On This Day

I'd love to see Watson go on to win. It'd be a great morale boost for us old hackers.

Yeah it's great to see Watson out there, showing the young uns how the game should be played!

if he holds on it will an upset for the ages...

it would be like Jimmy Conners beating Roger Federer in tennis...

July 18th

1910 - Clem Kadiddlehopper was born...for old-timers only!!!

Well, similar anyway.

Golf, not being a competition of strength, reflexes, speed or endurance is more dependent upon skill, experience and especially confidence. Even a 60-year-old can get "in the groove" and re-kindle his confidence and run a hot streak, as we're seeing with Tom.

What usually happens to older golfers is they realize how goddamned hard it is to putt and end up with an chronic case of the yips.

Yep. I remember Clem.

I am probably the only one who never thought he was funny.

I'd never heard of him! I watched the cow sketch on Youtube just a few moments ago.An animal defecating on live TV is always guaranteed to give me a laugh.

I hear ya! Sounds like you're talking from experience?

Yes.

If I were Native American, I would be known as "Putts Three Times".

Actually, "Clem" is one of the characters portrayed by the late comedian, Red Skelton.

Likely unknown outside of the US, judging by your response, and probably for good reason.

A final off-topic comment about Watson. What a heartbreaking finish. After leading the whole way, he bogeyed the final hole to fall into a tie, and become completely unravelled in a 4-hole playoff. Damn.

I was rootin for Watson ( as were most of the crowd) and I was disappointed that he never made it. However Cink was a worthy champion and pulled it out of the bag just when it counted. Sorry to go off topic Tony, once I start yakkin about golf I could drone on for ever.

July 20, 1944

Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg plants a bomb under Hitler's conference room maptable at the Wolfschantz.

July 20, 1969

Neil Armstrong plants first human foot on the Moon...the crew become the first to actually see "The Dark Side of the Moon". At least, the side we never get to see.

C'mon Strat..what's this got to do with golf?LOL!

Good point, Axe!

Alan Shepard hit a one-handed-turn-encumbered 6-iron about 400 yards while he was walking on the moon.