The best thing about having Jason Bohn grab the 36-hole lead was you got to hear all about that million dollar hole-in-one again. J-Bo popped a couple of ribs last year at Memorial then re-broke them that day at your tournament at Congressional and had to take a medical for the rest of the year. At least he didn't get bored and do some John Daly "No-Shirt-No-Shoes-No-Service" video and show up on YouTube barefoot, beltless in blue jeans and topless in the Ozarks. Hey, you think J.D. waxes? Oh, and the thing about his ex-Hope girl and the Rocket came out, too, though that's old news out here, isn't it?
Anyway, J-Bo has 'em all laughing just like always. Says it was the day after Halloween, and he was a sophomore at Alabama. Says he's wearing this Batman cape (you favored Spiderman, right?), and he goes to every party in Tuscaloosa the night before then passes out on the floor of his apartment. The next morning his roommate wakes him up, makes him go to the hole-in-one thing because Jason wasn't feeling too good, you know? There's like this qualifying round then he snoozes for a couple of hours until he gets the chance to dunk the seven-figure 9-iron. Best shot ever made by a human barley fogger. He turns pro while he's still in the air on his first jump, takes the mil in annual installments, and the rest is mini-tour legend. Of course, what he gets every year isn't even tip money to you, but it meant a lot to him, I guess.
Sunday figured to have a major champion winner of some kind or other chasing the kid, who slept on a four-shot lead. The smart money was on Jimmy Furyk or Geoff Ogilvy, who I swear walks like the Australian Don January, sort of like he's up to his waist in water. Maybe Vijay Singh or even Phil. But, instead, here comes out-of-nowhere Ben, who hasn't had a decent tournament in the 48 contiguous states all year. He birdies the first four holes and finishes with a 65 for closest also-ran. So, that's about it. After it was all over, I bet Calc sent Eric a text message, something like: "This time you're fired for sure. :)" Give my best to Elin and Sam. See you when I see you.
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