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PGA TOUR PLAYERS
Here is the deal, at some point there was nobody watching their every move. Whether it was age 8 or 18, they didn’t receive any negative or positive energy from the crowd after a bad or good shot. Compare it to Junior, High School, or College Golf, with no spectators allowed for the time being, I really think the younger and aggressive players on tour will thrive!
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Dear Bryson, and the rest of the golfing and sports world,
What we just saw this last weekend at the postponed 2020 United States Open was a rare feat. Dare I say, one we will probably never see again. Going into the tournament, we were warned of the rough, and a likely over par winning total. One man was not overly concerned with the length of rough. Bryson had a strategy where he stated that, if in the rough, he could still advance the ball to the front of or middle of the green.
What I saw, was a strong(really) man that played to his strengths. Bryson is not a home run hitter. Bryson is a calculated home run hitter. Bryson is really good at all other aspects of the game as well. Competitors in long drive competitions bank on one drive to move themselves on into the next round. Bryson is now one of three players to win the NCAA Individual title, US AM, and The US OPEN. The other two are the only two in the conversation for best players of all time. Bryson, the ball or should I say protein shakes, are in your hand... Unless the USGA takes the ball, and maybe conforming drivers out of your hand.
You had a vision and goal in mind and executed it without flaw. With the talent separation on tour being at an all time small margin, I highly doubt that anyone will win a major by six strokes in the near future. You might not have shot a final round 63 at Oakmont, but hopefully decades down the road we still talk about your final round 67 at Winged Foot in 2020!
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PR Part 2
Patrick Reed did this to himself first and foremost. Adam Scott & Cam Smith should be ashamed of themselves for pleading to the crowds to basically get drunk and ruffle some feathers. I’ll start with “Scotty”, everyone knows you’re still anchoring that putter. Also, you will now be remembered for begging the Aussie fans to get hammered and be obnoxious. When you end up getting drummed in your singles match tomorrow, you will have yourself to blame. I would also like to let you know that the B level actor, Adam Scott pops up on Google before you. For that, you also have yourself to blame. Cam Smith, you’re a little late to the “flat bill” movement, it’s not your fault...you’re just a Darryl.
To PR’s Caddie and Brother In Law, I probably would have gotten my money’s worth if I were you. I see the USA winning 7 to 5 tomorrow to tie the event 15-15...therefore retaining the Cup.
1. Reed is a Darryl. 2. Scott is a Massive Darryl and has been forever. 3. Cam Smith is an idiot.
Patrick Reed
Patrick Reed should have either been sat down for the first four matches by Captain Tiger Woods, or as it would appear be thrown to the wolves with the weakest playing partner available. Webb Simpson is a very nice and easy to root for player, that being said, he is not really ideal in these formats(especially four ball). Now Webb may have offered to play with PR to sort of take one for the team, which is a brave thought, but PR has been nothing but a distraction. After everything that went down at Tiger’s Hero Challenge, I am absolutely shocked that Captain Woods has sent PR out to get lampooned by the largely Aussie crowds for three rounds in a row. I am “writing” this gem about three holes into the 3rd round, and barring an absolute birdie fest...I really hope PR puts on a parka and tries to blend in somewhere for afternoon foursome play.
PR needs to have his people get together with Kuchar & Thorbjorn Oleson’s people, and then after that reach out to Saturday Night Live’s Stewart Smolley for a little mirror time...”And Gosh Darnitt, People Like Me”
On a side note, those putts by Patrick Cantlay and Justin Thomas were special!
If the US team does battle back to retain the President’s Cup, I will look back to those two almost identical and beyond clutch rolls of the rock.
Go USA!
AB, The PG&E Open at Silverado and Phil’s social media blitz.
Antonio Brown going back to school to get a degree is probably my favorite thing of 2019. I really hope he is going after a BS of sorts.....wow. He has been getting such great advice lately, if you combine a college degree with his people skills....lookout business world! What a piece of poop, in my humble opinion.
Let’s hope Johnny isn’t behind on any PG&E bills at Silverado. They are threatening PSPS which is short for Public Safety Power Shutoff around multiple counties in California including Napa and Sonoma. Let’s hope the winds stay down as do the probability of wild fires.
Phil is an absolute Renaissance man. He sweated out all social media for nearly a decade and a half and refused to sweat in the weight room. Those days are in the rear view. Phil has totally reinvented himself and continues to stay one step ahead of the game. You know you’re on top of the Social Media game when you are posting to advertise a future post. Phil is next level. Does he get revenge on Winged Foot? Maybe.
Rare Wolff in Midwest.
Matthew Wolff told his caddie he wanted to let it rip this week. Winning breeds winning. The top 3 Amateurs in the world that recently turned professional after the US Open at Pebble are announcing their presence with authority. These guys are all taking Spieth Drive instead of Keep Your Card Avenue. There used to be a period of transition...not anymore!
Tied for the lead with one to play, Collin Morikawa narrowly missed an eagle putt, and did not get the opportunity to win in a playoff. Wolff took 3 wood off the 573 yard par 5 and hit a 5 iron to just off the green, then emphatically hooped the putt for a 3.
Oh...and all Viktor Hovland done is record a T12 and two T13 finishes in 3 of his first 4 starts.
I’m excited.
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NBA game 6
Damian Jones might have to mature by like 3 years in a single game 6 right before our eyes to get the Dubs a game 7. Kevin Durant is a legend, regardless of this injury heavy postseason. KD, Klay, Looney, and Boogie I applaud you guys! Championships are never easy. The Raptors Coach(who has his own logo hat) may have called the worst timeout in NBA playoff history.
Brooks Koepka
What a display that was. Brooks Koepka won a major by two strokes with his B-/C+ game on the weekend. Pretty clear right now that he and DJ are the top 2 players in the world. Justin Rose, Rory, JT, Tiger, Frankie, Rickie, Bryson.....I’m sorry but you guys as of May 19th, 2019 aren’t playing with a full deck. It’s really too bad that Brooks and DJ weren’t paired together for the final round. We all felt that DJ was the only challenger that had the required firepower to make a move on Sunday. The cheers for DJ on the back nine were loud, luckily for Koepka they were two groups ahead.
Not very often is DJ placed into the underdog role, but that is where Brooks put him after his blistering 36 hole start. Sunday you saw and heard the New York crowd really urge DJ to entertain them, and he made a valiant effort. These Majors in the New York Metropolitan area always seem to produce some really great outcomes. Bethpage and the PGA of America should be extremely proud of the product that they put on display for all of us to enjoy! I think moving the PGA to May is going to prove to be one of the best calls they have made since adding the Black Course to the rotation! That back nine looked like the final obstacle course on one of my favorite shows ever, American Gladiator. There was risk and danger all over holes 10 through 18. The gusty and unpredictable wind added another difficult element to the long list of obstacles the guys had to navigate.
Ok..back to Brooks, the Thursday 63 was probably a top 10 round of all time. It was a flawless display of power, discipline, confidence and precision. It was like watching John Wick coming out of retirement. Then he backed up his John Wick 63, with a John Wick 2, Friday 65. He knew what he had to do on the Weekend. Brooks basically played match play against the rest of the field and DJ was the only one that got close to forcing him to play aggressively. The way the back nine was playing, pars were effectively birdies and bogies were pars. Someone was going to have to have a Carl Spackler back nine to catch him. I have yet to take in John Wick 3 yet, but I have a feeling it will not disappoint. Sequels are risky, there is always the chance that the follow up feature will fail to deliver or even sometimes flop. I don’t think we have a case of Caddyshack or The Hangover on our hands here with Mr. Koepka. I’m very much looking forward to watching all of his upcoming sequels.
Max Homa
Dear Max Homa,
Let me simply start with a BRAVO! That was some awesome golf! Holy Cowabunga! To win, in the fashion that you did was really cool to watch. The field...the rain delays...that was quite the statement victory! You were one of the best players on one of the best NCAA teams in history. Your journey in making the transition to professional golf from collegiate golf is a great example of just how hard it is to win on tour. It took an NCAA individual champion six years to get his first win on tour. Some never go on to win at the next level, but you never gave up. The putting display you put on for all viewers to witness was really special. In Today’s game, so much importance is put into length off the tee, yet you stuck to playing to your strengths and depending on your short game to get the job done.
Way to persevere,
As a longtime fan of of Cal Golf it was great to see!
Jess Miller Stimack
Coaching in 2019
Coaching is an art. Coaching is a science, especially in 2019. You can’t coach a team with a blanket approach anymore. You have to find a different and effective technique for each player you coach. You have to identify a way to get through to each individual. Sure, you can hammer home all of the main points like work ethic, time management, accountability, the willingness to learn and the ability to receive criticism, but you can’t rely on similar reactions. You have to adapt to each player, and how they interpret the instruction you are providing. A good friend of mine reminded of a great quote “You’re either going to be part of the solution or you’re going to be part of the problem.” I now have to instill the value of trying to get better a little bit every day.
Winning isn’t everything, but as hard as that is for me to type, it’s the truth. I was lucky to have played on teams where winning was all that mattered throughout my life. I was fortunate to be on those teams with players who had been told at a young age, either by a parent or coach that if you work hard enough and dream big enough that your goals were attainable. I now find myself really pushing the will to being dedicated to improve. Hopefully the goal of improving a little bit every day will help my players to succeed, on and off the golf course. That being said, I will never allow my players to accept mediocrity in either aspect.
High School Sports Parents
Dear High School Parents,
Please hold your children accountable for their commitments. My parents would have never scheduled an eye exam or an orthodontist appointment conflicting with a practice or match. These appointments would have either been scheduled during a school break when there were no scheduling conflicts, or even in the middle of a school day or a non practice or competition day. I have now been coaching at the High School level for thirteen years, and in just the last three to four years have seen a huge increase in looseness of protocol as far as this previously unwritten rule was observed. This has almost become the norm. I have now not scheduled any tournaments during spring break for the last couple years due to availability of players and creating further conflict. Midweek concerts…midweek Warriors games….at the very least, please hold your children accountable to their commitment.
I can’t speak for other coaches these days, but the successful ones I’ve had in the past have always preached time management and accountability. These are probably two of the most important things a coach or teacher can teach Today besides work ethic.
Warm Regards,
Jess Miller Stimack
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High School Sports Parents
Dear High School Parents,
Please hold your children accountable for their commitments. My parents would have never scheduled an eye exam or an orthodontist appointment conflicting with a practice or match. These appointments would have either been scheduled during a school break when there were no scheduling conflicts, or even in the middle of a school day or a non practice or competition day. I have now been coaching at the High School level for thirteen years, and in just the last three to four years have seen a huge increase in looseness of protocol as far as this previously unwritten rule was observed. This has almost become the norm. I have now not scheduled any tournaments during spring break for the last couple years due to availability of players and creating further conflict. Midweek concerts...midweek Warriors games....at the very least, please hold your children accountable to their commitment.
I can’t speak for other coaches these days, but the successful ones I’ve had in the past have always preached time management and accountability. These are probably two of the most important things a coach or teacher can teach Today besides work ethic.
Warm Regards,
Jess Miller Stimack
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My Dad. My Coach. My Biggest Fan. My Hero.
Dear Dad,
As long as I can remember, and through every stage of my life, you have been my biggest fan and my biggest hero. Youth soccer( you were not a fan of) but that didn’t mean you weren’t going to let me not experience it. I can remember after getting pulled up to a higher level league, and put into a position I had never played being frantic..”Dad..I’ve never played goalie before” and you were there telling me “Bud, just trust yourself, You’re going to be fine.”You were right, I put up a donut. As much as my Dad hated Soccer, he instilled the confidence in me that I would be fine. Which I was. Then with some Fatherly foresight, which I can only appreciate now...I tried out for a travel team at Goalie and was cut (only to find out later was at the request of you, to focus on other sports) Probably a really good thing...
1. Baseball
My first love, No matter how long your day was, you always found time to get in that long toss session, soft toss session in to the back yard net, or that 6 inning bull pen session on the side of the yard (Yes My Dad had built little league, and big league rubber mounds on the side of the house, and was my personal left handed catcher) while never wearing any protective gear. You taught me that as a pitcher, that my was my plate, and to keep hitters the fuck off of it. You taught me to think 2 or 3 pitches ahead of the batter at all times, and that if i didn’t think I owned the guy at the plate then he would own me. I still regret not going back to baseball my junior year after my broken ankle.
2. Basketball
“Son, if you want to play Basketball in High School, you are going to have to work your ass off!” I did, then broke an ankle, which led to Golf instead of Baseball sophomore year. I loved Baseball (and always will, because of you, and both Grandpa and Pa) but I knew Basketball was never going to be my sport (Although I could shoot the lights out from the free throw line, and with nobody guarding me on the perimeter....).
3. Football
Throwing a football was maybe the easiest thing that you ever taught me. “Throw it to where he is gonna be, if you don’t...then you’re playing for the other guys” That being said, Freshman year I was only a couple inches taller than 5 feet and was designated to the offensive line where I was told lineman don’t touch the football... Jordan Borowicz, You are welcome! 5 practices a week and only 1 game on Saturday was not for me. Sophomore year when I was sarcastically praised for being in good shape by playing baseball and walking fairways all summer long during conditioning and hell week was my “Enlightening”. You supported this transition to playing golf until basketball season 100%.
4. Golf
I can vividly remember those frozen, Sunday mornings on the back 9 at BV. Ice on my shoes leaving the tenth tee at the age of 7 or 8. Then waiting outside the gate, 30 cars deep to get the next week’s tee time. In fact, some of my best childhood memories were getting up at 430 in the morning to hop in the truck and wait in line at the parking lot for Mr. Flachman to open up the pro shop, check in us in and confirm next Saturday’s tee time. I remember our countless hours on the range at BV, and at the fairgrounds short game center. I remember at the age of 9 coming home from what seemed like an all morning short game session at the fairgrounds you telling me “Bud, you can be great at anything you choose, but I don’t know of many other 9 year old kids who can hole 4 bunker shots in a row like you just did. You have a gift son. And Golf can open a lot of doors for your future. If you want them bad enough, your dreams can come true.” You are responsible for every accomplishment I ever achieved in sports.
Dad, you were my biggest fan, and I just hope you know you were my biggest HERO!
I love you, and I miss you,
Bud
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Phil
The guy continues to knock on the door. He has somehow gotten longer with age, knowing that was the only way he could stay competitive. Who gets longer with age? Phil isn’t looking toward the Champions tour. The guy wants to WIN! The Guy wants to stay relevant on the grand stage. Technology? Sure. But it’s not like he is flying to Germany every month to get some super blood. Phil has Rheumatoid Arthritis. What he also has is an insatiable desire to continue to get better. He is now playing in a young man’s era, but please do not tell him.
Phil, please keep reminding us just how good you are.
Handshakes & Birdies,
Jess
The 5th Major
Webb Simpson just absolutely sang a symphony all over the field. It was like watching a Mayweather Bout. Get ahead early, wear the rabbit punches, outlast the uppercuts, and Tiger Roars. What a dominant performance!
Tiger Woods was still most of the story. Playing virtually pedestrian golf for the first two rounds, and extremely lucky to have made the cut. It seems now that the days where Tiger would get out of the gates to an insurmountable lead, and win with his “C game” on the weekends is no longer an option. Tiger is in chasing mode, whether it be the leader of that week’s tournament, or Jack’s 18 Majors.
Tiger, in his prime, never used to falter down the stretch, which he did in both rounds on the back nine this past weekend after hot front nines. The leaders no longer play “differently” as they did in the past after hearing these crowd eruptions caused by Tiger. It’s seems Tiger’s tournament alarm clock has been set 36 holes too late. I’ve been lucky enough to coach a few really good high school players, and the best advice I can give to them before an 18 hole event is to start their round as if they are 5 over, and try to get it back to even. Tiger needs to come out throwing uppercuts like he did for his first 79 tour wins.
Tiger, you are not a relief pitcher, get your starting role back and go throw some “No No’s”.
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Tiger Woods 2018 Update
Dear Tiger,
I just got done watching the condensed version of your first round at Quail Hollow, and what I took away from your round has nothing to do with the golf shots you hit. I’m currently listening to Darius Rucker Radio on Pandora, and “History In The Making” came up next on the lineup. #liveblog
I can remember watching you win not only tournaments, but majors with your less than “A” game. I was watching “History In the Making” looking forward to Majors 15, 16, 17, and then the ultimate, and seemingly inevitable number 18. You took on some serious physical injuries, and now they appear to be mental as well. You jumped to an instructor who seemed to be more thrilled with wearing your apparel, and being on the range with your peers. While all of this was happening, I was thinking to myself “Maybe he would be better off just “Typing in “Tiger Woods” on Google” I’m starting to think I may have been right for once. Back to Today, one thing was abundantly clear, you are hitting the same quality shots you did when you were not only winning, but in a dominant fashion. Your post round interview was as obvious as a bad poker player’s tell. The “Vintage” Tiger would never have talked about the greens like you did. The Best Player ever to play the game would never had said “Well, the way the course is playing, there are going to be a bunch of us close.” Where has the Killer instinct gone? I’m not that good at golf anymore, but when I was a decent at best player in comparison, my confidence was the best weapon in my bag. Every time I tee’d it up, I was trying to break the course record, a few times I did. Those times I didn’t(99.9%) I still had pretty good rounds, whether it was just short, or under par, I was still expecting the best out of myself. That being said, you probably hold a couple hundred course records....Where has that Tiger gone? The “Vintage” Tiger would find a way to “Just be better”, and that’s what I tell my high school golfers when they start vomiting excuses as to why they had a rough day on the course.
Tiger, google yourself, that once in a lifetime talent is still in there somewhere. Don’t just win again, tee it up trying to dominate again. You’re the best thing that has happened to the sport in the last thirty years, arguably ever.
Warm Regards,
Jess Miller Stimack
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Dear Golfers
I will start by saying that saying that 99.9% of you, and I are paying to play golf because we enjoy it. Whether it be at a private or public golf course, each round we play, we are paying for. It is a form of recreation for us. We are paying to enjoy 9, or if we are lucky,18 holes. For many of us, it is an escape from work, or a chance to spend quality time with friends. I have been playing the game of golf for 30 of my soon to be 35 years of life, and a lot has changed. I can remember being 5 years old, and being just as excited to go to the golf course as if I were going to a Giants, or 49ers game. Not knowing how much my Grandpa or Dad was paying for me to do so, I was in awe. I looked at Joe Montana or Will Clark the same way I did when my Dad introduced me to the manager, or Golf Pro on duty at check in at Bennett Valley Golf Course. They were literally larger than life heroes to me at the time, and I cannot remember one instance where John, Bob, Jim, Rodney, or Bull didn’t make me feel special, and put a huge smile on my face before I went to play 9 holes, or hit a bucket with my Dad, basically ensuring whether I hit them good or bad, a great time was still had.
The narrative has changed, and I do not understand why. At 34 years of age, I am on both sides of the counter, and have some advice for other golfers.
1. If you are pressed for time, and are expecting to play 18 holes in 3 hours, you are living in a fantasy world. Play 9 holes, enjoy your time on the course, and not feel rushed to get to your next engagement.
2. Show up to the golf course in a positive frame of mind, you should be excited that you are able to go play golf. (which you are paying to do)
3. The Golf Pro, or Employee who is checking you in for your round, or selling you that bucket of balls wants you to enjoy yourself and are there to enhance your experience.
4. If you start out the conversation negatively by asking “How far behind on the tee are you?” 1. You are already in a negative mindset, and are almost certain to not play well, or enjoy yourself. Please keep in mind that the whole idea of paying to play a game, is to enjoy it. Nobody is forcing you. 2.You will play better if your goal is to have fun.
5. Play golf to enjoy it, or treat it as an escape. In my experience, nobody behind the counter has sent someone to the the first tee or driving range in hopes of them having a bad time. We want you to enjoy yourself, and are in the business of making sure you do so!
6. Ask your Golf Pro at check in for a quick tip with an aspect of your game you are currently struggling with, we are here to help!
7. Treat others how you would like to be treated. It may be an old saying, but it still goes a long way.
Just some tips from a Darryl who started playing the game at the age of 5, is still in love with the game 30 years later, and chose it as his career.
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