Doc’s Alternative 2013 British Open Awards
What a wonderful British Open it was. Here are my favourite bits from the week in a tidy little awards package!
Follow @golfcentraldocSmashing Time Award
Goes to Dane Thomas Bjorn who smashed the lens on a €70,000 BBC camera whilst trying to extract his ball from the rough on his very first hole. He’s always had a love hate relationship with the media!
Best Lookalike Award
Goes to leading amateur contender Jimmy Mullen and Happy Gilmore’s first caddie. The likeness is uncanny!
Incredible Honesty Award
Goes to Rory McIlroy who after again bowing out of a Major Championship with a whimper, described his performance as “Brain Dead.†It’s a mark of the man, that isn’t afraid to call it like it is.
Best Sunglasses Award
Go to Lee Westwood’s yellow Bolle shades. Having contacted the company (yes I am that nerdy) I found out that they are a VIP version of their Vortex sunglasses. They wouldn’t look out of place on Chris Froome!
Best and Worst Tartan Award
Of course it’s okay to wear the traditional tartan when in Scotland, indeed it’s almost mandatory to make an effort. Ian Poulter’s Friday trousers complete with matching t-shirt and shoes met with universal approval whereas Brandt Snedeker got it all wrong his off colour effort. At least his game wasn’t off colour!
Pic Of The Week Award
David Lynn picked up on the scramble of the apparel companies to publish what their players will be wearing each day at the Majors, by posting his own preview of his day two outfit. I don’t think that colour could even be described as “tan!â€
Best Friend Award
Goes to Tiger Woods. It’s a well known fact that Tiger doesn’t have many good friends, but Graeme McDowell can certainly consider himself one of them. Following their pairing together Woods, in an interview, constantly referred to GMac as “G.†Now to be on first names term is friendly, but to be on first initial terms, that means they’re “besties!â€
Best Wag Award
Goes to Lindsey Vonn, who showed at Muirfield she’s got a serious sense of humour. Here she is doing a spot of Dufnering with friend Nadine Moze and guess who? Jason Dufner!
Best Carnage Award
The treacherous 15th green saw four putts from Zach Johnson and Brandt Snedeker but Nicolas Colsaerts took the biscuit with a Friday 5-putt. That nine on the par-4 was compounded when the Belgian found out he missed the cut by a single shot.
No Friend Award
Great spot by Eamon Lynch who tweeted this picture of the timesheet for the practice round at Muirfield, with the tagline “Deer Antler Spray Costs You Friends. Exhibit A.†Now look for Vijay Singh’s name on the timesheet!
Left Hanging Award
To be “left hanging†is to offer your hand for a handshake only for it to be totally ignored. That is exactly what happened to Jordan Spieth who extended his hand to interviewer Tom Rinaldi at the end of his Thursday interview. As the camera cut away, the audio was left running, and Rinaldi was heard to roar with laughter and shout “I totally left you hanging there.†TV Gold.
Tweet Of The Week Award
Ian Poulter was not happy with the green speeds and pin placements on day one. After dropping four shots in his final five holes, he got straight on to his twitter account to rant, comparing the set-up to crazy golf. “The 8th hole is a joke and the 18th needs a windmill & clown face,†vented Poults. He does have a way with words!
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