Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Golf Gear News #30: Goosen Wins, Why We'd Rather Love Duval, Golf Club vs. Sword Fight, Golfmates.com

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In Episode #30 of Golf Gear News, host Bruce Stasch reports at The Newstand on R&A Opening Clubhouse to Women, Goosen's Win in Qatar and Alledged Mob Ties to New York Golf Course.

In the Perfect Fit section we explore a recent Golf Shaft Survey by Golfweek.

The Guru Commentary rants about Why We'd Rather Love Duval.

She Golfs Too talks about a Couple that Decides Name on Golf Course and the Component Corner announces the Formation of a New Clubbuilders Association.

We travel the globe in Golf Around the World and visit the Goofy Golf Miniature Golf Course.

Our police blotter in Why Can't We All Just Get Along finds that a Golf Club vs. Sword Fight Broke Out. Golf of the Weird hears about Golf Cart Vandals.

Our Website Spotlight is Golfmates.com.

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Monday, January 29, 2007

Tiger Great (again). Nostradamus Strikes (again).

You may have noticed that Tiger Woods won again (ho hum). Same old, same old. The greatest golfer on the planet lurks in the weeds, let's the rookies self-destruct and wins his 55th tournament and 7th in a row. Based on what I saw on CBS, he didn't even work up a sweat.

What was absent, again, was Phil and V.J. and the rest of the crew. As I said just a week ago with my Nostradamus-like predictions, Phil Mickelson "melts like overheated plastic in a microwave". It seems that the same can apply to V.J. when Tiger is in a tournament.

The perceived "leaders" fold like origami. Yes, they win tournament and yes, they make a lot of money, but when it comes to head-to-head competition with Tiger, they avoid it like the plague. If you think Tiger's year was good in 2006, just wait until 2007 is over. He's got that swagger again and makes winning tournaments look easier than turning over in bed.

Just a footnote related to my last two blog posts, David Duval (T45) finished AHEAD of Phil Mickelson (T51) in another tournament (again). Now, that's two in a row. In the hotly contested FedEx Cup, Duval is ranked 97th and Mickelson at 106th.

Was golf's Nostradamus right or what? We really want to love Duval instead of Mickelson. If he keeps this up, our romance is sure to blossom.

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Friday, January 26, 2007

Duval Ties Woods, Mickelson Flounders. Am I Golf's Nostradamus?

About four days ago I penned a blog posting discussing Why We'd Rather Love Duval Than Mickelson. Lost in Thursday’s hype of Brandt Snedeker's flirt with a 59 at the Buick Invitational and Tiger's T66, was the presence of David Duval tied, yes that's right TIED with Tiger at T66. Also, as a footnote, Phil Mickelson sits at T124 with a lowly 74. To be fair, I do realize that these are just the results of the first round of a four round tournament and Woods & Duval will switch to the harder South Course for round 2.

Now, I don’t think of myself as golf’s Nostradamus (okay, maybe I do if I'm right), but what did this writer say just a few days ago "Mickelson will always be a bridesmaid never a bride and we'd love to see Duval rocket back up the standings and back into our hearts."

Let's see if my assessment of Mickelson holds in that "he melts like overheated plastic in a microwave" when Tiger's around and if underdog Duval can move his way up the leaderboard.

A final pairing of Woods and Duval. How sweet would that be?

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Monday, January 22, 2007

Why We’d Rather Love Duval than Mickelson

I was looking at the standings of the recently completed Bob Hope Chrysler Classic and noticed that former #1 golfer in the world, David Duval shot an 8-under 352 to finish T-39, AHEAD of Phil Mickelson who shot a 7-under 353 and finished T-45. Currently, Mr. Duval is ahead of Mr. Mickelson in earnings too, taking home a $20,000 paycheck to Mickelson’s $15,500.

Now this might not seem like much, but it got me to thinking about two things: Mickelson will always be a bridesmaid never a bride and we'd love to see Duval rocket back up the standings and back into our hearts.

It's clear that the most dominant golfer in the world today is Tiger Woods. No question about it. In head-to-head competition with the best, he usually comes out victorious. No one has been able to touch him since he turned pro. He seems to have an extra gear that the other golfers don't have and turns it on when it really matters.

Phil Mickelson, a crowd favorite, has an attractive wife and kids, is camera-friendly, but is erratic and unpredictable. When Tiger isn’t in contention or is sitting out the week, Phil can be brilliant. When Tiger is there, look out. He tends to melt like overheated plastic in a microwave.

The guy we really want to love is David Duval. The son of a prominent golfing family, a former #1 in the world golfer, wearer of those cool wraparound sunglasses, he had Tiger Woods-type dominance when he was "da man".

We feel for his freefall from the covers of all the golf magazines. We shake our heads at his sad reliance on exemptions just to keep playing and avoid Q School. We want to love him because we've been there. We understand the pain of losing one's game.

We want to love David Duval because we devour rags-to-riches stories and we'd like to see him relive his former glory. Michelson is old news. Duval should be our new flame.

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Monday, January 08, 2007

Golf Gear News #29: Wie Wins, Tiger’s New Cub, Custom Fitting, Pink Golf Clubs and the Fat Boy Open

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In Episode #29 of Golf Gear News, host Bruce Stasch reports at The Newstand on Wie's Acceptance to Stanford, The Tiger Index and Tiger to be a Father.

In the Perfect Fit section we explore the Benefits of Custom-Fitted Golf Clubs.

The Guru Commentary rants about What's the Deal with Pink Golf Clubs?

Our police blotter in Why Can't We All Just Get Along discovers Stolen Golf Clubs Worth $600K. Golf of the Weird tells about the 3rd Annual Fat Boy Open.

Our Website Spotlight is Golf Movies.

As always, our show is sponsored by Golfknockoff.com.

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Next time listen for the third installment with the Socrates of Golf - Duffer McDoughall Johansen.

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