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All these national championships Alabama won this year seem to be rubbing off on the alums in the field.  Bohn @ Even and Thompson leading @ -4.

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Yeah, let's see what happens when he has to beat guys like Luke Donald and Rory McIlroy.

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Good post. It clarifies quite clearly how far off you are. Thank you.

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Originally Posted by bunkerputt

Saying he has a lot of natural talent doesn't make it ok to call him stupid.  Being emotional doesn't make someone stupid either.  People think Bubba has "natural talent" because his backswing is long and he shapes shots a lot.  Talk about simple minded....  Plug the grey matter in because the problem space is more complicated than you think.

Someone making it to the PGA tour without any professional instructions  = a lot of natural talent imo.  I think he said his Dad helped him with his grip, but that was about it.  And I didn't say he was stupid. But I do think he is lacking in common sense. Augusta is known as a course you can bomb and get away with it if you have a good short game. Not so much on U.S. Open style courses.

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Originally Posted by Stretch

Maybe not an idiot, but Bubba's pretty close to the idiot savant category. And this setup is far too brutal for that kind of approach.

Definitely.

Anybody who thinks that everybody who achieves high levels of success can't be stupid is being naive.  Especially when it comes to sports.  It's not unreasonable at all to suggest Bubba isn't smart.

Back to golf, I think hitting the 4th (?) fairway has to be one of the toughest feats on the course.

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Motley01 Great Member

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4th fairway, you mean the one that's slanted at about 45*, and running about 9 on the stimpmeter? Ya that would be kinda hard for me, piece of cake for the pros.

I bet you the USGA right now is crapping their pants, because of the -4 Thompson shot. How in the heck did he do that...

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I've only watched two groups, admittedly, but none of them have stayed in the fairway so far.  It seems like a good play to just get it in the intermediate rough.

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brocks Great Member

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Anybody who thinks that everybody who achieves high levels of success can't be stupid is being naive.

Either that, or he never saw Mike Tyson before he faded into Bolivia.


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Originally Posted by brocks

Either that, or he never saw Mike Tyson before he faded into Bolivia.


Tyson had smart handlers/coaches/ttrainers. Without the team that got him into boxing, he couldn't function. That was clear when Don King got his hands on him. Cus D'Amato and Kevin Rooney MADE Tyson. He couldn't do it on his own. Bubba has.

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Originally Posted by brocks

Either that, or he never saw Mike Tyson before he faded into Bolivia.

How do you know Tyson wasn't expressing that he was literally going to Bolivia when he retired?  Huh?  Huh???

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Wonder if it has anything with San Francisco being near Silicon Valley, but the USOpen.com live video looks totally Instagram'ed. They're using one of those throwback old style filters.

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Well this is interesting.  Rory had to mark his ball so Westwood can play his second shot without hitting it.  Seems when its Rorys turn theres going to be a nice big divot right where his ball needs to go ...

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Anyone think Berman should not be doing the broadcast. His voice is fine for football, but not golf.

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Originally Posted by preisman

Anyone think Berman should not be doing the broadcast. His voice is fine for football, but not golf.

I don't mind him, I actually think hes pretty good.


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Originally Posted by darkhunter139

I don't mind him, I actually think hes pretty good.



He is good, but it's his raspy voice. Don't get me wrong, I like him.

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Golfingdad Incredible Member

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Can we get guys at our public courses to wander the rough on every hole and stick little red flags next to our balls so we don't have to search for them?

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I don't like anything about ESPN anymore.

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