After we said iAdios! to Sergio, Ernie and Stricker, we were left with no “El Ninyo.” For those who wonder if I have forgotten my Spanish, since we cannot ~ an “n,” I’ve resorted to creative spelling to convey the “ny” sound. Back to the topic…read the following quotes from Elin’s husband on what the winds feel like inside the rough lines

Q. Do you think the weather might be an advantage to you since you have a pretty good record over the years with weather?
TIGER WOODS: You have to play well. I don’t care if, who you are in this tournament, you have to play well under tough conditions here, and that’s kind of how it’s going to end up being. You just got to stay so patient around this golf course.
Especially if the conditions get blustery and swirly like today. You have to back off shots, get recommitted, and play unusual shots. Today I had 200 plus yards on 13 and I hit 7. And Angel hit 7-iron over the back from farther. So you hit weird clubs out here under these conditions.

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Q. Talk about your round today?
TIGER WOODS: Well today was quite a grind out there with those conditions. It was blowing, swirling all over the place. We were backing off shot after shot. And it certainly was not a fast front nine. We played right exactly three hours. So a day of patience for sure.

Here’s the conspiracy: Mother Nature agreed to send crappy weather while the tour guys conspired to play slowly. Take him out of his rhythm and/or make it difficult to find one and you’ve opened up a can of “I can beat Tiger.” We’ll see if Elin calls on Oden, Thor or one of the other residents of Valhalla to counteract the hex put on by the goddess of nature. If Tiger pulls this one out with the atmospheric conditions coming in, he’ll ascend to a new ring of deity in my book.

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