It’s been a week of golf here in the ‘Peg.
First, a terrific Variety charity event at Niakwa that was an absolutely fantastic day. Played with Gail Kennedy, who will be teeing it up in the Pro Am portion of the LPGA event at St. Charles next month and if she keeps her head, she will be every bit as good as the pros who play in Winnipeg.
After that, we played in the NCI-Streetz 104.7 invitational tournament at Buffalo Point’s magnificent Lake of the Sandhills Golf Course and it’s just too good to believe. What a golf course. And playing with Sam, Rube and Lou Edwardsen was great fun, too.
At both of these tournaments, I was asked four questions. Not one of them had anything to do with the upcoming civic election. Here goes:
(1) Who do you like in game 7 of the NBA Final?
No question. The Lakers. They’re at home, Kobe’s going to win the MVP award and now that we’ve reached Game 7 there is no need for the league to worry about how much revenue it can suck out of the series.
Boston certainly has a chance. No doubt about it. But I’m buying a Sport Select ticket with Lakers on it today.
(2) Who do you like in the World Cup?
The experts (and that means my friend, soccer writer Jerrad Peters) like Brazil-Spain in the final. I like Brazil, Argentina, maybe England and perhaps even Germany.
So, do I get four choices?
(3) How are the Bombers going to do this year?
They could be a .500 team if the offensive line keeps Buck Pierce vertical. They could be 2-16 if Pierce suffers another head injury.
The simple answer is: Who knows?
The test is simple. If the Bombers win their first two games, both at home against Hamilton and Toronto, they’ll have a good season.
(4) Are the Jets coming back to Winnipeg?
Yes. And whomever acquires an NHL franchise had better call the team “the Jets.”
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