While I am torn that it is the end of the weekend, a small
consolation is watching golf on Sunday afternoons. Currently Marc Leishman is
the leader in the clubhouse with 2 holes left to play, and I am relaxed on the
couch urging on a relatively unknown in Roland Thatcher, and the winless Brian
Davis to force a playoff. That is what us hackers hope for every Sunday, just a
bit more golf that extends later into the day. Although we want to see guys
like Tiger and Bubba coming down the stretch, ultimately it doesn’t matter who
it is when there is a potential playoff looming, we just cheer for the chaser. Everyone
loves to see the underdog making shots when it counts, it is crazy that the PGA
never disappoints on Sunday and as I write this, Thatcher just made a birdie to
get within 1 of the lead with one to play. This is what I am talking about, it
seems the PGA has some magical touch that always provides excitement down the
stretch. It has happened 88% of the time in 2012, which means, 22 out of 25 tournaments
have been decided by 1 or 2 shots on Sunday. A golf fanatic like myself could
not ask for anything more.
