05-26-2016, 10:04 AM
Ha! I only started posting because when Spiny_Norman and BigEasyCard looked like they had stopped just as my feed went out, I felt utterly helpless. Once I got the feed going again on a different computer, I figured the least I could do is finish the job they started.
On the match itself, I will say that the change in format from stroke play to match play means the outcome is much more determined by chance than by skill (as someone else who played noted, it is possible to beat a much more skilled golfer in match play). However, it more than makes up for it in excitement. Even though we lost, that was one of the most exciting and thrilling finishes I've ever seen in any sport; akin to the comeback against Notre Dame that ended in the Ukropina field goal. Had we completed the comeback, it would have handily exceeded the women's tennis comeback two days ago. I can't say how impressed I was by Lauren Kim, who came back from three down with three holes to play to tie it. That she couldn't win it in the second playoff hole is just a testament to her opponent, Alvarez, who hit a sick shot to within a couple feet from the hole. For a freshman to not collapse under pressure after having given up her three hole lead was damned impressive.
If there are any UW women's golf fans lurking here, congratulations. It's always tough to lose, but the Huskies deserved their championship.
BC
P.S. I don't play golf, so I may have mangled some of the terminology; I'm glad people got the idea.
On the match itself, I will say that the change in format from stroke play to match play means the outcome is much more determined by chance than by skill (as someone else who played noted, it is possible to beat a much more skilled golfer in match play). However, it more than makes up for it in excitement. Even though we lost, that was one of the most exciting and thrilling finishes I've ever seen in any sport; akin to the comeback against Notre Dame that ended in the Ukropina field goal. Had we completed the comeback, it would have handily exceeded the women's tennis comeback two days ago. I can't say how impressed I was by Lauren Kim, who came back from three down with three holes to play to tie it. That she couldn't win it in the second playoff hole is just a testament to her opponent, Alvarez, who hit a sick shot to within a couple feet from the hole. For a freshman to not collapse under pressure after having given up her three hole lead was damned impressive.
If there are any UW women's golf fans lurking here, congratulations. It's always tough to lose, but the Huskies deserved their championship.
BC
P.S. I don't play golf, so I may have mangled some of the terminology; I'm glad people got the idea.