Golf Crazy

Yesterday in Tokyo, bomb experts diffused and removed a bomb that had been buried in the ground for over 60 years. That bomb, clearly a dud, was dropped by US Air Fighters during a World War II air raid and was originally intended to destroy “strategic military operations.” Although that bomb never exploded, Japan returned fire in the form of Ryuji Imada. Ryuji launched his own aerial assault going -4 on the back nine (-5 for the final round) including a birdie on 18 to force a tie with Kenny Perry. The tiebreaker, a repeat of #18, was Imada’s to lose after Perry’s second shot hit a tree on the back-side of the green, careened back over the putting surface, and dropped into the front-side pond. Ryuji merely layed up and 2-putt for par and his first-ever PGA tour victory.

Last week, I indicated that the door was wide open for someone to step up and start taking a command in the chase for the FedEx Cup. Especially with Tiger out. Although I am happy for Ryuji, I am a little disappointed that there wasn’t a “familiar” face up on the leader board. So far, Tiger is the only player to have won more than one tournament. I am really hoping to see someone like Boo Weekley, Trevor Immelman, or Adam Scott take their game to the next level and put together a few wins. I think we all want to see someone step up to the plate and give Tiger some real competition. I guess time will only tell whether this win was the bomb that will explode Ryuji’s career into that elite arena, or if it will be just another dud.

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