Y.E. Yang: Haleztine Hereo!

While watching the PGA Championship and getting back into "school" mode today, I thought of creating a blog post in time order fashion. Y.E. Yang (I know, I've never heard of him before today as well) and the ever famousand touted Tiger Woods are finished through hole 15 as many surprised PGA people are seeing Y.E. Yang hang in there with a one stroke lead. He could become the first born Asian to win a PGA Championship. Anywho, I'm sitting at my table on my Apple and wanted to collect a few thoughts on this year's PGA Championship held in Minnesota (wish I was there, was fun in 2002!).

5:16 Y.E. Yang (-8) leads Tiger Woods (-7) by one stroke going into hole number 15! False, would be my first response, but we are not playing true or false right now, we are updating you with the 2009 PGA Chamionship at Haleztine.

5:20 Sure wish I had a huge HD tv right now. To all those who do, I'm jealous. Seriously, especially knowing college football is right around the corner.

5:23 Tiger's bad shots would still be more than my best. Yang is trying to end this (or is really, really lucky?). He came very close to finding trouble. A game of inches, bounces, and nature.

All Day Don't you just love David Feherty's voice? I wonder if he does any poem or book readings. Would be fun to listen to for sure.

5:32 Tiger putting...and they head to 17 & 18 one stroke apart.

5:39 Y. E. Yang has very cold blood flowing through his veins as he gently places his ball on the green. Should 2 putt from there. Tiger seems nervous. Ferherty's making jokes (about the amount of grass Tiger has thrown this week to get a gage on the wind here in MN) and I'm loving it. Enjoy that LONG grass Tiger. South Korea golf guru would have told you so.

5:43-5:49 I don't know where you'd be if playing this hole with Tiger and Yang, but I'm guessing I'd be in the water right now. Tiger is NOT in the Kentucky Bluegrass, but more of the Haleztine rain feed grass (to my facebook friends, I told you so.) Yang's water temperature is creeping up to triple digits as he shots his putt (slowed by the rain soaked greens? Could be.) Tiger's putt....waiting......good rhythm......good swing......good read.....not good enough! Tiger seems to be talking to himself, OR SENDING little messages to make Yang miss his short putt and not increase his lead.

5:52 On 18 tee off. Yang drives one straight down the pipe. Tiger hammers one to the edge of the fairway with a little extra effort.

5:54 86% battery life left. Thought someone might want to know.

5:55 Asian golf just got a boost. Like my post title states, Y.E Yang is becoming the Haleztine Hereo (I should really copyright that right now.)

5:56 Yang just gave the "golf shot" of the decade so far!!! Seriously, he used his 3 hybrid to just make ESPN's Play of August, the Summer, the PGA Championship, whatever you wish.. he simply just went at the pin and erase a lot of question on who would win this championship. Tiger loves the Hazeltine fast growing grass....NOT. Needs to whole it here to make things interesting.

Verne Lundquist (I'm pretty sure it's him) with call. "Y.E.. .SSSSS." Clever.

6:03 Y.E. Yang becomes the first born Asian PGA Champion. You'll be hearing this a lot the next week or so if you watch any type of sports shows.

6:05 "Get in the hole!" has to be a saying Tiger has on his pet peeve list. Two putts. Not a happy camper.

Okay. This started getting hard to do once I started using my DVR a wee bit much. This was a fun writing exercise and will have to do more watch/writing in the future.

Well done, Y.E.Yang. You took care of the Tiger and made the underdog victorious again.

This is my father Mark (on the right) after he shaved my head this past summer.

Waiting in the parking lot this fine summer morning was made difficult beings I knew my father would be surprised when he saw me. He wasn't expecting me to be in town until later that day, but my morning plans had shifted and here I was, smack dab in the middle of the Mason City Aqua Center parking lot, thinking of how I might react someday if my child surprised me with a earlier arrival time then planned on. I don't have children yet, but it's hard not to imagine being a father in the near future. In fact, in a few minutes, my dad and I would be in the swimming pool swimming laps side by side. Every once in a while we would wait for one another at either end of the pool, exchange a high five or hug, and then continue on as we only had an hour to swim. Although my dad and I didn't live in the same house for an extended time in my life, I think the last few years we've both made special time for each other where we can spend some good quality father & son time. I only hope I will be doing this years down the line.