Tiger Woods Needs to Work on Reading Putts

Back in March I mentioned that Buick was running the worst promotion ever: ordinary everyday hackers could have the chance to play nine holes with Tiger Woods as their caddie. Sounds a lot more nerve-racking than enjoyable, but maybe that's just because I suck at golf.

Well, the contest winner was announced, and 59-year-old John Abel got to experience what it feels like to have Eldrick drive him around in Buick clown car in between trying to hit golf shots. (By the way, Tiger, the "little quick" advice works much better if you provide it before your guy blasts his putt off the green. Come on, man, that's Caddying 101. Duh.)

Actually, Abel, who regularly shoots in the 90s, sounds like he had a blast:

"I wasn't as nervous after maybe the third or fourth hole," he said. "Nerves come into it, I don't care who you are, and these greens are unbelievable. Tiger was telling me that they're actually 3 feet slower than what they played for the Open.

"It was just such a hoot to play with him," said Abel, who regularly shoots in the 90s. "He showed me things I never even thought about. Like when he walks into a sand trap, he feels with his feet. It was just so neat. it really was."

Interesting. Because I usually enter a sand trap on my hands and have never thought to use my feet, either. Man, these guys are good. Seriously, Abel couldn't have been more appreciative, and if he had a swell time, that's all that matters.

Maybe Larry Johnson should think about doing something like this to resuscitate his image; the guy he allegedly threatened to kill could even be the contest winner.

hat tip: The Golf Blog