2012 FedEx St. Jude Classic Discussion Thread

[Beachcomber]

Originally Posted by brocks

It's fairly well known that in the Catholic Church, saints are associated with Feast Days and various classes of people --- farmers, sailors, etc. Less well known is that they are associated with attributes. Attributes were objects that made it easy for the lay congregation, which was almost entirely illiterate during the Middle Ages, to identify the saints pictured in the paintings and stained glass of the cathedral.

The attribute of St. Jude was a club. I don't know if that's why he's the only saint with a PGA tournament named for him, but it couldn't have hurt. I feel an affinity with him whenever I try to break 80, because he's also the patron saint of lost causes.

I'm not Catholic... Nor a history buff.  So I find those things less interesting.  But covering the cost of healthcare for children with terminal illness - those that are in great pain/need is something that I admire.

[jamo]

That seems like a regular thing to me. Not that I care. Just saying "every two weeks" sounds "regular." FWIW, I smoked pot once. Mostly in the hopes of getting a bit more involved with the girl who supplied it. I ate an entire medium pizza later that night (and some other things too B-) ).

So it is a PED. Is Major League Eating drug testing these days? Someone alert Kobayashi.

[turtleback]

Originally Posted by Mr3Wiggle

I could be considered a PED of sorts.

Why?  Do players always play better against you?  LOL

[k-troop]

Originally Posted by ApocG10

Our military started testing for it. The first round, they tested something like 1000 soldiers, and had to suspend over 70% for a month. After that, they stopped testing for pot, quietly of course.

That's funny.  Our mililtary tests for it as well--I've been tested three times in the last two months!  And it's one-and-done over here.  No tolerance.

[bplewis24]

Originally Posted by Beachcomber

All great story lines indeed...  And all for a great cause (St. Jude).

But for me, the biggest issue was that it wasn't played out live on TV.  Thus, for me - it was one of the more disappointing tournaments of the year as I already knew the outcome before it aired on TV.

Yeah that really ruined it.  There were 4-5 guys tied for the lead and most of them only had 3 holes remaining at that time, and there were like 3 others within a stroke or two of the leaders.  It would have been pretty exciting.

Brandon