Pipe Dream Show

[golf4fun12]

I will probably record it and watch without commercials. I really hate it when playing with someone who is a jerk on the golf course. throwing clubs, cursing a lot, bugs me when this happens.

[gators13]

Did anyone else notice that before the show, they say this episode is brought to you by Bridgestone.  And he is all of the sudden wearing a Bridgestone hat.  Seems a little weird to me

[erock9174]

Originally Posted by golf4fun12

I will probably record it and watch without commercials. I really hate it when playing with someone who is a jerk on the golf course. throwing clubs, cursing a lot, bugs me when this happens.

You'll love when he smacks his head repeatedly against the golf cart in one of the latter episodes.

It's strange, when he is conversing with his buddies from the homeless shelter or helping coach golf he is a likeable guy but on the course he's got to tone his temper down.   All he needs is some anger management classes and I think he'll be alright.  His golf game seems decent enough, espeically his short game which analysts claim is a pro's best asset.  He'll figure out his driver and long irons eventually.

[SouthernILGolfer]

Originally Posted by weavej2

the one thing he is great at ..is riding that damn bike with his golf bag on!!!!   If it were me that bag would hit a wheel and I would be ass over tincups...ride on Mark!!

Thats the best post ive seen on this thread.

[golf4fun12]

Originally Posted by erock9174

You'll love when he smacks his head repeatedly against the golf cart in one of the latter episodes.

It's strange, when he is conversing with his buddies from the homeless shelter or helping coach golf he is a likeable guy but on the course he's got to tone his temper down.   All he needs is some anger management classes and I think he'll be alright.  His golf game seems decent enough, espeically his short game which analysts claim is a pro's best asset.  He'll figure out his driver and long irons eventually.

a friend of mine told me that he yells and blames everyone if he has a bad day at the golf course. I will watch it since I love anything golf.

[erock9174]

Originally Posted by golf4fun12

a friend of mine told me that he yells and blames everyone if he has a bad day at the golf course. I will watch it since I love anything golf.

Yes, that would be accurate.  He fires his caddy (who is also a buddy and I believe partially financed some of this comeback) midway through a round.

He constantly beats himself up over every bad shot.  It gets old.

[newtogolf]

Originally Posted by erock9174

Yes, that would be accurate.  He fires his caddy (who is also a buddy and I believe partially financed some of this comeback) midway through a round.

He constantly beats himself up over every bad shot.  It gets old.

The guy does have issues, he's ADD, and is / has been treated with other anti-depressants so can't say I'm surprised by his behavior when things don't go his way.  I can't say I like the guy, but I do feel bad for him.  I'm impressed that after two years of not playing he is able to compete at the level he is, with a abdominal hernia no less.

[golf4fun12]

forgot to comment in here. I watched a marathon of the show a few days ago. I enjoyed it but wouldn't watch it again. once is enough for me. I will watch the finale tonight. just to see what happens.

[iPutt]

Originally Posted by newtogolf

I'm impressed that after two years of not playing he is able to compete at the level he is, with a abdominal hernia no less.

Oh, I didn't know they were calling a bruised ego an "abdominal hernia" now a days

[golf4fun12]

Originally Posted by iPutt

Oh, I didn't know they were calling a bruised ego an "abdominal hernia" now a days

haha

I never have had a hernia before, but a co-worker has and he told me the pain was like nothing he has experienced before.

[iPutt]

Originally Posted by golf4fun12

haha

I never have had a hernia before, but a co-worker has and he told me the pain was like nothing he has experienced before.

Exactly, which is why you don't just get a hernia and then get back to playing in the next few days without surgery and rehab.

[clubchamp]

Any one else catch that R11 he was sporting? I know it's fake but at least try to make it seem semi real because most people know a homeless guy who gave a couple lessons is not buying a RV and R11. This is just getting ridiculous I mean the idea had my interest but it's been staged so badly that I can't take it.

[jmanbooyaa]

This show is terrible. This guy is just not a likeable guy. Clueless, and did anyone else hear him say he is not interested in changing careers? He has never had a career and is a complete clown who is getting hand out after hand out.

[toddmlazarchick]

My gf sitting here watching this with me (who is so NOT into golf) just said to me, "How does a homeless guy afford your R11?"  This show is a riot!

[jmanbooyaa]

Have they mentioned how this jackass loser plans on fueling the RV?

[golf4fun12]

geez guys, he got all this stuff with money from sponsers. it's a product placement kind of thing. he is getting money from the golf channel to do the show also. who knows, the whole show could be fake. a lot of reality is fake nowadays. it has a lot of sent up shots. lot of it is scripted. sure, the guy is probably a dick in real life, but he did this for the exposure and money. in my opinion, it was a good idea to make a show like this for the golf channel, but it turned out to be bad. the ending was dumb as well. I should say a lack of an ending.

[sacm3bill]

Quick tangent for some hernia tech:

Originally Posted by golf4fun12

I never have had a hernia before, but a co-worker has and he told me the pain was like nothing he has experienced before.

If it's the bad kind (strangulation/incarcerated, which I had once) then yeah - it's exactly like getting kicked in the nuts, only instead of getting better after a while it gets worse by the hour. If not treated surgically they can result in tissue dying off from lack of blood, and fatality.

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Originally Posted by iPutt

Exactly, which is why you don't just get a hernia and then get back to playing in the next few days without surgery and rehab.

I didn't see the episode in question, but there are also mild hernias that can be completely painless and popped back in with a little pressure/manipulation.

[ohiolefty]

This guy's a fvckin' tool.

I am very sensitive to homelessness. I have a close friend who was homeless as a teenager and was really affected by it, and a sister with some substance abuse issues who's spent some time on the street.

But this guy is an a$$hole. Yeah, he's got mental health issues. But he was abusive to Beverly Johnson (and, by the way...Google images of her in her prime and....yeah) and is ruled by his mommy issues into the later stages of middle age. I find it impossible to empathize with him. I wish him the best; but I hope the Golf Channel will get a brain and not try to extend this debacle another odious season.