buckman821

You deserve every ounce of shit you take for this comment and more. Seriously dude, you suck. I'm no longer a teenager but it wasn't that long ago. I can tell you that when me and my teenage friends played golf we were easily in the best 5% of golfers on the course at any given time. Furthermore we probably knew a hell of a lot more about the game and kept better pace. I can't believe you teach kids. You should be ashamed. Frankly your excuses about the delinquents you teach seem utterly irrelevant.

This is very not true. I think the idea of "natural" is a little misleading. "Default" would be probably more appropriate. What I mean by that, is that if they just sort of let their swing go, they would hit that type of shot. Plenty of tour pros play a default fade. Jack Nicklaus for one. A more modern example would be Anthony Kim. I will agree that most tour players, and good players in general. Play a draw by default, and many probably "fight" their draw, as it can sometimes overpower them. Every since I have been of adult strength (say 5 years or so) I have played a draw. When struggling it becomes a hook. Recently I've been trying to change to a fade. I realize I'm likely to lose some distance but I need the extra control in a big way.

I'll bite on this one. I am definitely going to bet against Tiger. I'm feeling about a 5th-9th place finish for him. These aren't exactly dark horses but I like O'hair and Mickelson.

I found Scratch wedges searching around this forum, and everybody seems to have a very good opinion about them. So I was convinced and bought one, but I couldn't find the logo to add it to my signature, could you please include it? i was only nine or ten when i first played a regulation course (over 6,000 yards.) I think i shot just about 80 (9 holes obviously). I remember coming home and telling my dad, he looked disturbed. Of course, nowadays I beat him. I miss those days because I played a lot that first summer and every time out I improved significantly. Enjoy it! I forgot to mention. I once heard a story about my grandma and her sister-in-law going out and both firing over 200. Sad thing is this was NOT a first round. I cannot confirm if this is a true story but it makes me frightened just to think about what they must have done to the pace of play at whatever course they ruined.

i like to gamble on the course but i have never, ever tried offered up a game to a stranger. On a few occasions i have accepted small games and even taken money from strangers. It always feels weird to me and I do not enjoy it. I find gambling with strangers on the course to be a very odd practice. I am always wary of people who want to do it.

Right you are. No more posting on forums when I'm that sleep deprived. I think the fact of the matter is this. It's the 5th biggest tournament in golf. Whether or not you call it a major is irrelevant - it will still be the 5th biggest in golf. Having said that, I think its a lot closer to some of the bigger regular events than it is to the majors.

Haha. This makes a lot of sense. My thinking seems a little muddled...it was very late.

wow. ok. so i did i little research, guess i should have done that first since my numbers were waaay off. I thought I remembered reading it in a john feinstein book. heres how it breaks down PGA, Masters, British, US Open, AND Players = ALL 10 year exemptions Tour Championship and all WGC events = 3 year exemptions Normal PGA Tour event = 2 year exemption So, in this measure, yes, it is a major. Seems to me like a 5 year exemption would be a little more fitting, putting the players championship somewhere between a WGC and a major in importance.

Interesting point shindig. it's true that neither the pga or pgatour decide what a major is. However (correct me if i am wrong) if you win a major you get a 10 year exemption on the pga tour. A regular event gets you only a 1 year exemption. I believe, again i'm not sure, that a Players Champ gets you a 5 year exemption. my numbers might be way off but i'm sure somebody on here knows what I am talking about and can correct me. it all comes down to what you define as a major. This (years of exempt status) might be the closest thing to a formal definition we have. The truth is though that a major is a major when it is perceived as a majors. remember Us open, british open, us am, british am? - it's all subject to change.

Seems like a pretty friendly joke. Are you telling me you guys don't talk this way with the your golfing companions. I know I do. Faldo is the one who seems to have gotten a little uppity. That shouldn't really come as a surprise given what we've all heard about Faldo.

Dude. You are no doubt insane. Get a life. Seek medical help. I'm not even kidding. This is why NFL fans sometimes scare me.

Congratulations. I struggled mightily with first breaking 90. In fact. The first time I broke 90 I shot 84. I broke 80 only a month or so later. Way to go. keep it up.

Fred couples break was WAY better. Cabrera was pretty unlucky to be RIGHT behind a tree to begin with. A lot of people who miss right end up rattling out almost into the fairway anyway. Point is, a lot of people miss right on the 18th and end up making par without THAT much difficulty. Cabrera still had to work VERY hard to make his par.

Totally agree. I think his attitude is probably the main reason he has done basically nothing with his extreme talent. I wanted to punch him in the teeth for his bitchfest after he lost the open championship

ya. phil took a total dump. all he needed was to shoot a 34 on the back nine to get in a playoff. o well. if it were easy, we'd all be masters champions.