Photo Ops Everywhere
 

Just got these from Yoda. Enjoy!

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Thanks for posting those. BEAUTIFUL. I love the pic of Brian on #7, priceless!

The course sounds like it's set up very tough. The precision of Alignment Golf and staying in the tripod will be HUGE this week. I see Brian is #1 in driving accuracy... :salut:

Kevin

Wednesday at Pebble
 

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Paradise!

My Uncle is working the ropes there somewhere. I would be a happy camper just raking the bunkers.

Sand Man
 

Bagger,

A rake is available at 7:22 AM tomorrow morning. I'm sure BG's caddie Kip Henley would be happy to turn over that duty.

Come join us!

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On the Tee [Again!] at the U.S. Open
 

I'll add captions to all my Pebble Beach photos as time permits. Meanwhile, anybody know who the 'old guy' is in the first photo with me?

Anyone?

Anyone?

That would be Jack Fleck, 1955 U.S. Open Champion, in a playoff with Ben Hogan.

This afternoon in Players Village off the range at the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, I watched the 89-years-young Fleck holding court on his cell phone at the neighboring table. :shock:

A living bridge between then and now.

Gotta love it.

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I added some new photos to the wednesday slideshow this morning. Be sure to take a second look!

Ok, so Yoda is too busy to Tweet.

Good luck to Brian Gay and Lynn Blake. :salut:

But not too busy to grab a few pictures for us to enjoy. Here are some from this morning. As I have photos today, they'll be added to this slideshow.

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I'm not complaining. The photo's look great, whoever is taking them please keep up the good work. Oh, and Ben, nice job with the Slide shows. They work and look awesome.

I wish it were me, but Lynn is firing them off to me throughout the day. I've added a few more since this morning to the last slideshow I posted.

Thanks guys. Nice to see the behind the scenes photos.

Lynn nice to see you at the Open. Your even better looking in person!

Paths Finally Crossed
 

Thanks, CP. Long time in the making.

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Thanks for the great photos Lynn. Sure makes me miss the west coast!

Yoda,

Thanks for the spectacular photos. It is an added benefit to being a member of your site. An inside the ropes view to golf on the HIGHEST level.

Friday Photos
 

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Day's End Friday At the U.S. Open
 

Posting from The Barclays in The Lodge. I've got a few more photos, but I taxed my cell phone to capacity on the inward nine, and the battery died.

Really tough this afternoon.

BG played brilliantly through #15 -- he was 3-under for the day at the turn -- then, on #16, disaster struck. After a perfect drive, he mishit his approach and found his ball in a truly impossible lie in the rough front-left of the green. After a half dozen or so practice strokes aimed five yards right of the flag, he was able to advance the ball less than fifteen feet. Still in heavy rough but now able to get his club through the ball, he hit the softest cut-lob you can imagine just above the hole, but was unable to sink the putt. Six. Double bogey six. This moved him back to +7 for the tournament and on the cut line (given the 10-shot rule and McDowell in at -3).

At #17, BG hit a 22* hybrid dead at the flag. The club was in the bag this week specifically to get the needed height and ballistic trajectory to hold these brick-hard greens. Still, the shot touched down just feet from the cup but could not hold the green. He watched the ball hop into the far fringe and was visibly frustrated, knowing that was the best he could do. His chip was close, but he couldn't get the putt down.

Now one outside the cut line and needing birdie, he pressed his tee ball on #18. Water left. Still trying to reach the green, his 13* three-wood fell just short into the bunker left. His wedge approach skipped inches from the cup and just into the back fringe. Finally, a brilliant pitch and one-putt bogey for 73, +2 for the day and +9 for the tournament.

Down the road.

The PGA TOUR is unique in the world of sport. Its athletes are independent contractors who, other than their winnings, receive no compensation from the Mother Ship. There are no 'team flights'; no 'team hotels'; and no 'team food' arrangements.

Each player is on his own.

It is a Darwinian existence embraced by those who live it and those who would join its ranks.

The Caravan moves weekly from site-to-site, and its players -- marquis and otherwise -- are cordial to each other (before, during and after the round). Nevertheless, come Thursday, each strives to post his best score and beat his 'best bud's' brains out.

It is "dog eat dog", and you better have dog on your breath.

This was a tough miss.

The prize was there, and then, as when grabbing smoke . . .

It was gone.


&B

Thats Golf... :blackeye: ](*,)

Brian was making another great comeback, hopefully he found a lot of positives to take to THE OPEN next month!!!

Thanks for all the pics YODA. :salut: :notworthy

Kevin

Saturday Photos
 

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Did Mrs.Sorenstam ask for your autograph YODA? :)

I still believe I would rather watch her hit balls than most of the guys. What a great talent, and what a beautiful motion. Poetry. I sure hope she returns one day!

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Kevin

Day Four
 

Lynn picked a good moment to capture today!

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