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Where's the "choke" smiley when you need it. I mean, come on , a 92-yard drive!!!??? A double-bogey on the par 5 17th?

Gag gag gag.

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Where's the "choke" smiley when you need it. I mean,

He also had a 111-yard tee shot on the same hole on Thursday. And I didn't point out that this was

with an iron . Anyway, I'm rooting for Tom Lehman.

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Konrad Well Established Member

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He needs to stop changing his game plan. He said that he was going to try to hit a carved hook during his interview, but during his swing they showed he was aimed for a small draw and he made a cut swing.

I'm dissapointed in him.

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He's just a kid so I give him a freshman pass. But he'll have to take some notes from Tiger on being a closer for future reference.

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He's just a kid so I give him a freshman pass. But he'll have to take some notes from Tiger on being a closer for future reference.

Clearly he hasn't "learned how to win!"

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Rafcin Great Member

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yea, he's a big time choker - yet I haven't read even 1/2 of the crap that has been written about Michelle Wie's being unable to close a deal in the final round.
He's a "kid" ? He's almost twice her age. People's unability to be objective always amazes me...
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Ghost Runner Established Member

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Yeah, that was a pretty bad choke job by Bubba.

BUT, his choke job wasn't nearly as bad as Lehman leaving his eagle putt on 17 in the final round about 4" short, which would have netted him 5 points and the win.

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BUT, his choke job wasn't nearly as bad as Lehman leaving his eagle putt on 17 in the final round about 4" short, which would have netted him 5 points and the win.

Oh, Bubba's choke was definitely worse than that. He hit two shanks in a row. I like how he admitted the nerves got the best of him in the post-round interview. A lot of golfers tend to say the pressure wasn't getting to them. I liked Bubba's honesty, and I liked how he bounced back to birdie the 18th.

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I don't know; I expect Lehman to make that putt, I don't necessarily expect Watson to nut up and put it away like he had the chance to do. Lehman shouldn't miss a putt like that.

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I like how he admitted the nerves got the best of him in the post-round interview. A lot of golfers tend to say the pressure wasn't getting to them.

Exactly. He stood up there and admitted it. I wasn't sure what kind of person Bubba was. I have more respect for the kid now.

He's just got to learn from it.

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personally i have no clue how bubba even hits the ball with that swing

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Rafcin Great Member

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personally i have no clue how bubba even hits the ball with that swing

I don't get this. He's 86th in the world rankings, graduated from Nationwide tour, hits the longest ball on the tour. What sense does your statement make? The only good thing in this post was the fact, that you admited - you've no clue

C'mon. Elaborate on it a bit instead of throwing empty statement like that - WHY do you think his swing is bad? What's wrong with it? If you do that - we all can learn from it.
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aquacooled Dedicated Member

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personally i have no clue how bubba even hits the ball with that swing

I would think he means with that over swing he uses to hit the ball.. there is a guy at my club that swings like that it looks unreal when he swings.. however his results arent nearly as good as bubba's..

***off topic*** his mother tell him his dinner is ready.. " BUBBBBBBAAAAA DINNERS READY COME AND GET IT!!!!

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I don't get this. He's 86th in the world rankings, graduated from Nationwide tour, hits the longest ball on the tour. What sense does your statement make? The only good thing in this post was the fact, that you admited - you've no clue

first of all i wasnt saying he isnt any good.

when it comes to his swing, mostly my comment was based on his club position at the top of his backswing and the tempo (if u can call it that) with which he swings. like sometimes i tried to gear and nail it like he does and half the time i'll hit it fat or do something else thats not very pretty. and the reason i said something was because you always hear about guys changing or tweaking their swings so they can hold up under pressure, and i bet its even tougher for him with his 200 MPH swing (exaggeration) i hope that helps

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Rafcin Great Member

Rafcin

first of all i wasnt saying he isnt any good.

Yeah, more gooder

indeed this is his problem - he doesn't have the balance between maintainable swing and maximized distance right. IMHO - so does Tiger. IMHO - If they realized that 300 off the tee is good enough and it doesn't have to be 340 every time they swing the big stick - their game would be so much better... scary thought, huh?
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thehillgolfer Well Established Member

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Yeah, more gooder

thanks dad (he always does that)

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! BuBbA wAtSoN ! Well Established Member

! BuBbA wAtSoN !

Only just read this thread and reading through some off the interesting notes, he has never reached 86th in the world ranking whoever posted that, hes got down to about 160 but thats his best. i think it was a lack of experience for his choke on 17 on sunday, if he would have took it sensibly and made a birdie which he is more than capable of doing on the shortest of the par 5's, he would have got me £709 of a £2.50 each way bet at 225/1 but oh well, he wil win someday! His swing is amazing when i saw his drive no 18 on sunday and the 427 yard bomb off the 14th on saturday right after a rain delay!!! This guy hopefuly is due a win on tour.

Hopefully if he is still on the main tour next year or the year after, im coming to america to watch him!

As lucas glover is my second favourite golfer, i hope he makes the ryder cup with a top 8 finish this week after his 6 under opening round. I will be going there too if he makes it. Although i am english, i wil be hoping if he does make it he will win his matches. for me the US Tour is far beter than the European tour and more exciting!

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Thrash13 Great Member

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Bubba is 166th in the world rankings right now and 84th on the money list. The top-125 secure their PGA Tour card, and he will surely do that. So we will be seeing him next year on the PGA Tour unless he completely falls apart at the end of the season.

He is farther down on the world rankings list than I expected though. Then again, Hunter Mahan is 199th, and he much better than that ranking.
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