Short blog this week due to the upcoming holiday. A couple things on the radar here at the Brickyard are an important upcoming event and a change to our Twilight Golf program start time to 3 p.m. starting on Labor Day, as the days get shorter.
The earlier start to Twilight Golf should allow players a little more time for that late-afternoon round here at the Brickyard.
The big argument in golf after the PGA Championship is: Who is the No. 2 player in the world? We all know Tiger is No. 1.
My thoughts are Padraig Harrington. Paddy wins two majors in a row, and Phil Mickelson stumbles, so it should go without saying that Paddy is No. 2.
Do you think Tiger was sitting home these last two majors wondering, “What if?” Probably not, but I bet he wanted to be there and play two of the most difficult courses in championship golf.
This now leads me to another question: Why is golf not an Olympic sport? Golf has been around forever.
It is Thursday and about 2 p.m., and I am in the middle of our IGA-PGA Challenge Cup matches between the amateurs and PGA Professionals of Indiana at Brickyard Crossing.
My partner this morning was Ryan Ford from the Legends of Indiana golf course in Franklin. Our opponents were Brian Harris, from Kokomo, and Ross Cossart from Knightstown. Ross also goes to Ball State University, my alma mater.
Sorry for not writing a blog last week; we were a little busy with a few events surrounding the race. A few of the drivers played last week in the Chevrolet Media Day golf tournament. It seems like more drivers are playing than in the past. This takes in account drivers from Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Craftsman Truck series.
Not a whole lot going in golf with the exception of the U.S. Senior Open out in Colorado this week. One of my good friends, Bob Stephens from here in Indy, qualified and shot a very respectable 71 in the first round. Bob does a little practicing here at the Brickyard and has won numerous amateur tournaments here in Indiana.