Thatch had a rough Saturday, shooting 2-over 72 to fall well back. He rallied on Sunday to tie for 7th, so good on him. Adam Scott of course, defeated Ryan Moore on the third playoff hole by draining a 48'7" putt for birdie. Coincidentally, that is the exact same length (down to the inch!) of putt that he made on the final green to win the SHO in 2007. It also marks the second consecutive year (don't forget Scotty V's mini-Crenshaw moment) that the Byron Nelson has had a memorable finish despite a lackluster field, so no complaining, Dallasites!
So this week is all about getting as much writing done as possible in time to cover the State High School Championships in Austin all next week.
Houston has a lot of horses in the race...from Montgomery 4A girls going for eight (8!) in a row, to Clements' Blake Redmond (left) defending his 5A individual title, to The Woodlands defending their 5A team title, to Cory Whitsett (right) trying to get the win that slipped away from him last year. I love covering high school golf but to be honest, I get the impression that a lot of the upper-tier talents have a lackadaisical attitude about. They play in so many quality tournaments that high school is kind of second rate. However, as take-it-or-leave-it they may feel about the actual tournament, you can see that they all really care about their teammates. Team golf is always fun to cover.
So who's the team to beat in Austin this year? I'd say the Dillon Panthers.
Seriously though. They should do a high school golf episode of Friday Night Lights, my favorite show. They already have showcased volleyball and soccer. We all know that bad boy halfback Tim Riggins plays because of that one episode where he got hustled by his alcoholic, deadbeat, Corpus Christi golf pro father. Did I mention this show is awesome? SO glad it's coming back. I imagine Dillon Golf Club being a lot like another small town golf course that I frequent. Suffice to say, Hallettsville Golf Club's most arresting architectural feature is the chain-link backstop behind the eighth hole.
Good luck at State, kiddos!
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