Kenny Perry (Fritsche/Flickr)I DIDNT GET the memo. No one told me they changed The Players Championship to The Old Players Championship.
You got your Kenny Perry, age 47. You got your Bernhard Langer, age 50. (Langer now hangs out on the Champions Tour.) And theres your leader, Paul Goydos, the frisky colt of the trio at age 43. Yeah, Goydos, a journeyman, with extra emphasis on journey.
I loved Pauls post-round interview with NBCs Bob Costas.
Costas: Why do you wear your top button buttoned when its so hot here?
Goydos: Because I have no shoulders. It keeps my shirt on.
Costas: Youve only won twice, both times from behind. Have you ever been the 54-hole leader?
Goydos: No, but Ive only been on tour 16 years. (Rim shot.)
Goydos, ranked 169th in the world, got the best of Costas, but can he get the best of the field on Sunday? A win would be huge for the player who is making his way back from golf oblivion.
Sergio Garcia is lurking, just three back. As usual, hes striping the ball, but the putts arent falling like they did in round one. They said on the telecast Sergio wants to putt like he did when he was a boy. Maybe he should try to putt like those old guys.
Langer looks like hes sweeping the beach for valuables. Kenny Perry is nudging it nicely. Goydos, Mr. 11 One-putts, looks like hes putting with a gardening tool.
On Sunday, the player who can keep his ball on the fairways and putt those nervy slick greens will walk off with the trophy. It might just be an old player at The Players Championship.
-The Armchair Golfer
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[Source: ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG]
