Golf Central

What do you say if we try something new? ...: What's that? Yesterday you wanted fist-fights in golf. What's your new plan?
Ignore that guy with the swooshes ... you know who. We'll just treat this tournament like he isn't even here ...: Interesting idea. So our 36-hole leader is actually young Kevin Streelman then.
That's right! See how fun it is already?: I see. That's right, the unknown 29-year old from Illionois, who got into the Torrey Pines field as the third alternative, is your leader after rounds of 67 and 69.
See how much better a story it makes ...!: I see! Yes, a guy with only $34,479 in career earnings, fresh off the Hooters Tour, is on track for his maiden PGA Tour win! This is much more exciting!
That's right, and he'll be trying to hold off veteran Stewart Cink, and hotshots Aaron Baddeley and Boo Weekley at the weekend ...: Yes! And even Fred Couples in the mix, only three shots behind Streelman at 5-under.
What a fantastic story!: Yeah ... this is fun. But I feel a bit bad about it ...
Why's that?: Because we're big fat liars, that's why. Unknown rags-to-riches Kevin Streelman isnt' leading this tournament. He's four shots behind Tiger Woods, who is looking to tie Arnold Palmer's mark for career PGA Tour victories.
OK, you had to go and spoil the fun ...: Hey, man, honesty is the best policy ...

You know, it's times like these you can almost be happy Tiger Woods isn't here ...: You're right. While Tiger is laying waste to the PGA Tour field at Torrey Pines, we've got a nice little scrap here between some very good players for the title.
But Tiger's on the European Tour next week at Dubai ...: Indeed he is, so enjoy the fact that there's a bit of a competition while you can.
I see here's a blast from the past: Andrew Coltart is only a shot behind after a 65 ...: That's your feel-good story. Coltart won the first version of this event in 1998, when he was one of Europe's best players.
Then he went from riches to rags didn't he?: Something like that. Coltart lost his European Tour card, then failed to gain it back at Qualifying School in November. But he's making the most of this invitation to play in Doha, and a win would be like a fairytale for the Scotsman.
Johan Edfors won't be easy to chase down though, will he?: Probably not. The Swede knows how to win; he did it three times in 2006, and he hit an absolute miracle shot from the desert wasteland and over water on the 15th today to turn a potential huge number into a birdie.
And behind Edfors it gets potentially interesting doesn't it?: Indeed it does. First there's Coltart at 11-under, big Henrik Stenson and Charl Schwartzel at 10-under, and just three shots back are Aussie hotshot Adam Scott, Ross McGowan, and Anton "International Man of Mystery" Haig.
Looks like any number of players can actually win this thing ...: Why not? All the way down to minus-7 there are 16 players in striking range, including Nick Dougherty, Colin Montgomerie and Rory McIlroy.
I love the suspense. So who's going to win this thing?: I've no idea. Like Anton Haig, it's all a mystery to me. But I think it will be a less predictable ending than what's happening out in San Diego ...
Blue skies, beautiful scenery and Tiger winning?: Something like that ...

You know what golf needs more of? ...: What's that. What's your newest grand plan to revolutionise our great game?
More fights. You know. We need some proper knock-down, drag-outs ...: What, you mean like ice hockey? Football? Baseball? Guys just throwing down randomly on the tee box because they don't like each other?
Yeah. The way it is, they walk around the course, they play great golf, but they never fight ...: Oh, I see. You must be looking at that leaderboard over there, and you see the name of Rory Sabbatini right next to the name of Tiger Woods.
That's it! Man, it would be great to see those guys beat the absolute living --- : Easy there. Who are you? Frank Warren? Listen, there's going to be enough of a fight on our hands with this great field here.
OK, OK, I was just saying ...: Well stop it. Mind you, Troy Matteson and Brad Adamonis do sort of sound like World Wrestling Federation guys ...
Who are they?: They're on top, with Matteson at 7-under and Adamonis a shot behind. But it gets really interesting behind them.
Tiger, Tiger, Tiger, that's all you think about ...: Well, he said he played "badly" and still made it around in minus-5 in his first official PGA Tour round since September 16. He owns this course, and he's two shots back along with Rory and Stuart Appleby. And some interesting names just around the corner: the young hotshot Anthony Kim is 4-under with Charles Howell.
How about Camilo Villegas? ...: Well "Señor Amor" managed to keep his eyes off the San Diego hotties long enough to check in at 3-under. And Lefty is on minus-2. So, it's going to be interesting as the weekend shakes down ...
Hey, do you see those guys on those hang-gliders over by the fourth fairway?: Yeah. Why?
I wonder how easy it would be to knock one of them kites out of the sky with a hard pull off the tee ...: Man! What's up with your violence trip? Does it have something to do with the IGWT newsletter?
What's the IGWT newsletter?: You tell me ...