Horsing Around April 29, 2008

On the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, a field of twenty horses will run a mile and a quarter to pick up a bed of roses for the winning horse and a large ransom for the victorious owner.
 
For horse players like myself, this race acts as not only the most [...]

Caps Roll A Seven At Worst Time Possible April 23, 2008

In the table game craps, the odds of rolling a combination of two dice to add up to a total of seven remains a 4-1 advantage for the house. While it’s not exactly a smart bet to hope for a seven, the payoff remains the draw. Aside from alienating yourself from the rest of the table, you [...]

Knee-Jerk Reaction April 16, 2008

Unable to make a putt in the final round of golf’s first major, Tiger Woods finished a distant second to Trevor Immelman at the Masters Tournament. Even though he only lost by five strokes, Woods never looked like he was in the hunt for another green jacket at Augusta.
 
And then we find out he has [...]

Strange Days April 11, 2008

Late in the day on Friday and Tiger Woods is at even par, eight shots back of the lead. And he just made a birdie to get there. This isn’t shaping up as a good day for the number one player in the world.
Tiger always said that he loves to have an early tee time. [...]

Hidden Tiger April 11, 2008

Early in his second round, Tiger Woods sits eight shots off Trevor Immelman’s lead in The Masters.
Can he make up this deficit in about three rounds? Without a doubt. Then why do I feel like it’s a Tiger-less ceremony at Augusta?
A number of reasons :
1. Tiger hasn’t made a putt in the tournament of any [...]

Scoring Day At Augusta April 11, 2008

It’s fairly obvious that if you want to get in the hunt in the Masters tournament this year, you need to fire a 67 or better on Friday. It’s only 11:30 and we have two co-leaders at 6-under-par. Trevor Immelman just birdied the 11th hole as Brandt Snedeker makes the turn at -6.
Phil Mickelson starts [...]

Trevor Time April 10, 2008

In his first major tournament after surgery to remove a growth on his diaphragm, Trevor Immelman soars to the top of the leaderboard at The Masters. In the official release to announce his injury, it says the growth was the size of a golf ball. How ironic. It’s great to see Immelman back and improving a golf game [...]

Here He Comes April 10, 2008

After consecutive bogeys on 13 & 14, Tiger Woods just chipped in for an eagle on the 15th hole. With three holes left to play, Woods sits at even par – just four shots back of leader Justin Rose. Does the charge towards the top of the leaderboard start right now? Hard to tell, since [...]

John Rollins Is Not Having A Good Day April 10, 2008

Check out the most impressive scorecard from Augusta National :
John Rollins went bogey-bogey-bogey-bogey-bogey-bogey to open his first round at The Masters. Quick note to those who don’t follow the game of golf: this is not good. Rollins sits eight shots back of the lead, but more importantly, he needs to make a par so that [...]

Par Three Jinks April 10, 2008

I’ll go out on a limb here and say that Rory Sabbatini will not win the Masters this year. Not only did Sabs win the Par Three Contest yesterday at Augusta (the kiss of death for anyone who wants to win a free dinner jacket), he’s 3-over-par as he makes the turn in the first [...]