- Any of several large sea birds of the family Diomedeidae that have the ability to remain aloft for long periods.
- A seemingly inescapable moral or emotional burden, as of guilt or responsibility.
- Something burdensome that impedes action or progress.
- *Golf. A score of three-under par on a hole. Double Eagle.
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April 08, 2009
al·ba·tross - noun
April 06, 2009
August 27, 2007
Deutsche Bank Championship
"This Labor Day weekend the top 120 players will converge at TPC Boston to compete for their share of the $7M championship purse, but only the top 70 will move on to the next round.
Momentum is building around the first ever PGA TOUR Playoffs and all are in pursuit of the FedExCup title and the single largest bonus payout in sports, $10M."
got tix to sunday and monday (labor day finish) -- can't wait, should be some kind of something.
Tiger at TPC Boston (on sunday, i guess)
look for updates on proposition bets and from the tourney itself.
11:10 PM -- I'm taking 14:1 ($140:10) on Brandt Snedeker to place in the top 5 in Boston. Get there.
Momentum is building around the first ever PGA TOUR Playoffs and all are in pursuit of the FedExCup title and the single largest bonus payout in sports, $10M."
got tix to sunday and monday (labor day finish) -- can't wait, should be some kind of something.
Tiger at TPC Boston (on sunday, i guess)
look for updates on proposition bets and from the tourney itself.
11:10 PM -- I'm taking 14:1 ($140:10) on Brandt Snedeker to place in the top 5 in Boston. Get there.
August 14, 2007
Patriots Glen
Played 13 holes after 4:30pm yesterday at Patriots Glen - only $16 for the fee including golf cart due to recently aerated greens.
The third hole. Par 4's with doglegs cut tightly out of dense trees = many lost balls. The driver was working ok, a few decent long-iron shots, but a lot of slicers into the right woods.
Water all along the righthand side of the 17th fairway gobbled a few Slazengers as well.
Friday Nine and Dine: golf with cart after 4pm, dinner, beverage $35
The third hole. Par 4's with doglegs cut tightly out of dense trees = many lost balls. The driver was working ok, a few decent long-iron shots, but a lot of slicers into the right woods.
Water all along the righthand side of the 17th fairway gobbled a few Slazengers as well.
Friday Nine and Dine: golf with cart after 4pm, dinner, beverage $35
August 08, 2007
I Bet You
So I'm laying 2:1 ($40:20) against Tiger Woods winning the PGA Championship. And I'm nervous.
If you haven't seen this clip before, well - pay attention:
P.S. - Just do it...laugh.
8/9 :: New prop bet (completely unfair) - Even Money ($20:20) on BOTH John Daly and Phil Mickelson finishing 12th or higher. I bet against when Daly was in the clubhouse with the lead after 18 holes (-3) and Mickelson had come out strong (-2 thru 6 holes).
Right now Daly's celebrating his round with a 12-pack of Miller Lite and Mickelson dropped 4 shots to end the day at +2, so I'm feeling good about this one. Tiger stands at +1.
8/13 :: It's not my fault Tiger decided to win this one. He shot a hell of a round on Friday (63) to grab the lead and held it through the weekend. He's just not susceptible to the crushing psychological pressure which affects the closing rounds of human golfers in major tournaments. Where's the drama in watching Tiger execute golf shots?
If you haven't seen this clip before, well - pay attention:
P.S. - Just do it...laugh.
8/9 :: New prop bet (completely unfair) - Even Money ($20:20) on BOTH John Daly and Phil Mickelson finishing 12th or higher. I bet against when Daly was in the clubhouse with the lead after 18 holes (-3) and Mickelson had come out strong (-2 thru 6 holes).
Right now Daly's celebrating his round with a 12-pack of Miller Lite and Mickelson dropped 4 shots to end the day at +2, so I'm feeling good about this one. Tiger stands at +1.
8/13 :: It's not my fault Tiger decided to win this one. He shot a hell of a round on Friday (63) to grab the lead and held it through the weekend. He's just not susceptible to the crushing psychological pressure which affects the closing rounds of human golfers in major tournaments. Where's the drama in watching Tiger execute golf shots?
August 01, 2007
July 23, 2007
Eminence Front
Yes, ABC.
Watching the British Open yesterday reminded me that PGA coverage varies by network. Features and commentary are different (CBS has Faherty), but what sets ABC in an eschelon above is their use of sweet musical tracks in the program (CBS has theme music by Yanni).
I remember a few years ago - just getting into golf - watching the leaderboard before commercials set to cuts from old classics and brand new releases (Beatles, Zeppelin, Tears for Fears, The Killers - anything between).
Yesterday's coverage included a heady segment of the instrumental intro to The Who's "Eminence Front" during the super-slow-motion swing vision shots. Yes!
Watching the British Open yesterday reminded me that PGA coverage varies by network. Features and commentary are different (CBS has Faherty), but what sets ABC in an eschelon above is their use of sweet musical tracks in the program (CBS has theme music by Yanni).
I remember a few years ago - just getting into golf - watching the leaderboard before commercials set to cuts from old classics and brand new releases (Beatles, Zeppelin, Tears for Fears, The Killers - anything between).
Yesterday's coverage included a heady segment of the instrumental intro to The Who's "Eminence Front" during the super-slow-motion swing vision shots. Yes!
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