The Sports Page -- August 28, 2020

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August 29, 2020: Tiger's third round -- a disaster. Bogie on #10 and double bogey on #17. He started off strong with two early birdies, suggesting mental game was working. If so, it was his stamina that did not hold up. By hole #17, it may have been both mental and stamina working against him.

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Tiger watch: wow, what an opportunity. Second round of the "most" important tournament to date. I posted my thoughts about Woods not too many weeks ago. There are two aspects of his game:

• mental
• physical

Tiger will have no trouble staying mentally focused through the second round. The question is whether he has the stamina.

He started off in great shape when the second round started today. I turned off the television after his second hole and moved on to something else. It's now 5:23 p.m. CDT and I just checked in. I didn't catch what hole he is on, but he is +7. Wow, clearly he did not have the stamina. The question is whether he will lose his mental focus. 

Later: okay, it was the fourteenth hole. He's now on the 15th hole. He is tied for 50th or thereabouts; he needs to improve his score by about seven strokes if he hopes to move on. Since starting the day he has dropped back fifteen position, now tied for 50th, as noted. How did this happen? What did I miss? Even through first four holes, then a bogey on #5 and a double bogey on #7. A birdie on #4, but then two more bogies, on #12 and #14. 

If he does not drastically improve his score by the end of this round -- four more holes, it will be interesting to see if he begins his third round mentally focused. We should know through the fifth hole, by which time stamina will start to become an issue. 

So, now while waiting for Sophia to come home, will watch Tiger as long as I can. 

#15: another bogey. Tied for 56th; down 21 positions for the day; +8 for the round.

#16: a relatively easy 3-par. On the fringe from the tee. Second shot well off the mark. Maybe ten feet from the hole for a par. He really, really needs to make this one. Otherwise it starts getting embarrassing. Missed. Wow. Another bogey. 

#17: birdie.

#18: already announcers suggesting Woods may not par this hole. Third shot coming up. Par. Good for him.

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BLM

The roundball tournament, I guess, will get underway again tomorrow. We'll see.

I wonder what Jerry Jones would do if his Cowboys told him ten minutes before game time they decided not to play because of some perceived injustice?

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NASCAR Saturday

Coke Zero Sugar 400, Cup Series, 6:30 p.m., Daytona International Speedway.