Another second place finish
As much as Phil Mickelson wanted to win, it didn't happen today. I'm not such a huge golf fan. Truth be told, I find it boring to watch on TV and infuriating to play. Usually sports are more fun to watch live rather than on TV. Not so with golf. The ONLY way to watch golf is on TV. Granted, I only attended a practice round, but it really was not exciting. You can try to chase after your favorite players, but it's virtually impossible to stalk one player around the whole course because of the crowd management layout. They do have grandstands set up, but I can't imagine a more boring day than to watch everyone try to putt on the same green. ESPN can make anything exciting and compelling.
Perhaps the only saving grace are players with names like Fuzzy Zoeller and Fred Funk. That, and the fact that ESPN is still on LIVE at Shinnecock at 11:45 PM EDT. They're moaning and crying about the wind and the dry grass, to which I say pshaw. The course is about 500 yards from the bay, on the east end of Long Island what do you expect? There aren't even any trees on the course.
"But Jeff, if you had such an awful time, why did you even go?" First, I like to see places on TV that I actually have been. Sometimes locations on television appear much more fantastic and special than they actually are. I don't know if they have some special filter for the lenses or what. Second, most of the males in my extended family play a lot of golf, and I like to send them photos and souviners from places they find interesting. Plus I like making people jealous.
I apologize for the disjointed and rambling nature of this post. I put my scanned and digital photos up in the gallery. Enjoy!