Golf Blogger Survivor II has no fear for final round: place your votes!

The final round is here at Golf Blogger Survivor II. Today we’ll take a look at the entries from our five finalists, and after the voting, next week we’ll have a new champion, joining Golfchick, the winner of Golf Blogger Survivor I.

The Secret Word given to the finalists was: Anatidaephobia

Anatidaephobia (in the world of Gary Larson’s “The Far Side") means: The fear that wherever you are, a duck is watching. Let’s see how our finalists did.

Golf Blogger Survivor II: Final round

Andrew at OobGolf.com found inspiration in a few shots of Nyquil and an “exclusive interview” with one “Timothy Mallard.”

In 1982 golf was supposed to change forever. A force like none ever seen was ripping birdie after birdie through the high school ranks on the rural golf courses of South Dakota. Sadly, not many people remember Timothy Mallard or the tale of his failure. 25 years later- we found Tim and asked him about the tragic events that led to him quitting the game of golf forever. Here- is oobgolf.com’s exclusive interview with the star-crossed anatidaephobic.

Patricia, the Golf Girl, has some cartoon fun, listing some invalid swing thoughts. Like worries about a duck watching her:

The Deep Rough decided to get artistic while wondering what befell LPGA players at the Ginn Open:

As for the LPGA, what was going on there? Sure it was windy, but wow, everyone seemed to self destruct as the day wore on. And poor Natalie Gulbis, I hear she was recently diagnosed with anatidaephobia.

London Golfer got a little wild:

This is more noticeable among professional golfers. Particularly later in their careers, when the paranoia really starts to bite. Hallucinations are one symptom. Most common is the firm belief that wherever they are on the course, a duck is staring at them, and it’s not a happy quacker. It all stems from the belief that gradually takes hold among golfers that they are intruding, getting in Nature’s way, and eventually leads to an overwhelming desire to run from the course and sit in a dark room. Indeed, it’s so prevalent that psychiatrists have recorded and grouped the symptoms of this malaise under the name Anatidaephobia (or, in layman’s terms, £100 per hour).

The Aspiring Golfer wondered if a fear of ducks affected this year’s Masters:

Also, just a casual observation, but poor Tiger seems to have developed a strange affliction for which we in medical circles would call ‘Anatidaephobia‘, or to the layman and the average golfer - ‘the fear or phobia, that a duck is always watching you’. How else would you explain his sudden affinity for shooting into the water, as if to cull his imaginary duck demons, and the massive over-reaction on sensing a bird flying past as he was about to drive off the 13th Tee on his second round? When questioned Tiger said, ‘birds flew right over me’. BIRDS! … you would have thought it was an A10 ‘Thunderbolt’, Tankbuster, plane….I’m only surprised that he didn’t dive and take cover for the nearest bunker! Lets hope that Zach Johnson doesn’t choose Duck L’Orange, for next year’s menu … but then again, if Tiger hasn’t recovered from his fear of ducks, it could be exactly the way to go!

So that’s it, everyone. Wasn’t it just ducky? Now the ball is the court of readers and bloggers everywhere. Put down your vote in the comments section and next week I’ll have the final blog of Golf Blogger Survivor II, as we declare a winner from these five fine blogs.

Here are the finalists one final time:

OobGolf.com
Deep Rough
London Golfer
The Golf Girl
Aspiring Golfer

So make your vote, and Keep Blogging!!