The Open

[OU4LIFE]

Phil is tied for the lead at -4, and Daly is only 3 back through 12. This could be a really fun Open.

[Newbomb Turk]

too bad it's played on a goat track. ;)

[Sooner in Tampa]

Phil is tied for the lead at -4, and Daly is only 3 back through 12. This could be a really fun Open.There is a Ho tied for lead :pop:

[Newbomb Turk]

I worked with a guy in Singapore named SK Ho. Probably not the same guy.

[Sooner in Tampa]

I worked with a guy in Singapore named SK Ho. Probably not the same guy.HEH...How in the hell do you pronounce that first name ? :eek:

[Newbomb Turk]

HEH...How in the hell do you pronounce that first name ? :eek:

SK......Ess - Kay.

YWIA.

[Sooner in Tampa]

SK......Ess - Kay.

YWIA.So you just call him by his initals ?


That's ODD :twinkies:

[OU4LIFE]

odd twinkies?

wtf?

http://www.soonerfans.com/forums/images/buttons/report.gif for misuse of the twinkie icon.

[Newbomb Turk]

That's ODD :twinkies:

It's the Open Championship. Them Brits be an odd bunch.

[Sooner in Tampa]

odd twinkies?

wtf?

http://www.soonerfans.com/forums/images/buttons/report.gif for misuse of the twinkie icon.:O

[OU4LIFE]

course must be playing pretty easy so far, the worst score in the clubhouse is +4.

[OU4LIFE]

oh, and Freddy is playing well, in at -2 and our own Todd Hamilton is in at level par.

[Fugue]

did I hear correctly that there are unexploded artillery shells from WWII under the 17th green? :eek:

[Mjcpr]

oh, and Freddy is playing well, in at -2 and our own Todd Hamilton is in at level par.

Oh for ****'s sake, Hairy. Level pahhhh? Level pahhhh?

Who do you think you are, Madonna?

:D

[Mjcpr]

did I hear correctly that there are unexploded artillery shells from WWII under the 17th green? :eek:
Yep...that's what they said last night on the Golf Channel.

[Fugue]

Yep...that's what they said last night on the Golf Channel.

I'd be a little tentative repairing the ol' ball marks.

[Sooner in Tampa]

Some dude it out there blazing a +8 now.

[Sooner in Tampa]

Tiger bogeys the first hole.

[OU4LIFE]

Oh for ****'s sake, Hairy. Level pahhhh? Level pahhhh?

Who do you think you are, Madonna?

:D


when in Rome, squeek.....when in Rome.

[Mjcpr]

when in Rome, squeek.....when in Rome.

Dude, you're in Perkins.

[OU4LIFE]

buzzkill.

[Mjcpr]

Is there a problem? Tiger has been on #3 forever.

[Mjcpr]

Worst British Open thread evar.

[Sooner in Tampa]

Tiger even after 6

[Scott D]

the most amusing comment I heard was this morning on the radio when the guys commented that there was a betting line in England from whether or not Tiger and Faldo would shake hands to 25 to 1 odds that there'd be an alteracation between them on the course. They got to talking about what started the 'beef' between Tiger and Faldo, and one said that today and tomorrow wouldn't matter since Faldo'd be in the booth with Tirico for the weekend anyway. :)

[Newbomb Turk]

I heard the Tiger/Faldo thing started when Faldo was in the booth. That was back when Tiger was going through his swing change. Faldo was saying Tiger's swing plane was too flat or something like that.

[Scott D]

I heard the Tiger/Faldo thing started when Faldo was in the booth. That was back when Tiger was going through his swing change. Faldo was saying Tiger's swing plane was too flat or something like that.

that's pretty much what they were saying on the radio. Faldo was critical of Tiger changing his swing, and had on subsequent events questioned shot selection. Both things that are the kind of thing that can get you blacklisted mediawise with Eldrick.

[King Crimson]

i think Faldo finished in the top 10 at last year's Open.

here, and i'll throw a bone to goat trak crowd (:D)

http://www.golfclubatlas.com/images/Brora%20Sheep.jpg

[Newbomb Turk]

Glad to see Tom Lehman had a good round. I seriously doubt it holds up, but I've always liked the guy.

[Scott D]

i think Faldo finished in the top 10 at last year's Open.

here, and i'll throw a bone to goat trak crowd (:D)

heh, that sort of discussion came up today on that radio show also. One guy said he hated watching The Open because of how the courses looked, the other guy told him that you have to watch The Open in HD because the signal makes the course look a lot better.

[Mjcpr]

Pfff....dead grass looks like dead grass, no matter what definition you're watching it in.

[Newbomb Turk]

Worst British Open thread evar.

If it were any other major, it would get more play. :D

[Mjcpr]

If it were any other major, it would get more play. :D

True. :D

Tiger at -2 now. If he keeps it up, maybe he can avoid the first round sucktitude that he usually has.

[Mjcpr]

Duval also at -2.

[Sooner in Tampa]

Just in time for The Open:

At dawn, the telephone rings... "Hello, Senor Smith? This is Ernesto,the caretaker at your country house."

"Ah yes, Ernesto. What can I do for you? Is there a problem?"

"Uh...I'm just calling to advise you, Senor, that your parrot died.

"My parrot? Dead? The one that won the International speaking competition?"

"Si, Senor.that's the one."

"Damn! That's a pity! I spent a small fortune on that bird. What did he die from?"

"From eating rotten meat, Senor."

"Rotten meat? Who the hell fed the parrot rotten meat?"

"Nobody, Senor, he ate the meat of your dead horse!"

"Dead horse? What dead horse?!"

"The thoroughbred that won the Breeders Cup, Senor Smith. He died from a heart attack pulling the big water cart."

"Are you insane? What water cart?"

"The one we used to put out the fire, Senor!"

"Good Lord! What fire are you talking about, man?"

"The one at your house, Senor! A candle fell and the curtains caught on fire."

"What the...!! There's electricity at the house!! What the hell was the candle for?"

"For the funeral, Senor."

"WHAT BLOODY FUNERAL?!"

"Your wife's, Senor...She showed up one night out of the blue and I thought she was a thief. So I hit her with your new Tiger Woods Nike driver."

A long pause of complete silence... "Ernesto, if you broke that driver, you're in deep chit!

[Sooner in Tampa]

WOW...Tiger is at -3 for the day. He may actually be in the running for this thing:pop:

[KC//CRIMSON]

KA BOOM!


Eldrick eagles 18

[1stTimeCaller]

is it over yet?

[Newbomb Turk]

is it over yet?

yes, however a new 3-day tournament will start tomorrow.

[1stTimeCaller]

cool. who won today's tourney?

[Newbomb Turk]

Graeme McDowell won. Tiger finished 1 stroke back.

[OU4LIFE]

Gr-a-EEm-EE.

^^
gay.

[Sooner in Tampa]

Tiger now has 3 stroke lead....-11

[Newbomb Turk]

This thing may be over before I even get to watch any of it. Tiger may also set the major scoring record if this keeps up.

[Sooner in Tampa]

This thing may be over before I even get to watch any of it. Tiger may also set the major scoring record if this keeps up.DiMarco is pretty seasoned...he should be able to hang in there.
:pop:

[Newbomb Turk]

I hope somebody hangs in there. I don't care if Tiger wins or not, I just want SOME drama come Saturday or Sunday. I hate it when there is a runaway winner.

[Sooner in Tampa]

I agree...Goosen may hang too.

[Newbomb Turk]

So I hear Tiger eagled the par 4 14th today. Holed his 2nd shot from over 200 yards! :eek: I think he's up 4 now.

[Mjcpr]

He's at -12 with the par 5 18th to play.

I'm guessing the conditions aren't too tough today. I hope Hoylake enjoys its last Open!

[Mjcpr]

Boooo...he made par on 18. Well, 65 ain't to shabby but I bet there are some folks on his heels before the day is out.

[Sooner in Tampa]

I bet your avi jinxes him.

[King Crimson]

di Marco and Goosen, while very good and great players respectively, aren't the kind of players who can make birdies with Tiger if playing conditions persist as such....and Eldrick doesn't falter. and if Tiger puts it in that gear he's got no one else has....he might end it tomorrow. of course, in that event, this thread will get a bunch more posts from "golf fans" (such as dolemite sooner, for example).

;)

[colleyvillesooner]

My official prediction: It's over. Tiger announces he's back with an *** stomping.

But drama would be good too.

[Newbomb Turk]

I agree - it's over.

[OU4LIFE]

pffft.

if only there were a bern on the 18 hole....

[Sooner in Tampa]

If I were a betting man, I would bet that it is over too. I would also lay odds that nobody comes within 4 strokes of Tiger at the end.

[OU4LIFE]

Els is at -8 and making a move, he's only through #10. He could finish close.

[Mjcpr]

Els is at -8 and making a move, he's only through #10. He could finish close.

Read the thread, Hairy......I've alredy got dibs on saying there will be folks close to Tiger before the day is out.

It looks like everyone is shooting a good score today so he's not pulling away, I think it's just an easy course.

[King Crimson]

I think it's just an easy course.

has more to do with the playing conditions and heat of the summer thusfar in the UK....but Hoylake is no Carnoustie to be sure.

[Newbomb Turk]

any of the golf purists on here ready to admit that place is a goat track?

[OU4LIFE]

no.

unless you mean that literally.

[Newbomb Turk]

I think the R&A should just stick with the nine courses that are on the rota.

[Scott D]

any of the golf purists on here ready to admit that place is a goat track?

this isn't another 'trees and other assorted crap on US Courses means it's a "real" golf course" knock is it?

[Newbomb Turk]

this isn't another 'trees and other assorted crap on US Courses means it's a "real" golf course" knock is it?

kind of :O - but just look at the place!

[colleyvillesooner]

Els is 2 back of Tiger with 2 to play. Looks like Tiger may get a weekend partner after all.

Can't wait.

[Newbomb Turk]

Els is 2 back of Tiger with 2 to play. Looks like Tiger may get a weekend partner after all.

Can't wait.

that would be a good pairing.

[Scott D]

kind of :O - but just look at the place!

explain the US Open the last 3+ years ;)

[Sooner in Tampa]

Els is now at -11...maybe I was wrong about nobody coming close.

[King Crimson]

I think the R&A should just stick with the nine courses that are on the rota.

I disagree. the rota itself is a product of some pretty slimey politics itself and hardly "tradition bound". i'd also say the R&A should play the Open in Ireland at Portrush, Royal COuntry Down, or Ballybunion....all of which are more than legit enough to host the Open and the peer of any links in England or Scotland. However, politics (in the big sense) has been the point of discrimination. I also think St. Andrews should be in the rota on the same rate as the other courses....not given a 2-fer each time through.

i won't even play the "What if?" every poster on this board played Hoylake card.....how much goat track beat down you think you would be dishing out?

the Tour guys get into the 20's under par at about 1/3 of Tour Events....those are the coporate goat tracks with virtually no distinguishing characteristics except pretty water fountains, ridiculous bunkering, goofy nature sounding names, and are nothing more than well manicured, over-watered 7,000 foot advertisements and hubris for the corporate hosts. those courses are the ones that deserve criticism.

[Mjcpr]

Els is now at -11...maybe I was wrong about nobody coming close.

Shoulda listened to me.

[King Crimson]

go ernie.

[Sooner in Tampa]

Shoulda listened to me.:O

[Mjcpr]

explain the US Open the last 3+ years ;)

They didn't look like or play like Hoylake.

[1stTimeCaller]

It's no TPC Chickasha, that's fo sho.

[Sooner in Tampa]

It's no TPC Chickasha, that's fo sho.Yeah...they can actually grow $hit in Chickasha.

[Mjcpr]

i won't even play the "What if?" every poster on this board played Hoylake card.....how much goat track beat down you think you would be dishing out?
That has nothing to do with criticizing a golf course. Every course on tour would kick most of our asses but I think we are allowed an opinion on them. My dislike for links courses is just my personal opinion, I'm allowed that....I think they look like pasture land and for the most part, that's what they are...the area between the sea and the community that isn't fit for agriculture. I just don't happen to like them, that doesn't mean you can't and it doesn't mean that some of them aren't great courses. Hoylake isn't one of them. I don't think the R&A wanted to set up a course where the fairways were faster than the greens and all of the grass was dead. The only thing saving this course at all is the Wednesday night rains.

[Fugue]

:pop:

[Mjcpr]

:pop:

**** off, dip ****.

:D

[King Crimson]

fair enough, mjcpr. but i find many people's strictly "aesthetic" objections (as i do every year) to be utterly shallow and based on a prejudice that has nothing to do with the game of golf "as played"....but how it looks on TV.

at least the Open doesn't pipe in fake bird noises like they used to do at the Masters.

you say you don't like them....that's a pretty big blanket statement and a bit narrow in my view. but, that's just my opinion. :D

it is my firm, unwavering belief that anyone who loves playing the game of golf had the opportunity to play true links golf their opinion would be changed....dramatically. unless you are an incurable wussy, that is.

[Mjcpr]

fair enough, mjcpr. but i find many people's strictly "aesthetic" objections (as i do every year) to be utterly shallow and based on a prejudice that has nothing to do with the game of golf "as played"....but how it looks on TV.

at least the Open doesn't pipe in fake bird noises like they used to do at the Masters.

you say you don't like them....that's a pretty big blanket statement and a bit narrow in my view. but, that's just my opinion. :D

it is my firm, unwavering belief that anyone who loves playing the game of golf had the opportunity to play true links golf their opinion would be changed....dramatically. unless you are an incurable wussy, that is.

I'd love to play one, but just to say I've played it. I have no doubt I would still much prefer the "aesthetically pleasing" courses of the US.

Again, it's just my personal preference....it isn't right or wrong.

[Fugue]

**** off, dip ****.

:D

you were just pwned in the f'n hot thread.

again I say, :pop:

[Mjcpr]

Pffft....nobody cares what PG says.

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

Heh.

[Fugue]

fair enough, mjcpr. but i find many people's strictly "aesthetic" objections (as i do every year) to be utterly shallow and based on a prejudice that has nothing to do with the game of golf "as played"....but how it looks on TV.

at least the Open doesn't pipe in fake bird noises like they used to do at the Masters.

you say you don't like them....that's a pretty big blanket statement and a bit narrow in my view. but, that's just my opinion. :D

it is my firm, unwavering belief that anyone who loves playing the game of golf had the opportunity to play true links golf their opinion would be changed....dramatically. unless you are an incurable wussy, that is.

be that as it may, Pat is still entitled to her opinion.

[King Crimson]

and many cannot just beg off on the "i don't like color of the grass" argument since it's been hot at Hoylake and in the UK all summer....it's the same every year at sf.com.

i think it has more to do with many people who grew up playing and watching the American Tour (myself included) like to see guys spin the ball and classic target golf dart throwing onto the greens. if you grew up playing the local muni in Oklahoma, it was likely brown and hard in the summer.....and the Club course was green. Target golf, that's how i learned how to play. but, to say that's "better" than the ground game is really not something that can be substantiated in anything more than an opinion....which is fine. but, having an opinion as such doesn't really merit the dengration of that which it is not. as is so often the case.

that's my opinion. i know some of it's in fun and to yank my chain and that's all fun....but i just hate to see so many wallow in ignorance.

:D

[Fugue]

:pop:

[Sooner in Tampa]

:pop: :twinkies:

[Newbomb Turk]

Again, it's just my personal preference....it isn't right or wrong.

It's right!

[Mjcpr]

It's right!
I know, I mis-typed because I had ignorance on my keyboard. I wallowed in it earlier.

:D

[Newbomb Turk]

KC - I respect your opinion on golf as much or more than anyone else on this board. But you're wrong! ;)

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

You golf guys whine a lot.




*runs away*

[King Crimson]

I know, I mis-typed because I had ignorance on my keyboard. I wallowed in it earlier.

:D

easy now.....

:D

[King Crimson]

You golf guys whine a lot.




*runs away*

all this whining sounds kinda like a.....uhhh...ummmm......Snow Patrol song or something.



*runs away really fast*

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

Heh.

I'll stop now. I just had to give Pat some doo-doo in a golf thread.

:D

[King Crimson]

Heh.

I'll stop now. I just had to give Pat some doo-doo in a golf thread.

:D

did he eat it this time too? might grow out of it.

:(

[IB4OU2]

Pffft....nobody cares what PG says.

Yea, listen to Pat he knows what a good course looks like. He played a fabulous one just last weekend. ;) :D

[King Crimson]

http://www.opengolf.com/news/displayNewsItem.sps?id=60005474

"Usually it's target golf and you play to some target and hit another target island somewhere. This week it's so different. You've got to be so creative and you've got to really understand how to control your ball."

Tiger Woods

--the opengolf.com site has some pretty deece articles and such. the streaming radio show is kind of fun. FYI.

[Newbomb Turk]

"This course is a goat track, but I am still gonna kick these guys asses."

Tiger Woods


fixed :D

[dolemitesooner]

sORRY i HAVE NOT BEEN ON i PICK TIGER

[Newbomb Turk]

sORRY i HAVE NOT BEEN ON i PICK TIGER

I pick Stanley! ;)

[Mjcpr]

sORRY i HAVE NOT BEEN ON i PICK TIGER

Me too. And for the tie breaker, I'll take Els 2nd and I guess DiMarco 3rd.

[King Crimson]

euro hopefuls who didn't fare too well:

Poulter, Darren Clarke, Paul Lawrie, David Howell, Padraig H., Monty....all missed the cut.

Duval makes the cut but i'm not sure, as a yahoo article suggests, that his "comeback" continues. his mind is not on golf most of the time. NOW, he did win the Open, so i think he's gonna show up with a little practice and some game under his belt as a former champ.

[Newbomb Turk]

The Euro's can play them some Ryder Cup, but they can't win a major lately. No Euro since Lawrie in '99.

[King Crimson]

The Euro's can play them some Ryder Cup, but they can't win a major lately. No Euro since Lawrie in '99.

i count on mah fingers that as 27 majors.

[Newbomb Turk]

I've been home since 3:00 and been watching this morning's coverage. It's the first time I've had a really good look at this golf course. I think I've been giving it more credit that it deserves.

[Mjcpr]

I've been home since 3:00 and been watching this morning's coverage. It's the first time I've had a really good look at this golf course. I think I've been giving it more credit that it deserves.

:D

[Newbomb Turk]

:D

we're the only ones that get it. :D

[Fugue]

we're the only ones that keep repeating this point over and over. :D

:D

;)

[Newbomb Turk]

:les: THAT IS BECAUSE NOBODY ELSE GETS IT!!?!?!?

;)

[Fugue]

:les: THAT IS BECAUSE NOBODY ELSE GETS IT!!?!?!?

;)

:pop:

[King Crimson]

i ain't gonna bite.

[Newbomb Turk]

i ain't gonna bite.

:(

;)

[Fugue]

i ain't gonna bite.

[NT/MJCPR]neither will the ball on the greens cause they are hard and fast and goaty and not treelined in stuff like the other majors[NT/Pat]

ONLY KIDDING you two.

[Mjcpr]

Watch for this hazard on the 4th fairway.

http://www.izix.com/personal/photos/west/images/HayBale.jpg

[King Crimson]

Watch for this hazard on the 4th fairway.

http://www.izix.com/personal/photos/west/images/HayBale.jpg


it's like i've been saying... the knowledge of golf here Open week begins and ends with the windmill hole.

check-mate.:texan:

[Newbomb Turk]

before the course dried out...

http://www.biz-blogs-2.com/images/brora-sheep-300.jpg

[Newbomb Turk]

If I am awake this early, I might as well be watching golf.

[King Crimson]

me too, Newcomb.

[King Crimson]

scotty verplank with an easy 67 today.

[King Crimson]

sergio garcia -6 though 9. furyk -4 through 9.

[King Crimson]

getting pretty thick.....

[mrowl]

the big names on this leaderboard are unbelievable, great stuff.

[King Crimson]

but Hoylake is a goat track. certainly would not want a course to bring the cream to the top.....

[mrowl]

and tiger goes -13 under....

[Newbomb Turk]

but Hoylake is a goat track. certainly would not want a course to bring the cream to the top.....

can't argue with that.

[Scott D]

but Hoylake is a goat track. certainly would not want a course to bring the cream to the top.....

I'm still waiting for them to explain the last 3 US Opens :D

[Newbomb Turk]

I'm still waiting for them to explain the last 3 US Opens :D

what about them? Although Shinecock is a links style course, I don't remember it looking anything like what I am seeing at Liverpool.

[Scott D]

I definitely remember at least two of them resembling a 'goat track'

[Newbomb Turk]

The last two:
Winged Foot - Nope
Pinehurst - Nope

[Newbomb Turk]

I don't mind watching British Open style golf for a change. However, I don't think I'd like it if I had to watch it every week.

[Newbomb Turk]

tiger is giving everybody a chance - for now. Still 2 par 5's to go though.

[mrowl]

three-putt for tiger.... ouch.

[Newbomb Turk]

should be interesting tomorrow - we'll see if Sergio can handle being paired with Tiger - especially after the comments he made yesterday about Tiger. I say Sergio wilts like the little baby he is.

[critical_phil]

wtf is Shinecock?


nm, whatever you golf peoples do in your spare time is none of my business..

[JohnnyMack]

Sergio v. Tiger?

How many strokes does Sergio get?

[King Crimson]

i don't see Garcia having a real chance tomorrow unless he catches fire on the order of a freakshow.

Eldrick has a big advantage as such. he knows someone will post a good score, but it won't be Sergio most likely. who he will be able to stare down every hole.

if ir comes down to "making the big putt" it will be the first for Garcia.

[StoopTroup]

DiMarco will win it.

[JohnnyMack]

Tiger didn't putt well today and the only one who made a move was Bitch Boy. Tiger putts well tomorrow and it'll be a laugher.

[King Crimson]

sergio +2 through 4. nice homage to mustard there, Serge.

Els -1, tied with Eldrick.

[King Crimson]

pretty nice up and down out of the one foot in/one foot out bunker stance from Ernie

[King Crimson]

Eldrick with 2 birdies to -15. Els, -13.

Sergio shoots 40 on the outward nine.

[Newbomb Turk]

no surprise to me that Sergio is playing poorly. Also no surprise that Tiger is playing well.

[King Crimson]

Eldrick isn't going to be easy to catch with a 3 shot lead at the turn. he's got to think i make one more birdie and don't make double, i win. and with two par 5's to play.

[King Crimson]

no surprise to me that Sergio is playing poorly. .

yeah, they aren't even showing him anymore.

[Newbomb Turk]

DiMarco making a nice move - I'd like to see him win a major. Don't know if he will be able to catch Tiger today though.

[King Crimson]

Di Marco was a money guy at the President's Cup and really had Tiger gagging at the Masters year before last......but it's Eldricks tournament to lose at this point.

until someone makes a run, all he has to do is make pars.

[King Crimson]

and DiMarco make birdie as i type.....

[Newbomb Turk]

he's hanging tough!

[King Crimson]

sean o'hair with the best round of the day: 67.

gotta figure unless Eldrick come that far back....he's gonna be tough to beat. and winning for his dad.

[King Crimson]

woods has backed off his shot twice this hole.

he makes birdie here, it's over. great putt.

[Newbomb Turk]

Yep - probably over. There are the two par 5's, so anything can happen. But the 5's probably play into Tiger's hand more than Dimarco.

[King Crimson]

i'm not wearing a hat, i'm tipping my hat because Tiger is winning this one.

[Newbomb Turk]

He's really played well when he needed to. DiMarco puts a little pressure on him, and he steps up and birdies two in a row.

[mrowl]

stupid protesters.

[King Crimson]

Woods wins this one one.

[JohnnyMack]

Sergio fell apart in the final round of a major?

Really?

:stunned:

[picasso]

Sergio fell apart in the final round of a major?

Really?

:stunned:
if you didn't think he'd wilt today then you haven't been watching much golf.

[StoopTroup]

Did any of you cry?

I cried while Tiger has hugging his Wife.

[JohnnyMack]

if you didn't think he'd wilt today then you haven't been watching much golf.

He looked like a walking pi*s stain.

[colleyvillesooner]

Did any of you cry?

I cried while Tiger has hugging his Wife.

Yeah, watching him hug his caddie was pretty emotional. I can't imagine losing my Dad, so I have no idea what he was going through. Didn't cry, but got the lump in the throat.

[bri]

Sergio looked like he should have been chasing around an inquisitive little monkey.

[Newbomb Turk]

I say Sergio wilts like the little baby he is.


if you didn't think he'd wilt today then you haven't been watching much golf.

I must have been watching too much golf. :D

[tulsaoilerfan]

Wow, when Tiger is in the lead at a major, all the top players except for DiMarco look like your average weekend hack; what a bunch of wussies.

[JohnnyMack]

Yeah, watching him hug his caddie was pretty emotional. I can't imagine losing my Dad, so I have no idea what he was going through. Didn't cry, but got the lump in the throat.

:dean:*****./:dean:

[jk the sooner fan]

i thought dimarco and tiger both were pure class today, both of them handling the loss of a parent in the recent past

i listened to a repeat of a radio show this morning, when i was driving up to OK

they were comparing Tiger to Nicklaus....Jack has 18 majors (Tiger now has 11), but Jack also had 19 2d places......and you've got to figure that a few of those were stolen from him (Trevino, Watson)......thats an incredible number

however I think Tiger plays against a deeper field than Jack did, and I dont know that they "jack proofed" the golf courses like they do with Tiger

its a moot point of course until (or if) Tiger reaches 18 majors....

[JohnnyMack]

I see where Tigger went driver once all week.

That showed real maturity.

when he starts outthinking everyone else and not just outhitting/outputting everyone else, he'll be really good.

[Sooner in Tampa]

If I were a betting man, I would bet that it is over too. I would also lay odds that nobody comes within 4 strokes of Tiger at the end.Damn it...too bad I'm not a betting man. :O

[colleyvillesooner]

Damn it...too bad I'm not a betting man. :O
Why? You just would have broken even! ;)

[Scott D]

i thought dimarco and tiger both were pure class today, both of them handling the loss of a parent in the recent past

i listened to a repeat of a radio show this morning, when i was driving up to OK

they were comparing Tiger to Nicklaus....Jack has 18 majors (Tiger now has 11), but Jack also had 19 2d places......and you've got to figure that a few of those were stolen from him (Trevino, Watson)......thats an incredible number

however I think Tiger plays against a deeper field than Jack did, and I dont know that they "jack proofed" the golf courses like they do with Tiger

its a moot point of course until (or if) Tiger reaches 18 majors....

yeah, that's the main reason that arguing between eras is such a moot point. you can't really compare the competition of today to competition to Jack's heydey, to the competition when Snead and Jones ran the golf world.

[Petro-Sooner]

Hey British Open, its called water, you put it on your fairways and they will be green.

[Mjcpr]

Hey British Open, its called water, you put it on your fairways and they will be green.

What was up with the little circles of green in the middle of the fairway? I'm assuming it was a sprinkler head but if it was, can they not fix it to water outside of 3 inches?

[King Crimson]

you can say the field is deeper today, but the technology is also an equalizer. those old guys could swing it. watch the footage of Jones or Byron Nelson those guys are smoove.

you try breaking 80 with persimmon drivers with plastic inserts, stiff steel shafts and balata golf balls. it's regular for Joe Muni to be knocking it around 3 bills off the tee with this generation of drivers but courses were playing plenty long inna day.

and there is no way you are going to convince me that Tom Watson, Lee Trevino, and Arnie were not imaginitive gifted players.

[Scott D]

What was up with the little circles of green in the middle of the fairway? I'm assuming it was a sprinkler head but if it was, can they not fix it to water outside of 3 inches?

why do you hate brown fairways you bastage!

[Mjcpr]

why do you hate brown fairways you bastage!

Pffft........I play on them all the time.

:D

[Scott D]

I was somewhat happy for Duval as a side note....this was one of the few cuts he's made in forever.

[OU4LIFE]

Pffft........I play on them all the time.

:D

Pfft, you NEVER play from a fairway.

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