Good week fellow Moe Norman supporters; on this Monday morning let us welcome his straight-line golf swing, his eccentricities, and his unparalleled perspective on the golf swing.
Personally, I'd rather stick with the one-plane philosophy.
But, I'd definitely rather play golf with his perspective.
On Saturday, Anthony Kim again drummed Robert Allenby -- this time Allenby is not alledging that Kim was party all night before the match, but rather that Kim was overtly brash and poor-spirited in his lack of conceded putts during their semi-final match at the World Match Play Championship in Casares, Spain.
As you will recall, after Kim beat Allenby 5 & 3 in singles play at the Presidents Cup, Allenby charged that Kim:
“Maybe we should all take the theory of Anthony Kim,” Allenby said. “Get home at 4 o’clock (in the morning) and then go shoot 6 under."
Anthony denied the allegations and responded:
“If Robert had that to say,” Kim said, “he may need to go practice a little bit more.
An eventual public relations fiasco ensued and the situation was seemingly resolved.
On Saturday, Kim and Allenby faced off in the World Match Play Championship, where Kim was questioned about his lack of putt concecissions during the first 18 holes of their 36-hole match. (Via)
Kim: "I don't really think I have. Maybe a 2-footer, but it had a little break to it. Let's just say I am pretty focused on my game and if that slides by me that's a mistake."
Allenby responded: "That's match play. It does not matter, I will putt them all out if he wants. I'm happy to, I'm not going to miss them. I gave him four-footers but it does not bother me."
(Via: Jason Sobel)
Back to eccentricities . . . The construction of Donald Trump's much anticipated "greatest golf course in history" is finally underway.
For the backstory, read a fantastic article by Alex Shoumatoff from the May 2008 issue of Vanity Fair.
“Fourteen hundred acres with 3.8 miles of beachfront, just north of Aberdeen, which is the oil capital of Europe. The dunes are considered to be S.S.S.I., which means scientifically important something”—a Site of Special Scientific Interest—“and that you sort of can’t touch them. It’s like going in and ripping down a landmark building in New York. But I’m going to build a world-class golf course in the dunes and another 18 holes on the property, plus a tremendous hotel with 450 rooms, 500 homes, 950 condos, and 36 golf villas. I’ll know at the end of the month if I get the zoning. If Jack Nicklaus tried to do this he’d have zero chance, but they like what I’ve done, and because I am who I am and my mother is Scottish—between you and me, Alex, I’m going to get it."Jay Busbee . . .
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For years Canadian PGA club professionals used to gather in the Daytona Beach, Florida area during the Winter. I was given a video of Moe Norman doing a clinic for a group of them. Moe, among his "eccentricities" would repeat everything he said and he was constantly talking in the video, even while hitting shots. . . Of particular note to me was that Moe "did not" actually swing like he was describing. . . He advocated (among many ideas) not hinging the wrists during the swing. But, of course, he did so with a significant "down cock" as he changed direction. . . But, he was a phenomenal player - particularly on shorter courses where his accuracy made him lethal. . . With his many "quirks" he likely would today have been labeled ADD or given a similar diagnosis. . . Later in his life Wally Uihlein, CEO of the Titleist/Footjoy/Cobra company arranged for Moe to be paid $5,000 per month for the rest of life as a "gift from the game of golf." . . . Classy!
It will be amazing if Donald Trump can get financing to do another huge golf real estate development. The business is in the toilet (check out Bobby Ginn) and Trump's record is just as bad as most. . . But, developers are always optimistic, until they have to sign their projects over to their lenders. . . I suspect Trump is also looking around Rio to build a course, hotel and condos for the 2016 Olympic Games.
At least there you have great weather, scenery and nude beaches!
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