First there was Cleopatra and Anthony.  Then there was Napoleon and Josephine.  George and Martha Washington have to be included because we need some Americans but we can not forget my most famous Couples of all, Freddie.  (I would also like to throw in my favorite blogging couple, GOT and JustRandy, you can figure out all the symbolism necessary and maybe I will add my version of how they would look later on this afternoon. )

I love to play golf and I will even admit that I enjoy watching it on a Sunday afternoon.  There is nothing more relaxing to me than to lie down on the couch on a Sunday afternoon and fall asleep watching golf.  Tiger is fun to watch, but my fan favorite is Couples.  He overcame some type of food poisoning or bug this week and shot an opening round 65 at the Nissan Open just up the road from me at Riviera Country Club in LA.  This is one of the most prestigious tournaments that a golfer can win and the only one that Tiger has never won when he has entered it more than three times.  It is ironic that Tiger suffered from a flu bug and withdrew in his home town tourny while Freddie moves on and is in perfect position to win today.  I for one am routing for Boom Boom, as he once was called, to win in style.  His effortless swing is beautiful to behold and I enjoy seeing the guys in their 40's win on tour.  (Makes me think I still have a shot at 42! Laughter from my wife behind me.)

Winning today will not be easy as Sabbatini has a four stroke lead, but this is one tough tournament to win as Tiger will attest.  The LA Open is famous for being Hogan's Alley who won this tournament in 1942 and was the runner up in 1946 and 1950.  Both times Hogan lost was to future HOF Sam Snead.  Freddie has won this tournament twice.  He won in 1990 and 1992.  If he wins again today, maybe they should rename it to Couples Lane.

 

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