Remember sitting and watching the 2005 WSOP on summer nights back in 05? Everyone had a favorite to watch, whether it was Phil Ivey, Johnny Chan, Moneymaker, etc. Mine was Dan Harrington, not sure why but it just was. He had the characteristic of normal guy playing professional poker. Well yesterday his brother won the British Open. It was actually an incredible win given that he basically choked going into 18 and rebounded during the playoff to beat Sergio Garcia. As much as I love golf I had an aching feeling that this moment would have been so much better in mind if Tiger had been in the picture. There are always stats that show how events get some so many more viewers if Tiger is within a couple strokes of the lead, and I always figured that these are just fairweather fans, but yesterday I felt like one of them. I would have been on the edge of my seat expecting miiracle shots out of nowhere, errant drives that found the Burn but a brilliant recovery and amazing putt for birdie. Sure the tournament was exciting, but was t really great, eh.. This got me thinking about the ESPN "Who's Now" and I think out of any sport Tiger is the most "Now" He makes me want to sit in front of my TV for 5 hours and watch golf. Point is, good just Padraig...
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