The Golf Thread

Options
1…653654656658659…666

Comments

  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,590
    edited January 15
    Cliffy6745 said:
    Kisner just shanked one off the flag I think? 

    Yea, he bladed it off the stick then proceeded to almost make the next chip. Hysterical 
    I tuned in right before that and was laughing my ass off. Not sure why Kisner is even playing but he def provides some entertainment.

    Hope to see a closer match next week. Also---they need to start at a regular time. I was assuming it would 9 like it was last week...
    Post edited by The Juggler on
    www.myspace.com
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,590
    edited January 15
    Wobbie said:
    bootlegger10 said:
    Not good.  They don't care at all.   They have 50M in the bank at a minimum.  They can't possibly give one crap about winning TGL.  
    pretty obvious money grab.
    Well, sure. But anyone taking this seriously though needs to lighten up. It's Tuesday night indoor golf in January. lol. 
    www.myspace.com
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,238
    The Juggler said:
    Wobbie said:
    bootlegger10 said:
    Not good.  They don't care at all.   They have 50M in the bank at a minimum.  They can't possibly give one crap about winning TGL.  
    pretty obvious money grab.
    Well, sure. But anyone taking this seriously though needs to lighten up. It's Tuesday night indoor golf in January. lol. 
    junk “sports.” put it on the ocho.
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,251
    The Juggler said:
    Wobbie said:
    bootlegger10 said:
    Not good.  They don't care at all.   They have 50M in the bank at a minimum.  They can't possibly give one crap about winning TGL.  
    pretty obvious money grab.
    Well, sure. But anyone taking this seriously though needs to lighten up. It's Tuesday night indoor golf in January. lol. 
    They know they need the players to talk and try to be lighthearted.  It is a balance though, because the last 30 minutes that I saw was just grown men giggling and not giving one shit about the shots they were hitting.  Except for Theegala and his dad who treated it like the US Open when he hit a good shot.

    last night the balance was skewed further in the silly direction than the competitive side.  

    I don’t know of any sports on ESPN that have a silly nature to them.   People will stop tuning in if the players don’t care.
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,590
    bootlegger10 said:
    The Juggler said:
    Wobbie said:
    bootlegger10 said:
    Not good.  They don't care at all.   They have 50M in the bank at a minimum.  They can't possibly give one crap about winning TGL.  
    pretty obvious money grab.
    Well, sure. But anyone taking this seriously though needs to lighten up. It's Tuesday night indoor golf in January. lol. 
    They know they need the players to talk and try to be lighthearted.  It is a balance though, because the last 30 minutes that I saw was just grown men giggling and not giving one shit about the shots they were hitting.  Except for Theegala and his dad who treated it like the US Open when he hit a good shot.

    It was 9-1 and, I believe, the match was already over by that point...they just finish out the holes because that affects playoff tiebreakers or something. 

    Be nice to have a competitive match one of these weeks...
    www.myspace.com
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,251
    I get it, but the giggling means they didn’t care about losing 9-1.  Perhaps Tiger was seething on the inside.  

    But maybe after a few seasons where it is competitive, people will start to care more.   I think the simulator would make it tough for a pro to really care as they know what the shape should be, how far the ball should fly, and what the ball should do when it lands.  The simulator likely is pretty far from reality even at the advanced state it is at now. 
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,590
    bootlegger10 said:
    I get it, but the giggling means they didn’t care about losing 9-1.  Perhaps Tiger was seething on the inside.  

    But maybe after a few seasons where it is competitive, people will start to care more.   I think the simulator would make it tough for a pro to really care as they know what the shape should be, how far the ball should fly, and what the ball should do when it lands.  The simulator likely is pretty far from reality even at the advanced state it is at now. 
    Yeah....but again, it's a Tuesday night in January...it's not The Masters, right?

    I think of this the same way I think of those TNT Matches. Basically exhibition golf during the off season. More entertainment than anything else. 
    www.myspace.com
  • Lerxst1992
    Lerxst1992 Posts: 7,808
    Wobbie said:
    bootlegger10 said:
    Not good.  They don't care at all.   They have 50M in the bank at a minimum.  They can't possibly give one crap about winning TGL.  
    pretty obvious money grab.

    Agree they don’t seem to care about winning. Wasn’t this supposed to be a perk for the top players to stay with the PGA?

     they do care about being on ESPN in prime time. They do care about having stars in the crowd. They need to figure out a way to make the matches competitive, for a team behind on the last few holes to have a chance to catch up. The two so far have been over with an hour to go in the telecast. It’s not an issue for match play as the match ends once the win is clinched.

    The hammer seems to help a team establish a bigger lead, once they get the lead, they hold the hammer.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,022
    So TGL can be fun when competitive 
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,022
    Announcers continue to be a bit much “this is tiger and Rory at its best”…relax buddy 
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,590
    edited January 28
    That was a lot of fun to watch tonight....although I had no idea it started so early. 

    Yeah I don't like the announcer much at all, to be  honest.

    Tom Kim was a beast. 
    www.myspace.com
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,906
    edited January 31
    Shane Lowry with the ace on 7 at Pebble yesterday.  He has hole in 1s at 17 at Sawgrass, 16 at Augusta and now 7 at Pebble.  3 of the most famous par 3s in the world.  That's wild.
    Post edited by Indifference71 on
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,251
    That is nuts.
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,251
    I got a kick out of Scottie’s reaction when he was shocked a ball he hit spun back ten feet after it landed five feet short of the cup.

    I can’t imagine the game he is playing.  I am never surprised by any outcome of my shots because I don’t have expectations it will do what I want it to do.  Would be fun to be able to play the game that the pros do where they fully expect to put the ball in a yard sized landing zone.
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,251
    I think Tom Kim proved you can be athletic and play golf, but don’t have to be.  If you take 40+ seconds to hit your ball after you have started your practice swings, then you are not an athlete.  

      
  • Brony
    Brony Posts: 648
    From NY, wondering if anyone has golfed in any parts of Maryland. Weather in April is very hit/miss here and I have a break coming up in mid-April.
    I'm seeing avg temps in the 60's down there for that time of year. Wouldnt mind a drive if it guarantees some rounds. Not looking to break the bank at crazy courses, but also, would love my 11 year old to join me for a late afternoon tee time.
    if anyone has any info or reccomendations, please share!
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    bootlegger10 said:
    I got a kick out of Scottie’s reaction when he was shocked a ball he hit spun back ten feet after it landed five feet short of the cup.

    I can’t imagine the game he is playing.  I am never surprised by any outcome of my shots because I don’t have expectations it will do what I want it to do.  Would be fun to be able to play the game that the pros do where they fully expect to put the ball in a yard sized landing zone.
    You can spin an iron though, right?  If you pinch the ball and take a full swing, the ball should naturally spin.  What I don't know how to do is "take the spin off" like they describe.  The only way I can do that is club up and knock it down.  But if I swing full, it's spinning.  
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    Brony said:
    From NY, wondering if anyone has golfed in any parts of Maryland. Weather in April is very hit/miss here and I have a break coming up in mid-April.
    I'm seeing avg temps in the 60's down there for that time of year. Wouldnt mind a drive if it guarantees some rounds. Not looking to break the bank at crazy courses, but also, would love my 11 year old to join me for a late afternoon tee time.
    if anyone has any info or reccomendations, please share!
    I love Bulle Rock.  Haven't played a lot of MD golf, but that's where I go when there.  It's near Aberdeen.  
  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,821
    I used to be pretty good at my local par 3 course.

    When me and a friend tried to graduate to a full course, we were thrown off by the course martial (it was a public course).

    I remember being yelled at by the group behind us..."pick up the ball after 7 strokes!"

    And thus ended my golfing career!
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,906
    New season of Full Swing has been pretty good.  The Gary Woodland episode is really good.  Incredible that he's out there playing

Categories