News Drought

I hate when no new sporting news is out. When I watch SportsCenter in the mornings where this is the case, I watch pointless interviews about rumors and speculation. To me, it's quite boring. I watched the show SportsNation the other day on ESPN, and partially due to the complete lack of interesting news, it was the most boring show ever. I watched as they debated over a new rookie in the NFL would make a bigger splash than a new soap opera show. You can surely tell it was utterly fascinating.

Here's a piece of news you probably won't hear about: Carl Pettersson won the RBC Canadian Open today, thanks to a 60 (-10) in the third round. Pettersson is a burly man, and it is good to see someone not as fit winning a championship like this. I tried out for the golf team, and in 100 degree heat index, it is not easy AT ALL to walk 18 holes. Congratulations, Carl.
Pettersson is building momentum for himself by playing most all tournaments, and with his win today earns himself a spot in the PGA Championship this year, along with the Masters next year. Meanwhile, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are doing the opposite. By sitting out most tournaments, they are leaving their struggles for the big tournaments. Tiger Woods should be playing every tournament possible to fix his kinky swing. If he thinks he can use the range for preparation for the most difficult tournaments of the year, he is mistaken. It's the same thing with Phil. His struggles might not be so mighty in the majors if he would play more routine tournaments.
So, at the PGA Championship, I'm cheering for a regular on the European or PGA Tour. Forget the pros that forget the small tournaments.