The Golden Goosen

On a Shinnecock Hills golf course with conditions so difficult that the average score was a lofty 78.8 and no one broke par on the final round, South African Retief Goosen won the US Open by two strokes with 11 one-putt holes in the final round. Retief Reaches Summit [Newsday.com]. Now everyone -- including Tiger Woods, who was never in contention and played as poorly as anyone on the course -- is criticizing the USGA, saying they made it too hard to play. But every player was on the same course, so it was equally hard for everyone.

These guys make millions every year for hitting a little ball around in the sunshine. Suck it up and play the game. That's what Goosen did, while competitors like Phil Mickelson (double bogey on the 17th hole with a three-putt) folded all around him. I say the guy plainly deserves his victory and the others are just cry babies.

 Posted by glenn