Re: The Golf Thread (III)

by JGK Mon 06 Feb 2017, 08:19

embee wrote:Steven Bowditch at the Phoenix Open

Busted driving (a car) with a blood alcohol of .204

Released on bail to make his second round tee off

Drink Drive. Bloody ~~Legend~~ idiot

Shame it wasn't the Texas Open - that reading probably isn't over the limit there.

by skully Mon 06 Feb 2017, 08:37

0.08.

by tricycle Fri 10 Feb 2017, 06:31

How good is Khongwatmai. He's only 17, been strong at the Asian Tour, qualified for the Open by finishing second at the Singapore Open, and at the sharp end again so far at the Maybank Championship.

by taipan Fri 10 Feb 2017, 06:36

tricycle wrote:How good is Khongwatmai.

I don't know. I've never played that course.

by tricycle Fri 10 Feb 2017, 08:48

8 straight birdies for Wiesberger!

by tricycle Fri 10 Feb 2017, 09:03

9 straight birdies. He's gone mental

by JGK Fri 10 Feb 2017, 12:19

Mmmmm.... burger....

by tricycle Fri 10 Feb 2017, 13:16

It's all good till you realise he's burnt cheeseburger...

by taipan Fri 17 Feb 2017, 05:59

Go Ernie.
http://www.golfdigest.com/story/ernie-els-has-a-blunt-response-regarding-flak-for-playing-with-president-trump

by tricycle Sun 19 Feb 2017, 04:47

Enjoying this Perth super 6 format. TFF Keith Pelley making it a European Tour event.

Golf needs some more matchplay/medalplay and shorter events. Khongwatmai in the semi final already.

by tricycle Sun 19 Feb 2017, 06:09

Although, another playoff hole (or even a longer one) would be handy as the pace is more than a bit slow in the playoffs.

by horace Sun 19 Feb 2017, 07:16

Enjoyed watching the last hour or so of the Oz Women's Open.

Really enjoy the course management the women display and have long learned more from watching them than some bloke knocking it 280m off the tea.

by tricycle Sun 19 Feb 2017, 08:08

Would think the same for every sport, tbh. Simply because women don't have the power, while not lacking the technique. And that's also a problem with the courses. Valderrama being an example of a tough but short course.

Still, 72 hole strokeplay tournaments every week and same for the Majors makes it quite dull. That's regardless of gender.

by tricycle Mon 20 Feb 2017, 15:38

Khongwatmai has become the third youngest player to be in the top 150 in the world rankings. Nice kid too.

Meanwhile Dustin Johnson's deservedly become number one.

by skully Mon 20 Feb 2017, 20:57

Didn't realise Day had been no.1 for so long - since March last year.

by tricycle Tue 21 Feb 2017, 04:52

Nice post by gcw

http://thegcw.co.uk/latest-stuff/2017/2/20/why-pros-better-start-shouting-fore

by horace Tue 21 Feb 2017, 06:41

spot on.

by embee Tue 21 Feb 2017, 12:38

I reckon the tennis racket idea is good

by taipan Tue 21 Feb 2017, 12:42

I am not a golfer, but would a spectator hear a "fore" shout 250m down the fairway, over the din of idiotic seppo's screaming get in the hole?

by embee Tue 21 Feb 2017, 13:28

politeness

the illusion that the golfer actually gives a phark that his errant shot may cause you some damage

by tricycle Tue 21 Feb 2017, 13:48

The is still a second or two after "get in the hole' when fore can be heard. Not to mention that in non major championships, those sort of shouts are less frequent.

by horace Tue 21 Feb 2017, 15:11

Agreed. Having been hit twice when golfers did not call out, I really get cranky when balls go whizzing through without a warning. I now pick up their ball and hit it into the scrub/lake/whatever is handy.

by horace Tue 21 Feb 2017, 15:12

Does not happen as much nowadays

by taipan Tue 21 Feb 2017, 17:21

You can't reach the scrub/lake/whatever is handy?

by lardbucket Wed 22 Feb 2017, 03:54

Surely you just put it in your bag briefly?

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