.. just chilling watching the third round of the US Open. 14th hole in progress. I have just had some ridiculously oily, obscenely greasy and irresistibly creamy Indian food (I loved it) and am barely able to keep my eyes open.
As I type this up, I am waiting for the crowd to heckle Sergio Garcia as they did during the last US open. He has not even finished in the top 10 within the US in a long while; his last under 10 victory was sometime this year (in Dubai?). His losing streak is probably because of the break up with his girlfriend. Aren’t you supposed to perform even better when you’re scorned in love ..and all that stuff ?
Anyway, there’s pressure on Tiger defending the cup (he’s on a little bit of a run today); the usually reticent Mickelson has got sympathy points from the crowd coz of what his wife is going through (breast cancer). But what makes this years tournament seem interesting, besides the bethpage course itself, is that there are some 22-odd amateurs in the tournament. Other than that, I am watching out for Ricky Barnes (ranked 519th: World Golf) who has had some great putts today and then there’s the promising Mike Weir.
Haven’t wallowed like this in quite a while.
