So Much For That Whole "Hot Doughnuts Now" Thing In Augusta...

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Everyone thought it was cool when 2010 CSRA golfing champ, Phil Mickelson, was pictured in his signature blazer the next morning...

Now it's not so cool...
Absolutely silly...


Bah, figjam...

Augusta Golf Coverage: Monday Recap

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It's that time of the year...
Brother J-Hart and Big Daddy Kane cover that major in the CSRA...
We're following them all week...

Here's their look back at the most famous doughnut run in recent history...
Brad Means got the doughnut duty...

Tiger Week is over: Network Golf Coverage is HORRIBLE!@$#$%

Was anyone else as tired as I was of hearing non-stop Tiger Woods updates for the past week? I mean...yeah, I get that he was the "Big Story" leading up to the Masters and that him speaking to the Golfing/Sports Media on Masters monday was a big deal. And it was an interesting listen.

Sure, we get the curiosity factor but I really believe they covered him ad naseum because they thought a fan or tabloid clown would do something stupid. Nope, wasn't going to happen, not at Augusta National. Zero chance.

((Phil and Amy Mickelson//Courtesy: AP))

After that...he's as important as any other golfer out there. But if you get things like Sports texts from a certain 4-letter network (ESPN) or watched any of CBS's coverage, 99.9% of the week, there were no other golfers either on the course or worthy of mentioning.

Heck, my 4-Letter sports texts on Sunday...the final round, almost the entire day "Tiger Woods is a 9-under par. Tiger Woods bogeyed the 9th hole". Not a mention of who was leading. Not a mention of Lee Westwood or the guy who was the best golfer out there Phil Mickelson. Not a mention of "His" story which was a whole lot more interesting, no...we got all Tiger all the time.

Is there anyone...at either network that can explain why?

Mind you the coverage wasn't the over-hyped, over-blown discussions of his transgressions. No, neither network wanted to piss off the Lords of Augusta, so they kept it vague...and brief. Rather they endlessly slobbered over his golf game.

Did he play well? Yeah, not bad for someone who hadn't competed in 5 months. But he didn't win. He wasn't the best golfer on the course.

It was comical on Saturday reading on the Twitter feed and on various websites the "Stunned Criticism" that came with Woods uttering "Tiger Woods, you suck. Goddamit Tiger" after a bad shot. Please enlightened fools, SHUT UP. If that is such an egregious transgression then nobody should be allowed to play golf. Every one of us have said far, far worse when we hit a bad shot on a golf course. He who lives in Glass Houses...remember that quote? Think about it.

No, the best story of the week was Tiger's chief competition. Phil Mickelson was the epitome of class, the quiet and humble one, the actual "Fan Favorite". He didn't do much other than what he does best, play golf. All the while knowing that his wife and mother in law both were battling breast cancer.

Eventually (the back 9 on Sunday), CBS finally realized that there was an actual good story happening...and it wasn't going to involve Woods.

How cool of a moment was it to see Mickelson's wife, looking as though she was struggling to be there, trying to stay composed. To see his reaction to seeing her before going into the scoring trailer: Priceless.

That folks is why you cover events. That is why you tell stories. That is why despite there being a Tiger in the crowd you tell the best story. Tiger Woods at no time this weekend was the best story. Sorry CBS, nay 4-Letter Word (ESPN), you should both be ashamed of your coverage this past week.

Yeah, it was overkill, in the extreme. Does it mean you should have ignored Tiger? No. Should you have shown all 18 holes of him at the expense of the other golfers....absolutely not.

Everything that needed to be said about Woods had been said and said more times than any viewer can count. Since you weren't going anywhere near the scandal, then why follow him all the time? Unless he is the leader, he is a sidebar, not the main story. You did the viewers and fans a complete and utter dis-service with your over-hyped under-performing coverage and for that you should be ashamed.

Unfortunately, this was the only video that I could find of Mickelson winning outside of the 4-letter. So try and watch and enjoy

The Augusta Tournament Ceremony At The End

You all know what happened...

It was too cool for karma...

Phil Mickelson won his third Augusta tournament- and the piece of clothing that goes with it... here's the ceremony out with the patrons...

FOSG John Hart and Chris Kane have the toss...
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Stellar work by you guys all week long...
Sleep in Monday, please...

Golf and Waffle's...they just go together.

Does anyone else find humor in the story about Phil Mickelson and the investment group that he is involved with trying to take over Waffle House's largest franchisee? While those of us here in the South know that a good day of golf starts with a good breakfast from someplace such as the Waffle House, it isn't exactly a national trend.

Check out the story on the folks bidding to take over about 105 Waffle House stores in the Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Kentucky areas from our friends the Tennessean right here .

((Phil Mickelson debates Scattered, Smothered, Covered and Chunked//Photo Courtesy: TV Guide.com))

Mickelson's fluctuating weight aside, this is an interesting business move, most in the South are all too familiar with the Waffle House's, they are a fixture at pretty much every interstate exit. There is no guarantee his group will win out, but if they do...oooh boy will there be some jokes made about it.

Further proof Mickelson has a sense of humor//Courtesy: You Tube

Lucas Glover Wins At Bethpage

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We're just going to toss to the highlights...
Good for Lucas Glover...

Here's Jennifer Mills, Bill Patrick, and Brian Crowell...

Breaking sports news video. MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL highlights and more.

Mickelson Out...

Probably the biggest story today not with the number 7 attatched to it is that of Phil Mickelson. The World's Number 2 ranked golfer has taken an indefinite leave of absence from the PGA Tour to tend to his wife Amy.

Amy Mickelson has been diagnosed with Breast Cancer and Phil has decided to take time off the Tour to tend to her. The story from Golf.com here .

((Phil and Amy Mickelson photo Courtesy: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images))

The Mickelsons' are immensely popular on the Tour and are among the most charitable of Golf's families. Amy's health was a concern back in 2003 when the couples third child was born. She almost didn't survive the birth.

We here at the OSG wish the Mickelsons' the best and that we will soon see them smiling together as they walk amongst golf's greatest courses.

Blowing in the Wind

Greetings from beautiful Augusta, Georgia faithful OSG readers. Today was day 1 out on the course for yours truly and let me tell you, it was a weird one. The weather, sometimes an issue over here was a big one today. It had an impact on just about everything.

The first clue something was not right was at about 9am this morning. For the first time in the now 10 years I've been coming here, there was no Tiger Woods on the course this morning. Because of the 40 degree weather and the 25+ mile and hour winds, he decided to...well not come out. In his presser today he said "There's no point in playing in this, the weather is supposed to be completely different by the time we start the tournament". Let's hope he's right.

Quite honestly, there really wasn't much to report. Only a handful of golfers hit the course and most of them were guys nobody has heard of. Phil Mickelson was the first guy out at 8am and also the first in. Mickelson said "It wasn't that cold, I just wanted to get some work in". Fair enough.

Tomorrow is Par 3 day, which is usually a bit more entertaining. Unfortunately there really wasn't much to report on today other than the fact that the OSG is here. We are here and will be providing reports...all week long

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