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Christopher Ramella at www.singhgolfclub.com [Visitor] in response to: Singh his praise after watching The Mercedes Championships and The Sony Open

Christopher Ramella at www.singhgolfclub.com [Visitor] — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 19:56:08 +0000

Singh Golf academy has been set up in uk. Its first tournament is scheduled for Friday 13th April 2007. Need your blessings.

Thanks

Douchious McBagger [Visitor] in response to: Singh his praise after watching The Mercedes Championships and The Sony Open

Douchious McBagger [Visitor] — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 06:06:51 +0000

I feel like chicken fajitas, Vijay thought. It'd been a long day at Augusta, a very up and down round of golf, and he was hungry, and chicken fajitas sounded just about right to him.

He left the hotel alone, got in his Pontiac rental, and made his way to the local Chili's. His back ached, stuffing his long body in the crappy rental car. He turned on the radio, flipping from talk to country (which made him shake his head and laugh with a hint of disgust), and finally he settled on a station playing Nat King Cole songs for the hour. He could hear the crackle in the dusty old recordings.

Two double-bogeys, Vijay thought, I can't believe it. He drove into the night, and in front of him he could still see those hilly fairways, and complicated greens. The ridges and shelves and slopes and the ball breaking on an ever so perfect line, but not having enough speed.

After not a very long drive, he pulled into the Chili's parking lot. And as the bright neon glow of the exterior of the restaurant lit him up inside his rental car, he looked into the rear-view mirror to check his hair, and realized that he was still wearing his visor.

He took it off, and tried to shag out his hair. He went into Chili's and an overly friendly blonde hostess offered to seat him right away.

Just follow me, she said.

Vijay was in a daze walking through the restaurant, not seeing what was going on around him, just thinking about putting food in his stomach and a cold drink to his lips, when he heard the sound of his name.

"Vij."

"Hey, Vij."

He knew the voice, and it irritated him instantly, and made him bristle. Please tell me it's not him, he thought.

But it was. Sitting in a large corner booth, with a big, goofy, toothy grin on his face, surrounding by a couple of other players, and a few women hed never seen before, was Phil Mickelson.

Vijay simply waved, and was going to continue on to his own table, but the hostess said, "You want me to seat you with your friends?"

"No, that's okay," Vijay started to say, but before he could even get it all out of his mouth, Phil was waving him over.

"Come on, Vij, weve got a spot for you, big guy."

Freakin' Phil Mickelson, Vijay thought. Phil waved again, and Vijay lowered his head and resigned himself to follow the hostess over to the corner booth.

"Boy, that was a tough round today, huh?" Phil said, sounding like a little boy who'd never played professional men's golf before.

Vijay just nodded. Phil went on to introduce everyone. Tammy, and Pam, and Amber, and Vijay was half expecting one of them to be named Bambi, but the other one was Susie, and Ernie Els was there too, grinning like a retarded man. Freddie Couples was slouched off to the side, looking relaxed enough to be drugged, and Retief Goosen rounded out the pro foursome, expressionless.

Vijay ordered his chicken fajitas, but the simple joy he had expected to take in ordering and devouring them had faded, and it took a very long time for them to come out of the kitchen. The conversation at the table grinded in his head like metal gears that needed to be greased.

I'd love to see a before and after of the look on your face now compared to what it will look like when you're fucking up the back nine on Sunday, Phil, Vijay thought. But he also knew that Phil was good, very good, and he could win. And so could everyone else at the table, and for that he had to respect them.

He was contemplating an exit strategy when a booming, impossibly confident voice suddenly drew the chatter to a close.

"Hey, I thought I saw some faggots over in the corner," Tiger said, leaning on Ernies shoulders, and then squeezing and massaging them. Everyone laughed, but they laughed the way people laugh when they have to in front of a boss or a bully.

Tiger grinned largely, and you could tell he wasnt going to stay. He had his own close-knit crew to hang with. But before he left, he scanned the table. Like a hawk, deciding if he should swoop down and eat something. Then he saw Vijay, and stopped smiling.

"Vijay, I didnt expect to see you sitting here," Tiger said, and smiled again, grabbing a French fry and stuffing it into his mouth.

Vijay smiled back, and nodded a few times, almost chuckling to himself.

"I didnt either."

jon [Visitor] in response to: Singh his praise after watching The Mercedes Championships and The Sony Open

jon [Visitor] — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 05:06:37 +0000

I too like Vijay's swing flow. He is so relaxed on the golf course, and he seems like a genuine person. I was nitpicking different pros' swing. If I can't emulate them, the least I can do is nitpick which swing I would most like to be able to emulate.

david meyers (the author of this piece) [Visitor] in response to: Singh his praise after watching The Mercedes Championships and The Sony Open

david meyers (the author of this piece) [Visitor] — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 23:43:44 +0000

Jon,
Thanks for your comment. I agree with you that swings go in and out of favor with coaches. I like the smoothness of his swing. It is easily emulated by handicapers out there everywhere. Love and Couples both have great swings, but they haven't done as much with it lately.

jon [Visitor] in response to: Singh his praise after watching The Mercedes Championships and The Sony Open

jon [Visitor] — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 04:44:58 +0000

So, whose swing is the flavor of the month? Vijay? Tiger(new), Adam Scott?, Toms? I won't include Ernie Els's swing, since his swing may be timeless. One plane or two planes? As much as I admire Vijay's work ethics and accomplishments, I doubt too many people would emulate his swing. Davis Love has better swing and Fred Couples just as smooth.

Under Par [Visitor] in response to: Singh his praise after watching The Mercedes Championships and The Sony Open

Under Par [Visitor] — Sat, 21 Jan 2006 18:35:58 +0000

It's quite okay, David.

david meyers (the author of this piece) [Visitor] in response to: Singh his praise after watching The Mercedes Championships and The Sony Open

david meyers (the author of this piece) [Visitor] — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 18:04:56 +0000

This is not an, I Told You So, but Vijay Singh played another amazing round yesterday at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship. And yes the competition is strong, there are many notables playing. He is on FIRE!

David [Visitor] in response to: Singh his praise after watching The Mercedes Championships and The Sony Open

David [Visitor] — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 00:40:21 +0000

Sorry about all the name confusion.

Maybe we should concede at this point that GENDER is a //much// bigger factor to a golfer's performance than AGE.

Vijay Singh, Jay Haas (and also Ben Hogan, Sam Snead and Jack Nicklaus in their respective eras) and other such players that are getting on a bit seem to be performing better now than they ever did in their 20s or 30s (at 25, Vijay was just a struggling journeyman pro, with a record of cheating - look at him now), probably because of the more extensive experience they have today.

So, a 45-50 year old could take on a young superstar golf pro, but the world's best woman couldn't take on a Nationwide Tour player.