I had a laugh watching Joe Pesci learn the game of golf from Cristie Kerr today on the Golf Channel's excellent 'playing lessons from the pros'.
The Italian-American is best known as a tough-guy in most of his watchable movies (Home Alone not among them), possessing a fiery temper and a penchant for stabbing some scmuck in the neck with a pencil a few dozen times.
I also recall Pesci playing in some pro-ams on the men's pro tour and hitting the ball admirabley accurate - even with his token, three quarters-smoked Cohiba hanging out his grill.
I love the concept of this show and enjoyed watching Kerr try to instruct Pesci, who stated often to the LPGA star that he has a couple of different ways of hitting the golf ball. Even when he putts.
It sounded like an excuse from a macho-actor to a tournament-winning female golfer, but Kerr handled it well. Pesci, to his credit, listened to his instructor and his shots, after instruction, were pretty good.
The on-course instructional show features other celebs this season including NBA'er Chauncy Billups, World Series winner Johnny Damon and actor Anthony Anderson (Law and Order franchise).
David Toms pairs up with another actor known for on-occasion volatility - Samuel L. Jackson. Good show and a nice break for fans of the network, who may get a little tired of the bratts' excuses for losing on Big Break Ireland.
