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The Players: The Best Laid Plans
- By GolfBrief Staff
- Published 05/10/2008
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The TPC at Sawgrass didn't play any easier in the second round of The
Players Championship, but it could have been a lot worse. After the
field shot 73.716 in the first round, which included the afternoon wave
shooting 74.44, superintendent Fred Klauk needed to try and rein the
beast in, so he doubled the watering on each hole from four to eight
minutes.
In the end, all that did was temper a course that was not built for this type of set-up. The morning scoring average was 74.24 and the afternoon was 74.71 for a average of 74.748.
The enhanced watering pattern is interesting since Klauk in his press conference said he would water less and less during the week of the event.
In the end, all that did was temper a course that was not built for this type of set-up. The morning scoring average was 74.24 and the afternoon was 74.71 for a average of 74.748.
The enhanced watering pattern is interesting since Klauk in his press conference said he would water less and less during the week of the event.
Enough, already. We get the point. Actually, we got the point four months and 3,762 references ago, because that’s about how many times we have been subjected to this nonsense about something Ben Hogan may have said 57 years ago.
Michelle Wie was on the verge of something big last week at the LPGA State Farm Classic — her first professional win. But a rules infraction got her DQ'd on Saturday. Now she'll go after that first win on the PGA Tour, and likely won't forget to sign her card.
Anthony Kim was a crossroads. He could either continue down the road of laziness and late night carousing or he could shape up and start living up to his potential. He chose the latter — and he’s having way more fun.
Colin Montgomerie, 45, wants to play on yet another European Ryder Cup team. But this once-great, now-mediocre star is becoming a daily headline with his posturing — do I, should I, would I. We love our Euro brethren, but enough is enough.
The LPGA may be at its most vibrant, what with Lorena Ochoa and Annika Sorenstam, but it must keep a close eye on which way the needle is shifting.