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  • polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    PJFAN13 wrote:
    polaris_x wrote:
    i personally could care less ... i don't like him because he's a prick and he has about an ounce of the class someone like adam scott or bubba watson has ...
    polaris_x wrote:
    objectivity at its finest ... :lol::lol:

    Careful :nono:

    LOL

    uhhh ... yeah? ... so? ... you don't actually think you've made a point do you? ... it's not like i'm constantly posting about how tiger is an asshole ... i just find it funny how you guys love to shit on sergio and will defend tiger no matter what ...
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    the controversy that just won't fucking die :fp: :lol::lol:
    We know the connotation in the United States. We accept all races on the European Tour, we take it very strongly. Most of Sergio's friends are coloured athletes in the United States and he is absolutely abject in his apology and we accepted it.

    Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/golf/a ... z2U8rtYMUZ
  • polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    norm wrote:
    the controversy that just won't fucking die :fp: :lol::lol:
    We know the connotation in the United States. We accept all races on the European Tour, we take it very strongly. Most of Sergio's friends are coloured athletes in the United States and he is absolutely abject in his apology and we accepted it.

    Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/golf/a ... z2U8rtYMUZ

    blame the media! ... :lol::lol:

    if you get paid to write about golf ... there's only so much content out there ... :lol:
  • pdalowskypdalowsky Posts: 15,070
    just to be clear

    is the word being 'Lovers' being used as a childish substitution for 'fans'?
  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,839
    Go Time
  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,839
    Keegan just hit his drive 346 and a 6 iron 215 into the green. Insane.
  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,839
    2 WEEKS TILL MERION!
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    TigerGif_6.gif
  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,839
    I'd say at this point people are more excited by Rory and Adam and Bubba than Tiger.

    Bump for Rory
  • Wma31394Wma31394 Posts: 3,045
    norm wrote:
    TigerGif_6.gif

    Pretty cool..I would take any of those swings!!
    "Going where the water tastes like wine!"
  • polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    any word on what the rough is like at Merion? ... and what they want the greens to be like on the stimp?
  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,839
    polaris_x wrote:
    any word on what the rough is like at Merion? ... and what they want the greens to be like on the stimp?

    I am pretty certain that because the course is so short, there isn't going to be graduating rough and it is going to be brutal right off the fairway. Going to have to hit fairways.

    No idea on the greens.

    Only 2 par 5's and they are very early. 2 and 4 I believe.
  • Indifference71Indifference71 Posts: 14,842
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    I'd say at this point people are more excited by Rory and Adam and Bubba than Tiger.

    Bump for Rory

    :lol::lol:
  • polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    I am pretty certain that because the course is so short, there isn't going to be graduating rough and it is going to be brutal right off the fairway. Going to have to hit fairways.

    No idea on the greens.

    Only 2 par 5's and they are very early. 2 and 4 I believe.

    interesting ... i much prefer courses protect themselves with rough and greens than length ...
  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,839
    polaris_x wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    I am pretty certain that because the course is so short, there isn't going to be graduating rough and it is going to be brutal right off the fairway. Going to have to hit fairways.

    No idea on the greens.

    Only 2 par 5's and they are very early. 2 and 4 I believe.

    interesting ... i much prefer courses protect themselves with rough and greens than length ...

    Agreed. Old school golf.
  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,839
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    I'd say at this point people are more excited by Rory and Adam and Bubba than Tiger.

    Bump for Rory

    :lol::lol:

    :thumbup:

    I want Rory to do well, just found this to be a needed bump after a 78
  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,839
    Looks like Tiger is making a mess.
  • Wma31394Wma31394 Posts: 3,045
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Looks like Tiger is making a mess.

    Yea..especially on par 5 15 the past 2 days..3 over..needs to go low on back 9
    "Going where the water tastes like wine!"
  • RoughMixRoughMix Posts: 385
    edited May 2013
    polaris_x wrote:
    any word on what the rough is like at Merion? ... and what they want the greens to be like on the stimp?
    According to "The Bible"-aka Golf Digest- there are 4 different types of grass for the rough.
    Apparently this will make it very gnarly and thick.
    They also said the stimp meter reading would be 13 or 14.
    Shorter courses are better.Keeps more players in the tournament.
    They outsmarted themselves when they made length the no.1 priority.
    If you don't get Golf Digest,you should at least pick up the 4 issues where they cover the Majors.
    These previews are great-Masters and U.S. OPEN especially so.
    Check out your local newstand now. ;)
    Post edited by RoughMix on
    "They don't give a shit Keith Moon is dead,
    is that exactly what I thought I read."
  • polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    RoughMix wrote:
    According to "The Bible"-aka Golf Digest- there are 4 different types of grass for the rough.
    Apparently this will make it very gnarly and thick.
    They also said the stimp meter reading would be 13 or 14.
    Shorter courses are better.Keeps more players in the tournament.
    They outsmarted themselves when they made length the no.1 priority.
    If you don't get Golf Digest,you should at least pick up the 4 issues where the cover the Majors.
    These previews are great-Masters and U.S. OPEN especially so.
    Check out your local newstand now. ;)

    and you work for? ... :lol::lol:

    actually, i should get it ... i enter golf pools for majors and the winner gets like $6k ... i think i need to do more research into my picks ... :lol:
  • adam42381adam42381 Posts: 2,505
    Golfing tomorrow morning. Been playing pretty consistently lately. Not where I want to be by any means, but I'm typically in the mid to high 80's right now. Hoping to get it to high 70s to low 80s sometime this summer.
    I wish I was as fortunate, as fortunate as me.
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 25,575
    Go take a look at Tigers round for today. And he still has 10 or so holes to go.
    :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

    +8?
    :lol::lol::lol::lol:
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,153
    hehehehehe :shh:
    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
  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,839
    Wow....and I was talking shit about Rory :lol:
  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,839
    Great article on Merion. CAN'T.FUCKING.WAIT

    http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/02/sport ... &ref=golf&
  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,839
    This is phenomenal stuff from Jack and Kuchar

    http://www.majorschampionships.com/us-o ... klaus.html

    Looking like I will be there either Monday or Tuesday and Saturday. So pumped.
  • pjhawkspjhawks Posts: 12,520
    edited June 2013
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Great article on Merion. CAN'T.FUCKING.WAIT

    http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/02/sport ... &ref=golf&

    great article. thanks for posting.

    just saw your post above about days you are going. I live fairly close to the course, going to be a clusterfuck in this area that week but looking forward to it. I'm heading to Friday's round.

    for people coming from out of town they are parking them a fairly good distance away and shuttling them in which is going to add about 45 minutes easy to their commutes. I can't imagine what that is going to be like.

    if you are coming from the city take public transportation before driving and parking at one of the off-site places.
    Post edited by pjhawks on
  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,839
    pjhawks wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Great article on Merion. CAN'T.FUCKING.WAIT

    http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/02/sport ... &ref=golf&

    are you heading to any of the days at Merion? I live fairly close to the course, going to be a clusterfuck in this area that week but looking forward to it. I'm heading to Friday's round.

    for people coming from out of town they are parking them a fairly good distance away and shuttling them in which is going to add about 45 minutes easy to their commutes. I can't imagine what that is going to be like. if you are coming from the city take public transportation before driving and parking at one of the off-site places.

    Yeah, I will be there for a practice round and Saturday. Planning on taking public transportation. One of the trains gets you to about a 15 minute or so walk from the course from what I understand. Pretty pumped.

    Some of the parking is at PPL. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuccccckkkkkk that.
  • pjhawkspjhawks Posts: 12,520
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    pjhawks wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Great article on Merion. CAN'T.FUCKING.WAIT

    http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/02/sport ... &ref=golf&

    are you heading to any of the days at Merion? I live fairly close to the course, going to be a clusterfuck in this area that week but looking forward to it. I'm heading to Friday's round.

    for people coming from out of town they are parking them a fairly good distance away and shuttling them in which is going to add about 45 minutes easy to their commutes. I can't imagine what that is going to be like. if you are coming from the city take public transportation before driving and parking at one of the off-site places.

    Yeah, I will be there for a practice round and Saturday. Planning on taking public transportation. One of the trains gets you to about a 15 minute or so walk from the course from what I understand. Pretty pumped.

    Some of the parking is at PPL. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuccccckkkkkk that.

    yup PPL Park is one which means heading out will have to go back down the Blue Route to I-95. weeknights that is easy going to add 45 minutes to the commute. the other place is Rose Tree Park in Media on Route 252 which has signs up saying expect extreme traffic issues that week.

    not sure if you saw this but below is a spectator information guide. gives you a map and such. I am assuming you are taking the Norristown Speed Line? if so that gets you fairly close and won't require a shuttle.

    http://www.usga.org/uploadedFiles/USGAH ... nGuide.pdf
  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,839
    pjhawks wrote:
    yup PPL Park is one which means heading out will have to go back down the Blue Route to I-95. weeknights that is easy going to add 45 minutes to the commute. the other place is Rose Tree Park in Media on Route 252 which has signs up saying expect extreme traffic issues that week.

    not sure if you saw this but below is a spectator information guide. gives you a map and such. I am assuming you are taking the Norristown Speed Line? if so that gets you fairly close and won't require a shuttle.

    http://www.usga.org/uploadedFiles/USGAH ... nGuide.pdf

    Ahh, yeah, got that with my ticket but haven't looked at it much. Highspeed line drops you off pretty much at the course, that's what I will be taking. Probably walk to Tired Hands and take Regional Rail home after.
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