Well. That was a tad anti-climatic. Unless of course you are Irish, or Padraig Harrington. Harrington won last year as well. He injured his wrist so he wasn’t really supposed to even contend this year. But he played beautiful steady rounds of links golf, and came out on top again. Which was, actually, fine with me ( because of course what I think matters most, and it has to be fine with me or it’s a do over ). And there were lots of interviews so I got to sit there and listen to that wonderful Irish accent. Which I really needed to hear, since there wasn’t David Feherty. And doesn’t Mr. Harrington have the cutest kids? There is nothing in this world cuter than a small child with an Irish accent. Seriously. Anyway.
What happened to Greg Norman? He didn’t play links golf. He didn’t, as has been his habit in the past, actually choke. He just played golf like he was playing on a US country club course. He should have left his driver in the club house. As I said, Padraig Harrington played a text book game of links golf. Stuck to his irons. Kept the ball low. Tried to avoid making bogey instead of trying to make birdies. Which is how you have to do it when the wind is blowing like it was, and you are playing a course full of gorse bushes and pot bunkers. Instead Greg played as he always does. Aggressively. Taking chances. Hoping for the huge hole. Which I suppose, if you’ve played that way for 20 odd years, and it’s made you millions and won you previous Opens, you’re not going to change now. Still. He’s a smart guy, and seeing how things were working for Harrington, you would think he would have made a few adjustments. Ah well. He gets to finish his honeymoon and go on with life with Chrissy, so it’s hard to feel too sorry for him.
And so ends this years, Tigerless, Open Championship.
Next up, The Canadian Open.
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