Hey everyone,
Ashleigh Ignelzi, coming to you from the Media room at The Memorial Tournament and I must say, what an exciting start!
The weeks leading up to the Tournament were filled with speculation to whether or not Tiger Woods would play. Well, the speculation was silenced and not only is Tiger here to play but today in the Memorial Skins game he played alongside Jack Nicklaus! It was a thrill to be able to watch the best that the game has to offer.
I did a BIG no-no today. I did not check the weather radar before I left the house. Talk about big mistake. It’s freezing today, about 54 degrees and rain! But that did not stop the guys playing in the skins game for putting on a great match! Padraig Harrington and Tiger Woods brought in the big bucks for The First Tee Organization, for more on that check out our video that we shot today! Don’t mind my blue lips and chattering teeth, needless to say I was beyond cold!
The first round kicks off tomorrow, I’m certainly looking forward to it because the group of golfers here are an eclectic bunch from the old school and the new school. On a side note Y.E. Yang has impeccable fashion sense (but that’s a whole other story!) Zach Johnson who is 33 mentioned today that he is no longer a “young gun” and that the kids keep getting younger. He said “These kids that are coming to play are athletes.” Johnson has a great point and Tiger Woods discussed this topic as well today. Back in the day if you played golf, you didn’t workout in the gym. Now, many of the Pros on tour have trainers, and work with nutrition experts. This shows the growth of the game, how far it has come over the years and you know what they say, times they are a changin’ and the 2009 Memorial Tournament can attest to those changes.
Alright folks, I’m signing off and hopefully regaining the feeling in my freezing legs! Note to self: Check weather radar. Until next time!
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