Well it seems that little pep talk I gave Justin Rose had the desired effect. After catching Jason Day on day 2, Justin was never headed again and comfortably took home the bacon, thereby atoning for his shitty last day at Hartford, Connecticut.
Both the Craic Meister and I had Rose and so the Skinny moves to $24, the overall to &168, we all owe $135, Rooster Rooter has $24 and the Weather Woose has $276.
This week we move inland to Illinois for the John Deere Classic, played at the TPC Deere Run, a course purpose built for this tournament. It started life as the Quad City Classic in 1971 but has never had a very strong field. The main reason for that it that it is played the week before the British Open, and so the John Deere Classic tends to be won by relative unknowns. Not that they are not that good players - just unknowns. Players to get their 1st PGA Tour Victory here include Vijay Singh, Payne Stewart, David Toms and Sean O'Hair.
Hard to give advice here. This is one of the easiest courses all year on the PGA Tour. Length or lack of it is not a real issue and the greenside misses aren't too challenging either. The greens however, are tiered into sections, which means that the player who is stiffing his irons during the week, and then making those 6 footers for birdie, will win with a 20+ under score. That description sounds alot like Steve Stricker, who also happens to be the defending champion. His form since coming back from his shoulder injury has not been all that hot though.
For some of the lower ranked pro's, this is a good week to take it out, as the winner goes to the British Open if not already qualified. One of those weeks when just about anybody could win, if their iron play gets hot.
Good Luck All!
The LRFG !
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