Davis Calls Penalty On Himself To Lose Heritage

((HT: Fox28 Savannah))

Brian Davis moved a loose reed during his backswing Sunday on the first playoff hole. He would call a two-stroke penalty on himself that gave Jim Furyk a victory at the Verizon Heritage.

"It's just awkward to see it happen at such a key moment in the golf tournament," Furyk said. "Awkward for him to lose that way, and a little awkward for me to win."

After moving the reed, Davis asked for PGA Tour tournament director Slugger White and told him his version of what went down. White consulted with officials who checked TV replays and confirmed what Davis thought- the violation cost him what could have been his first PGA Tour victory.

White thinks that what Davis lost on the course in a title will be regained in his reputation for what he did Sunday on hole 73.

"That will come back to him spades, tenfold," White said.

The HQ hopes so...

Here's post-game coverage of the final round of the Heritage...
FOSG's Frank Sulkowski ((aka "The Big Guy")) and Allen Kinzly ((aka "HD")) have the blow-by-blow of the bizarre ending...
((HT: TheCoastalSource.com))


We'll check back in with the boys next weekend with their coverage of the Legends tourney down there as well...

"Faldo Fails at Valhalla"

That's the key line from the perspective of the Sky Sports broadcasters at the Ryder Cup from this weekend...

Those of us at OSG HQ really dig Anthony Kim's belt buckle ((thanks, Pam Spaulding/Louisville Courier-Journal))

The clincher is down below from their point of view ((thanks, Sky Sports and the youtube))...
Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez goes for his putt against Jim Furyk...
Furyk's post-match reaction follows...

The rest... you know...

Doug Ferguson got some time with Kenny Perry, one of the two native sons playing for the Stars and Stripes this weekend ((JB Holmes is the other))...

“I figured this was going to define my career,” he said. “But you know what? It made my career.”

“I poured my heart and soul into this for two years,” U.S. captain Paul Azinger said, his voice cracking. “The players poured their heart and soul into this for one week. They deserved it. I couldn’t be happier.”

The Louisville Courier-Journal's coverage is in blue...


Huzzahs and hurrahs to Captain 'Zinger and the boys that brought the trophy back to this end of the Atlantic Ocean. The next round is in Wales in two years.