Friday, September 24, 2004
Carpe Diem - SEIZE THE DAY
Reading Al Shipnuck's latest SI Random Ryder Cup thoughts article got me thinking
He usually does.
His mention of Chip Beck at the Masters brought to mind how Chip didn't seize the day.
But first Al's interesting comment on the Ryder Cup.
Think about this: If Justin Leonard's 45 foot putt in '99 doesn't go in and Langer's five-footer in '91 does, the U.S. would have lost nine of the last 10 Ryder Cups.
In the same article there's this passage.
The American rookies, on the other hand, were old guys (Fred Funk, Kenny Perry) or creampuffs (Chris Riley, Chad Campbell). Poor Riley is going to go down as the symbol of this Ryder Cup just as Chip Beck's layup at the Masters has come to embody the decline of American golf in the '90's.
Ah yes Chip chickening out and Bernhard Langer seizing the day. A classic tale.
Is it any wonder that Bernhard has just gone on to captain a very successful Ryder Cup team and some of you reading this are asking yourselves "Chip who?"
Digging through Rick Reilly's archives I found this
Germany's Bernhard Langer put on a gutsy show to maintain Europe's stranglehold on the Masters
Scroll down quite a bit and you'll read all about Chip and read of how he didn't seize the day. Including this passage.
As Langer and caddie Coleman walked ahead, they were sure Beck would go for it on 15. ''He's got to,'' Coleman said. ''If he wants any chance to win this tournament, he's got to.''
Ah well such is life for those who don't seize the day.
Come tomorrow when I'm out there and on a roll I'll try to remember the moral of this story - Like saying to myself.
"Carpe diem, So what! So it's a very fast sneaky downhill putt, I've sunk heaps in my time." But then there were the many other times. Ummmh!
I'll keep you posted.
He usually does.
His mention of Chip Beck at the Masters brought to mind how Chip didn't seize the day.
But first Al's interesting comment on the Ryder Cup.
Think about this: If Justin Leonard's 45 foot putt in '99 doesn't go in and Langer's five-footer in '91 does, the U.S. would have lost nine of the last 10 Ryder Cups.
In the same article there's this passage.
The American rookies, on the other hand, were old guys (Fred Funk, Kenny Perry) or creampuffs (Chris Riley, Chad Campbell). Poor Riley is going to go down as the symbol of this Ryder Cup just as Chip Beck's layup at the Masters has come to embody the decline of American golf in the '90's.
Ah yes Chip chickening out and Bernhard Langer seizing the day. A classic tale.
Is it any wonder that Bernhard has just gone on to captain a very successful Ryder Cup team and some of you reading this are asking yourselves "Chip who?"
Digging through Rick Reilly's archives I found this
Germany's Bernhard Langer put on a gutsy show to maintain Europe's stranglehold on the Masters
Scroll down quite a bit and you'll read all about Chip and read of how he didn't seize the day. Including this passage.
As Langer and caddie Coleman walked ahead, they were sure Beck would go for it on 15. ''He's got to,'' Coleman said. ''If he wants any chance to win this tournament, he's got to.''
Ah well such is life for those who don't seize the day.
Come tomorrow when I'm out there and on a roll I'll try to remember the moral of this story - Like saying to myself.
"Carpe diem, So what! So it's a very fast sneaky downhill putt, I've sunk heaps in my time." But then there were the many other times. Ummmh!
I'll keep you posted.
