Either it's a unfortunate coincidence or Trevor Immelman and Brandt Snedeker are a little tight this afternoon. They're the final pairing on Sunday at The Masters, and both players came out and promptly bogeyed the first hole.
Immelman missed the fairway with his tee shot -- the only fifth fairway he's missed this week -- punched out, and then two-putted once he finally reached the green. Snedeker missed the green from 202 yards out after finding the fairway, and couldn't get up and down to save par.
Now Immelman is at 10-under, two shots ahead of Snedeker and Steve Flesch, and five in front of Tiger Woods (who just parred No. 2). So what does the inauspicious start mean for the rest of the day? No idea, but two things worth noting: the wind is gusting up to 30 m.p.h. and Bobby Clampett just announced that Nos. 10, 11, 12 and 13 are playing the toughest on the course.
If somebody can come in at 5- or 6- or 7-under in front of the last few groups, they could have a pretty good chance to win a shiny new green jacket.
My way-too-early-favorite-to-really-be-considered-a-favorite? Stewart Cink, who's playing with Woods, has birdied the first two holes, and is now at 6-under.
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Reader Comments ( Page 1 of 1)
1. I used to hate watching golf on TV. Too slow, boring. I don't know why I thought that.
The great thing about golf is that, like most track and field events, it's individual accomplishment - and it's OK to applaud every great performance, even if it's not your favorite.
Sometimes I feel like a 4-year-old, who, when asked his favorite color, names six of eight colors. I'm rooting for Immelman to do well, but I always root for Tiger, and for Phil and of course, for Jim Furyk.
And I wish I could root for John Daly and for Gary Player, too.
Posted at 5:28PM on Apr 13th 2008 by Harl Delos