tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723168018243827797.post5898405532979082827..comments2023-10-12T03:46:50.889-04:00Comments on Brian O'Rourke: Who Pulled The Stake Out of Duval's Heart?Brian O'Rourkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02372815069471434698noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723168018243827797.post-27561192769555864782009-06-23T17:34:05.192-04:002009-06-23T17:34:05.192-04:00Then she's an even wiser woman than I thought ...Then she's an even wiser woman than I thought she was.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723168018243827797.post-36397614126983348402009-06-23T13:16:12.548-04:002009-06-23T13:16:12.548-04:00Seana,
For once you're mistaken. The wife ga...Seana,<br /><br />For once you're mistaken. The wife gave up her hope a long time ago with me.Brian O'Rourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02372815069471434698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723168018243827797.post-10318005049167218572009-06-23T12:35:55.721-04:002009-06-23T12:35:55.721-04:00No, Brian. Sadly, I'll bet she still has hope....No, Brian. Sadly, I'll bet she still has hope.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723168018243827797.post-31379037846258051512009-06-23T12:11:28.497-04:002009-06-23T12:11:28.497-04:00Seana,
Have you been speaking to my wife? :)Seana,<br /><br />Have you been speaking to my wife? :)Brian O'Rourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02372815069471434698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723168018243827797.post-53866372629550271742009-06-23T12:01:09.822-04:002009-06-23T12:01:09.822-04:00Marco, your English is impeccable--better than min...Marco, your English is impeccable--better than mine, I'd wager. Just trying to keep you up to your usual high standard.<br /><br />I suppose driving balls on the golf range with beer and cigars might be a very male pleasure, though I can't think why. My mom was the only golfer in the family, though she more or less gave it up after she had kids, probably because of the money aspect. My father detested golf, I suspect largely for class reasons, and if I heard that Twain quip about golf being a long walk ruined once, I heard it 50,000 times.<br /><br />I'm so glad you found your dog again, Brian. But I don't believe you when you say that you will mow your lawn more when you quit your day job.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723168018243827797.post-86405138310850719212009-06-23T08:40:31.697-04:002009-06-23T08:40:31.697-04:00That place up in New Hampshire sounds great. The ...That place up in New Hampshire sounds great. The driving range is always a blast, but if you add booze and cigars to the mix, it's probably like vacationing in heaven.<br /><br />Dad's living the dream right now. The folks are retired, living in Florida, and playing golf four or five times a week. The old man loves to call me up from the golf course while I'm at work to rub it in. Love you, Dad. <br /><br />Me, I don't get out too much anymore myself. I jokingly like to say that's because I'm married, but it's really because golf is an expensive sport and in my spare time I'm trying to write. If I ever earn enough as a writer to quit the day job, the first thing I'll do is take up the game in earnest again.<br /><br />That and maybe mow the lawn more regularly too. I almost lost one of my dogs in the backyard once, and she weighs 60 pounds.Brian O'Rourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02372815069471434698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723168018243827797.post-17482062990662771392009-06-23T08:05:59.600-04:002009-06-23T08:05:59.600-04:005 or 6 is pretty decent. I had a jnr hcap of 14. I...5 or 6 is pretty decent. I had a jnr hcap of 14. I havent played a round for nearly twenty years but I do still enjoy going out to the driving range once a month. And sometimes that can be really fun. I used to go this place in New Hampshire that allowed you to smoke cigars and drink on the range. Its a very male pleasure to knock out a basket of golf balls while puffing on a Romeo y Julieta and sipping a Sam Adams. Guaranteed way to chip twenty points off your blood pressure.adrian mckintyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349942973907386269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723168018243827797.post-26671554564854720762009-06-23T06:54:03.223-04:002009-06-23T06:54:03.223-04:00Adrian,
I forgot to mention this. Dad played Bet...Adrian,<br /><br />I forgot to mention this. Dad played Bethpage Black back in 2002, literally a week or so after the US Open. He shot 84 and said it was the best 84 he ever shot in his life. (Dad plays to about a five or six handicap.) That course is just brutal.Brian O'Rourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02372815069471434698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723168018243827797.post-41024802846212442472009-06-23T06:52:30.624-04:002009-06-23T06:52:30.624-04:00Marco,
You are always listening to a song with in...Marco,<br /><br />You are always listening to a song with interesting lyrics.Brian O'Rourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02372815069471434698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723168018243827797.post-31166534165836165102009-06-23T06:51:39.050-04:002009-06-23T06:51:39.050-04:00Seana,
Nice linkage. I particularly liked this s...Seana,<br /><br />Nice linkage. I particularly liked this snippet:<br /><br /><i>Broadie also pokes a hole in another piece of conventional golf wisdom. Many good golfers have a distance from the green where they feel most comfortable hitting approach shots—perhaps they like to hit a 9-iron from 120 yards. So, on a par 5, if they can't reach the green in two, they will often hit their second shot into that comfort zone, the strategy being that it's better to groove a 9-iron than to sweat over a 40-yard wedge. Broadie has found that the "comfort zone" feeling doesn't hold up. Everybody gets better—they hit it closer—when they are closer to the green.</i><br /><br />I for one always tried to give myself a full shot in if I couldn't reach a par 5 in two, but now I'll have to rethink that. Very interesting.Brian O'Rourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02372815069471434698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723168018243827797.post-15158825064856456192009-06-23T06:45:59.578-04:002009-06-23T06:45:59.578-04:00Adrian,
Shooting 68 in the final round of a US Op...Adrian,<br /><br />Shooting 68 in the final round of a US Open and placing 10th is ridiculous. This kid's got skills to pay the bills.<br /><br />The British Open, er, excuse me, the Open Championship is coming up very soon...Brian O'Rourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02372815069471434698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723168018243827797.post-20844479998421871232009-06-23T05:11:49.109-04:002009-06-23T05:11:49.109-04:00Seana,have mercy. You know Inglish be not mine n...Seana,have mercy. You know Inglish be not mine natal Langue.<br /><br />Though in a song I'm listening , water is heaten up and people get eaten by heathens. By the way, Adrian, Ulster Fry is people.<br /><br /><i>Extraordinary for the curly haired 20 year old from N Ireland, only a year or so into his professional career, pretty incredible if you ask me. </i><br /><br />Hope he won't be the proverbial flash in the frying pan.marconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723168018243827797.post-73985799593110826592009-06-22T22:50:11.961-04:002009-06-22T22:50:11.961-04:00A little link about golf stat geeks, for those so ...A little link about <a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2220801/" rel="nofollow">golf stat geeks</a>, for those so inclined.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723168018243827797.post-16937330326549257672009-06-22T20:16:42.740-04:002009-06-22T20:16:42.740-04:00Sounds like a good day for more than one golfer...Sounds like a good day for more than one golfer's career. Although I'm really not sure what being curly haired has to do with anything...<br /><br />Marco, we are no doubt heathens here, but probably not heatens.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723168018243827797.post-46212058393509659002009-06-22T19:19:38.609-04:002009-06-22T19:19:38.609-04:00With a final round of 68(!) 10th place goes to Ror...With a final round of 68(!) 10th place goes to Rory McIlroy. Extraordinary for the curly haired 20 year old from N Ireland, only a year or so into his professional career, pretty incredible if you ask me.adrian mckintyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349942973907386269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723168018243827797.post-68292830930142946932009-06-22T13:36:57.710-04:002009-06-22T13:36:57.710-04:00Congrats to Lucas Glover on playing a great tourna...Congrats to Lucas Glover on playing a great tournament. <br /><br />And it was great to see Duval tie for second. He's finally back, and the golf world is a better place for it.Brian O'Rourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02372815069471434698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723168018243827797.post-49518063616783295732009-06-22T12:26:16.678-04:002009-06-22T12:26:16.678-04:00Marco,
What's Wimbeldon?
jkMarco,<br /><br />What's Wimbeldon?<br /><br /><br /><br />jkBrian O'Rourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02372815069471434698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723168018243827797.post-21418661767855769232009-06-22T11:51:08.741-04:002009-06-22T11:51:08.741-04:00It is Wimbledon season! How can people think about...It is Wimbledon season! How can people think about golf?<br />Heatens!marconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723168018243827797.post-15218752734030316052009-06-22T10:49:48.333-04:002009-06-22T10:49:48.333-04:00Seana,
Will do. I should be in a bar watching it...Seana,<br /><br />Will do. I should be in a bar watching it right now.Brian O'Rourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02372815069471434698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723168018243827797.post-86294762493886739772009-06-22T10:49:19.951-04:002009-06-22T10:49:19.951-04:00Philly,
I may have jinxed him. Last I checked, h...Philly,<br /><br />I may have jinxed him. Last I checked, he'd dropped a few shots and was seven back with only 13 holes to play. I do think you're right about the winning score, though.Brian O'Rourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02372815069471434698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723168018243827797.post-90519238422788141142009-06-22T10:26:02.341-04:002009-06-22T10:26:02.341-04:00Well, you know I won't be watching it, but do ...Well, you know I won't be watching it, but do post here about the outcome if you think of it.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723168018243827797.post-40735029039597178772009-06-22T10:07:10.884-04:002009-06-22T10:07:10.884-04:00l am also a huge Duval fan... love sitting here at...l am also a huge Duval fan... love sitting here at the store watching a Monday final round.... making a slow Monday morning more enjoyable. Definately think 4 or 5 under is the winning score no matter who winsPhil Stiefelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02629268314706111848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723168018243827797.post-15850847013785930752009-06-22T06:39:43.589-04:002009-06-22T06:39:43.589-04:00Seana,
Thanks for that.
I just read that Duval...Seana,<br /><br />Thanks for that. <br /><br />I just read that Duval's currently No. 882 in the World Golf Rankings. Talk about a comeback.Brian O'Rourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02372815069471434698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723168018243827797.post-53436506197037304992009-06-21T23:45:06.331-04:002009-06-21T23:45:06.331-04:00Brian, as you know, I'm not really a golf fan....Brian, as you know, I'm not really a golf fan. But you do write a good sports story. I'll root for the guy. He's a trooper.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.com