A humbling game

As if we needed any more evidence that golf can be a humbling game, journeyman pro Danny Ellis followed up rounds of 63 and 66 with an ugly 82 in the third round of the HP Classic of New Orleans. Ellis did not noticeably interfere with the efforts of his playing partners Phil Mickelson and Charles Howell III, although I would bet most pros do not like to have their playing partners shooting huge numbers. (Gosh knows I had a hard time concentrating earlier this week when playing with another member of The Golf Blog who was having a really off day. ;-)

Let's see if another journeyman, Ohio native Joe Ogilvie, can keep it together for the final round tomorrow. Having Mickelson, Howell, Singh and Choi among the players in hot pursuit won't make things easy, but it would make a victory that much more impressive.