What a great President's Cup this past weekend at RTJ golf club in Virginia. I realize that a lot of people consider the President's cup a poor man's version of the Ryder. I wonder what those same people are saying after watching this weekend. The US team showed a lot of fight and character by a lot of guys who have questionable team competition records. It was very nice to see.
A quick rundown of the weekend
--Dimarco and Mickelson deserve Co-MVPs of the team for their incredible team performance during the week (3-0-1). Dimarco deserves top billing for disposing of Stuary Appebly in the anchor match on Sunday to clinch the Cup (and avoid the tie) for the US.
--Jim Furyk deserves some credit for just having a solid week teamed up with Tiger (who has trouble with the team competition in the past), and Furyk did a hell of a job Sunday winning his match with the talented Adam Scott.
--Freddy deserves a special mention for his unbelievable match against Vijay. His putt on 18 was one of the coolest shots I've seen in years. He was sweating rather profusely through his red shirt on Sunday, but all was forgiven with his putt on 18. It was a special a moment.
--Scotty VP and Leonard also deserve some recognition. Without their team getting a few points, the US probably would've struggled. Leonard even further solidified his captain's pick choice by winning over Tim Clark in the opening match on Sunday.
--International team (With the exception of Vijay) deserves some kudos for bringing a lot of quality players who obviously consider this competition important but they are all class inviduals. Vijay on the other hand, played like crap, whined about the pace of play and overall just had a miserable weekend. My favorite moment of the weekend was after the Couples/Signh match when the US team were all out on the 18th green celebrating with Couples. Singh was caught in the middle of the celebration and most of the US guys seemed to be rubbing in the victory to Vijay a little bit. That scene tells me all I need to know about what guys on tour think about Vijay. Guy is a jerk.
Overall, it was just a great weekend of golf, and the international team are definitely a worthy adversary. It may not have the bitter blood feud that comes with the Ryder Cup, but the quality of golf this weekend was equal if not greater than any Ryder Cup. I don't care what other people say. I'll take the Ryder Cup and President's Cup any day over any other tournament during the course of the year. It at least deserves to be in the same level as the majors.
9/24 College Football Week that Was
I also have to give myself a pat on the back for going 4-0 this Saturday on College Football. While I didn't post my picks on the blog, all 4 of my plays hit this weekend. I'm looking to carry over this momentum into this weekend's games. So be looking out for that...
Here was a rundown of the 4 games that I nailed down before the weekend and how they played out:
4* play -- Wisconsin +3 over Michigan - Riding their momentum from last week's UNC win on the road, I was hoping Wisconsin would come home to face Michigan and sneak out of Camp Randall with a close win. Fortunately, Wisconsin was able to pull out a close victory at the end. Trailing by 4 late, John Stocco was able to run it in for the 23-20 lead with under 1:00 to go. This was just a sign for the incredible good luck I would have this weekend
3* play -- Tulsa Pk over Memphis - Tailing one of my favorite handicappers on Hornfans, I took an upstart Tulsa team over a young Memphis team at home. Tulsa was able to win in OT 38-31. Another one that I escape by the skin of my teeth
2* play -- Minnesota -3.5 over Purdue - Another classic game that Minnesota was able to cover in 2OT after scoring a TD and not allowing Purdue score. Just some great luck in this game.
1* play -- Arizona St. -6.5 over Oregon St. - Easiest win of the weekend for my smallest play. Should have figured.
So with that being said, everything will probably go the exact opposite this week.
Finally, good work by the cowboys going to 2-1 with a 34-31 win over the 49ers yesterday. A great game with some pretty bad defense on both sides. The cowboys needed that one if they are going to do anything this year. AT least now we have a little hope....
1 comment:
Congrats on the successful weekend. But like some guys said, "What have you done for me lately?" I like how you go 4-0 and don't have your picks posted before hand. So how do we know your not just trying to impress us with your stellar record? Anyway, couldn't agree more about the Presidents Cup. What a weekend. That was the best golf watching of the year. Here is my top 3 players for the week:
3. Fred Couples - Didn't do much of anything in team play, at least he admitted he didn't belong on the same course as Goosen, Woods, and Scott, but his comeback victory over Vijay was amazing. Even though I don't share you hatred or dislike for Vijay, it was nice to see a 45 year old stick it to one of the World's two best players. His putt on 18 sealed the viotory for the US, even though they almost found a way to blow it.
2. Jim Furyk - What an amazing week for a guy who wasn't sure he could play due to a rib injury. I'm not a Furyk fan by any stretch of the imagination, but you have to respect his fight and grit he showed. How many times do you see a partner have to carry Tiger Woods. I think in the best ball he was -7 to Tigers -1.
1. Chris Dimarco - My man. Couldn't have been happpier for him after his near missed at 04 PGA and 05 Masters. This guy is just a true bulldog. He doesn't do anything pretty, but I would take him head to head in match play over anyone. One of the only US players to show any emotion, he combined with Mickelson to be an unstoppable team (even though they were paired up against much weaker Intl players) and then went toe-to-toe against Appleby, how didn't miss a putt within 20 feet all week. Just glad to see MY MAN get some recognition and hopefully this will spark him to have a great 06 season.
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