Is Padraig Harrington's Open Championship win doubted? Should there be an asterisk on the trophy because the tournament was Tiger-less? No. After all, Padraig won with Tiger in the field last year. Just because Tiger was not in the tournament doesn't mean Padraig's win should be discredited. Winning a tournament means that the golfer beat all the other golfers in the field of that particular tournament. There have been many tournaments that Tiger hasn't played in that other golfers won. Are those wins questioned or doubted? No. Why should this tournament be any different? Padraig played outstanding golf, especially on the inward 9 on Sunday to capture his second (consecutive) Open Championship. And the good thing about that is that he got to be interviewed again, and he has a cool accent.
Way to go Greg Norman, who lost the tournament. All he had to do was shoot even par to win or one over to force a playoff. It was definately within reach: Norman shot a 2-over par 72 yesterday in 40 mph winds. Harrington shot a 69 today. I'm not saying that Norman lost the tournament as much as Harrington won, but Greg, come on now, you have to do better than that.
Michelle Wie wins the "Where's My Common Sense and Elementary Intelligence?" Award for the month (and there still are 10 days left in July). Wie, well on her way to placing in the top 3 in the LPGA State Farm Classic this weekend to earn her LPGA membership card for the 2009 season failed to sign her scorecard before leaving the scorer's tent on Friday and was disqualified. Last time I checked, signing your scorecard is one of the most fundamental rules of golf. It's the heart of the honor system. And she didn't do it. Stanford accepted her. I hope she had a good transcript and extracurriculars.
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