Sunday, May 07, 2006
Yes, it's Timmer again
Warren Timmer lost three strokes and his lead on the 8th hole Sunday to fall behind a charging Ross. Approaching the 8th, Timmer led -4 to -2. But a double bogie -- to Ross' birdie -- resulted in a quick turnabout that shocked the gallery and Timmer as well.
After Timmer picked up a stroke on 11, the pair remained tied until 14. There Timmer launched one of his finest drives ever, a spectacular left-to-right reverse-spinner that threaded the wooded swamp. Timmer converted the Eagle putt and Ross never seriously challenged thereafter.
Spectator Edna Mahoney of Xenia, Ohio, was cheering for both players during the final holes. She followed the pair from 16 onward, where Ross birdied the tough par-3 with a drive that came startlingly close to acehood. "I'm normally a member of Timmer's Troopers, but Ross was actually competitive today -- kind of a change-of-pace for him -- and I thought it was going to get tight on 18, when Timmer drove into the trees and then killed some worms with his second shot. Lo and Behold, he survived and pulled it off."
After the match, NBC announced a reality show in which Timmer will coach 16 amateur disc golfers. One player will be weeded out per week and the final surviving contestant will receive a 2007 GLNRSTDGA pro card. The show's tentative title is, "Timmerican Idol".
-9 Timmer
-6 Ross
After Timmer picked up a stroke on 11, the pair remained tied until 14. There Timmer launched one of his finest drives ever, a spectacular left-to-right reverse-spinner that threaded the wooded swamp. Timmer converted the Eagle putt and Ross never seriously challenged thereafter.
Spectator Edna Mahoney of Xenia, Ohio, was cheering for both players during the final holes. She followed the pair from 16 onward, where Ross birdied the tough par-3 with a drive that came startlingly close to acehood. "I'm normally a member of Timmer's Troopers, but Ross was actually competitive today -- kind of a change-of-pace for him -- and I thought it was going to get tight on 18, when Timmer drove into the trees and then killed some worms with his second shot. Lo and Behold, he survived and pulled it off."
After the match, NBC announced a reality show in which Timmer will coach 16 amateur disc golfers. One player will be weeded out per week and the final surviving contestant will receive a 2007 GLNRSTDGA pro card. The show's tentative title is, "Timmerican Idol".
-9 Timmer
-6 Ross
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