| Author | Message | ||
| DL (Darth550)
Member Username: Darth550 Post Number: 348 Registered: 7-2003 |
For me, the only thing (not F-car related) better than watching golf is playing golf. DL | ||
| Mark (Study)
Member Username: Study Post Number: 836 Registered: 10-2001 |
My Dads been a golf pro all his life. He had a short playing career in his early days, then teaching, and later club pro and business man. For me it was a neat way to grow up. Back in the 1950's on the tour, you won enough money to buy a new set of re-tred tires...so you could drive to the next tour stop. My dad picked up Lee Trivino hitch-hiking. Also my Dad introduced Arnold Palmer to the gal Arnold later married. Lots of good old stories about the way golf got started before big money got into it. Now the guys on tour are all talented enough that anyone can win on any day. Just depends on who gets on a lucky streak. | ||
| Robert Faber (F129b)
Junior Member Username: F129b Post Number: 61 Registered: 8-2003 |
Yeah, Micheel and Campbell are not exactly the most charismatic or interesting players, but wasn't it worth watching just to see Micheel's 8I to 3 inches on 18? That was one of the 10 best major shots all-time that I've seen. I just hated seeing Tiger lead by 12 in the US open in 2000, and by 7(or whatever) through the final round at Augusta in 97. Sure, he IS exciting, spectacular, has a continually-getting-better disposition but he's still not one of my heroes unless it's Ryder cup time. Who else do you pull for Rikky? | ||
| Rikky Alessi (Ralessi)
Member Username: Ralessi Post Number: 353 Registered: 5-2002 |
the "true golf fans" say it over and over again (good golf site btw, www.4gea.com), about how Tiger makes golf boring, they like to see other guys etc. True in some circumstances, but I have been watching golf all my life (a short one, at that, but still) and I enjoy watching Tiger win. Not just Tiger, but I guess in general people with names. I know that the general public definitely agrees with this. I'm sure you've seen the figures from when Tiger plays/doesn't play or isn't in contention. It is really incredible. It is sort of the same thing as protecting par... bothers the heck out of me. I'm all for tough courses but sometimes it is too much. Hitting it 10 yards more right or left from where you intended hitting it and almost guaranteeing a bogey is pretty ridiculous in my opinion. Back to the topic though, I do not find it interesting watching Shaun Micheel duke it out with Chad Campbell, maybe I am not a real fan. | ||
| Robert Faber (F129b)
Junior Member Username: F129b Post Number: 60 Registered: 8-2003 |
This has been a great year to be a golf spectator. Every major was a close battle, and lots of fresh talent coming to the forefront challenging Woods supremacy. I for one was VERY concerned in 2000 that Tiger would just dominate as long as he wanted and make Sundays boring and pointless. Quite frankly I'm glad to see Woods struggle and the 'others' have a little success. Now if we could just see get Phil his first major, Davis get his second, Duval return to top ten form and an American Ryder cup victory in 2004 I would be ecstatic! | ||
| Dave White (Dwhite)
Junior Member Username: Dwhite Post Number: 103 Registered: 5-2003 |
I love golf, it's my personal choice for self-torture. Don't watch to much anymore, but Rikki is right the season is pretty much over and now is the time for some of the others to make some money to try to keep their tour card. My problem with coverage the last few years is the over coverage of Tiger when he is out of the tourney. He is the best, but they really need some personalities. Charles Howell and Jaspers clothes are not personalities, just a little flair for the cameras. Give me a Trevino, Jacobsen or god willing an Arnie type to appeal to us commoners and keep me actually caring about any tournament besides the Majors. IMO, they need to make the top players play in more tournaments, each week it's a different group with no continuity and me saying who is that guy and will I ever see him again, guess we are in the era of the one-hit-wonders. Now back to trying to get a tee time on "The Black" before they close it for the season. | ||
| Rikky Alessi (Ralessi)
Member Username: Ralessi Post Number: 347 Registered: 5-2002 |
Look at the rankings. Golf is interesting in that there are many different tournaments, and it is up to the individual golfer to choose those that he wants to enter. This being said, many of the top golfers only enter the top tournaments. Most of the big name tournaments are over for this year, but there are a few left in which all of the "major players" will play. These tournaments usually have a number of the top however many players in the world in contention. If you start watching a few more tournaments, you will notice these people - they will be at the top of the leader board (at times), and the announcers will not shut up about them  This year has been a strange one in that 2 of the majors were one by "no-names." Ben Curtis, a kid from a small town in Ohio won the British Open with a putt to stay at one under on 18 while Curtis Strange (announcer) said that even though he wouldn't win, it would be an experience that he would remember forever. Similarly, Shaun Micheel won the PGA in a shootout with Chad Campbell. This is a pretty big departure from 2001 with the "Tiger Slam" when he won 4 majors in a row (even though not in the same season, although it was all of the majors in a row). | ||
| Ronald C. Steinhoff (Buylowsellnever)
Junior Member Username: Buylowsellnever Post Number: 105 Registered: 9-2002 |
Hi Michael, I've been watching golf for a long, long time and I agree with you that it's tough nowadays to know who's who. Six or so years ago you had a bunch of premier players who were consistently at the top of the boards. Today you have Mike Smith from Smallsville, RI win one week and then Brad Smith from Evensmallerville, PY win the next. But...I think it's a reflection of how close the players are. There's such a fine line seperating first place from second place whereas a few years ago the gap was bigger. There are many reasons for this, golf balls, club technology, course design etc. etc. Personally, I kind of like it because it's more exciting. | ||
| Michael Yip (Mightyslash)
Junior Member Username: Mightyslash Post Number: 195 Registered: 4-2002 |
I started watching the PGA recently and the players, leaders, winners are always different. You can see one guy win and then he's never seen again. Everytime I see the leaderboard I'm like damn, who the hell are they? I just dont get it. |