AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am / PGA TOUR / February 11-14, 2010
Well, Bing and his 'clambake' are no longer here, but a 'Who's Who' of corporate America/World is, and they are playing, as usual, with the best Tour professionals on the planet.
Speaking of 'corporate', there is no bigger presence in golf than Barclays. That means . . .
On the PGA TOUR;
The European Tour; and
The Asian Tour.
Three continents;
Three tours;
One sponsor.
Tomorrow, Bob Diamond, Barclays Chairman and CEO, and his playing partner, Phil Mickelson (who has long represented Barclays) tee it up at the At&T. Their team is paired for three days with Joe Kernen (of CNBC's Squawk Box) and his pro, Brian Gay.
Has BG played in this event before Lynn? Does he generally enjoy pro-ams or dislike them? Hopefully he'll get plenty of coverage playing with Phil. It'll be interesting to see how his game stands up against the #3 player in the world for 3 days.
You should get him to come play in the Dunhill in October - with you as playing partner! (I'll carry your sticks if you like!)
__________________ The student senses his teacher’s steadfast belief and quiet resolve: “This is doable. It is doable by you. The pathway is there. All you need is determination and time.” And together, they make it happen.
Hmmm you've been working with Bob Diamond? Recently? Those Yoda lesson pay off instantly.
I'll take Bob Diamond to place for 20 quid!
We last worked in July 2009 at Loch Lomond, Scotland, the day of the pro-am for The Barclays Scottish Open. There were three other executives involved. I don't remember their names, but each began with . . .
Sir.
Before that, it was a couple of days at Cuscowilla, just before an outing with Phil at that little club 90 miles or so down I-20 in Augusta.
And before that, it was a couple of years working at The Barclays (inside our Academy and in the short game areas) during the tournament. In that setting, Jeff and Ted -- I call in all the Big Guns! -- each trained their intellect and camera on him and gave their all 'for the gipper'!
At Loch Lomond, Bob returned from a round and approached me in The Barclays pavilion off the 18th green. There he uttered the words most precious to any golf instructor:
Brian Gay fired rounds of 66-73-69-69=277, finished T-16 and earned $93,000. That gives him $296,436 for the year in four events. Nice start!
Meanwhile, Blake Adams, the 34-year old 2009 Q-School graduate who grew up and plays out of The Golf Club at Cuscowilla, had another fine tournament. He shot 65-74-66-71=276, finished T-10 and earned $137,433. Blake's fine performances thus far -- $183,999 in four events -- will stand him in good stead during the first reshuffle. I've attached below a photo of Blake and me taken on the practice tee just before the final round of the 2010 Sony Open. We had last seen each other on the practice tee at Cuscowilla, 4,559 miles away! http://www.indo.com/cgi-bin/dist?pla...Honolulu%2C+HI
Jay Williamson fired rounds of 70-70-69-76=285, earned $13,392 and finished T61.
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