Our Prayers Answered: Kevin Na's Uncontrollable Pre-Shot Drama Miraculously Disappears

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I think this means I need to go back and pull up some of the sob stories about this horrible disease that latched itself onto young Kevin Na in a cruel twist of fate. You know, the one he had no control over.

Because miracle of all miracles, Richard Durrett reports that Na played like his normal (slow) self Thursday at Colonial, instead of the offensive and rude wacko that overtook Na's body at the Players.

Na shot even-par 70 on Thursday, his first competitive round since that Sunday at Sawgrass. And considering he was 2 over after five holes here, Na was pleased he managed to get those two strokes back by the time his round finished.

His plodding play at The Players made pace of play a hot topic in the golf world. As soon as that tournament ended, Na vowed to do something about it.

"That was the only thought I had," Na said Thursday. "It wasn't about, 'Oh I need to go work or I need to get rest.' It was, 'I need to change this and this is all I'm going to do and all I'm going to think about and I'm going to get it done.' I'm actually surprised at how quickly I'm doing this."

Na's new routine has no waggles and takes little time. He takes one practice swing when he's at the ball, then puts the club behind the ball, looks at the target, sets his feet, and when he feels comfortable -- and it didn't take him long to feel comfortable Thursday -- he takes the club back and hits the ball.

Praise Our Savior, Dale Lynch!