I played poorly starting off today, but the game came on & I eventually made 3 birdies and a bunch of pars for a decent score. On the last hole I was tired & felt I did not really make an effort on tee. The result was a bad swing causing me to not even being able to bogey that last hole - a short par 5. Later I found out that if I'd made just a bogey I'd lowered hy handicap & felt really proud. Up to that point I had a really good score going. I was just not aware of it. And a bit tired.
As we know Tiger became the first to hold all four professional majors at the same time, the "Tiger slam".
Looked at some of Nicklaus stats. Noticed he feel to Lee Trevino by one shot in the 1972 Open Championship. That after having won all three of the preceeding majors; the 1971 PGA, the 1972 Masters and the 1972 U.S. Open.
In other words ONE shot over a total of 288 played holes robbed Jack of the "Bear slam".
Not that I care a lot about this, even though golf historicians do.
Not to say that that Jack "should have" had one shot less or that Tiger got lucky with one of his.
But to say: This very shot may matter.
Next round I will remember this & execute every shot as if it was my last ever.
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When James Durham recorded 94 at the Old Course at St Andrews in 1767, he set a course record that lasted 86 years. Golf: A curious sport whose object is to put a very small ball in a very small hole with implements ill desiged for the purpose - Sir Winston Churchill
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