Blair Comes From Nowhere to Win Bronze

TRINITY, TEXAS - With a declaration of, "Eff this," journalist Alex Blair left the action at 18 at The Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship, went to his car and got his sand wedge. Blair stomped to the first tee and proceeded to shoot a course-record 58 in the fading light at Whispering Pines Golf Club.

The feat was so impressive that tournamnet founder awarded Blair the bronze medal out of sheer "awesomeness." This in spite of the fact that Blair had played only 18 holes at the 72-hole championship, and represented no country except a nation he referred to as "Alextopia," adding that "It's near Hallettsville" and "No you cannot see my passport."

The 22-year-old sports journalist maintained that he never thought he was out of the medal hunt, despite covering the tournament's first three rounds instead of playing in them.

"You can't even look at the leaderboard," Blair said. "You've just got to keep your head down and take it one shot at a time."

Tournament director Eric Fredricksen was scratching his head afterwards.

"I don't know that guy, or how he got in here."