A Rather Dull Weekend at the Arnold Palmer Invitational
Just last year...
Not that I am trying to take anything away from Sean O’ Hair, who is playing just super at Bay Hill this week during the 2009 Arnold Palmer Invitational. He is leading the rest of the field by 5 strokes. And the next closest guy…Tiger Woods. Tiger shot a 1 over.
Unfortunately, the tournament is suffering because of one man dominating the field. Maybe it’s just the NCAA tournament, but I find myself wandering away from NBC during the coverage. Maybe Tiger will charge tomorrow and give O’ Hair a run for the money, but other than that, I cannot see Sunday being a must-watch final round this seasons. Again, sorry Sean O’Hair. It’s not that you are not exciting; it’s just your awesome dominance that is boring.
That said, O’Hair didn’t have to really push himself to keep the lead today; all he had to do was not mess up too badly. There were only four golfers who shot under par today, so it’s not like anyone was really making a go to unseat O’Hair from the top spot. Low round of the day went to Brandt Snedeker (right) with a 3 under 67. He is now in a tie for 6th (from 48th). Zach Johnson has also made a bit of a run, going 2 under today to move into 3rd with Ryuji Imada and Jason Gore.
This could be Shin's second win this year...
In Arizona at the J Golf Phoenix LPGA International, Jiyai Shin shot at 6 under 66 to take over the lead by one stroke from In-Kyung Kim who is at 9 under for the tournament. Karrie Webb remains in a tie for 2nd, shooting a 3 under today. Two-time defending champ Lorena Ochoa did better than par today, going 2 under, but is still wallowing in a tie for 19th.
And as there is no one I know playing (well) on the European Tour this week, I’m skipping it. Tres desole.
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March 29th, 2009 at 10:13 pm
[...] for all my bitching yesterday about how boring the past two rounds were in the 2009 Arnold Palmer Invitational at Arnold Palmer’s baby, Bay Hill, the final round [...]
May 3rd, 2009 at 7:40 pm
[...] Sean O’Hair may have bogeyed out 17 and 18, but it was just enough to not go into a playoff, as Glover could only muster a par on 18. This is O’Hair third win on the PGA Tour, and a nice comeback from his melt-down at Bay Hill in the Arnold Palmer Invitational when he squandered a five stroke lead to a certain Mr. Tiger Woods. [...]
May 10th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
shin is really good