Do you know the difference between watching Professional Golf live as opposed to viewing on television? It is the Jail Shots. You can feel em' You can feel the tension and the pressure. You can see , up close and personal, the want for the cash, the want for the win, the need to keep the "card", or make the exemption. You can see a Pro - stressed out. You can see a Caddy - stressed out. You can also hear the leader board. Leader boards are loud - they are not digital - they click loudly all the time. When you see the players looking at the boards - it is not because they want to see where they are - it is because they are annoying and just might make them lose their concentration long enough to blow it. That's a fact.

I went to the PGA in Greensboro last Saturday and Sunday, and I've got to say, it was a well managed affair. Beer huts and facilities every three holes with no lines. Sweet. The weather was perfect.

Anyway, back to the "Jail Shots".

I like to watch the players in trouble. They always seem to have a bad lie, behind the worst possible obstructions, between clubs, no clear line to the pin, and too much pressure.

Yet, 9 times out of 10, they make the shot. Why is this? It's called practice and intuition. What I mean is - after you practice enough, the shot becomes intuitive. This is where the pro's differ from you and I. They have the "qua" (Jerry McGuire). They know the real meaning of “show me the money”.

Now the following is not really an example of "Jail Shots", but of the good ole "Up and Down".

We're "dug in" on the back of the green (just off the the fringe) on the 226 yard par 3, 8th hole. Pin is front - way right - no room to work with it. I mean --- no room at all. We watched 8 groups play. Stats are: ONE greenie, 15 OFF. The results: ONE birdie, 15 Pars. This is amazing - One guy got on in regulation and ended up with a par. One guy was short left, and he chipped in for birdie. The rest, from off the green, got up and down for par. I mean, they ALL saved par.

This is what it is all about. Can you handle the pressure?

These guys are incredible!

We had a good time.