The irony was delicious. In this year's second round of the FedEx Cup golf playoff, whereby the field will be pared to 70 for the next go-round, up and coming star Bryson James Aldrich (what is it with those coming from privileged backgrounds always having an extra name?) DeChambeau found himself paired with one Eldrick Tont Woods -- sometimes known as Tiger.
Bryson will turn 25 in a couple weeks. Eldrick limped past 40 some time ago.
DeChambeau finds himself at 12 under par, a single stroke out of the lead. Chances to win? Excellent.
Woods is far behind at 7 under par, tied with eight other guys. Chances to win? Slim, at best.
Yet in a post-match interview, BD said he'd always wanted to play with TW. He further claimed that as a youngster he admired Woods and tried to pattern his game after him.
So he finally got the chance. And what happened? Though Tiger posted a pretty good round of 68 -- three under par -- young Bryson absolutely torched him by firing an eight under par 63.
How's that for in your face, old man?
Of course the interviewer didn't ask the obvious question, which would have been ---
When's the last time you lit up Tiger like a pinball machine head-to-head on a golf course?
And we know the hypothetical answer to that one.
Last time I got the chance.
Hey, be it the PGA tour or a couple guys out on a public course golfing for bragging rights -- if one finished five strokes ahead of the other -- he OWNED him.
Period.
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