MCCALL, Idaho – Man, this sky resort, lake-side town is beautiful.
The Mrs. got a wonderful photo of the super moon for those who are interested.
Let’s roll.
Photo by the Mrs. 5-at-10 / This week’s super moon as viewed over the Sawtooth Mountain in Idaho.
Open voices
So, the golf fans across the pond were not as forgiving as those at the U.S. Open who embraced LIV ringleader Phil Mickelson at last month’s event at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass.
Ryder Cup superstar Ian Poulter and outspoken LIV defector was booed on the first tee. Discombobulated, Poulter, who has been a fan favorite in Europe because of his Ryder success, hooked his first tee shot way left and missed the 150-yard-wide first fairway. He managed to save par with a fortunate ruling for a drop and was among the leaders with an eagle at 9 in his early-morning Thursday round. He finished with an impressive 3-under 69.
He was not the only LIVer dealing with bile responses.
Donning a LIV golf hat, Patrick Reed heard from the fans too. (Side note: Let’s be serious, Patrick Reed could wear a “I love everyone” hat and he’s still not going to be popular.)
So it begins, the final major of easily the most surreal golf season of my lifetime.May this weekend be more about the golf than the seasons, and to the almost 70 of you – including several newcomers – in the contest, good luck.
Braves wake-up call
So the Mets came to the A-T-L and took two of three from a Braves team that had been nuclear hot for the previous six weeks.
The Braves are good. Bona fide contenders for the NL pennant to face the Yankees good.
But now would be a good time for Brian Snitker to either remind his club privately or hint at it publicly that the majority of the hay the Braves made since turning 23-27 into 53-37 was made in a month-long stretch against teams with losing records.
Against the three other best teams in the NL, Atlanta is 8-12 after Wednesday’s loss. Reason for panic? Of course not. This team is good.
Reason to realize there still is work to be done? You bet.
Two more Braves points: