Golf Digest is running a contest to give a way a round of golf at the 2008 US Open (Torry Pines, June 12-15). They are going to group the winner with three celebrities and have them play under the same course conditions as the tour players. To enter, you need to tell them what you think you would shoot, and why you should be in the foursome with the celebs, in a hundred words or less. Here's what I'm going to say:
"After weighing my strengths, my weaknesses, and the inhumanity of a US Open venue, I have determined that I would shoot 105, plus or minus twenty strokes. The length of Torry Pines will cost me a dozen strokes, and the green speeds a dozen more. But with all those cameras, at least one person will have seen where the hell my ball landed, saving me a walk back to the tee. In your face, Jack Wagner."
The Jack Wagner comment is in reference to Golf Digest's 2007 ranking of celebrity golfers, in which he finished first. Apparently he played Frisco Jones on General Hospital and Dr. Peter Burns on Melrose Place.
What do you think? Have any ideas to improve my entry?
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10 years ago
2 comments:
Courses for the US Open are always set up to be super difficult. They basically try to make the winning score even par. They grow the rough really thick, make the holes extra long, and get the greens as hard and fast as they can. The most famous US Open debacle is probably the 1974 "Massacre at Winged Foot" which Hale Irvin won at seven over par.
Super fast greens are just harder to putt in general. Aaron Baddeley was winning last year going into the final day. On the first hole, he chipped over the green, then three putted for a triple bogey. Ouch. And he's one of the best putters on tour.
By the way, I think I'm going to replace Jack Wagner with something more recognizable, and maybe I'll take "hell" out of there too.
Here's my final entry!
After weighing my game against the severity of a US Open venue, I have determined that I would shoot 105 plus or minus twenty strokes. The length of Torry Pines will cost me a dozen strokes, and the green speeds a dozen more. But with all those cameras, at least one person will have seen where on Earth my ball landed, saving me a walk back to the tee. Stand aside, celebrity golfers, this is my US Open and I'm gunning for the coveted 99.
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