Bits and Pieces for a Monday

-on the Big Boy Tour at the Barclays (beautiful course with a stunning backdrop), Heath Slocum comes from 124th position (he apparently sat on the edge of his chair holding his breath with his fingers crossed just to get into the playoffs) to make a clutch 20+ foot putt on the 72nd hole while number one guy Tiger Woods misses a 7 footer that would have tied. What is this world coming to. TW sure is showing a vulnerable side these last several weeks. Of course, he did miss that little bitty putt early in yesterday's round, the one or two footer that did that slick lip out in front of god and and everybody in the whole world. That was the first stunning miss of the day.

-and on the Big Girl Tour, another South Korean, a nineteen year old, MJ Hur, wins the Safeway out in Oregon by making a steely six foot birdie putt on the second extra hole to topple Suzann Pettersen. Amazing. (Michelle Wie came in tied for fourth.)

-pretty good golf going on right here in our own backyard: in last night's skin game, Dave Wininger birdied 2 and 4, I birdied 6 and 7, Mike Arvin also birdied 7 with a putt from just off the green, Mark Sherer birdied 8 and 9. Mike Seals in the group in front of us also birdied 6. And that's just the obvious stuff; expect there's much more to the story with amazing par shots made by the dozen. Of course, there's the other stuff as well, the miss hits and the frustrating shots and the ones we want to forget. Wait a minute. I don't remember any shot of that 'forgettable' variety. But, you know what? Diane has always accused me of having a very selective memory, one that remembers only the good stuff. The good stuff.

-did you stop and notice the greens yesterday? Just lovely. Good job, Eric.

-Heading over to the golf course for a morning game with the Hudsons and the Lents and the Butchers of the world.