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In lieu of a leader board

Thursday, July 30, 2009 Comments

The power of seemingly amateurish social networking sites is undeniable. Take this, for example: before checking the leader board at the Women's British Open this afternoon, I knew exactly who played well and who didn't.
All I did was read their twitter updates.
Read the following three tweets and guess who played well and who didn't:

1. "And now...A hot bath to try and counterbalance the freeze that has set into my bones!"

2. "And yes, I did hit a left handed shot out of a bunker today...figure out the rest."

3. "Having nice curry (different place to last time) and then bed and early morning!"

It's pretty obvious, no? If not, here are the answers:

1. Christina Kim, +1, T7
2. Morgan Pressel, +5, T52
3. Maria Hjorth, E, 6th place

Unlike my fellow blogger (Stina Sternberg, of course), I've succumbed to Facebook and Twitter, and I follow most of the players on tour. Although I wholeheartedly reject a recent suggestion that the players tweet during their rounds (yep, former-LPGA Tour Commissioner Carolyn Bivens brought that to the table), I do love reading their pre- and post-round thoughts.
--Ashley Mayo