Watched a little bit of The Open yesterday, with the golfists battling against the (ahem) “summer” weather at Royal Troon in Scotland. This was a highlight (of the viewing, not for Shane Lowry).
Sound on.
Yeah. He didn’t have a good back nine. And he was clearly not too happy with this shot on the 18th.
Beagle-eyed readers will remember another golfist wasn’t happy with one of his shots and reacted in a similar manner a couple of years back.
I should have done a lot more than I did today. A late start, well-deserved as we are still trying to get back into the swing and the routine of normal life. And then… nothing really happened. I should have gone to gym. I didn’t. Instead, a bit of golf, a bit of cricket, some football.
Watching, obviously. Not playing. That would be far too much effort.
And that’s about it. Except to say that American golf fans are annoying. And Brian Harman’s addressing of the ball is annoying. Golf generally is a bit annoying though, so maybe they fit in quite nicely.
And I feel like a bit of a fraud even showing a modicum of interest.
Especially as my favourite golfist isn’t there.
Me: [Switches TV on]
Golf.
A golfist is about to putt the ball from a seemingly implausible distance to guarantee success.
Silence abounds.
Golfist putts the ball. Loud American voice yells:
GET IN THE HOLE!!!!!
Me: [Switches TV off]
I mean, you could watch it on mute, but then you would miss gems like this.
The Open golf has been on for much of the weekend. I’m not an avid watcher, but it’s been on in the background while I’ve been doing stuff around the house.
This guy is my new favourite golfist. Why? Because of this:
“No. No! Greedy Bastard! Sit… SIT!”
Sounds like me chastising the beagle while doing an impression of Arnold Schwartzenegger.
A fairly regular occurrence.
Fortunately, this Google ad has put me right.
Sadly for them, the image on the advertisement does rather give away the secret for unlocking true power at any age. (But won’t I need shorter clubs?)
And if it works for golf (which it clearly does, looking at all the golfers at any age who are using it on the professional circuit), then I have every hope that it will finally unlock true power on the football field tomorrow evening.
At any age.