Posts tagged as: Tom Watson

British Open Predictions: Head to Head Matchup Picks

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By the time most of us wake up on Thursday morning the Open Championship will be well underway at St. Andrews in Fife, Scotland. If you are interested in betting on the whole field then you have to decide whether to go with Tiger Woods or against him – despite his terrible recent form the [...]

Cinking Watson Elementary

Probably the only people not rooting for Tom Watson to win the British Open were Stewart Cink’s wife and immediate family. Then again, you never know. It was tough to root against the 59-year-old Watson. Everybody wanted him to win, including everyone in the press, because it was such a great story!

Sunday – A Bad Day To Be Old

If you were well above the average age of competitors in your sport then you should probably just have stayed at home on Sunday. First, Lance Armstrong had to endure what must have been the most frustrating 20 minutes of his career. He and teammate Alberto Contador were virtually tied in Tour de France overall [...]

Saturday Night Notes

Jason Schmidt hasn’t pitched in the majors for two years, but Dodgers’ manager Joe Torre announced before his game tonight that Schmidt is off the 60 day DL and will rejoin the team on Monday. Given what he has gone through, and because he is 36, I don’t hold out high hopes for him. Still, [...]

Old Guys Report

I like old guys in professional sports who can still get the job done. On the other hand, I get peeved with old guys who don’t know when to hang it up. Of course, “old” is a relative term. Late 30s to 40s is old in most sports, whereas in most other aspects of life [...]

A Little Golf, A Little Basketball

Of course I predicted that Miguel Angel Jimenez would be leading Tom Watson by one stroke after one round of the British Open. I mean, who didn’t? It was totally obvious. Bizarre. Only a couple of things made sense about the first round. Steve Stricker continued his hot play and is right in the mix. [...]

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