http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/17/sports/golf/17open.html?ref=golf
When June suggested we start reading some sports articles for great verb usage, I began searching for one and came across this one on golf in the New York Times.
It's had to describe an action packed sport in words, but I think the writer does an excellent job here of setting the mood. Although there are only a couple of examples of great verbs here, I still think it is worth reading.
I can clearly see the kind of day it was, what the balls were doing, and how the players were affected by this.
Below is my favorite sentence taken from the story.
"With winds gusting between 30 and 40 miles an hour, balls veering into unfriendly clumps of tall grass and the player backups at the tees beginning to resemble Los Angeles at rush hour, a par became something close to nirvana."
How awesome is that!
Totally agree.
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