Well, The Big Break Ka'anapali shocked me again -- Lori was beaten by Sophie.
I know...I know...Kim was there too. But Kim, I understood and expected her to be in the final 2-some. But, Sophie? Nope...I did not see that coming. I was shocked she beat Christina last week. I didn't think she'd outlast Lori. Oh my...wrong again!
But...did Sophie really beat Lori OR did Lori beat herself like she said Christina did last week?
We won't know until we talk to the Big Breaker herself. Lori...what happened? It was like your putter was on steroids...
Line versus pace - hey...we've all been there! I am embarrassed to say I 3-putted a few too many greens today myself. Arg!!! I just could not get the pace right on the greens today. It seems that the harder you try, the harder it is to do what you want, and the more likely it is you do what you DON'T want to do. I have no doubt that Lori tried her best - her best just wasn't really "her best".
I think all of us would agree, we didn't see the real Lori out there tonight. Something was off - her putting was not even close to what we expect of her. But hey..."that's golf"!
So what do you think we'll see next week? Will Sophie shock us again! I guess we won't know until next time. Hope to see you all back her for Kim, Lori, Christina and Tina's take on the final episode!
Golfgal
I think I commented here recently that putting could be Lori's downfall. More than a month ago I realized Lori was considered one of the top two favorites but we really hadn't seen her putt often, and the few examples weren't stellar. She blew the short birdie putt past the hole on the high side in the Brittany/Brittany episode, then the 3 footer a few weeks ago was wide right a la FSU.
Still, I'd prefer Lori to be in the final. She was a central focus throughout and I always like the combatants who carried the weight of battle all season to deservedly make it to the final act. Sophie more or less showed up at the quarter pole, like Rosie Ruiz. That's probably unfair but it allowed an obscure reference. :)
Best of luck to Lori. I enjoyed reading her blog on TGC, a gutsy maneuver which required commitment. None of the other players blogged there. In this week's version Lori says she's been stunned at the negative reaction.
I'm still laughing at the producer's blog. He wrote he was dropping F-bombs when Lori was ruining the suspense of this episode via the 3 putts. Meanwhile, he already wrote the Kim/Sophie matchup of last week produced the best golf of the series, so anyone who read his own column was prepared for lesser quality golf this time, and presumably next week as well. Are we supposed to pay attention, or not?
Anyway, based on some forums I sampled tonight, plenty of viewers were thrilled Lori imploded her way off the show. I wasn't among them, but perhaps the producer didn't grasp he had a gem of a different type.
Posted by: Gary | July 02, 2008 at 02:39 AM