Hey Jenn, you can hit from the girlie tees
By Joe McAdory
Published: July 31, 2008
Golf is supposed to be a mental game, right? With my upcoming high-dollar showdown Saturday at Grand National against columnist Jennifer Foster, I figure it’s time to use a little mental warfare. After all, she’s been trying to mess with my mind too, making comments about upstanding LPGA star Natalie Gulbis’ attire.
Jenn, don’t mess with Natalie. Her outfits are perfectly within the etiquette of golf.
I figured it’s time to lay down a little smack myself. More than likely, smack talk will simply motivate Jenn to pummel me into oblivion. Or perhaps an over-motivated Foster will pull her shots to the left or hit beyond the greens.
Instead of words, I decided to make a little goofy video message for Jenn, who is due for an 18-hole lesson in the fine art of putting.
Saturday. 9:10 a.m. Grand National Links Course. Dime-a-hole. Bring your checkbook, Jenn. Hope your game is up to par, or better yet, double-bogey.
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Posted by ( ) on July 31, 2008 at 11:43 am
This is all good. I’m glad I could motivate
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Posted by ( Jennifer J. Foster ) on July 31, 2008 at 11:05 am
Ah, Mr. McAdory. So chivalrous. You are so kind to offer me the “girlie tees.“ I bet Miss Gulbis would have a few choice words for you—after she outdrove you.
I’ll leave it to you to decide which tees I play. You don’t even have to let me know until we’re on the first tee Saturday morning.
I have to hand it to you: Your psychological warfare is well done. Very nice. Very ambitious.
... And very, very confident.
After that object lesson of what a putter is, I’m especially looking forward to my “18-hole lesson in the fine art of putting.“ I’m sure you won’t three-putt even one green.
In the spirit of friendly competition, I see your wager and raise you one—video, that is—of the winner interviewing the loser, to be shot in your office and posted on both our blogs on Monday.
What do you say?
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