Bogey Bogey Start

 Man... just give it some time, and things turn around eh? Akshay wins and gets in, its Masters week(!!!), and I have myself a Masters kid, who turns 2 on Friday, with a party to follow on Saturday. That is to say... yer boy will not get to see all of his favorite week in golf. Alas, those of us that are parents, know the struggle... right?  Friggin Akshay!! My guy, our guy! He gutted out a win in San Antonio this past weekend to get an automatic spot at Augusta the following week. As if that pressure was not enough... Akshay sunk a 12-foot, downhill put to force a playoff and in a very ok celebration... separated his own shoulder. Sports injuries through celebration are a specific cringe in my opinion. My guy Akshay joins Tony Finau (ankle separation, Par 3 contest...memba?) Bill Gramatica the former Cardinals kicker who while celebrating a made field goal (that's your job) tore his ACL,  quarterback Gus Frerotte who sprained his own neck slamming his head off a wall whi...

 Well then... a 20-year-old sophomore in college won an event. Anthony Kim might come back. And he'll probably join LIV... right?  We've all heard it by now but last weekend a friggin 20-year-old won the American Express. Given his amateur status, Nick Dunlap missed out on a milli and a half payout, and 500 FedExCup points. Never a better time to finish second than last week. Yet another thing almost none of us can empathize with is, "Yeah, I missed a chance to win $1.5 million this weekend." Poor bastard turned pro days after. We'll see lil Nicky Dunlap elsewhere this season and you'll hear about it for the thousandth time here on Bogey Bogey Start. Golf.com reported this week that Anthony Kim is expected to return to golf this year. He is of course being courted by LIV, while PGA officials in the story "declined to comment." Classic PGA huh.. have you learned nothing over the last 2 years? Kim, who has not played professional golf since 2012, has ...

 Just wanted to pop on here and wish you all the happiest of holidays!  Now.... Jon Rahm and his one short leg are going to LIV. Golf balls are getting rolled back and pro's are pissed. As you know by now, my beliefs... fuck em. In other news, Tiger's back!  I believe that my pro golf viewing will come down to watching only the tournaments that El Tigre is playing in, and just hope for him to pull another rabbit out of a hat.  I'd rather that then watch these other guys whine and moan about balls being rolled back. Honestly, that drama is going to do me in altogether in watching golf, and I'll clear the internet of my presence and some other sorry sap can fiddle away their time trying to reach an audience. I started this because of my love of golf, but between having now worked in the golf industry, and seeing the demise of pro golf, and evolution of overt selfishness in the game... I could just pack it in... OR continue to just talk shit about these rich assholes.. ...

 Anyone else getting tired of professional golf? I mean, shiiiiit, I love the game of golf but these last few years have really tested my love of professional golf. Case in point... Patrick Cantlay at the Ryder Cup. I know I've thrown it all at Zach Johnson in previous writings, but let's take a break from him and move on to Patrick Cantlay. Known for his glacial play, and lifeless reactions, Cantlay reportedly was pouting about not being paid to partake in the Ryder Cup. Are you kidding me!? This knob should just shove off to LIV. His "protest" of not wearing a hat during the Ryder Cup is whatever to me. All those clothes are nothing any of us would wear on a golf course. What gets me going is you're going to throw a selfish ass fit that leads to fractures on your own team!? That brings me to Brooks Koepka and this photo... Rickie Fowler, Max Homa, Sam Burns, and the Xandy man took this photo wearing LIV team shirts after the US team got their asses handed to the...

 Wellllllllll.... whatdya know? Zach Johnson and Team US are getting their asses handed to them in Rome. As of this writing, Europe is up 9.5 to 2.5. This after Europe dismantled the US pairings on Friday morning, starting out 4-0. Now although it has been well documented that the US squad hasn't won on European soil in a Ryder Cup in 30 years, I would be willing to lay this result (to be determined) at the feet of Zach Johnson.                                                                      How many layers are you guessing? Why is this guy even the captain!? I believe this occurrence is part of the hangover of Tiger-Mania in the early to mid-2000s. After 2011, there was a battle of uninspiring golfers, and amongst those... Zach Johnson. While we can attribute greatness ...

 I'll be honest... Motivation has been hard to come by recently. Golf has slowed down, life is bizarre, and the seasons are changing. These transformations can seem depressing, but we've got to try and see the beauty in the everyday. I've taken time away from writing my mumbo jumbo golf stuff and reflected on the future of Bogey Bogey Start. That being said, let's talk about some recent events. Luke Donald released his roster last week. Donald lets recall, is Ryder Cup captain because Henrik Stenson chased money with LIV and was denied an opportunity to be captain of the European Ryder Cup team. Captain Luke has never won a major and is right there with Zach Johnson as one of the more "mehh" golfers in history. A fitting duel for the two of them. The battle for supreme mediocrity. Donald's closest greatness was when Tiger fell from world number 1, and Donald, Lee Westwood, and Rory did that weird three way back and forth business for a while. Our guy Luke ...

 Thinking I'd let the news wash over everyone before writing this but my thoughts have not changed so here goes... Zach Johnson has never been a golfer that excited me. Yes, he won a Masters and an Open Championship. Were they thrilling or even interesting events, or were you watching and hoping someone else won those events?  Now let's carry that onto the Ryder Cup. Yikes! With his captain's picks this week Johnson chose Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas, Sam Burns, Rickie Fowler, Collin Marikowa, and Jordan Spieth. Obviously, the big shock is Justin Thomas who has struggled all summer with form and had to make a cut the last week of the regular season to seemingly even be considered.Yes, he "wanted" to play on the Ryder Cup team, but ya know who also wanted to play and finished ahead of Justin Thomas in the regular standings... Keegan Bradley. Bradley who won in Connecticut early this summer, has played in 2 Ryder Cups previously, and this is the closest he's bee...