golf at the olympics
August 18th 2008 11:50
Ni Hao, or hello in Mandarin. Yep still in Beijing and witness the most amazing sporting event I've ever been at: Usain Bolt's 100m win in world record time while seemingly jogging the last 15m while congratulating himself.
It made my heart sing and sent a shiver up and down my back. On a day when Michael Phelps had won eight gold medals it was the trump card.
Phelps' win in the 100m butterfly (be patient, I'm gettign to golf in a minute) was amazing. The only thing I can compare it with is Tiger Woods' ability to win tournaments with a clutch putt on the 18th.
Phelps seemed down and out, well off the pace, but he found a way to win, albeit by 0.01s.
And the comparison got me thinking about how great it would be to see Tiger Woods at the Olympics.
Can you imagine Phelps, Roger Federer, LeBron James, Usian Bolt and Woods all together in one place.
It's too late for golf to be in the games for 2012 in London as the sports are set but Chicago is one of the bidding cities and given the popularity of golf in the US, it would be as good a chance as any to introduce it.
Golf truly is a global game these days and is hugely popular in Asia, which is a real growth area for the Olympics as you can tell by what's going down in Beijing.
By then Tiger will be in his late 30s - just peaking really. Can you imagine, say, Tiger and Anthony Kim going head-to-head for a gold medal. Let's hoep the IOC do the right thing and let Tiger loose on the Olympics.
Now, what did I tell you last week about the Kiwi kid Danny Lee. He's still a teeange amateur but he made full use of his invite to the Wyndham Championship with a 12-under par total that put him ahead of 120 professionals. He's got game and if he can make the transition to the pro ranks, watch out.
All the same Carl Petterson was a derserving winner there, he's been consistent all year without quite bridging the gap to the winner's circle and he did it in style with his second round 61.
It's not often a player can shoot that low and back it up with more sub-par golf but Petterson got the job done which is a sign he's in charge of his game rather than the other way around!
Lastly, a word on Scott McCarron. He's been in sharp form over the last month or so in his comeback from elbow surgery. He's always been a great putter but it seems like his entire game has come back stronger.
He might pick up a tournament before the end of the year. Ditto Kevin Streelman. I like this guy a lot and his form the past six weeks deserves reward.
Back later if the Games don't wear me out.
It made my heart sing and sent a shiver up and down my back. On a day when Michael Phelps had won eight gold medals it was the trump card.
Phelps' win in the 100m butterfly (be patient, I'm gettign to golf in a minute) was amazing. The only thing I can compare it with is Tiger Woods' ability to win tournaments with a clutch putt on the 18th.
Phelps seemed down and out, well off the pace, but he found a way to win, albeit by 0.01s.
And the comparison got me thinking about how great it would be to see Tiger Woods at the Olympics.
Can you imagine Phelps, Roger Federer, LeBron James, Usian Bolt and Woods all together in one place.
It's too late for golf to be in the games for 2012 in London as the sports are set but Chicago is one of the bidding cities and given the popularity of golf in the US, it would be as good a chance as any to introduce it.
Golf truly is a global game these days and is hugely popular in Asia, which is a real growth area for the Olympics as you can tell by what's going down in Beijing.
By then Tiger will be in his late 30s - just peaking really. Can you imagine, say, Tiger and Anthony Kim going head-to-head for a gold medal. Let's hoep the IOC do the right thing and let Tiger loose on the Olympics.
Now, what did I tell you last week about the Kiwi kid Danny Lee. He's still a teeange amateur but he made full use of his invite to the Wyndham Championship with a 12-under par total that put him ahead of 120 professionals. He's got game and if he can make the transition to the pro ranks, watch out.
All the same Carl Petterson was a derserving winner there, he's been consistent all year without quite bridging the gap to the winner's circle and he did it in style with his second round 61.
It's not often a player can shoot that low and back it up with more sub-par golf but Petterson got the job done which is a sign he's in charge of his game rather than the other way around!
Lastly, a word on Scott McCarron. He's been in sharp form over the last month or so in his comeback from elbow surgery. He's always been a great putter but it seems like his entire game has come back stronger.
He might pick up a tournament before the end of the year. Ditto Kevin Streelman. I like this guy a lot and his form the past six weeks deserves reward.
Back later if the Games don't wear me out.
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