2010 PGA Fantasy Golf Update, Plus a Day in the Florida Sun

It was nice to sleep in on Sunday after the time change. I fed the dogs and thought I finally have a little time for a nice round of golf.

I had a motorcycle spill a couple years ago, and the tear in my shoulder, and overall back pain has kept me off the course for quite a while.

I rolled down Highway 80 as Another One Bites The Dust blared out of the radio. Classic rock is like one big time warp trip. They just keep on playing those songs you grew up with over and over. Close your eyes and your 20. Not while your driving, ok?

The Glades is a nice little track, but difficult to score well, mainly because of not really great greens. Bumpy and inconsistent as far as the speed. Chip it, or hit it close, otherwise lag it close and try to avoid three-putts.

I grabbed a pull cart, paid the cute snack bar girl $11.00 and off I went. There was a twosome in a cart so I said hi, and could I tag along instead of walking alone behind two very old people, who looked to be a bit slow.

I explained I was a bit rusty, so I would try not to hold them up, but the lady was a raw beginner anyway, and asked if I could offer any advice, please do.

The first hole is a relatively easy par five, about 500 yards. I decided on hitting the low profile driver and see how that went to start I set my shoulders left and played a fade to the middle of the fairway.

Wow the lady said, that was pretty good. Her husband got off the tee pretty well, with a short choppy swing that seemed pretty safe. Lola was left-handed and had a weird looking driver, a seven-iron, and a putter.

She absolutely had no clue how to hold the club at all. After she whacked a grounder off the tee about 20 yards, I offered the first suggestion.

Hey, I said, would you like to see an easier way to hold the club, so it goes further. I asked. She easily agreed, and I tried to explain a quick overlap grip to her, making my self a lefty for a moment.

I had her shake hands with her right hand on the grip, and showed her how to cover up her thumb with the other hand, and showed her the v that the forefinger and thumb form, aiks at her left shoulder.

I quickly explained to her, try to hit down on the ball sharply to get in airborne a bit, and then prayed this would somehow work, or it was going to be a very long day.

I wonder why her husband has not told her any of this stuff?

Anyway, to my amazement, she pretty much did what I suggested and lo and behold the ball she hits goes about 70 yards right up the middle. Off the ground, even.

My low profile three wood was another nice fade up the middle. with pretty good distance into the wind, and I am thinking, what's up here. Just like I never stopped playing. Nice tempo and everything.

Then I realized it was just my good old ego kicking in, because If I'm going to explain to people how to swing the club, my brain does not let me be an idiot, for some reason. I concentrate on fundamentals, and keep the ball in play.

Lola pretty much played with a bit more enthusiasm, because all her seven iron shots were now going 60-70 yards  and her weird driver made a nice metal sound when she connected, and hit a few balls over 100 yards.

She didn't hit the ball in the air, very high, but I could not overload her information channel, with swing plane stuff, and her takeaway, so I had her aim away from the water, as much as possible.

I hit a wedge 80 yards up on the green and had a birdie putt. Weird, I thought. Par and off to the next hole.

So it went all day, as I scored normally like I do on a decent day, and shot 42 on bumpy greens. I'll get a round at Heron's Glen next, which is a course I've won a tournament on, with a nice island green on number 10.

In Fantasy Golf, I left you at Mayacoba Classic in Mexico, while the Accenture Match play was going on, these golfers left were hard to figure out who would do well.

Briny Baird managed me a nice fourth place, with Heath Slocum 13th, and Charles Howell III in 20th.

I am currently in the 80th percentile with 1,539 points, only ahead of one of the Yahoo experts. Earlier in the season I was down to 13,000 in positions ahead of three of the four experts, but have not picked a winner a three weeks now.

I will take Tiger at every opportunity because a ten is almost a no brainer. Imagine Tiger, with a little chip on his shoulder. Shudder!

Next, was the Phoenix Open, which I chose Mickelson in the desert as my A player.

He managed a paltry 24th, while my other players kept me happy with Y.E. Yang grabbing third, plus Brandt Snedecker 43rd and Geoff Ogilvy at 62nd.

Onward to the Honda Classic with Ernie Els on my team scoring 67th. I should have taken him this week,as he just made a putt to take a one-shot lead over his fellow South African Schwartzel, who really looks great.

I have Stricker and Villegas at 16th right now at Doral, so no winners picked again this week. Drat, drat, and double drat.

Oh, and I did hit a nice putt in from about 15 feet, bumpily!

Have a nice week.

Thomas [NFL Mikee] Moreland