Oak Hill provides the test, which has been hailed all week as a difficult, but fair golf course. A golf course where Claude Harmon provided the professional's services for decades would have no other reputation. Today's generation would know Butch Harmon, one of Claude's offspring, but Claude was a pro's pro.
I believe it is Tiger Woods' turn. We saw this pattern at the Open Championship, and Tiger doesn't want to let Phil Mickelson get away from him. Coming off a big win at Firestone last week, Tiger seems to have dialed something up in his game. Hard for me to tell because I don't get to watch much golf during the summer. Seems I have these coaching gigs.
I hope it is as good a tournament as could be imagined. We had a great finish when Shaun Micheel earned the Wanamaker Trophy. Tom Kite had one hand on the U.S. Open Trophy when the ghosts of Championships past haunted him and gave it to Curtis Strange. The Ryder Cup seemed to be Corey Pavin's coronation on Saturday night, but went to Europe on Sunday. I wonder who the unfortunate soul will be on this occasion.
Someone will have a stranglehold on the tournament, maybe even imagining the trophy on his mantelpiece, only to become another dust collector at Tiger's house. I think it might even be a short game specialist, or possibly a Champions Tour player. It's fun to see who the game will cruelly refine this time.
So...am I off base?
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