After clicking over to the Golf Channel, the leaderboard of the Ana Inspiration popped up on the screen. And I was mystified. Among the first names of the contestants were an Ayako, an Albane, a Ha, Pernilla, In, Chella, Sung, Sun, Hee, Moriya, Inbee, and a Kris.
Soooooo, was this a ladie's or men's tournament?
Ah, finally a Jennifer, Paula, and Amy. Think I got it, but ya never know these days. Scary stuff.
Then back to the feature event, the Shell Open. Definitely a stag affair.
Wait a second. What's that? It's being played in a town called Humble, Texas?
Get outta here. In all my years on the planet, yours truly has yet to see or hear a single thing remotely resembling "humble" when it comes to anything Texas. That's a bit like naming a Siberian village "Toasty". It just doesn't fit.
Still, it was worth checking out for one simple reason. What's his name (El-dick?) wasn't in attendance. That meant fair coverage would be given to the players on the course instead of the never-ending blather, hero worship, and other means of zeroing in on Whozit. By the way they act, you'd think the dude has won everything in sight this year, instead of not even being in the top 100 players in the world and not winning squat in several years.
I still, and have long thought somebody needs to check behind the guy's ears for a telltale 666. I mean, the media and masses fawning all over him like he's the Second Coming just doesn't seem right somehow. That's a bit scary too.
Ah, he's probably already at Augusta getting ready for next week's Masters Tourney. And when that happens, it'll be back to full-tilt blitz coverage of him. Sigh.
Ya gotta love the irreverent wit of David Feherty, a former player himself. His interviews are a pleasure to watch, and he apparently much doesn't give a rat's behind what people think. For better or worse, I can definitely relate to the latter.
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