2021 ANWA

[iacas]

March 31 to April 3, 2021

https://www.anwagolf.com/index.html

Only three hours of the final round will be recorded, but it will be nice to see Augusta National not looking like a $20 muni once again. 🙂

[dennyjones]

A local girl is participating in the Drive Chip and Putt:

Teen golfer looking forward to playing in tournament at Augusta

[Sandy Divot]

On 3/25/2021 at 9:24 AM, iacas said:

March 31 to April 3, 2021

https://www.anwagolf.com/index.html

Only three hours of the final round will be recorded, but it will be nice to see Augusta National not looking like a $20 muni once again. 🙂

You must have some really nice munis up there!

9 hours ago, dennyjones said:

A local girl is participating in the Drive Chip and Putt:

Teen golfer looking forward to playing in tournament at Augusta

There is a girl from my course, Macy Pate, participating in the 14-15 age group.

[iacas]

I'm watching the live 5-for-1 playoff right now. The "Tigress" is in the group.

[shortstop20]

I was supposed to be there in 2020 and then this year, both dashed by C19. Here's to next year!

[Vinsk]

This is why announcers really have to control the hyping of young players. As usual they’ve already called Zhang the next dominant star for the LPGA and sure enough she’s folded under the pressure. Just let them play, compliment them, but hold back the over the top hyping. 

[CarlSpackler]

14 minutes ago, Vinsk said:

This is why announcers really have to control the hyping of young players. As usual they’ve already called Zhang the next dominant star for the LPGA and sure enough she’s folded under the pressure. Just let them play, compliment them, but hold back the over the top hyping. 

^^^^This^^^^

[Double Mocha Man]

19 minutes ago, Vinsk said:

This is why announcers really have to control the hyping of young players. As usual they’ve already called Zhang the next dominant star for the LPGA and sure enough she’s folded under the pressure. Just let them play, compliment them, but hold back the over the top hyping. 

There's dead air that needs filling...

[boogielicious]

24 minutes ago, Vinsk said:

This is why announcers really have to control the hyping of young players. As usual they’ve already called Zhang the next dominant star for the LPGA and sure enough she’s folded under the pressure. Just let them play, compliment them, but hold back the over the top hyping. 

She’s tied for the lead. She’s 17. She’s the reigning US Women’s Amateur Champion. How is that hype?

[Vinsk]

52 minutes ago, boogielicious said:

She’s tied for the lead. She’s 17. She’s the reigning US Women’s Amateur Champion. How is that hype?

She dumped it. Like any other player could do. She’s just a great young player. Period. It’s silly to call her the next star of the LPGA. And a 17 year old they didn’t have much to say about beat her.

Edited April 3, 2021 by Vinsk

[boogielicious]

35 minutes ago, Vinsk said:

She dumped it. Like any other player could do. She’s just a great young player. Period. It’s silly to call her the next star of the LPGA. And a 17 year old they didn’t have much to say about beat her.

And a bunch of 22 year old players did much worse. I think the reigning champ deserves some hype. Bad shots happen especially on Augusta. It’s not like she’s played it 20 times. Phil shot a 10 on a pretty easy par 5 Thursday. It happens.

[Vinsk]

45 minutes ago, boogielicious said:

And a bunch of 22 year old players did much worse. I think the reigning champ deserves some hype. Bad shots happen especially on Augusta. It’s not like she’s played it 20 times. Phil shot a 10 on a pretty easy par 5 Thursday. It happens.

I don’t. Not at 17yrs old. Golf is way too hard to make such claims at this point. Like I said, compliment her and wish her all the best.  Had she blown out the field by 5 shots..then maybe make a premature spiel on how she may storm the LPGA... any less than that...she’s just a solid young player. 

[boogielicious]

34 minutes ago, Vinsk said:

I don’t. Not at 17yrs old. Golf is way too hard to make such claims at this point. Like I said, compliment her and wish her all the best.  Had she blown out the field by 5 shots..then maybe make a premature spiel on how she may storm the LPGA... any less than that...she’s just a solid young player. 

Tough crowd.😀

[Vinsk]

5 minutes ago, boogielicious said:

Tough crowd.😀

Maybe I’ve been scarred by the overzealous baseball parents who think their 12yr old is a sure shot for the MLB.

[dennyjones]

3 hours ago, Vinsk said:

Maybe I’ve been scarred by the overzealous baseball parents who think their 12yr old is a sure shot for the MLB.

Having coached soccer at an elite level, this brings back memories.   Almost every parent thinks their kid is good enough to play at the next level.