2012 US Open at Olympic Club Discussion Thread

[stoverny]

Originally Posted by Motley01

Something is very wrong with the fans. This year has been really bad.

Remember at The Players, when they were heckling Kevin Na, and chanting for his ball to go into the water.

Every tournament gets worse and worse. When will the madness end?

When somebody gets hurt, because they thought it would be funny, and decided to dive in front of a teed up ball, when the players swings.

Nobody ever calls them out. If I were there, and I paid $200 for my ticket, and somebody yells out stupid crap after impact. I would turn around and yell at them to STFU AS$HOLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I agree it is really getting horrible.  Maybe they should make golf tournaments alcohol-free zones.  I just don't understand why for a certain small number of people, every social outing is an excuse to get drunk.  Do the fans at the Euro events not drink as much?  Because I just don't hear this type of nonsense when I watch the European tour on tv.

Although I laughed at the "nice layup" guy too.  :)

[Chas]

I don't get the heckling. You'd think people would want them to play the best they can. I get that people like to rubber-neck at the train wreck. But you can see that for free any day of the week at your local course.

Mostly exhibitionism I suspect, as in "look at me, I'm a crass fool and don't mind who knows it".

[iacas]

Anyone notice Beau Hossler's "69" belt buckle?  I get that the number has score significance, but I'm not so sure I'd be wearing that on national tv.

http://www.59belts.com

[Mr3Wiggle]

Originally Posted by iacas

http://www.59belts.com

Ah...it's a 59.  Kinda looked like a 69 on TV

[Mr3Wiggle]

Originally Posted by Chas

Mostly exhibitionism I suspect, as in "look at me, I'm a crass fool and don't mind who knows it".

Exactly.  Class clown wannabes.

[Wansteadimp]

Originally Posted by stoverny

Do the fans at the Euro events not drink as much?  Because I just don't hear this type of nonsense when I watch the European tour on tv.

Although I laughed at the "nice layup" guy too.  :)

No we can handle our beer better!!

Seriously, the Tiger popularity thing didnt genetrate as many young fans here as it did in the states so crowds tend to have an older age profile leading to better behaviour. Some of the events on the continent have pretty low attendances compared to the US as well.

The biggest worry on people shouting is little kids learning new words from Sergio!

[Dave2512]

I don't blame Tiger I blame Happy Gilmore.

[RonTheSavage]

I was there on Thursday and I followed the Big 3 and I would say that almost everyone that I was near behaved rather well. I don't recall any "GET IN THE HOLES" or "MASHED POTATOES" during Tiger Phil and Bubbas round. Maybe you guys heard some on TV but it was mostly ooooohs ahhhs and applause after shots. Maybe the fact that it was a 7:30am tee time kept the riff raff away also. There was one jerk at the tail end of the round who kept making loud enough comments for everyone around to hear. He kept saying "Cmon Tiger do it for Elin", or "did Elin pick that sweater out for ya?" I was standing right next to the guy praying that nobody thought it was me making those comments.

On a side note, the crowd was very pro Phil. Not necessarily anti Tiger but for every fan that yelled Let's go Tiger, there were at least 5 Lets go Phil, or lets go Lefty. I thought that was interesting.

[RonTheSavage]

Originally Posted by stoverny

I agree it is really getting horrible.  Maybe they should make golf tournaments alcohol-free zones.  I just don't understand why for a certain small number of people, every social outing is an excuse to get drunk.  Do the fans at the Euro events not drink as much?  Because I just don't hear this type of nonsense when I watch the European tour on tv.

Although I laughed at the "nice layup" guy too.  :)

The line at one of the beer and wine stands at the open was 10-15 deep ten minutes before it even opened. The doors went up at 10:30am and people actually applauded LOL.

[Motley01]

Originally Posted by RonTheSavage

I was there on Thursday and I followed the Big 3 and I would say that almost everyone that I was near behaved rather well. I don't recall any "GET IN THE HOLES" or "MASHED POTATOES" during Tiger Phil and Bubbas round. Maybe you guys heard some on TV but it was mostly ooooohs ahhhs and applause after shots. Maybe the fact that it was a 7:30am tee time kept the riff raff away also. There was one jerk at the tail end of the round who kept making loud enough comments for everyone around to hear. He kept saying "Cmon Tiger do it for Elin", or "did Elin pick that sweater out for ya?" I was standing right next to the guy praying that nobody thought it was me making those comments.

On a side note, the crowd was very pro Phil. Not necessarily anti Tiger but for every fan that yelled Let's go Tiger, there were at least 5 Lets go Phil, or lets go Lefty. I thought that was interesting.

Wait, you went? I thought the doctor said you needed surgery? Or you postponed it?

[Motley01]

Originally Posted by RonTheSavage

I was there on Thursday and I followed the Big 3 and I would say that almost everyone that I was near behaved rather well. I don't recall any "GET IN THE HOLES" or "MASHED POTATOES" during Tiger Phil and Bubbas round. Maybe you guys heard some on TV but it was mostly ooooohs ahhhs and applause after shots. Maybe the fact that it was a 7:30am tee time kept the riff raff away also. There was one jerk at the tail end of the round who kept making loud enough comments for everyone around to hear. He kept saying "Cmon Tiger do it for Elin", or "did Elin pick that sweater out for ya?" I was standing right next to the guy praying that nobody thought it was me making those comments.

On a side note, the crowd was very pro Phil. Not necessarily anti Tiger but for every fan that yelled Let's go Tiger, there were at least 5 Lets go Phil, or lets go Lefty. I thought that was interesting.

Why didn't you SLAP that guy for saying such stupid comments. If I'd been there, I would have had my foot stuck to his forehead. People like that should be shipped off to Siberia.

[Motley01]

Originally Posted by RonTheSavage

The line at one of the beer and wine stands at the open was 10-15 deep ten minutes before it even opened. The doors went up at 10:30am and people actually applauded LOL.

Wait a minute, 10:30am for a beer sales? And people were cheering for it to open? Good lord, everyone is a drunk bastard, why wonder they fall over at 8:30pm.

Bunch of alchololics out there.

[RonTheSavage]

Wait, you went? I thought the doctor said you needed surgery? Or you postponed it?

I lucked out and my doc decided to put me on Prednazone (Steroids) and pain meds instead of surgery right away. Im no doc so I hope I explain this right. But his reasoning was with the steroids that may help my body attack the piece of the ruptured disc on it's own and absorb it without surgery. He said something about my body should recognize the piece of disc as foreign and out of place and attack it. The doc said I had a good chance of avoiding surgery all together. I'll find out if this worked later this week. I feel great, but Im also on vicodin so who knows?

[bplewis24]

Originally Posted by Zeph

That was now what they meant. Colsaerts averaged 339 yards with the driver, which made it a bit funny when he laid up on a 288 yard par four.

They might expect it from Jim Furyk (who didn't lay up by the way), but not the longest hitter on the course.

I know he's one of the longest hitters on tour.  You know he's one of the longest hitters on tour.  How many of them do you think knew that?

[RonTheSavage]

Originally Posted by Motley01

Why didn't you SLAP that guy for saying such stupid comments. If I'd been there, I would have had my foot stuck to his forehead. People like that should be shipped off to Siberia.

Trust me, I wanted to say something but this guy was in his 50's at least and If you dont know how to act at that age, you're a lost casue in my book.

[The Recreational Golfer]

Congratulations to Webb Simpson. He and I were formerly tied, along with a number of other golfers, for the fewest major championships won.

Can anyone tell me what "Light the candle!" means? Some goon was yelling that every time Tiger hit a shot from the tee or fairway. The only time I've heard it before was at a friend's house where the ceiling fan in the bathroom was broken and they always yelled, "Light the [scented] candle!" when you used the toilet.

[bplewis24]

Originally Posted by newtogolf

PGA needs to find a happy medium.  They obviously want to make the events fun so more people turn out to support the tournaments but they need to control them so the fans don't get so drunk they become obnoxious and distracting to the golfers.

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Originally Posted by RonTheSavage

I was there on Thursday and I followed the Big 3 and I would say that almost everyone that I was near behaved rather well. I don't recall any "GET IN THE HOLES" or "MASHED POTATOES" during Tiger Phil and Bubbas round. Maybe you guys heard some on TV but it was mostly ooooohs ahhhs and applause after shots. Maybe the fact that it was a 7:30am tee time kept the riff raff away also. There was one jerk at the tail end of the round who kept making loud enough comments for everyone around to hear. He kept saying "Cmon Tiger do it for Elin", or "did Elin pick that sweater out for ya?" I was standing right next to the guy praying that nobody thought it was me making those comments.

On a side note, the crowd was very pro Phil. Not necessarily anti Tiger but for every fan that yelled Let's go Tiger, there were at least 5 Lets go Phil, or lets go Lefty. I thought that was interesting.

[Zeph]

I know he's one of the longest hitters on tour.  You know he's one of the longest hitters on tour.  How many of them do you think knew that?

Them who? I'm talking about the commentators