OMG

Today has been one of those agonizing days of trying to watch baseball on TV between the showers and watch golf on the computer.  Cousin Lauren Doughtie started the day four shots out of the lead after a Friday even par and a one under 71 yesterday.

This is her fifth tournament of the year and to say that to be tied for ninth as the day started is from way out in left field the way she has played so far this year.  She has missed the cut twice and the first time she made the cut she was last when they handed out the pay checks 73rd out of 73.   A couple of weeks ago finished 59th.

Just about tee time for her in Marion Iowa the Wolfpack is beginning and I am back and forth between my computer and the TV.  A two hour rain delay of the game  helped to be able to watch the golf on the computer but watching scores flash up every fifteen minutes or so  is pure agony.  Lauren was three holes ahead of the leaders so at the turn she trailed by three after a one under front nine.

Hole 17 and 18 Lauren birdied both to cut the lead to one so at about 5.40PM Lauren is the clubhouse leader at -4 and the leader is still on 14 at -5.  The baseball game is back under way and the Wolfpack is doing everything they can to win despite two TV announcers who thinks Florida is the best thing going since sliced cheese.

All of a sudden a third player has jumped into the fray and is tied with Lauren at -4 after she has played 16.  The leader is through 15 still in the lead.  On the 18th hole the third player drops to -3 while the leader bogie's 16 to put Lauren in a tie. 

All the while the Pack keeps coming back and tying Florida and the game is in extra innings.  Marissa Steen finally finishes her last two holes and there will be a playoff.

One good thing about the computer when there is only two players they did give written play by play on every shot.  No live streaming which would make my life easier on Sunday's but at least I knew both players were in the fairway after their first shot.  Florida just scored two in the tenth on the Pack.  Steen second shot 18 feet from the hole Doughtie's nine feet.  Another ten minutes pass until the written explanation is Steen pars  on to next tee Doughtie birdies.

OMG they are not playing a three hole playoff are they , why don't they say Lauren wins.  Finally on the official scoreboard which I have been looking at all afternoon long a * pops up by Lauren Name which was at the top anyway since she was the first player in the clubhouse at -4.   By this time the Pack has lost 9-8 in ten innings but right now I don't care.

Lauren Doughtie who started this week 89th on the money list on the Futures tour wins her first professional tournament  winning the Ladies Titan Tire Classic in Marion Iowa.   You go girl.