Posted on 06/06/2006 1:59:59 PM PDT by CharlieOK1
One day later, not much changed at the Memorial. Carl Pettersson had a one-shot lead, storm clouds gathered and players trudged off Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio, knowing they would have to resume the third round at the crack of dawn.
But yesterday was far from an ordinary day.
Two players who had been disqualified Friday evening for leaving the course before play was suspended were allowed back into the tournament when officials decided they were given bad information.
Jay Haas, the 52-year-old Senior PGA champion, played 33 holes because of the rain delays, tying a PGA Tour record by making his 590th career cut, then shooting an even-par 72 in the afternoon.
The hole location on the sixth hole changed in the middle of the second round when someone defecated in the cup overnight.
Kentuckian Steve Flesch, who held the lead after the first round, fell to 11 over par through 16 holes after posting two double bogeys, eight bogeys and one birdie.
With nothing to lose, big-hitting Bubba Watson gave the gallery something to remember. He pulled out his pink-shafted driver on the 363-yard 14th hole and drove the green, a 352-yard drive that left fans stunned.
(Excerpt) Read more at kentucky.com ...
A Hole in One!
BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
That would be A hole on 6!
Maybe it was a s*** shot.
Dang.
I don't think the Rules of Golf cover that one. Closest I could think of would be a man-made obstruction, but that applies to the point at which you strike the ball, not the point where the ball winds up.
Don't they call that a "squishy"?
Right in front of the CROWD????
Someone keep Ted Kennedy off the golf course at night - sheesh.
A lot of groundskeepers are illegal aliens. Just a thought. [smirk]
How was my gold game? S#!tty!
How was my golf game? S#!tty!
I wish I could edit so everybody couldn't tell that I had retarded fingers.
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