The Golf Thread

[Horos]

I bet he makes it

Comes up short.

[norm]

holy fucking shit!


congrats ernie!!

[Dr. Delight]

Congrats to Els.

[Cliffy6745]

Feel for him...Stevie, not so much

[FenwayFaithful]

I was wrong. What a miss. Look at that face, says Tirico.

[norm]

Stevie, not so much

hehehe yep!

[FenwayFaithful]

Bogey bogey bogey bogey finish for Scott.

[Horos]

Bogey bogey bogey bogey finish for Scott.

Crazy.

Look at that face, says Tirico.

Man that's gotta hurt.

[FearTheBeard]

Crazy ending, makes me wonder about these final rounds with Graeme McDowell in majors this year. At the US Open Jim Furyk and Mcdowell were both placed on a time warning in the final round. Today, Scott and McDowell were placed on a time warning. I am not thinking anyone wants to be paired with McDowell any longer in the final round. I am sure when an official tells you to hurry up, that gets in your head a little.

This guy Graeme must be a curse!

[gregkitefan]

Congrats to Ernie.
A very classy guy.
LOVED watching Tiger lose.
Tiger is about as for from classy as a person can get.
I think enjoy watching Tiger lose more than anything else in sports.

[FenwayFaithful]

I would just like to comment on the profile of Open Championship winners. So much is made about the average age of Masters winners (usually mid-30s). We see young guys like Rory, YE Yang, Keegan Bradley and this year Worldwide Webb winning the US Open/PGA Championship. However, when you look at the Open Championship winners the last two years (Clarke and Els, both in their 40s), you start to see what a true test the Open is. We saw guys like Watson and even Norman a few years back nearly pull it off, who are well into their 50s and 60s. It takes a special person to win the Open, someone who's been there before and who understands the necessity to not only keep it in the fairway, but keep their composure on golf's biggest stage.

[gregkitefan]

I would just like to comment on the profile of Open Championship winners. So much is made about the average age of Masters winners (usually mid-30s). We see young guys like Rory, YE Yang, Keegan Bradley and this year Worldwide Webb winning the US Open/PGA Championship. However, when you look at the Open Championship winners the last two years (Clarke and Els, both in their 40s), you start to see what a true test the Open is. We saw guys like Watson and even Norman a few years back nearly pull it off, who are well into their 50s and 60s. It takes a special person to win the Open, someone who's been there before and who understands the necessity to not only keep it in the fairway, but keep their composure on golf's biggest stage.

Sorry but what about Oosthuizen, Cink, Curtis, Hamilton in the last ten years.
Louie may win another, but the other three are very doubtful.
Lets not go putting the Open on a pedestal above the other majors.
Same deal lots of luck involved in winning a major.

[eddiec]

Is it me or is it getting a bit old listening to every single announcer at every single tournament saying "Years ago Tiger used to make every one of these putts". Even Peter Alliss can't help from saying it.

[musicismylife78]

Is it me or is it getting a bit old listening to every single announcer at every single tournament saying "Years ago Tiger used to make every one of these putts". Even Peter Alliss can't help from saying it.

well we all know what he could do to get them to be quiet.

seems to me its what happens every major since the scandal. People keep thinking he's going to win, and go as far as saying its a sure thing. Then are shocked when he doesnt win. I think people keep expecting him to be the Tiger of 2000 or 2001, and people have a real hard time accepting that the reality is he is older so obviously he's changed, but alots changed in his life since then, including more injuries, and of course his priority seems to be on family now, he has stated flat out when his kids are with him he plays very little golf. I dont think there has ever been a time in his life where that last statement was true prior to now. People are think are shocked at whats happened. As ive said before, he has more majors than anyone other than Jack, but just because has 14, doesnt mean he will will another one anytime soon if ever.

Ive said it before, and i'll say it again, Tiger wont be playing golf as a 50 year old. He wont be doing the Senior Tour. He's been playing this game for pretty much 36 years now. I question whether he will even be playing a decade from now.

[BLACK35]

Shot my best round ever yesterday at the local course.........83.

I know its not the greatest score around, but for me, I was jacked. If I didn't smoke that rock n roll cigarette to start the back 9, maybe could have been better