Golf has Birdies, Eagles, Albatrosses and now, Sharks! (not the Greg Norman variety)

Leopard Shark. In its usual surroundings.

"... a 2-foot-long, live leopard shark apparently plummeted from the sky and landed

very close to the 12th tee box at the San Juan Capistrano, Calif., course."

And the thing appears to have gained access to the San Juan Hills Golf Club course the same way those fowl do... it flew! (no mention made of Swallows)

Or maybe the thing was flown in...

"The shark, which reportedly had two bleeding wounds near its dorsal fin, is thought to

have been dropped over the golf course by a predatory bird, though no one is known

to have actually seen the shark fall."

Talk about "hitting the links." Bam! or Plop. What's a 2-foot shark sound like when it hits a lush, country club tee box from whatever altitude?

This Fish Tale has a happy ending.

It's good to be the Prez!

Looking to improve on his last effort, BO is hunkered down in a not-undisclosed bunker practicing/rehearsing and missing his favorite toy. (His teleprompter.) Naturally, in keeping with his image as "one of the folks," his choice of bunkers in which to hunker, is a doozey.

And the bunker's got bunkers! Very well-kept bunkers I hasten to add. Maybe those bunkers allow him time to get his very bright mind off trivial matters like terrorist/not terrorist attacks, security briefings, budget deficits, whiney heads of foreign countries, etc., etc., etc., and concentrate of his new plan of debate attacking.

Bunker One

He's baaaaa-aack

John Daly, love him or hate him, is one wild and crazy guy. Those of us who love him have gone through all his ups and downs. Man, I think if you made a chart of his highs and lows it would show more spikes and nosedives than the Dow Jones.

This week he's on a roll. And, once again, he's got a shot at finishing high enough to get his tour card back. Yesterday he posted his lowest round in 5 years - 8 under, 63.

That swing isn't text book, but it works for him. (Reminds me of my swing, back in the day. Pictures available upon request.)

BTW, for you sports nutz, that link up there is to a sports site I'd recommend for any and all sports. For golfers, try this one.

Maybe he's found a new career

Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps showed up at the Ryder Cup competition. This week he was in Scotland for the Dunhill Links Championship and played in the Pro-Am. (For non-golfers, that's a tournament before the tournament, where amateurs pay to play with the pros.) The TV broadcast caught Michael making a 150' putt. (That's half the length of a football field!)

Lefty hits the books

Actually he's going to hit a golf shot that could result in a lot of books for kids. He'll take a swing Monday night at Denver's Qualcomm Stadium from one end zone and fire at a target in the opposite end zone.

Depending on the target he hits, "...his sponsor KPMG will donate to First Book, a nonprofit organization, that connects book publishers and community organizations to provide access to new books for children in need."

Will he hit a target? Hey, we're talking Phil Mickelson here, with a wedge in his hands! The only question is, which target will he hit. If it's the right one, First Book will get 400,000 books.

That's the PGA Championship trophy he'd just won.

This is just another example of Phil's charitable acts. He really is one of the "good guys." (In spite of the black hat.)