Now this irritates me. I am a fan of Ernie Els, but to see all of the stories out there that his "Grueling schedule causes Els' final-round collapse" is ridiculous. I don't particularly like to see any PGA player shoot an 80 or above, other than David Duval, but a lame excuse that he is tired is nuts.
Ernie and every other guy out there are paid to play golf, so what if Ernie has played 6 weeks in a row. That was his choice. I only wish I could play that much golf. But to say he was too tired just pisses me off. He is one of the greatest golfers in the world, I say if he is this tired he should have taken a nap.
I think the double bogey on the first hole and the fact that this was a damn tough golf course caused him to shoot 80. Here are some interesting numbers from yesterday: 28 rounds in the 80's (out of 66), 78.72 stroke average for the field, low round for the day was a par 70 by Robert Allenby.
Please, no more stupid excuses like being tired, just admit it when one of these guys has an off day. We all have them.
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Amen, brother.
Actually, some of us have more than off days. Some of us have off months (kind of like me - my game has been missing for so long I'm not sure I would recognize it if it showed up.)
Els is a great player and surely doesn't need an excuse for an occasional bad round. I rather doubt if he appreciates his apologists making him look like a simpering looser instead of the robust champ he is.
Els needs to look at his schedule more closely. It's just crazy to play 5 consectuive weeks coming into Golf's toughest test, the US Open. And he doesn't just play in the US - he does too much globe trotting (Australia, the Far East, Sout Africa, Europe, North America) in my opinion.
I think he just ran out of gas yesterday, while Mickelson and Goosen, who did not play so much before this week, were still running on all cylinders (particularly Goosen, a putting performance like that I don't think we've ever seen in a major).
i had an off decade once.
I think the comment regarding Ernie - "too much globe trotting" - sums up everything that is wrong with the insular attitudes of the the majority of American golfers and fans.
Golf is a world game - Ernie is a far better player by having experienced the wide range of different conditions throughout the world. As is Tiger, even if his travels abroad usually involve a hefty appearance fee.
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