Wednesday, July 25, 2007
ENOUGH ALREADY!!!!
Today he knew that he would have to post a very low score if he was going to have a realistic chance of victory and although he birdied the 4th and 5th hole, bogeys at the 8th and 11th put paid to his chances, the latter coming after he took two shots to get out of the bunker. Birdies came at the 13th and 14th and he had a good birdie attempt at the last but his ball lipped out and Woods finished with a one-under par round of 70.
22-Jul-2007 16:52 (BST)
Tiger Woods' bid for three consecutive Open Championships ended in failure today, but the world number one deserves great credit for the manner in which he battled around Carnoustie this week. "I hung around and kept myself in contention but I just wasn't as sharp as I needed to be to win a Major Championship" was Tiger's appraisal of his week.
Today he knew that he would have to post a very low score if he was going to have a realistic chance of victory and although he birdied the 4th and 5th hole, bogeys at the 8th and 11th put paid to his chances, the latter coming after he took two shots to get out of the bunker. Birdies came at the 13th and 14th and he had a good birdie attempt at the last but his ball lipped out and Woods finished with a one-under par round of 70.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Horrorscope for the Week of 23rd July
You've never believed that "love conquers all," but that will change when love invades your land, enslaves your subjects, and sows your fields with salt.
You've never believed that "love conquers all," but that will change when love invades your land, enslaves your subjects, and sows your fields with salt.
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Tuesday, July 17, 2007
I Jinxed Him, I Take it Back, Please!!!
In early May 2007, I published a post marvelling at how Tiger Woods wins so many golf tournaments and ending with the words "When you think about it, it's amazing that we'd bet on 1 player against the entire field of 70+ or 150+ of the world's best golfers. But when you see what he can do, who would bet against Tiger?"
I am acutely aware that since I published that post, Tiger has failed to win a single golf tournament he has entered. He was 37th in The Players Championship, 15th in The Memorial Tournament, 2nd in the U.S. Open and 6th in the AT&T National.
You may think his wife's pregnancy and the subsequent recent birth of his first child may have more to do with his failure to win than my blog post but let me tell you - God works in strange ways and he has played this kind of practical joke on me before.
Many years ago, I went through a period where I was dating one Korean girl after another to the point where I knew more than I ever dreamed I would learn about their culture, their food or the city of Seoul. It wasn't exactly intentional - one was a female friend's best friend, another was a friend's co-worker and the third girl just happened to be in the seat next to mine on a flight from Seoul to Singapore. Then I went to New Delhi for a conference and despite 900 million Indians on the sub-continent, I returned from the conference having picked up 1 of the only 2 Korean girls there (the other was married). I got home, took the lift to the top floor of my apartment, climbed on the roof, shook my fist at the sky and shouted "Stop doing this to me!!!"
So, back to the point. I hereby, without qualification, reservation, hesitation or doubts of any kind, unequivocally revoke all statements in my earlier post about Tiger Woods which may suggest in any manner or form that he is infallible in golf tournaments or that his abilities overshadow or even just approach or approximate any kind of god-like status.
I take it ALL back! So now, will you please stop doing this and let him win The Open Championship later this week? Please?
In early May 2007, I published a post marvelling at how Tiger Woods wins so many golf tournaments and ending with the words "When you think about it, it's amazing that we'd bet on 1 player against the entire field of 70+ or 150+ of the world's best golfers. But when you see what he can do, who would bet against Tiger?"
I am acutely aware that since I published that post, Tiger has failed to win a single golf tournament he has entered. He was 37th in The Players Championship, 15th in The Memorial Tournament, 2nd in the U.S. Open and 6th in the AT&T National.
You may think his wife's pregnancy and the subsequent recent birth of his first child may have more to do with his failure to win than my blog post but let me tell you - God works in strange ways and he has played this kind of practical joke on me before.
Many years ago, I went through a period where I was dating one Korean girl after another to the point where I knew more than I ever dreamed I would learn about their culture, their food or the city of Seoul. It wasn't exactly intentional - one was a female friend's best friend, another was a friend's co-worker and the third girl just happened to be in the seat next to mine on a flight from Seoul to Singapore. Then I went to New Delhi for a conference and despite 900 million Indians on the sub-continent, I returned from the conference having picked up 1 of the only 2 Korean girls there (the other was married). I got home, took the lift to the top floor of my apartment, climbed on the roof, shook my fist at the sky and shouted "Stop doing this to me!!!"
So, back to the point. I hereby, without qualification, reservation, hesitation or doubts of any kind, unequivocally revoke all statements in my earlier post about Tiger Woods which may suggest in any manner or form that he is infallible in golf tournaments or that his abilities overshadow or even just approach or approximate any kind of god-like status.
I take it ALL back! So now, will you please stop doing this and let him win The Open Championship later this week? Please?
Horrorscope for the Week of 16th July
It's true that they say all is fair in love and war, but you’ll be surprised how many people disapprove of your use of nerve gas against her other suitor.
It's true that they say all is fair in love and war, but you’ll be surprised how many people disapprove of your use of nerve gas against her other suitor.
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Thursday, July 12, 2007
Horrorscope for the Week of 9th July
The Police will be forced to concede that the blowtorch really was for making crème brûlée after finding several of the desserts among the charred and smoking corpses.
The Police will be forced to concede that the blowtorch really was for making crème brûlée after finding several of the desserts among the charred and smoking corpses.
Friday, July 06, 2007
Horrorscope for the Week of 2nd July
They'll soon put you in a secure, soundproof, knife-filled room where you can't hurt anyone but yourself.
They'll soon put you in a secure, soundproof, knife-filled room where you can't hurt anyone but yourself.
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