Going to my first PGA event!
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Ya, I mean how hard is it to wear a golf shirt? Damn golfers making us dress all fancy just to see them go whack a golf ball into a little hole!
No, he's bad for the game. Too much coverage for a guy that rarely wins. Just like watching NASCAR.
Reporter: "DANICA! DANICA! WHAT WENT THROUGH YOUR MIND WHEN YOU CRASHED AND FINISHED 30th??!!"
Danica: "The same thing I told you every other time. I wanted get the race over with so I could get back to godaddy.com. Nationwide insurance provided me with a free laptop."
Yes, because being tied for second in all time career victories is similar to never winning a race.
I posted about this in the other Tiger thread, but if popularity and coverage of golf in general is what the fan is looking for, I don't see how you can say Tiger is bad for golf. Granted, they talk a lot about him, but if he isn't doing well, I wouldn't even know golf is on. If stagnant/dropping ratings is what golf is after, then yes, Tiger is terrible for the game.
Believe me, I understand why purists hate the guy though.
Why do "purists" hate him? I don't necessarily like him, but I really like watching him play and I would consider myself a golf lover.
No. Also for those of you crucifying me, my golf shoes are all black and look like athletic shoes, I would never wear a classic leather saddle shoe or anything.
I just wore a polo and khaki shorts. Had a BLAST. It was so much fun and I will definitely try to get back to another event if I have a chance. Camped out at #3 and watched the approaches over the water, then watched hole #8 which had a HUGE gallery for tiger crammed onto a tiny par 3. Then on #14 I saw another set of approach shots over water onto that narrow green. Had a gorgeous view of the fairway and saw the flight of the ball from the side which was really cool. (See forbidden cell phone photo, attached).
Thanks for the advice guys! Anybody thinking about going to a PGA event, GO! It was so cool!
EDIT: I was REALLY irritated with people yelling "Tiger" whenever he was walking up to the green. He knows his name! We know his name! Just applaud like you do for everyone else. Also, for the love of God only cheer when he DOES something. People were cheering when he missed the green...
He's had 2 wins in the last 3 years. They both came this year. They cover him more than any other golfer. There are way better golfers, he'll win some every once in a while.
Give him the right amount of coverage for how good he is, not how good he used to be.
one of the greatest golfers of all time, the most popular golfer of all time. With the biggest story line of any golfer.
Good plan, stop covering him. You have a future in media.
I'm a fan of other golfers to, and I like seeing great competition. Tiger's past wins warrant the attention he gets now.
there are way better golfers? no, not when his game is honed in like it was this past sunday. the only thing other golfers have who are "better" than him right now is consistency. tiger is the greatest/ most talented golfer that there ever was and probably ever will be. what got him there was talent, hard work, but most importantly and incredible psychological advantage over everyone else. he lost that advantage when his dirty laundry was aired to the public
Please tell me your posse didn't follow every move by Hok Zach Johnson and scramble all day to get him to talk about his beloved Hawkeyes
CycloneErik
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Please tell me your posse didn't follow every move by Hok Zach Johnson and scramble all day to get him to talk about his beloved Hawkeyes
You even worked your obsession into a golf thread?
I had great respect for him, until I found out he was dating 30 women that weren't his wife.
He had a great chip shot. One of his best ever IMO.
But I really don't want to watch someone have a temper tantrum every time theyre not winning.