Big Phil is the Master

So I watched the Master's yesterday and had the privilege of watching Phil dismantle nearly everyone in the field. My only disappointment came when Phil bogeyed the 18th to nix me out of the Master's pool at work. I had 8-under as my final victor's score.

A couple of observations about the contest. Utahn Mike Weir finally had an acceptable showing in a major tourney. Chad Campbell, a UNLV graduate, played well nearly all four days and had an acceptable showing. The biggest news is that Big Phil may actually be our closest neighbor in a very short time. I know Jay Don Blake is from St. George, but his game hasn't been much to look at in recent memory, so the fact that a couple of local developers are wining and dining the soft-paunched one to get him to design a course for them is big news. Now it's not a done deal but the scuttlebutt is that Big Phil will get a winter house with all the trimmings for he and his family (his wife is from the Salt Lake area).

I don't know when and if this will really happen but my sources are pretty reliable and they are optimistic that Phil might consider it if the house is thrown in in the deal. Regardless, we here in Southern Utah should embrace him as our own. Well done, Phil. Congrats.