Chip In To Win
Why aren't our rounds this exciting? Because we aren't good enough to make shots like that under those conditions...
Sunday was entirely too busy to watch the conclusion of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans so I had a chance last night to watch it on video. The passion and frustration was apparent in Chris Couch's eyes as he came into the closing holes on Sunday. I had not seen that level of desire in a competitor's eyes in a long time. The intensity in his eyes when he holed out that chip-shot to win, after he had seemingly lost his chance to win outright, was exhilarating. The frustration was equally noticeable in Charles' eyes when he made that shot. And how could you not feel for Fred, who possibly lost one of his last chances at glory on the PGA Tour. We know there will be much more to come from Fred on the Senior Tour, but there is no comparing the two tours.
These smaller events truly give the lesser players a fighting chance to make a name for themselves. But was this really a smaller event? It had the defending Master's champ (fellow lefty Phil) in the lineup and most of other notable names to boot. Chris really stepped up and took the bull in this round. It was a finish to behold with a roller-coaster of emotions. You would have been hard-pressed to cut the tension with a chainsaw.
My trouble-spot what his unorthodox (an understatement) grip. I will admit that I wasn't familiar with Chris Couch, and this grip threw me for a loop. I couldn't see or think of an advantage for this type of grip. How do you get past the teaching pros, high school and college coaches with a grip like that? How do you win on the PGA Tour with a grip like that?
Locally, there are several quality Atlantic City Golf pros of notable mention who I think would probably frown if a student arrived with this grip. While I have never attended them, there are two of notable mention. The better facility is the Nick Faldo Golf Institute at Seaview Marriott Resort. The training area at Seaview is remarkable as is the course(s).
The second is Bob Lennon at Blue Heron Pines. From what I hear, he is probably the best golf teaching pro in the area. He maintains a website http://www.acgolf.com that offers up some great information on Atlantic City Golf for women, juniors and adults alike.
A sincere congrats to Chris Couch for a long and hard fought win.
Sunday was entirely too busy to watch the conclusion of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans so I had a chance last night to watch it on video. The passion and frustration was apparent in Chris Couch's eyes as he came into the closing holes on Sunday. I had not seen that level of desire in a competitor's eyes in a long time. The intensity in his eyes when he holed out that chip-shot to win, after he had seemingly lost his chance to win outright, was exhilarating. The frustration was equally noticeable in Charles' eyes when he made that shot. And how could you not feel for Fred, who possibly lost one of his last chances at glory on the PGA Tour. We know there will be much more to come from Fred on the Senior Tour, but there is no comparing the two tours.
These smaller events truly give the lesser players a fighting chance to make a name for themselves. But was this really a smaller event? It had the defending Master's champ (fellow lefty Phil) in the lineup and most of other notable names to boot. Chris really stepped up and took the bull in this round. It was a finish to behold with a roller-coaster of emotions. You would have been hard-pressed to cut the tension with a chainsaw.
My trouble-spot what his unorthodox (an understatement) grip. I will admit that I wasn't familiar with Chris Couch, and this grip threw me for a loop. I couldn't see or think of an advantage for this type of grip. How do you get past the teaching pros, high school and college coaches with a grip like that? How do you win on the PGA Tour with a grip like that?
Locally, there are several quality Atlantic City Golf pros of notable mention who I think would probably frown if a student arrived with this grip. While I have never attended them, there are two of notable mention. The better facility is the Nick Faldo Golf Institute at Seaview Marriott Resort. The training area at Seaview is remarkable as is the course(s).
The second is Bob Lennon at Blue Heron Pines. From what I hear, he is probably the best golf teaching pro in the area. He maintains a website http://www.acgolf.com that offers up some great information on Atlantic City Golf for women, juniors and adults alike.
A sincere congrats to Chris Couch for a long and hard fought win.
Chip In To Win
posted by JB at 7:46 AM 
