Monday, June 16th, 2008...5:43 pm
US Open
I’m not what one would consider a great golf fan, having not played since my high school days some forty years back; but wow, was the 2008 US Open exciting.
I had never heard of Rocco Mediate before Saturday when I tuned into third round play, but what a great guy he seems to be. What with his ready smile; his unorthodoxed, thrashing swing; his residence amidst professional golf’s geezerhood; his playing the fourth round sporting a peace symbol belt buckle; and the laying of his chin upon his caddies shoulder while awaiting Woods’ final putt in the sudden death playoff, the guy exudes class and ease. As if a name like Rocco isn’t enough in itself.
I suppose it is too much to expect that Woods would be delayed in the least in his march toward golfing history; but damed it would have been fun if Rocco had won.
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2 Comments
June 19th, 2008 at 12:36 am
Mi grande amigo…I was privileged to have attended the 2008 Open with my son Miles.
It was a Fathers Day I will never forget.
We enjoyed our visit to SanDiego and you know my style…..the best. I was next door to Steven Speilberg whom I never saw but the old hippy left a piss trail in the parking lot filled with BMW, Mercedes and the like…was scolded by my son for doing so and told him ..”that makes it all the more appealing.”
June 19th, 2008 at 5:52 am
Wow, I had forgotten that you were scheduled to go. Did you stay through the playoff?
Saludos a todos.
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