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Do we not have a running 2017 golf thread?

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by BitterYoungMatador2, May 26, 2017.

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  1. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    He's a very part-time 2 handicap against 155 guys who pour their lives into the game because their livelihood is to get the ticket to the show. Yeah, it's impressive.
     
    Last edited: Aug 3, 2017
    MileHigh, Aug 3, 2017
    #85
  2. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    It's remarkable, especially considering he was 3 over through 5 holes. To be able to grind out 1 over the rest of the way, well, that's darn near Tour-like.
     
    playthrough, Aug 3, 2017
    #86
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  3. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    JC, Aug 4, 2017
    #87
  4. jr/shotglass

    jr/shotglass Well-Known Member

    You know, if he goes out and shoots 28-over, that's EXACTLY what I would say. But man, the guy has a little game. No shame at all in +4.
     
    jr/shotglass, Aug 4, 2017
    #88
  5. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    How's this one?
    Pro-Am golf tournament going on in town.
    Good friend of mine had a Ford/Dodge dealership here in town.
    Sold the Dodge part of it to another dealer here in town 2 years ago.
    He hits a hole in one yesterday......the prize......
    Yep.....Dodge Charger from the other dealer.
     
    Chef2, Aug 4, 2017
    #89
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  6. lcjjdnh

    lcjjdnh Well-Known Member

    More like a Dodge Charger from the insurance company that underwrote the contest ...
     
    lcjjdnh, Aug 4, 2017
    #90
  7. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    Another 74 for Curry. Finished 11 shots off the cut line but beat three pros.
     
    LongTimeListener, Aug 5, 2017
    #91
  8. trifectarich

    trifectarich Well-Known Member

    The most unfortunate part of this whole thing was that the PGA Tour couldn't find a way to exercise a little creativity and get some of this on live TV; it probably would have been its highest-rated event of the year by a long shot.

    I read or heard somewhere that the event gave out 80 media credentials. Few others were going to bring that much attention to an event where many in the field have to wear name tags so they're not completely anonymous.

    Obviously the guy's a player, and he never needed 25 minutes to find his way back to the fairway when he missed one.
     
    trifectarich, Aug 5, 2017
    #92
  9. Football_Bat

    Football_Bat Well-Known Member

    Johnson and Pieters are co-leaders at Firestone. A double-phallic headline writer's dream.
     
    Football_Bat, Aug 5, 2017
    #93
  10. hondo

    hondo Well-Known Member

    He's better at golf than any PGA Tour player would be at basketball.
     
    hondo, Aug 5, 2017
    #94
  11. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    Woody Johnson and Dick Trickle love this.
     
    da man, Aug 6, 2017
    #95
  12. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    The PGA Tour got cameras out there and posted clips of many of his best shots, which was enough for me. I think it's a slippery slope to take an event that wasn't going to be televised and then have it televised because of one guy who's not a Tour player. And it's easier to debate after he had two solid rounds; if it's live and Curry is terrible, then the Tour is exposed for the stunt.
     
    playthrough, Aug 6, 2017
    #96
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