive down toward the water, however, the road twisted and turned back into the hills and opened up to this wonderful 18 hole facility.
The course, pro shop, and practice facility at Poppy are outstanding — there is very little I can say that hasn’t been said by the prizes that Poppy’s pro shop has won don’t already say. The layout is interesting and challenging. Some of the holes feel a little tricked up, but others are simply stunning. An example of the former is the par 4 5th hole. At 428 yards from the black tee, the hole’s principle defense is a giant bunker on the left side, water on the approach, and a subtly tiered green. The second shot is a demanding one, but for some reason, the man-made pond on the right makes this hole feel more contrived than natural. Call me critical. Full disclosure — I dropped one right into the middle of this lake after skying a driver short into the fairway. The par 3s on this course, on the other hand, were some of the best I’ve played in a long time. The second hole, on the other hand,was reminiscent of Pasatiempo with an absolutely enormous bunker short of the green. Below is a view from the green back to the tee:
And now from the tee to the green:
The scorecard shows just how stout a challenge this course can provide. My sense is that, despite its absence during my visit, the wind is a critical factor that brings the true teeth to this course on some of the shorter par 4s.
If I am being fair to myself, however, I must say I was disappointed. The biggest downside for this course may well be the fact of its location. Were this course near my home in the greater Bay Area, I have no doubt that I’d be the first in line to get a membership. Because this course is next to Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill, Spanish Bay, Bayonet and Blackhorse, PG Muni, and a slew of private courses, however, it would not be even my 5th choice of courses to play if I were going to Monterey. When I think of a Monterey golf experience, inevitably, I think of cypress trees, ocean winds, and, well, the ocean!! While Poppy is a great course, the lack of ocean views, even on as clear a day as I had, sort of diminishes the experience for me. Knowing what I know now, I would be much more enthusiastic about returning to Poppy, but would have tempered expectations based on my previous experience. At $72 for the NCGA rate and complimentary gate access to 17 mile drive (normally $10), the deal is nearly impossible to pass up for a fantastic day of golf.
All in all, I enjoyed the day at Poppy. The weather was, pardon the phrasing, picture perfect. I couldn’t help thinking though, “man, I wish I’d gone to Spyglass with weather like this…”
Play of the Week 28
December 4, 2011
This week, the PF salutes Tiger Woods. Winning again is one thing, but to win as Tiger did was, well, Tiger-esque. Down one shot going into the final round to the mind-numbingly consistent (and boring) Zach Johnson. Grinding it out one hole at a time. Drawing even on 17 with a clutch 15 footer for birdie. Smashing an iron passed Johnson on 18 and draining the 6 footer to put away the W. Hell yeah. Golf in December, baby! Are you watching this? We are. Congrats, Tiger.
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