Greatest Match for TW and Weekend Play for MW

TW and AB went at it for 20 holes yesterday afternoon down in Tucson. I kept up with it on the internet and then when the suspense got too much for me, I called Jim, who I was sure was watching the match on the Golf Channel, to see what was happening. So, for holes 18, 19 and 20, Jim did a play by play for me once Tiger and Aaron got to the green. Being firmly on the side of Tiger, I sweated out those two relatively short putts that Baddeley managed to miss on 18 and 19, and then finally relaxed when Jim reported Tiger hitting the ball, it's on it's way, it goes in! Tiger wins!

The linked article from cbssports.com:

In perhaps the greatest match in the 10-year history of the Accenture Match Play Championship, if not Woods' 13-year career, the two were credited with 22 birdies in a brilliant battle that didn't end until the world No. 1 rolled in a 13-footer to win on the second extra hole.

Pretty impressive and great fun to boot.

And over in Hawaii at the Fields Open (?), Michelle Wie played her round in one over yesterday and stands at two under and tied for 41st. Hey, she made the cut and plays on the weekend! From lpga.com:

Wie among 15 tied at 3-under. Michelle Wie carded a 1-over-par 73 on Friday as she continues play into Saturday's final round tied for 41 st at 2-under-par 142 (69-73). With three birdies and four bogeys, perhaps her most impressive hole was on the par-5, 489-yard fifth, where she sank a 40-foot putt to save par. Wie, who is taking her freshman spring quarter at Stanford University off to focus on her golf game, gained entry to the 2008 Fields Open in Hawaii as a sponsor invite.

Go Michelle... Here's a clip showing the young lady hit the golf ball (from the Golf Channel from Thursday's play.)

Meanwhile in Loogootee, the greensward just north of town where locals of all ages go to play an occasional round of golf, the greens are buried under ice and snow. Dang it all.