Big Move of June 19th

Rory McIlroy running away with the U.S. Open to claim his first ever major. In doing so, McIlroy became the second youngest to ever win a major at age 22 and set a record for lowest score under par at the U.S. Open. This was one of the most dominant performances in golf history and ranks up there with Tiger Woods' 12 under 15 stroke win at Pebble Beach in 2000. More importantly, it cast away the choker label Rory was starting to develop after previous collapses in the past year at the British Open and Masters. He got his first major under his belt, which is a huge hurdle (just ask Phil Mickelson) and should propel him to many more. I don't want to make any wild predictions because golf is a crazy game but Rory does have the talent and ability to take a run at Jack Nicklaus' record of 18 majors or whatever Tiger Woods ends up with if he is able to piece things back together (a big if). He has an incredible and consistent swing along with a good frame that should help him avoid injuries. Add to this that he is still very young and well beyond all golfers within ten years of his age. To be honest, I don't think he has any competitors that could really threaten him except for Phil Mickelson and potentially Tiger Woods and quite frankly those two would still need to play their best to beat Rory head to head. This is an exciting time for golf and his emergence is much needed with the disappearance of Tiger Woods. I am looking forward to watching what else he can accomplish this year and he is without a doubt the favourite heading into the British Open next month.

Co Big Move of the day. The University of Western Ontario calling for donations at 7:30 pm on Fathers day... Really?!!?! Come on guys, lets pull our heads out of our asses! Any other day of the week I wouldn't mind and might have considered giving some money, but it was just rude to pull such a stunt on a Sunday evening let alone Fathers Day. I'm all for giving back and will eventually do so but not at this time. I'd also like to think my University is a bit above Bell, Rogers or Cogeco for annoying solicitations. Nice job UWO... this might prompt me to add an 'ass of the day' column to this blog.