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“It's just really hard for me to play the smart play if I see anything else.” - Jordan Spieth—and every single one of us. Literally, anything else and I'll take it. Go for glory. Never lay up.
I'm tired already
HOW TO GET "TIGER FIT"
In my weekly scrolling, the algorithm sent me a post by Michael Farley, an assistant coach for the San Francisco Dons golf team. How about that for a hook?
The post was a photo of Tiger Woods' daily workout routine on non-tournament days—and you realize quickly why this dude was the world's best for so long...
5:30a - Wake Up (Okay, so far so good. I as well wake up at 5:30a... to the sound of a crying 8 month old. But same-same.)
6-7a - Cardio workout (And I'm out.)
7:15-8:30a - Workout lift weights (Cool, so 2.5 hours straight of working out before breakfast.)
8:30-9a - Breakfast (With my stress-induced appetite, I could potentially be on second breakfast at this point—grabbing a breakfast burrito from the work cafeteria as I arrive.)
9:30-11a - Hit balls, pitch into full shots (Already longer than any of my typical range sessions.)
11-11:30a - Putt
11:30-12:30p - Play 9 holes (In San Diego? Heck, I could bring bucket golf to the park and still find a way for it to take longer than an hour here.)
12:30-1p - Lunch
1-3p - Hit Balls/Chip/Sand (For two. Hours. At this pace you must hit the 10,000 mastery reps in like a month.)
3-4:30p - Play 9 holes (Interesting he splits up nines. Also interesting the afternoon 9 is longer.)
4:30-5:30 - Putt and more hitting balls
5:30-6:30p - Workout with weights AGAIN?!?!
7p - Dinner (No bed time listed, but if he's knocked by about 8:30/9 on the couch then I can confidently claim that Tiger and I begin and end our days the exact same way!)
Seeing it all laid out really makes you appreciate—what a psycho this dude is. On the next slide of the original post, there are a few more routines from other golfers. And it's night and day difference. Todd Hamilton is warming up, playing 18, taking a break and then practicing in the late afternoon. And that's probably why you may have never heard of Todd Hamilton.
Sorry, Todd.
From amateur to odds-on favorite at the AIG Women's Open
A LOTTIE TO LOVE
If you haven't been following the LPGA this month, you missed an absolute rocket ship of a career launch. Get to know the name Lottie Woad. She turned pro just a few weeks back... and she was the odds-on favorite to win the AIG Women's Open this week!
Read that again.
She was an amateur still when she won her first professional title on July 6th at the KPMG Women's Irish Open. From there she finished third at the Amundi Evian Championship. That finish earned her a Tour card on the LPGA. And last week she won again at the ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open.
All paving the way for this week where Lottie entered the AIG Women's Open as the odds-on favorite. Not Nelly, not Lydia Ko, not Minjee. A 21-year old English woman who's been a pro for a few weeks.
I tried researching some "fun facts" about her and I think it's very telling that the "funnest" fact I could find was that she sometimes used to practice golf in the snow.
She is an absolute machine.
Power Ranking Time
WHAT ARE THE BEST NON-GOLF AMENITIES?
This idea comes by way of @WaysToGolf on Instagram where they posted their own list of non-golf course things that increase a course's aura.
For my version, I'll drop the use of aura. Because I am fooling no one with my ability to continue aging down my vocabulary.
I will also clarify that these need to be reasonable things for a nice public or semi-private course to have. I'm not stepping foot in the world of private clubs who probably have a list of luxury that I could only dream of.
<Drum roll please...>
MY TOP FIVE NON-GOLF COURSE AMENITIES
5) Free sunscreen in the bathrooms - Look, it's almost always the cheapest sunscreen possible. But it lets me know you care about my skin health. And I'll still sneak a quick dollop to re-apply to my ears, nose and neck.
4) Bluetooth-enabled golf carts - I misplaced my own bluetooth speaker years ago but I always enjoy some well-curated tunes in the cart.
An easy win as a course to hook us up with the option for tunes while we ride.
3) Multiple local craft beer selections (bonus points for a white labeled course branded beer) - I am no stranger to an on-course Coors Light or two. But when you hit me with a local hazy or a branded house beer with the course's logo on it from a nearby brewery... I'm buying 10/10 times.
2) Hole by hole golf guide - I'm a sucker for a good story. And the illustrated flip books that name each hole and give you the quick rundown of how to play the hole is an elite level touch. I love reading 'em and pretending on each tee box like I'm about to try and intentionally shape a shot to hit the left center of the green on a par three.
1) Lamb Weston Colossal Crisp™ Fries - This is peak IYKYK right here. Google it. Or ChatGPT it. This is THE brand of french fries. The ones that are super crunchy with that weird semi-flaky kind of coating on the outside but still soft and plenty of potato on the inside. My work cafeteria has these now... and I'm at the point where I get a sides of fries with wraps, tacos, salads, grilled cheese. Literally anything.
Wildlife on the course alert
THE GOLF JOKE WRITES ITSELF
Zire re-posted a video from some dude named Randy Wallace who's affiliated with Srixon and I guess also a college recruitment expert or something?
Anywho, the video shows a bald eagle on the green as it chases Randy on the ground. ChatGPT got closer than usual this time with the sample image below.
The comment section is predictably packed with making an eagle jokes. And I continue to ask myself who are these people who either a) think they are being super original and firing off a joke without even checking to see anyone else making the same joke or b) actually see everyone else making eagle jokes and think they will outsmart the chain with an even MORE clever eagle joke.
Either way, it's a pretty killer wildlife on the course video.
