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Subject: Practice Time and Fashion Crimes
Time: 5:00:00 PM EDT
Author: sblcraig
The most relaxing phrase in sports is "I'm going to hit a bucket of balls."
Next time you are stressed out at work because your co-worker's collection of McFarlane sports action figures has officially invaded your personal space inside your cubical; just say the phrase "bucket of balls" over and over. It's more relaxing then any yoga class.
Late Saturday morning I wandered over to the practice green to watch the pros smack a bucket of balls. I was not the only person at Medinah who had this idea.
The first group I watched included Tim Clark, Adam Scott, Woody Austin (who might just have the best name in golf) and Ian Poulter.
Ian Poulter continues to commit crimes against the fashion world. Today he was wearing a bright pink shirt and purple pants. It would be a really cute outfit if Poulter was a two-year-old girl. If he wears this outfit anywhere outside a golf course, he'd probably be shooting a pilot for a television show on Bravo. Poulter also likes to sport pants that resemble the Union Jack. This is a great move if you are the drummer for Def Leppard. It's a tragic fashion mistake anywhere else.
Later the crowd watched Sergio Garcia, Ben Curtis, Geoff Ogilvy and the man who is king.
Watch out golf world - Sergio Garcia is dressed like a golfer today. I mentioned this to Kevin Maguire and he said "Sergio is wearing white pants. You can't be a man in white pants."
Ben Curtis received the loudest cheers from the crowd. Well, it was the loudest cheer for any golfer not named Eldrick. Ben Curtis has a sponsorship deal with Reebok. He wears the colors and logo of the local professional football team. Let's just say the people of Chicago love their Bears. The reaction of the crowd to Curtis' outfit was far more favorable then when he wore Baltimore Ravens' colors to an event in Maryland. The event was in suburban Washington - where the Redskins rule the roost. Curtis was booed the entire time until he changed into burgundy and gold.
Tiger Woods once again showed why he is the world's most focused golfer. Tiger is a golf machine. The fans go nuts for Tiger, shouting funny things like 'Did you sleep at Jordan's house last night?' If Tiger had rabbit ears he would be cracking up. Maybe not like Sergio Garcia did on Friday when a fan said something to him in Spanish, but some of these guys are pretty creative.
When Tiger walked back to the clubhouse with his caddie and two armed police officers he looked like he was ready to go to war. His shirt was soaked with sweat. A few minutes later he popped out of the clubhouse to practice his putts before he teed off. He had on a crisp clean dry shirt - but it was identical to the one he was wearing on the practice range!
This means there is a guy in Tiger's entourage who is solely responsible for Tiger's wardrobe. This has to be someone from Nike, don't you think? What you think Tiger's suitcase looks like when he packs for a major? He must bring 16 shirts including four red ones for Sunday. Why hasn't Tiger's stylist done any press? America has the right to know.
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8/20/06 4:05 PM