Woody Austin is notorious for on-course meltdowns that touch the hearts of golf watching Americans. So when he had a one stroke lead with two holes to play in the final round of the Buick Invitational today, all we could do was hope for the best. Meaning, in an ideal world, Woody would cough up at least one stroke to force a playoff, and drop some "playing like a dog" line on us.
But it was much better than that, only we haven't been privy to the meltdown yet. Woody closed out bogey-bogey, blasting a par look past the hole on 17 and doing the same thing with a birdie look on 18 for the outright lead. His par putt, predictably, missed left by about an inch.
Not surprisingly, CBS cut to commercial immediately after the pairings' handshakes, but we can only hope someone got a mic in front of Woody as quickly as possible.
Oh, and it's worth mentioning that he brought back the most ridiculous shirt of all time (although it is quite American) from the first round of the U.S. Open for the final round at the Buick. After the jump, more of Woody's awesome shirts from this weekend.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
6-29-2008 @ 6:49PM
Matt said...
I enjoyed the fist pump after the missed putt on 18.
There is no doubt that Woody is the favorite guy to root against on tour, not to see him lose necessarily, but to see him act like a freak show.
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6-29-2008 @ 6:50PM
Matt said...
Oh and one other thing. Tell the guy to mix in some tees. Has there ever been a player that teed off with driver without one?
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6-30-2008 @ 1:33PM
B.R.V. said...
poor...poor....woody, I've never seen such a poor, pathetic, whining, loser! Always excuse after excuse for not being able to close the deal. My all time favorite is "I out played Tiger by 7 shots and lost to him by 4". Is that the most assinine, ridiculous thing you've ever heard? It just goes to show you how dellusional he is. The more you try to deny and discredit Tiger's greatness, the more foolish you look. I'm sorry that you and the rest of the Tour are left to fight for whatever crumbs Tiger leaves behind.
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6-30-2008 @ 3:55PM
Arthur Beitchman said...
To each his own when it comes to golf shirts, and Woody has certainly demonstrated that the old-line conservative look is not the only one in town. Lots of folks are thinking, "Why not have some fun in my golf attire?" While some of the announcers at the Buick Open mentioned Woody as the only player that could be recognized from the Goodyear Blimp, he sure made everyone take notice as he charged for the cup. So what's wrong with that, folks? Isn't there a little "Woody" in all of us? By the way, if you want one of those wild and crazy shirts Woody wears, check out my website.
Arthur
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