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By Zeph ·
Yet here we are. I don’t disagree that we should expect spectators to behave on any event, not just The Masters, but that’s not the case. There’s a sea of phones out there on any other event and a lot more incidents with spectators. Why shouldn’t we praise decent behaviour when it is often lacking in these days? There are plenty of golf related events to write negative articles about. I like when there is positivity to write about instead. Not that I expect them to behave at any other event like they do at Augusta just because it gets praise, but it’s nice to see positive spin on things. There are more than enough articles about rowdy spectators and cheating players. I think you nailed it in the first line: “grumpy old man”. 😉 -
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By DeadMan ·
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By ConorHealy ·
Yeah, I take your point. Perhaps you've just identified the other side of the same coin: maybe there is very little to celebrate about pro golfers as people, so the golf media are clutching at straws trying to find something. -
By iacas ·
Go ahead and name three things that, in the world of golf, have been more praise-worthy in the last three months. I'll wait. It's not like they got Congressional medals or something. -
By ConorHealy ·
Potentially a grumpy old man reflection, but two recent events made me question whether PGA Tour players are being held to a disappointingly low standard. Nick Dunlap getting kudos for turning up and trying to shoot a decent score on Friday at the Masters: surely this is the minimum expectation of a pro who has agreed to play in any tournament. Some of the discourse I saw/heard suggested it would have been forgivable for him to phone it in or even not turn up at all. Leaving aside the argument that any round at Augusta is rare and should be treasured, it seems obvious to me that if you agree to turn up and play a tournament, you do just that, regardless of a shocker of a first round. JT being given a massive pat on the back for calling a one stroke penalty on himself at Heritage. Why is this praiseworthy? He's behaved as the rules of golf and of the tour/tournament indicate he should. There's nothing gentlemanly or admirable in not cheating. Maybe I'm tilting at windmills here, but it seems that celebrating these acts sets a low bar for what is noteworthy, and thus an even lower one for what is acceptable. A related point is that large parts of what people celebrate so much about the Masters — considerate crowds actually paying attention to the golf, no heckling, respect for tradition and other attendees — should be, in my view, standard features of live golf. Whilst accepting that certain events (LIV, WM @ Phoenix) cultivate their own atmosphere, it shouldn't take an explicit phone ban and threat of expulsion to encourage people to behave civilly at the majority of events.
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