When the week started, all of the talk changed into approximately Gary Nicklaus teeing up as a seasoned for the first time considering the fact that 2003, and about Retief Goosen making his debut as a Tour member, and about Fred Couples finally being wholesome.
But headed into the final round of the Oasis Championship, all the talk is about him. Is that any surprise?
Bernhard Langer's pursuit of Hale Irwin's Champions Tour document of forty five wins is almost as massive as Tiger's pursuit of Jack's major document. With 38 wins thus far, Langer is best seven wins from tying Irwin, eight from taking his document entirely. But no one has ever gained that many activities after their sixtieth birthday.
Well, Langer is sixty one and on the point of win #39. And all he did become eagle the 18th on Saturday to take the very last spherical lead.
Langer lives only ten minutes from the course and expects the wind to be up today. He was the betting favorite when the week started... but he's always the betting favorite these days, isn't he?
There are thirteen gamers inside four strokes of Langer, and all of us recognize that not anything's guaranteed in golfing. Nevertheless, if Langer manages to shut out the Oasis today and take the primary complete-discipline event of the Champions Tour season, he will have made a announcement proper out of the gate. (As if his T3 at Hualalai did not get all people's interest!)
With all apologies to the relaxation of the field, all of us know who the talk of the Tour is that this week. And I ought to wonder... If he succeeds these days, what different tales may Bernhard inform in 2019?
Talk can be cheap, however I'm now not betting against him these days.
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