Reply #11: Wow - such insight on his thread [View All]

Fact: both players shot 1-over 71's on a day when the average score was 79.

Fact: Mikelson played the conditions and the course correctly - at no time did he look to hit the miraculous shot , or try and use driver on a hole with a 10 yd. wide fairway.

Fact: He had made two birdies prior to 17 to take the lead (almost three in a row), coming back from 3 down to do it.

Fact: He mis-read a putt on 17, after a nice out from the bunker.

Fact: Choking is shooting 78 on the final day, or playing the last 3 holes in 5 over par. Missing a putt has about as much do with choking as forgetting to wear a hat.

Watch/play a lot of golf, do we??

P.S. NY fans DID remind me of the horrible Ryder Cup behavior in MA - absolutely no excuse for that, nor for the BLATANT rooting against Goosen by the broadcast team.