Buick Open Free Pick Updates every 1/2 hr.

[bountyhunter]

The 2003 "Buick Open" has suspended play until 12:30 PT.,
3:30 E.T. Fog is the problem over both the North and South courses.

Only half the field has teed off. Our matchup selection, Mark Calcavechia, is among those who is still warming up. Our match-up opponent, Freddy Couples, got in one hole. A Par 5, which he birdied.

So, the scoreboard is extremely misleading at this point. Half the field never having played a hole, the other half playing at most,
4 holes. I will try to keep you "posted" on how we are doing since this is "Free Pick" week and a lot of you are at work with a computer and no television set.

So "tune in" Bettorschat for updates.

Best

[bountyhunter]

The fog holding up the Buick Open went offshore in San Diego in the last half-hour and before any pro could tee off, drifted back onto the course.

Woods, Calc among those who have not started.

[bountyhunter]

HEY, BOUNTY HUNTER. THIS WEATHER LOOKS GREAT! WHAT DO YOU MEAN FOG.

IF YOU JUST TURNED ON YOUR TELEVISION SET AFTER GETTING HOME FROM WORK, READ MY POSTS AND FIND A LITTLE CONFICT BETWEEN WHAT I'M WRITING AND WHAT YOU'RE SEEING, KNOW THIS:
WHAT YOU ARE WATCHING IS LAST YEARS TOURNAMENT!

THE FOG STILL HAS HAMPERED PLAY ON BOTH THE NORTH AND SOUTH COURSES AT THIS YEARS BUICK OPEN.

TIGER WOODS AND OUR SELECTION MARK CALCAVECHIA WERE SCHEDULED TO TEE OFF 3 HOURS AGO, AT 10 AM, PACIFIC TIME.

NEITHER WOODS NOR OUR FREE PICK, MC, HAVE GOTTEN PAST THE DRIVING RANGE. OUR OPPONENT, FREDDY COUPLES, PLAYING THE EASIEST OF THE 2 COURSE TODAY, THE NORTH, PLAYED ONLY ONE HOLE BEFORE THE FOG HORN SOUNDED AND PLAY WAS SUSPENDED.

COUPLES BIRDIED THE PAR 5 FIRST HOLE, SOON AFTER TEEING OFF AT 8:57.

IMPORTANT; THE FIRST ROUND WILL NOT BE CALLED OFF. IN GOLF PARLANCE, THAT MEANS EVERYONE WHO TEED OFF TODAY WILL GO FORWARD WHEN PLAY IS RE-STARTED WITH THE SCORES THEY HAVE POSTED. THE MOST HOLES PLAYED BEFORE STOPPAGE WAS 4.

THE PGA HAS AN OPTION IN THE CASE OF WEATHER LIKE THIS TO
CALL THE ROUND OFF AND RE-START THE ENTIRE TOURNAMENT.

THAT WILL NOT HAPPEN NOW AND HOPEFULLY PLAY WILL RESUME IN THE NEXT 10 MINUTES. IF SO, WE'LL CONTINUE OUR UPDATES.

[bountyhunter]

THE HORN TO "RESUME PLAY" HAS SOUNDED. WE'RE ON.

HOPE THE FOG STAYS AWAY. IT DOES NOT LOOK GOOD. WILL KEEP YOU POSTED. HOLES NEAR THE OCEAN STILL ARE COVERED BY FOG.

[bountyhunter]

THE BUICK OPEN HAS RESUMED AS I WROTE IN MY LAST UPDATE BUT TO SAY THE PRO'S ARE HAPPY ABOUT IT WOULD BE WRONG.

KNOWING THEY CAN'T PLAY THROUGH THE FOG THAT STILL ENGULFS THE HOLES BY THE PACIFIC, MANY ARE QUESTIONING WHY THEY ARE EVEN ON THE COURSE.

DARREN CLARKE IS THE LEADER AFTER 3 HOLES HAVING MADE A
HOLE IN ONE ON THE NORTH COURSE.

COUPLES IS ON NUMBER 4, STILL ONE UNDER.

OUR "RELEASE" AND TIGER WOODS HAVE YET TO TEE OFF.

[bountyhunter]

THE BUICK OPEN IS A MESS. FOG, LIGHT RAIN AND PRO GOLFERS WHO WOULD RATHER BE IN THE CLUBHOUSE THAN KNOWING THEY WILL NOT GET THROUGH THE ROUND BECAUSE OF THE PREVAILING FOG.

THE PRO'S HAVE HAD 5 TOURNAMENTS OF ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS WEATHER AND NOW, IN A CITY THAT PRIDES ITSELF ON SUNNY SKIES, SAN DIEGO, THEY HAVE ENCOUNTERED A GOLF COURSE THAT COULD BE THE SET FOR "THE WEREWOLF."

NO QUESTION BUT THAT LON CHANEY WOULD FEEL MORE AT HOME IN THESE CONDITIONS THAN PHIL MICKELSON, WHO HAS MISSED 2 VERY SHORT PUTTS AND WHO'S EXPRESSIONS GIVE EVIDENCE OF THE QUESTION:" WHAT IN THE HELL AM I DOING PLAYING ON A DAY LIKE THIS?"

SO, THOSE WHO CAN PUT THE WEATHER OUT OF THEIR MIND AND REMAIN PATIENT, WILL NO DOUBT LEAD AFTER THE FIRST DAY.

TIGER AND OUR SELECTION ARE STILL WARMING UP.

[bountyhunter]

TIGER WOODS HAS HIT HIS FIRST GOLF SHOT SINCE HIS KNEE SURGURY. HE WAITED 4 HOURS PAST HIS SCHEDULED TEE OFF TIME OF 10 AM TO HIT A DRIVE THAT HE PUSHED RIGHT, INTO A CROWD LINING THE 1ST FAIRWAY.

OUR SELECTION SHOULD GO OFF ANYTIME NOW. NOTHING NEW ON COUPLES.

[scooner]

Bountyhunter, the play-by-play is getting a bit much! Just my opinion.

[bountyhunter]

WHEW! WE FINALLY TEED OFF IN THE BUICK OPEN. OUR SELECTION OF MARK CALCAVECHIA HIT HIS DRIVE 4 HOURS AND
25 MINUTES AFTER HIS SCHEDULED TEE OFF TIME.

MARK IS PLAYING THE TOUGHER SOUTH COURSE WHICH LAST YEAR PLAYED A FULL 3 AND 1/2 STROKES HIGHER THAN THE NORTH COURSE, WHICH OUR OPPONENT, FREDDY COUPLES IS PLAYING TODAY.

TOMORROW, COUPLES MOVES TO THE HARDER SOUTH COURSE AND MARK TO THE NORTH....IF....AND THAT THE BIG QUESTION....IF THE PLAYERS CAN GET THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE ROUNDS TODAY.

HAVE WIRE SERVICE ON THE SCENE TO KEEP POSTED. PGA SITE VERY SLOW TODAY.

[bountyhunter]

T1 - Doug Barron -3 6 -3 - - - - -
T1 - Darren Clarke -3 4 -3 - - - - -
T3 - Mark Brooks -2 4 -2 - - - - -
T3 - Brad Lardon -2 3 -2 - - - - -
T5 - Skip Kendall -1 7 -1 - - - - -
T5 - Thomas Levet -1 7 -1 - - - - -
T5 - Pat Perez* -1 7 -1 - - - - -
T5 - Brent Geiberger -1 5 -1 - - - - -
T5 - Ben Crane -1 5 -1 - - - - -
T5 - Per-Ulrik Johansson* -1 5 -1 - - - - -
T5 - Kirk Triplett* -1 5 -1 - - - - -
T5 - Joey Sindelar* -1 5 -1 - - - - -
T5 - Briny Baird -1 4 -1 - - - - -
T5 - Shaun Micheel* -1 4 -1 - - - - -
T5 - Arron Oberholser* -1 4 -1 - - - - -
T5 - Phil Mickelson -1 4 -1 - - - - -
T5 - Cameron Beckman -1 4 -1 - - - - -
T5 - Tom Pernice, Jr. -1 4 -1 - - - - -
T5 - Fred Couples -1 4 -1 - - - - -
T5 - Jeff Brehaut -1 3 -1 - - - - -
T5 - Ben Curtis -1 3 -1 - - - - -
T5 - Len Mattiace* -1

UP TO NOW. WOOD IN TROUBLE ON FIRST HOLE. CAN MAKE PAR.
GOLF COURSE SATURATED WITH WATER. GREENS COULD BECOME UNPLAYABLE VERY SOON.

[bountyhunter]

WOODS PLAYS FIRST HOLE AFTER KNEE SURGURY. BAD WEATHER FORCES A 4 HOUR DELAY. HE MADE PAR ON NUMBER ONE.

ATTITUDE AND PATIENCE...THE WINNER IN THIS TOURNAMENT IN THIS WEATHER.

[bountyhunter]

I tried to say the pros did not want to be out in this mess.

2 Big names have quit.

VJ Singh
Rocco Mediate

Both did not start

[buzzer beater]

Mark C +2 after 2. WOW

[bountyhunter]

After waiting 4 hours, five PGA Pro's have decided not to play in the Buick Open rather than subject themselves to playing in a condition that, after hitting the ball, have no idea where it is going.

The fog has tripped up a lot of pros. But mentally, walking to the tee, being told to go back to the clubhouse, then back to the tee, has so affected premiere pros like VJ SINGH AND ROCCO MEDIATE THAT THEY ARE HEADED HOME.

COUPLES IS ONE UNDER, MC 1 OVER. FREDDY THRU 8. MC THRU 1

[dawg]

Fwiw, that info about Mediate, Singh and the others was available this morning. All you would have had to do was look at the PGA website. They withdrew this morning. They never intended to come out this afternoon. LOL!