He was always asking us -- and, obviously, Gary -- for advice on how to win a major. Now I can ask him for advice on how to win a Masters. We've all tried to win it for so long. Myself, Retief [Goosen], Tim Clark, Rory Sabbatini. We've all finished second. We've never gone that one step further. And it's a perfect situation for South Africa, given Trevor is in his 20s and so closely associated with Gary, who recognized Trevor's passion when Trevor was just a kid."
Els gave his driver to a volunteer after Thursday's 72 and flew back to London after Friday's 76. He hasn't broken 70 in four tournaments since his Honda Classic victory. Although he hasn't yet logged many sessions with new coach Butch Harmon, Els said he is encouraged. Also, The Big Easy has other things on his mind.
Weekley certainly would be an interesting component of Paul Azinger's 2008 U.S. Ryder Cup team. Boo could qualify on points, of course, but if not, Azinger has four wildcards. He has already expressed the desire to build an unconventional roster, if necessary, and Boo doesn't quite fit any mold. He chides himself for chewing tobacco, but chews anyway because, he says, he likes to spit, and if you have nothing to spit out, spitting "just white stuff" gets boring. "Bad habit, not for the kids," cautioned Boo, who might be immune from Ryder Cup angst because he is not what you would call a student of golf history. "I think Justin Leonard made a putt or something," he said of America's last victory over Europe in the biennial matches.
Speaking of which, Greg Kraft made his first appearance since he registered a victory at the Puerto Rico Open. Last week, Kraft made a point to find Azinger, who has also said he might lean toward selecting "hot" golfers with his four choices. That got Kraft's attention. "So I went up to Paul and asked him the other day here," he said. " 'If I win my last start before the Ryder Cup, am I on the team?' He said, 'You're in.' Great. So I told him I'm done for the year. I won on Easter Sunday, and that's it. I'm on the team, right?" Azinger, realizing he'd been had, rolled his eyes.
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