163 Reply by bump827 (edited by bump827 2013-04-15 17:36:44)

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Bill S wrote:
sniff wrote:

It's all about integrity. I DQ'ed myself from a club championship for playing the wrong ball, it was a par 3 and I was left of the green in the rough' walked up chipped it close to the hole and putted for my par. standing on the next tee I noticed it was the wrong ball, walked back to the last green and found my ball about 6 feet from where I hit, walked back to the tee and told my playing partners that I was done and what had happened. I went to the clubhouse had a beer and laughed with the pro and bartender, I won the next year. Tiger should step up and do the right thing. Rules officials were right there to asses the penalty on the 14 year old, but he is a "nobody". It's not the PGA, it's the tournament committee which is made up of several ruling bodies that are making this a major issue, I think CBS exec's might have had a hand in the decision, worrying about ratings. Sorry about my rant, I feel this is a major black eye in the world of golf.

I think Tiger showed integrity. They reviewed the tapes and DID NOT initially assess him a penalty. It was not until he told them that he hit from 2 yards behind his original shot that they assessed the penalty. So had he kept his mouth shut...
I understand that many people dislike Tiger, especially after his fall from grace, but I saw no reason he should have withdrawn/DQ'd himself.

That said, congrats to Adam Scott! I was glad to see him win and shake off the disappointment from the last British Open.

After some of the NY radio hosts and other golfers blasted Tiger I talked about it with my partner.  I agree - no way he should have withdrawn on his own. And it seems quite ludicrous that they reviewed it before he signed his scorecard and only after some viewer called and he admitted publicly he moved the ball back that they penalized him. Had it been anyone but Tiger it never been on TV replays nor would they have a tape of him saying he played the ball a few feet back. The onus is on The Masters officials to monitor and get it right when it happened not by looking at a TV interview that night and calling him in the next morning. And he STILL almost won even with all the pressure.

Alan
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ahsmith33 wrote:

first round of the RBC Heritage at Hilton Head,SC is in progress and here come the Aussies again. Marc Leishmann and Jason Day are tied for second at 4 under. It's a beautiful day there, sunny 72 degrees or so, winds calm. So the scoring should be better right? Not so much, last I looked in on the leaderboard there were only 46 players below par, 41 at even par, and the rest of the 143 trying to make the cut on Friday at plus 1 or greater. This is a spectacular course, but quite easy after you play it a few times (on the PS3 that is). When son and I play it, I'm generally pissed off if not 3 under after the first two holes. The water, ocean, other scenery, and the lighthouse on 18 I think rivals even the beauty of Augusta.

http://www.cbssports.com/golf/leaderboa … c-heritage

Thanks for the reminder; looks like it comes on in fifteen minutes on the local Golf Channel.

Alan
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ahsmith33 wrote:

hey hey, Rory Sabbatini of all people near the top of the leaderboard. I really thought he was on the senior circuit or totally retired. Guess I will pull for Graeme now, he had a round of even par yesterday but has come out blazing today at 3 under. Pretty much for sure that they will get some serious rain before this day is done, hoping it doesn't turn severe.

Wow almost forgot this was going on with all the Boston stuff going on. Thanks, I have a feeling this will be a good diversion when on

Alan

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Watched some after I SNOWBLOWED my drive way, winter just won't die in the Great Northwoods. Looks like it will be a few more weeks before our course opens.

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sniff wrote:

Watched some after I SNOWBLOWED my drive way, winter just won't die in the Great Northwoods. Looks like it will be a few more weeks before our course opens.

Unbelievable. GMac made a nice run but far from over.

Alan

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Finally got to play 9 holes at my course today, it's not open yet and still has some snow in spots but should be open by Tuesday.

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sniff wrote:

Finally got to play 9 holes at my course today, it's not open yet and still has some snow in spots but should be open by Tuesday.

Good for you! Never saw the end of the tournament with the rain delay 20 minutes before the finish. I see Horschel won.

Alan
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ahsmith33 wrote:

the Wells Fargo tournament is underway today at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte. Ricky Fowler tries to defend last year's win. Looks like all the usual suspects are there, minus Tiger who will pass and go on to TPC Sawgrass in Jacksonville next week. Phil has had a good day at 4 under and is finished. I don't know anything about this course, it's not on my golf video game, but it looks pretty tough today from scores posted. Padraig Harrington has finished at +8, ouch.

http://espn.go.com/golf/leaderboard?tournamentId=1216

Comes on at 3 here on The Golf Channel although checked some of the scores before. Phil slipped one, he was tied for the lead before.  Hopefully Tiger will not be badgered about The Masters but I'm sure he will.

Alan
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The weird thing was I understand it the tourney people had reviewed the tape and concluded Tiger had not moved the ball. It wasn't until Tiger made his comments that they called him back the next morning and accessed the two hole penalty. That shot doesn't hit the flagstick and I'd think he wins the Masters.

Hopefully Rory has got his head out of his butt. Between walking off a round with a "toothache" that he's not taking care of until after the US Open and his - to me - being happy "he was in contention" I don't see the drive in him that has buried the field in two majors. I cannot see Tiger ever saying he was happy he was close after losing by two.

Alan

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Once again watched some after snowblowing 16 inches of snow from my driveway.

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sniff wrote:

Once again watched some after snowblowing 16 inches of snow from my driveway.

OMG. Still need a sweatshirt here in NJ but my sympathies. You need an indoor trainer.

Alan
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ahsmith33 wrote:

revolving door at the top of the leaderboard. Lee Westwood has had a good day, Rory and Russell Henley still right up there. Oh, and another Aussie Gardiner is leading now, I've never heard of him. And here comes that Angel Cabrera guy again, minus 4 on the day. Phil is hanging tight as well. Projected cut is +1, a good many notables at +2 or worse.

I saw the leader board and saw some 5 unders from today,

Alan
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ahsmith33 wrote:

congrats to Ernst, but Phil caved on the final holes and gave it away. There was just too much on the tube yesterday, I got to see very little of it. I think that was the third rookie win this year, previous wins by Russell Henley and Michael Thompson. I was shocked at the condition of most of the greens, don't know what happened to them but they need serious work, rather embarrassing for Quail Hollow. TPC coming up this next weekend, I expect Tiger to be in it at the end. It's really a pretty easy course (on video game) after you play it 20 or 30 times. lol Oh yeah, I've hit it in the water on 17 several times. Can't wait to see what kind of wind they have come Thursday.

I could not believe Phil was minus 12 on Saturday and totally blew the lead.  I find it hysterical that Calloway has Phil endorsing their drivers, when he rarely hits one straight.

Alan

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Masters tickets sign up starts now @ masters.com to get into the lotto.

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sniff wrote:

Masters tickets sign up starts now @ masters.com to get into the lotto.

Thanks - entered the lottery! Tried for 2 for any day

Alan
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ahsmith33 wrote:

TPC Sawgrass is underway today, there is some scoring going on even with the wind running at about 15mph. Rory is off to a good start at 5 under through the 8th. Russell Henley is at 3 under, not bad for a rookie. Tiger tees off around 12:50 CDT. It's a damn good field of players this week.

Castro 9 under with 3 to play. He can tie or break the opening round Masters record.

Alan

179 Reply by bump827 (edited by bump827 2013-05-09 18:09:56)

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Tiger on the prowl....ends up five under after his first bogey on 18

Alan

180 Reply by bump827 (edited by bump827 2013-05-10 12:07:10)

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ahsmith33 wrote:

Lee Westwood and Kevin Chappell are tearing it up this morning, getting closer to Castro. Tiger is already on the course and has birdied the first hole. Projected cut is at 1 under, a good many notables could be going home if the outrageous scoring continues and that holds up. I just can't believe they are scoring like that with 14 mph winds.

Tiger and Sergio tied at minus 10. Although we'll see if that holds up the way the course is playing. Finally Golf Channel coverage starts,  oops Tiger bogey back to -9

Alan