Sunday afternoon and I woke up with a cold. Scratchy throat, congestion. Hopefully it doesn't impact my normal jovial soul.
Tiger Woods will win the PGA Championship. When you win every time you have a piece of the 54-hole lead, it seems practical to pick him again. He's playing out his mind and his long iron play is simply chilling. Three-irons that spin to six feet, these are the things that make him just untouchable right now.
Luke Donald, Geoff Ogilvy and Mike Weir all need to fly out of the gate like they were shot out of a cannon. I mean four birdies in their first four holes. I think everyone else is a little too far out of it.
My other bold predictions for today involve the Ryder Cup. I don't think anyone new is going to make the squad so the 10 that came in, will be the 10 that earn automatic spots.
As for the picks, I've changed my tune overnight. Stewart Cink is currently tearing Medinah up and I don't think he'll make up enough ground to get into the top-10. Cink needs a solo ninth or better and unless there's some sort of catastrophic accident involving the leaders, I don't see him getting there. However, I do think he's done enough to warrant one of Tom Lehman's picks because he's playing strong golf the last month.
The other pick is tricky. No American is high on the leaderboard and worth picking (Austin, Micheel, Riley). That's why I still give the advantage to Davis Love III. With four rookies, Lehman might just opt for experience, but he indicated he's not afraid of inexperience. Love does not own a top-10 this season and faded the last two days of the PGA Championship.
Outside the box - take whomever finishes 11th. John Rollins or whomever gets there. I still bet on Love.
Tiger Woods will win the PGA Championship. When you win every time you have a piece of the 54-hole lead, it seems practical to pick him again. He's playing out his mind and his long iron play is simply chilling. Three-irons that spin to six feet, these are the things that make him just untouchable right now.
Luke Donald, Geoff Ogilvy and Mike Weir all need to fly out of the gate like they were shot out of a cannon. I mean four birdies in their first four holes. I think everyone else is a little too far out of it.
My other bold predictions for today involve the Ryder Cup. I don't think anyone new is going to make the squad so the 10 that came in, will be the 10 that earn automatic spots.
As for the picks, I've changed my tune overnight. Stewart Cink is currently tearing Medinah up and I don't think he'll make up enough ground to get into the top-10. Cink needs a solo ninth or better and unless there's some sort of catastrophic accident involving the leaders, I don't see him getting there. However, I do think he's done enough to warrant one of Tom Lehman's picks because he's playing strong golf the last month.
The other pick is tricky. No American is high on the leaderboard and worth picking (Austin, Micheel, Riley). That's why I still give the advantage to Davis Love III. With four rookies, Lehman might just opt for experience, but he indicated he's not afraid of inexperience. Love does not own a top-10 this season and faded the last two days of the PGA Championship.
Outside the box - take whomever finishes 11th. John Rollins or whomever gets there. I still bet on Love.
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