Trevor Immelman may be cruising his way to a green jacket, but he’s doing so going 45 in a 65 in the left lane with his blinker on.
Immelman and Brandt Snedeker teed off at 2:30 pm. It’s 7:00 now and they just barely teed off the 17th, they are nearly two holes behind the group ahead, Paul Casey and Steve Flesch.
Have they been put on the clock? I think Jim Nantz is getting sleepy. At the very least, he’s texting his agent demanding overtime comp. Now it looks like my local news is going to be bumped. When I don’t get my local shootings and cat parade updates I start the week on a sour note I can’t sweeten.
It ain’t Snedeker’s fault. If anything, Snedeker should take more time. Usually he just walks up to the ball and swings with nary a waggle.
If Immelman ends up only winning by one or two strokes, this is going to be a tainted green jacket. Nobody likes a slowpoke, especially the members at Augusta, who I’m told usually play the course in closer to three hours.
To think I just defended the members of Augusta National for their sexist, conservative ways…then they allow this sluggish play to infect their hallowed grounds. If they don’t light a fire under some butts next year, my support is going with the feminists!
Tiger Woods, who has complained about slow play recently, should make a statement about it.
“The win only counts if you finish in under five hours,” is what Woods should say. That would create a little tension.
Now that the Grand Slam bid in 2008 is over, we golf writers need a new story line.
WorldGolf.com blogger Brandon Tucker offers his unique perspective on golf and travel destinations from Scotland and Ireland to Myrtle Beach. He also chimes in on news events on the PGA and LPGA Tours, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and other happenings around the world of golf.
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