Thursday, October 19, 2006

Desperate time - Desperate measures

Golf lesson of the week: Make sure you don't let your golf clubs settle too close to your trunk latch.

Last month my trunk got stuck shut because some plastic from my golf bag wedged in the trunk latch. Worsening the issue was the fact that my purse was trapped in the trunk. It is amazing what the mind can come up with to rescue something valuable. One of my crazier, although not too serious, thoughts was, Maybe if I pay someone to run their car into the back of mine the trunk lid will be jarred open. However, my craziest imagined scenario went something like this:

[Find a police car and speed past it, so I get pulled over.]
Officer: May I see your driver's license and proof of insurance.
Me: Gladly, officer. Here is my insurance, but you'll have to break into my trunk to get my ID.


Fortunately, I am still of sound mind, so the option that won out was taking it to the dealer to pull out the back seat. Unfortunately, all the struggling to turn the key in the trunk ruined the key. That led to some discordance between my key and the ignition. Fortunately, I have the original key, so all the problems are now solved.

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

RWWGR Tiers

  • Tier I

  • Annika Sorenstam


  • Tier II

  • Lorena Ochoa


  • Tier III

  • Karrie Webb ↓


    Cristie Kerr


  • Tier IV

  • Juli Inkster


    Paula Creamer


    Ai Miyazato


    Jeong Jang


    Shiho Ohyama


    Michelle Wie


    Pat Hurst


    Mi Hyun Kim


  • Tier V

  • Yuri Fudoh ↓

    Monday, October 16, 2006

    OWGR Tiers

  • Tier I

  • Tiger Woods


  • Tier II

  • Jim Furyk


    Phil Mickelson


  • Tier III

  • Adam Scott


    Vijay Singh


    Retief Goosen ↑


    Ernie Els


  • Tier IV

  • Luke Donald ↑


    Geoff Ogilvy ↑


    Sergio Garcia ↑


    Henrik Stenson*


  • Tier V

  • Padraig Harrington*

    Wednesday, October 11, 2006

    RWWGR Tiers

  • Tier I

  • Annika Sorenstam


  • Tier II

  • Lorena Ochoa


    Karrie Webb


  • Tier III

  • Cristie Kerr


  • Tier IV

  • Juli Inkster


    Paula Creamer


    Jeong Jang


    Ai Miyazato


    Shiho Ohyama


    Michelle Wie


    Pat Hurst ↑


    Mi Hyun Kim*


    Yuri Fudoh*


  • Tier V

  • Se-Ri Pak*


    Hee-Won Han*


    Seon-Hwa Lee*


    Natalie Gulbis*


    Jee Young Lee*



    * = New adds

    Monday, October 09, 2006

    OWGR Tiers

  • Tier I

  • Tiger Woods


  • Tier II

  • Jim Furyk


    Phil Mickelson


  • Tier III

  • Adam Scott


    Vijay Singh


    Ernie Els


  • Tier IV

  • Retief Goosen ↓


  • Tier V

  • Luke Donald ↓↓


    Sergio Garcia ↓


    Geoff Ogilvy

    Tuesday, October 03, 2006

    RWWGR Tiers

  • Tier I

  • Annika Sorenstam


  • Tier II

  • Lorena Ochoa


    Karrie Webb


  • Tier III

  • Cristie Kerr


  • Tier IV

  • Juli Inkster ↓


    Paula Creamer


    Ai Miyazato ↑


    Jeong Jang ↑


    Michelle Wie ↑


    Shiho Ohyama*


  • Tier V

  • Pat Hurst



    * = New adds

    Monday, October 02, 2006

    Bragging Interlude

    Just a brief note to brag about one of my fantasy golf teams. At this point in the 4th quarter of PGATour.com's Salary Cap Cup I am 16th in the standings. I doubt the good fortune will continue until the end of the season, but "Hooray!" while it lasts. :)

    Great Scott!

    The tiers are back up because they give me a perspective to talk about things.

    Despite only one win so far this year - and that in Singapore - Adam Scott has stealthily climbed to number 4 in the world rankings. Of course, big names like Vijay Singh, Ernie Els, and Retief Goosen have helped out a bit with their unimpressive play of late. With Phil Mickelson shutting down for the season, Scott can gain on him, but it is doubtful he could pass him at this point. It is unlikely that Scott will play more that 3 or 4 more events himself.

    Jim Furyk is back ahead of Mickelson and should finish the year at number 2 playing a few more events before the season ends. It is also likely that Luke Donald will finish the year as the top European, but we'll see how that plays out.

    OWGR Tiers

  • Tier I

  • Tiger Woods


  • Tier II

  • Jim Furyk


    Phil Mickelson


  • Tier III

  • Adam Scott


    Vijay Singh


    Ernie Els


    Retief Goosen


    Luke Donald


  • Tier IV

  • Sergio Garcia ↓


  • Tier V

  • Geoff Ogilvy ↓↓