Must…look…comfortable.
Winning the Masters as an unheard of underdog has got to be the thrill of a lifetime, but reading a Top Ten list on the Late Show with David Letterman probably ranks as a close second for Zach Johnson. Last night Johnson made an appearance with Dave and proudly proclaimed the “Top Ten Things I Can Say Now That I’ve Won The Masters.”
10: I’m going to spend the prize money on Mountain Dew and beef jerky
9: I once beat a caddy to death with a 7-iron.
8: It’s so weird – before this weekend, I’d never broke 100.
7: The jacket’s okay, but I’m most excited to win the “World’s Greatest Golfer” key chain.
6: Even I’ve never heard of me.
5: If you like golf, you’ll love the sleek looks and smooth handling of the 2007 Volkswagen Golf Sedan — I just made 50 grand.
4: I just wrote down “3” for every hole. Nobody checked.
3: Maybe I can parlay this into an appearance on “Dancing With The Stars.”
2: It’s a magical week: first I win the Masters, and now I get to tell lame jokes on a third-rate talk show.
1: Thanks to global warming, next year I’m playing without pants.
Our personal favorite is No. 3 because it’s probably the truth. Hey, if Billy Ray Cyrus can make the show, then so can you Zach.
In other news…
[Sports by Brooks]: Oh no he didnt: Sports By Brooks says an outbreak of equine herpes in Hong Kong might scare away womens basketball players. That’s just not right.
[Seattle Times]: Former Seahawk Warren Moon arrested for DUI
[Gheorge: The Blog]: Kevin Millar does his best Ray Lewis impersonation (the dance, not being an accessory to two murders)
[Steroid Nation]: Australia wants to test school kids for steroids
[The Big Lead]: An Interview with Mike Vaccaro of the NY Post
[Awful Announcing]: The guy from Awful Announcing has lost his mind
And finally, we have two soccer stories from our favorite soccer blog, the Offside. First, Ronaldo will be on a episode of the Simpsons. The slim Ronaldo, not the fat one. Second, this David Beckham thing is out of control: Beckhams toilet paper.
2 replies on “Odds and Ends: Zach Johnson is enjoying his 15 minutes”
Top 10 list — that Top 10 list is great. Especially #5. Basically he’s written himself a blank check for the next 10 years. It doesn’t matter if he never makes another cut. He’ll rake in the cash from corporate appearance fees. And now.. 2007 Masters Champion Zach Johnson…. thank you, that will be 50k.
#6 — it pretty much sums up the reaction to who won the masters. people had trimmed it down to
Tiger
Lefty
Everyone else
Other Guy
and it became
Other Guy
Tiger
Lefty
Everyone else