i found myself interestedly watching golf this past weekend. (i know, right?) someone take my temperature! i even alluded to the pain of watching golf in my last survey/post.

i didn't tune in for tiger, either. i did find myself rooting against him, but i didn't tune in to root against him. i THINK i was lured into watching by directv's masters coverage. they had a channel devoted to a featured group, a channel devoted to amen corner, a channel devoted to the network (CBS) coverage and a channel devoted to holes 15 & 16. then they had a mix channel (the previously mentioned 4 masters channels viewable on one channel). add to that an interactive leader board menu and some great golf and i was in.

i'd write about phil mickelson's great shots (the ALMOST back to back to back eagles on saturday and the roy mcavoy shot from the woods yesterday), but if you care, you've already seen them and if you don't, you probably wouldn't even watch them if i embedded them (which i almost did).

i still don't much about golf at all. i know you're supposed to hit a ball into a cup and you keep score by counting how many strokes it takes. i know i took "intermediate golf" as a PE credit in college and got a B (DESPITE my skill level) and the only club i could hit "decently" was the 8 iron. and i know it was impossibly frustrating.

i don't know if all golf tournaments are as exciting as the masters was this past weekend or if phil just found some "magic." don't worry, i certainly don't plan on watching golf on a regular basis. i just think it's weird that i awoke to it this past weekend. guess i'm just a sucker for some good competition. BUT i STILL can't watch hockey. blech.