Call me silly-I was rooting for Rocco……..

“Golf and  sex are about the only things you can enjoy without being good at it.” –Jimmy Demaret

Well at least I got to play golf yesterday. Tried for a trifecta………but alas “the tired fairy” showed up.

And part of that lack of performance on the S.O.’s part can be blamed on watching a couple hours of Golf Channel coverage of the US open.

We played golf yesterday for the probably the first time in about 3 months. And, in my case, it showed.
The S.O. on the other hand, just trudged up the middle of the fairway. No breathtaking long shots-just the good straight shots she hits every time. I hate the woman.

We got back to the apartment in time to watch the tail end of the US Open. I told the S.O. at the time, that Rocco should have been playing after Tiger. The way it was, it could not have been very much fun to watch him ruin his Sunday on #18. Tiger’s a golfing machine. He does everything with machine like precision. He probably romances the Swedish model with machine like precision.

Thus I was rooting for Rocco today. Problem was, I had to work. Coming back from a meeting, I noticed it was more than the usual quiet in cubicle land. Where was everybody?

They were all back in the break room watching the end of the playoff. To my suprise Rocco had a 1 stroke lead. However God, in one of his cruel jokes had given Tiger just a short birdie putt to make. I knew then it was  all over but the kiss from the Swedish Model. Tiger just wears you down.

Now mind you, I know he is the greatest player in the world. However, that smug, disciplined, power hitting, perfect swing of his-well, real people just don’t play that way.

Which was why I wanted Rocco to win. Tiger could have afforded it.

My ideal golf match-manno y manno? Tiger Woods vs. John Daly. Even up till 18- when Daly chips in for a miracle birdie. At which point his caddie hands him a beer. Everyman vs Robogolfer. With Everyman putting Robogolfer in his place.

4 Wives, some money issues, kids in 3 marriages, telling Calloway to take their rehab and shove it-now that is my kind of hero. Tiger on the other hand knows when to say when. Where is the fun in that?

So if you ask me-it would have been better for golf if Rocco had won.