Looking ahead to my final week in BC's Northern Capital
It’s hard to believe that by the time I start working at the Lacombe Globe on June 27 I’ll have been unemployed for two months. Even without a job over the past couple months I’ve managed to find other ways to occupy my time, and thus, the time has moved by fairly quickly.
Today I watched the final round of the U.S. Open., in which I witnessed one of the biggest final round collapses by a leader ever. Sitting at three under and carrying a three stroke lead into the final round, Retief Goosen, a two-time U.S. Open champion, shot an 11 over par 81. As a result, he finished +8 and in a four-way tie for eleventh place. He wasn’t the only one who collapsed. Here’s a look at the players in the final two pairings and how they faired:
Player Final Round Score after 3 Overall
Retief Goosen +11 (81) -3 +8 (288) Tied for 11th
Jason Gore +14 (84) E +14 (294) Tied for 49th
Olin Browne +10 (80) E +10 (290) Tied for 23rd
Michael Campbell -1 (69) +1 E (280) First
What I find remarkable is that even while playing alongside Olin Browne, who shot a miserable 10 over par on Sunday, Michael Campbell was able to focus on his own game and shoot a 69 and take the U.S. open title by two strokes over Tiger Woods, who finished at +2. He becomes just the second Kiwi in the history of the PGA to win a major.
After the U.S. Open ended, I went to Shanghai Palace this evening for a grad dinner my mom organized for me. It was nice to relatives one last time before I head eastbound on Friday morning.
In other news, I secured a place to rent in Lacombe. It’s a three-bedroom duplex that I’ll be sharing with two other men I have yet to meet. The price is okay – at about $450/month I get a place that is furnished and includes all utilities. Also, I ordered a camera that should be arriving here in the next few days.
Hopefully this bad flooding that’s occurring in Alberta doesn’t hit Lacombe by the time I get there. I’m moving in less than five days, I can’t believe it. Farewell Prince George, yet again.
It’s hard to believe that by the time I start working at the Lacombe Globe on June 27 I’ll have been unemployed for two months. Even without a job over the past couple months I’ve managed to find other ways to occupy my time, and thus, the time has moved by fairly quickly.
Today I watched the final round of the U.S. Open., in which I witnessed one of the biggest final round collapses by a leader ever. Sitting at three under and carrying a three stroke lead into the final round, Retief Goosen, a two-time U.S. Open champion, shot an 11 over par 81. As a result, he finished +8 and in a four-way tie for eleventh place. He wasn’t the only one who collapsed. Here’s a look at the players in the final two pairings and how they faired:
Player Final Round Score after 3 Overall
Retief Goosen +11 (81) -3 +8 (288) Tied for 11th
Jason Gore +14 (84) E +14 (294) Tied for 49th
Olin Browne +10 (80) E +10 (290) Tied for 23rd
Michael Campbell -1 (69) +1 E (280) First
What I find remarkable is that even while playing alongside Olin Browne, who shot a miserable 10 over par on Sunday, Michael Campbell was able to focus on his own game and shoot a 69 and take the U.S. open title by two strokes over Tiger Woods, who finished at +2. He becomes just the second Kiwi in the history of the PGA to win a major.
After the U.S. Open ended, I went to Shanghai Palace this evening for a grad dinner my mom organized for me. It was nice to relatives one last time before I head eastbound on Friday morning.
In other news, I secured a place to rent in Lacombe. It’s a three-bedroom duplex that I’ll be sharing with two other men I have yet to meet. The price is okay – at about $450/month I get a place that is furnished and includes all utilities. Also, I ordered a camera that should be arriving here in the next few days.
Hopefully this bad flooding that’s occurring in Alberta doesn’t hit Lacombe by the time I get there. I’m moving in less than five days, I can’t believe it. Farewell Prince George, yet again.
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