Sleeping on a lead? I'll let you know tomorrow. |
The wind came up about the seventh hole. Fortunately, I was four-under before that. I had the eighth hole, a long par three, and it was straight downwind. That actually helped on that hole. |
The wind came up after about seven holes and I was lucky to be four or five under at that point, |
They say a 10 mph wind can have about a 2-inch effect on a 10-foot putt. That makes it really difficult, since you have to read the green and read the wind. |
Usually, I like to toss the ball to him on the green, even if he's across the green. At the end of last year he never dropped one. He'd catch them behind his back, over his head … but today I bet he dropped every other one. We weren't clicking. |
We were doing a charity outing together in Dallas and I mentioned that I wanted to see his woodwork. In the next couple of weeks, an engraved clock showed up at my house, signed, 'made by Byron Nelson.' He's an amazing man. I sure miss him here. |
You won't find a better guy. And he's got the game to match his personality. |