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Originally Posted by Teevino  Dannyra, surely you know that you are not the only one who suffers from this "disease."
One of my better playing golfing buddies threw up in the sand on a par three yesterday (7 for a quadruple bogey). It was really ugly to witness. He further threw up on at least two other holes during the round. But for that, he had a load of pars and a couple of birdies and ended with an 85 as opposed to what could have been a break 80s day for him.
It is a scary thing to witness. Especially for those of us trying to break 90.
But then Sean O'Haire threw up on the 17th at "TPC" yesterday in front of millions of viewers. Man, what a game!!  |
Let's put O'Hair's situation in something we can relate to. Here is what happened to me last year....
You are EVEN with 17 & 18 to go and have never shot EVEN or under par before. 17 is the 3rd handicap hole, 18 the 1st. 17's tee shot is either a 5 or 3 wood fade right up the middle OR you can get ballsy and try to fade a big drive over a tree and leave yourself less than 100 yards to the hole?
You got the best round of my life going, what do you do? I went for it 
Got over the tree, but landed in a trap just beyond the tree. Made bogey and went on to PAR 18. 73 is still my low score.
Now, if money was a factor....
...play for the win or the $972k check????? If that was me, and Sean and I are close in age, sorry, but I am taking the money. Well, at least backing off the aggression on one of the tuffest holes in golf.
BTW, Phil was 1 foot from going in the drink on 18. Don't think the gamble on 17 was worth it. Not worth $600,000 anyway!