Golf Thread

General Discussion
#1521

Here in the not-quite-frozen-but-still-too-cold-to-play Midwest, it’s mostly golf WATCHING season at this point. Really enjoy watching the Hawaii/Western swing overall, with the possible exception of the Sony open - Seth Raynor or not, the layout at Wailae just isn’t that interesting to me… That said, 59 is amazing, and even more amazing is 59s in successive weeks!

On a related note, I’m heading to San Diego a week from today with some buddies, and we’re playing Torrey Pines South and Aviara - can’t wait! It’s been several years since I played Torrey (pre-renovation), so it will be fun to see the changes. Aviara is supposed to be a great track as well, and is one I’ve always wanted to play.

Anyone here ever played either place?

#1522

So Tiger shoots 76 in his first round back after a 17-month layoff. Discuss…

#1523

Here in the not-quite-frozen-but-still-too-cold-to-play Midwest, it’s mostly golf WATCHING season at this point. Really enjoy watching the Hawaii/Western swing overall, with the possible exception of the Sony open - Seth Raynor or not, the layout at Wailae just isn’t that interesting to me… That said, 59 is amazing, and even more amazing is 59s in successive weeks!

On a related note, I’m heading to San Diego a week from today with some buddies, and we’re playing Torrey Pines South and Aviara - can’t wait! It’s been several years since I played Torrey (pre-renovation), so it will be fun to see the changes. Aviara is supposed to be a great track as well, and is one I’ve always wanted to play.

Anyone here ever played either place?

#1524

What a lame showing! Maybe it’s the Taylormade clubs?

#1525

^^ I think he’s still playing with some of his Nike clubs.

#1526

Tiger shot 72 in the 2nd round, and all three in his group missed the cut…

When you have World number 1 (Jason Day) and World number 3 (Dustin Johnson) in the group with Tiger, who has won 8 (!!!) times at Torrey Pines, you figure that SOMEbody would have made the cut…

#1527

Just saw a TW Taylormade commercial, and a “these guys are good” commercial featuring Tiger’s 79 TOUR wins here while watching final round at Torrey Pines.

Will Tigermania be resurrected in 2017!?

#1528

I hate basketball at the best of times.

But holy smokes I absolutely fucking despise college basketball.

I’m going to watch a bit more golf this year than I have the last few years. So at 3pm this afternoon I was tuned into CBS, knowing what was in store for me. Ok there’s 3:17 left on the play clock for the college basketball game. You may think that golf will therefore be on at 3:04.

Holy fuck is it ever fucking excruciating watching the last 3:17 of a college basketball game get played. Fouls, timeouts, commercials, general basketball bullshit, over and over again. Today they managed to get two commercial breaks in after the clock was less than 0:59 left. The game ended at 3:18pm. Then followed three minutes of commercials for trucks and fast food. Those are basketball commercials not golf commercials. Golf programming began at 3:22pm.

The tv guide says golf at 3pm. I do not want 22 minutes of utter drivel that I am de-evolved as a being for having watched then golf at 3:22pm. I want golf at 3pm.

#1529

Basically it’s always a story. If tiger misses the cut or blows up it’s a story, if he makes the cut or plays decent it’s tiger is making a comeback.

Either way Happy to see him back, hope he doesn’t continue to struggle and if he does he should just hang it up and focus on his rebranded company…

#1530

What a lame showing! Maybe it’s the Taylormade clubs?

#1531

^^ I think he’s still playing with some of his Nike clubs.

#1532

Tiger shot 72 in the 2nd round, and all three in his group missed the cut…

When you have World number 1 (Jason Day) and World number 3 (Dustin Johnson) in the group with Tiger, who has won 8 (!!!) times at Torrey Pines, you figure that SOMEbody would have made the cut…

#1533

Just saw a TW Taylormade commercial, and a “these guys are good” commercial featuring Tiger’s 79 TOUR wins here while watching final round at Torrey Pines.

Will Tigermania be resurrected in 2017!?

#1534

I hate basketball at the best of times.

But holy smokes I absolutely fucking despise college basketball.

I’m going to watch a bit more golf this year than I have the last few years. So at 3pm this afternoon I was tuned into CBS, knowing what was in store for me. Ok there’s 3:17 left on the play clock for the college basketball game. You may think that golf will therefore be on at 3:04.

Holy fuck is it ever fucking excruciating watching the last 3:17 of a college basketball game get played. Fouls, timeouts, commercials, general basketball bullshit, over and over again. Today they managed to get two commercial breaks in after the clock was less than 0:59 left. The game ended at 3:18pm. Then followed three minutes of commercials for trucks and fast food. Those are basketball commercials not golf commercials. Golf programming began at 3:22pm.

The tv guide says golf at 3pm. I do not want 22 minutes of utter drivel that I am de-evolved as a being for having watched then golf at 3:22pm. I want golf at 3pm.

#1535

Basically it’s always a story. If tiger misses the cut or blows up it’s a story, if he makes the cut or plays decent it’s tiger is making a comeback.

Either way Happy to see him back, hope he doesn’t continue to struggle and if he does he should just hang it up and focus on his rebranded company…

#1536

Who are everyones favorite and least favorite golf commentators/analysts? Should be interesting to compare.

I really loved and really miss Peter Oosterhous.

I like:
Feherty
Miller
Kostis
Begay
Pepper

I think I used to like Lunquist but he bugs me a bit now.

Indifferent:

Azinger
Faldo (I like how he showers Mickelson in love though, and I must say I’ve always been shocked with how he dedicated himself to CBS mic duty therefore taking himself out of the Masters field wayyyy before most golf greats with a green jacket do so. Does he not play at all any more or something?)

I kinda dislike:
Koch

Guys I wish would shut the fuck up every time they open their mouth:
Baker Finch
Wadkins
Nobilo

#1537

Left out thoughts on McCord?

#1538

And Nantz too

McCord is fine, not as original as he thinks he is
Nantz is a primadonna
Maltbie is likable
Jacobson is fairly likable

#1539

As long as no fox and joe buck, i could care less. I do enjoy listening to faldo and zinger

#1540

As long as no fox and joe buck, i could care less. I do enjoy listening to faldo and zinger