As many who follow the Houston area golf scene know, Houston's volunteer extraordinaire, Nez Muhleman, has been fighting cancer. Well I talked to her yesterday and she was in good spirits, expressing exasperation that the cold snap ruined her plans to tee it up at her home course.
Live strong, Nez!
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Quick Hits
My three-year plan to play on the Medalist Tour might've taken a hit. The other day my Dad and I were playing golf when after five holes my knee started to ache something fierce. It got so bad that I couldn't finish the round. I had surgery on the knee four years ago, so I'm getting it checked out by my orthopedist Friday morning. I checked my scorecard and I had a shot at breaking 100. Curses!
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You know, a few weeks ago it was a Ryder Cup-style event a-go-go. There was the Joe Black Cup (N. Texas pros v. S. Texas pros), the Texas Cup (N. Women v. S. Women), the Texas Shootout (N. Men v. S. Men) and Jackie Burke Cup, for juniors. The Solheim Cup was going on at the time, which is the LPGA's version on the Ryder Cup. Which got me thinking...as many international stars as it has why doesn't the LPGA have an International vs. U.S. event? Well it turns out they do...kind of. The Lexus Cup is International vs. Asia. International team includes U.S. golfers.
This has the potential to be an interesting event during the offseason, the only problem is that they've only had it in Asia and Australia. Just a thought: if you want your event to have notoriety, have it in the biggest golf consumer country on the planet. Heck, why not Houston?
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My Dad had a great golf analogy about the BCS mess: "Giving Ohio State a spot in the title game is like giving a golfer who only completed 54 holes the trophy." I agree. Every conference should have a title game. Not only would it not stupidly penalize teams like Missouri but it would bring in more money for the conferences.
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Stop the presses: Tiger Woods is a closet Transformers junkie! I bet he cried when Optimus Prime died. By the way, how hilarious is his annual Silly Season pencil-thin mustache and goatee. Facial hair is the one area where I will always beat him.
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I just got my USGA Championship Annual in the mail. Texas' Trip Kuehne is on the cover, giving his long-desired U.S. Mid-Am Trophy a smooch.
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You know, a few weeks ago it was a Ryder Cup-style event a-go-go. There was the Joe Black Cup (N. Texas pros v. S. Texas pros), the Texas Cup (N. Women v. S. Women), the Texas Shootout (N. Men v. S. Men) and Jackie Burke Cup, for juniors. The Solheim Cup was going on at the time, which is the LPGA's version on the Ryder Cup. Which got me thinking...as many international stars as it has why doesn't the LPGA have an International vs. U.S. event? Well it turns out they do...kind of. The Lexus Cup is International vs. Asia. International team includes U.S. golfers.
This has the potential to be an interesting event during the offseason, the only problem is that they've only had it in Asia and Australia. Just a thought: if you want your event to have notoriety, have it in the biggest golf consumer country on the planet. Heck, why not Houston?
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My Dad had a great golf analogy about the BCS mess: "Giving Ohio State a spot in the title game is like giving a golfer who only completed 54 holes the trophy." I agree. Every conference should have a title game. Not only would it not stupidly penalize teams like Missouri but it would bring in more money for the conferences.
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Stop the presses: Tiger Woods is a closet Transformers junkie! I bet he cried when Optimus Prime died. By the way, how hilarious is his annual Silly Season pencil-thin mustache and goatee. Facial hair is the one area where I will always beat him.
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I just got my USGA Championship Annual in the mail. Texas' Trip Kuehne is on the cover, giving his long-desired U.S. Mid-Am Trophy a smooch.
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