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Amex Day 2 – Els’ special
The rumours of this part of Ireland being hit by the tail end of a hurricane were being spread by everyone and anyone as a dull but instant rain fell on Mount Juliet Conrad for the first three hours of play. A handful of players made the turn in level or one under with one US star showing everyone else what they should be doing.
Hamilton has more fun
‘Will he – won’t he?’ was the first question to be answered at Mount Juliet Conrad as Tiger Woods made his decision to play. It was the wounded gladiator committing to the arena and there is a separate feature on the start of Tiger’s round on this site, suffice to say what looked like being a few holes turned into a round of 68 – glorious
The same by another name?
This is the time of ‘Season premiers’ on US TV. Its not necessarily new programmes - It can be specials for established shows where a few extra stars are brought in for effect (and publicity) or it can be the actual premier of a new show. Perhaps the Ryder Cup was the ‘season premier’ for US Fall golfing TV, in which case it was like letting loose 10 000 moles on Augusta. US TV and all other media are here at Mount Juliet to try and rescue things, with Tiger Woods being their ‘champion’, having dominated the World Golf Championships roster since its inception in 1999.
The 2004 American Express Championship
This is what 75 of the World’s best golfers are playing for this week, together with a first prize of £665K from a prize fund of … lots of money. This weekend, our 1st Team will be going to Kidderminster to take on Worcestershire, playing for a trophy with a lot more age and no monetary value, but that is Amateur golf and Warwickshire are looking to be the best in the Midlands for 2004.