Instamarv has somehow found this link on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7161142939 where someone won the “privilege” to play with Tiger in a Buick Pro Am. Cost: $40,200 bones.
Something is a little fishy here though. First, the ebay user selling this item joined in June of 2005 and has zero feedback. Second, the funds need to be paid to via paypal and within 3 days of the auction close. Third, look at the photo they used. Tiger is hitting his old Titleist there. You’d think Buick and whoever handles Tiger’s promotional material would come up with a more recent picture wouldn’t you?
Perhaps this deal is legit and I’ve just missed it by skipping over it with my Tivo. I don’t pay attention to the ads much anyway so that is probably the case. At any rate I hope the poor sucker who is rich and dumb enough to pay $40,200 to play with Tiger actually gets the chance and doesn’t end up trying to track down some internet scam artist…
Michael Campbell wins the 2005 US Open
What I thought couldn’t happen did. Mr. Cool melted down. Goosen shot an 81 and dropped from having a 3 shot lead to a tie for 11th at +11. It was hard to watch. The network thought so too as they stopped showing the meltdown about halfway through the day’s round. Other meltdowns today included Olin Browne with an 80, Jason Gore with an 84.
The man of the day is Michael Campbell. Talk about steady… he shot 71, 69, 71, 69 under US Open conditions to win. That is awesome. What a gutty performance today. Tiger was making a serious charge and Campbell answered all the shots Tiger had. Tiger made some bad mistakes in the last few holes, including a uncharacteristic 3 putt to allow Campbell the victory.
So congrats to Michael Campbell. He’s been riding a roller coaster over his golf career and this will will change him forever.
I personally like seeing the winner at even par. That’s the way it is supposed to be. That is how I voted in the latest poll.
The Golf Channel (aka the Tiger Woods Channel) is covering the post game now. I’m watching all of this footage and commentary on Tiger. Tiger this and Tiger that. Dudes, WHO WON THE TOURNAMENT? Why not talk about Campbell a little tiny bit too?
The USGA got just about everything they wanted this year (Tiger didn’t win though). They had a tough course which provided an even par winning score. They had Tiger in the mix. And they didn’t have players whining and complaining about the course being too hard.
My golf blogging pal Jay Flemma is at the US Open representing us bloggers in a good way. He has interviewed the likes of Goosen, Jantzen, Funk and more.
Check out his reports here.
I’ve got a tournament tomorrow at 8am. I’ve got some fun new gear I’ll be “testing” for this tourney. I happen to be in the midst of evaluating the new TaylorMade R7 TP Fairway Wood and the new TaylorMade R5 Dual TP Driver. I’ve been smashing those awesome sticks for a couple of weeks.
Tomorrow will be my first crack at using the new Callaway HX Tour 56 ball. This ball is a slightly shorter and softer ball than their HX Tour. This is the ball Phil Mickelson is currently using. Perhaps that isn’t a good thing given his current position in the US Open.
More to come.
Today’s US Open round was extremely entertaining. I actually like to see the pros struggle, I admit it. It is intriguing to watch their reactions and how they hold up under the immense pressure and frustration that a US Open produces.
Retief Goosen (the US Open machine) is poised to win his 3rd US Open with a three stroke lead going into the final round at Pinehurst #2. He had a minor speed bump with a bogey on 12 and a double on 13, but followed them up with birdies on 14, 15 and 18. What a great finish to his back 9 today.
Starting the day there were 5 players under par. By day’s end only Retief could break par at -3. Pinehurst #2 is getting tougher each day.
Barring some major mistakes or meltdowns you’ve got to put your dough on Retief. No one in the past few years has played US Opens as well as Goosen, especially on Sunday.
When asked about his chances with a 3 shot lead Retief said “If I shoot 1 or 2 over I’ll win.” I agree. For all the other players it will be a “Goose Chase.”
Retief Goosen seems to be some kind of US Open freak of nature. He’s like a machine specially designed to excel in US Open conditions. He must have a tiny bit of extra control of the golf ball that helps him hit his shots exactly where he needs to and make those 7 foot par putts the other pros gag on. He’s also extremely mentally tough.
Retief is tied with Olin Browne & Jason Gore (Jason who?) at -2. Day one had 9 players under par. Day 2 that number has dwindled to 5. After tomorrow, probably 1 or 2. Sunday zilch. Sticking true to my initial predictions, Browne and Gore will be long gone come Sunday.
The Big 5
Vijay and Tiger are right there in the mix at even and +1 respectively. Els is a ways back at +6. For Phil, please refer to “the meltdown department” below.
The meltdown department
In the meltdown category we have Phil Mickelson who shot 7 over for the day but still made the cut (cut=+8). David Toms had the lead at -3 but had a serious meltdown on 17 & 18 when he went double – triple. Chris DiMarco did his best puffer fish imitation today with an 82. Paul Casey had the worst first round and bailed (he must have been injured) :-).
Notables who missed the cut:
Curtis, DiMarco, Haas, Stuart Appleby, Duval, Lehman, Harrington.
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