MERCER
BAGGS
We’ve been here before. Not an era of Tiger Woods domination; though, it seems we are witnessing the reawakening of such a time.
Where we are now is where we were exactly five years ago: a time of fear.
You could hear it in their words as early as Thursday afternoon.
“Ominous,” Colin Montgomerie said of Tiger’s position atop the leaderboard after the first round of the 134th Open Championship.
7/13/05 -- Luke Donald will play alongside Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson in the first two rounds of the 134th Open Championship.
7/5/05 -- Todd Hamiltons reign as British Open champion may be coming to a close quite soon. And in talking with the 2004 winner, he doesnt really seem to mind.
6/26/05 -- We all know pressure. Weve all experienced it on some level, to some degree. Pressure got the better of Annika Sorenstam at this year’s U.S. Women’s Open.
6/22/05 -- After 24 years of playing professionally on the LPGA Tour, Rosie Jones says shes hanging up her spikes at the end of the 2005 season.
6/19/05 -- The U.S. Open always reapplies the virtue of patience. But this year’s edition also taught us to never quit.
6/18/05 -- It’s Sunday. Its a major. Youre in contention. Even your nerves are nervous.
6/12/05 -- You already know that Annika Sorenstam is wonderful and great and super. But just how special could this season be for her?
6/9/05 -- While Retief Goosen feels a little ill at ease in discussing his accomplishments or his abilities, his peers are quick to praise him.
6/7/05 -- Annika Sorenstam has a chance to make more history this week at the McDonald’s LPGA Championship.
5/11/05 -- Let’s let the golfing public know where Jim Furyk is in relation to his comeback from wrist surgery a year ago, I thought. And then Furyk did it for me.
Instant gratification barely waits a moment. It demands fulfillment, or it leaves. And because we love it so, we feed it.
Nothing satisfies us more than instant gratification. We’re impatient and we need it – we need it now!
It’s why we love fast food. It’s why we lose our temper when it takes longer than 3 minutes to get our fast food. It’s why we gamble with our money. It’s why we don’t invest in bonds anymore.
It’s just a part of us.
4/10/05 -- There should have been more to-do about Jack Nicklaus final* competitive round at Augusta National. But put an asterisk by Jacks admission that this is it.
4/6/05 -- Prior to Nick Faldo, an Englishman hadnt won a major championship of any kind since Tony Jacklin in the 1970 U.S. Open.