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is any one gonna watch the aussie open its not taht big this year there are not many good players in there like scott and olgivy arnt playing whick sucks and there are no good europeans playing i blame the media here in austrlia they relly stuffed up aussie golf but o well maybe its the year of the amature

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is any one gonna watch the aussie open its not taht big this year there are not many good players in there like scott and olgivy arnt playing whick sucks and there are no good europeans playing i blame the media here in austrlia they relly stuffed up aussie golf but o well maybe its the year of the amature

Lack of TV keeps me from watching it, unless I go to my parents' place to watch it. None of my friends who golf who live nearby have a TV either. But dad has a 42" HD. So, I guess I could watch, but it isn't that big a deal to me.

Did you see Robert Allenby's take on this? http://www.theage.com.au/articles/20...321769053.html

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is any one gonna watch the aussie open its not taht big this year there are not many good players in there like scott and olgivy arnt playing whick sucks and there are no good europeans playing i blame the media here in austrlia they relly stuffed up aussie golf but o well maybe its the year of the amature

I think that the media is to blame for the fall of Australian golf. They don't advertise it enough of try to make it sound exiting. What Aussie golf needs is someone who is prepared to back it and put in a bit of money to the tournaments so that really good players will see that it is worth playing in.

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tiger_who Well Established Member

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yeah i agree greg norman used to play in it but the media drove him out of the country and now we hardly here about him

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well turns out iv been watching the masters cause iv finsihed school and its pretty good robert allenby has a 1 shot lead over badds who shot an awesome 66 on the 2nd round it looks to b a good weekend im rooting for badds woooo! allenby is -9 badds is -8

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What you need to realise is that in Australia we have a relatively small population for the physical size of our country and unfortunately golf is not at the top of the list for sponsors. The sponsors tend to throw their money at AFL and NRL (local football codes). The Aussie Masters is getting great TV coverage over here and the tournament is being played at an amazingly high level. With Badds, Appleby and Allenby all up there with the final round to come. If you can watch it, tune in and enjoy the scenery.

Maybe if some of you guys over there were to come out and try our courses you'd realise the quality of courses and golfers this country produces. And we always welcome fellow golfers with open arms

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well guys after and awesome weekend BADDS WON WOOO in a 4 hole play off to some european it was awesome BUT the worst possiable thing happened CHANNEL 7 STOPED THE COVERAGE OF THE GOLF ON THE 2ND LAST LAST PLAYOFF HOLE FOR THE FREAKON 6 OCLOCK NEWS AND IT WANST EVEN BREAKING NEWS JUST THE LOCAL NEWS IT WAS SO SHIT I HAD TO LISTEN TO IT ON THE RADIO AND THEY WONDER Y AUSSIE GOLF IS FAILING. i sent a very abusive email to channel 7 so many ppl rang up the radio stations it was so bull s*** and itss not like it was the 1st time it went into a play off the last 6 years 5 of them went into a playoff well im never watching channel 7 news ever i hope they lose the rights to brodcast the golf ever agian could u imagion tiger and phill in a playoff for the us masters adn then the coverage getting cut off for no reason thats what it felt like

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well guys after and awesome weekend BADDS WON WOOO in a 4 hole play off to some european it was awesome BUT the worst possiable thing happened CHANNEL 7 STOPED THE COVERAGE OF THE GOLF ON THE 2ND LAST LAST PLAYOFF HOLE FOR THE FREAKON 6 OCLOCK NEWS AND IT WANST EVEN BREAKING NEWS JUST THE LOCAL NEWS IT WAS SO SHIT I HAD TO LISTEN TO IT ON THE RADIO AND THEY WONDER Y AUSSIE GOLF IS FAILING. i sent a very abusive email to channel 7 so many ppl rang up the radio stations it was so bull s*** and itss not like it was the 1st time it went into a play off the last 6 years 5 of them went into a playoff well im never watching channel 7 news ever i hope they lose the rights to brodcast the golf ever agian could u imagion tiger and phill in a playoff for the us masters adn then the coverage getting cut off for no reason thats what it felt like

Sounds like channel 7 is second rate, but another great stepping stone for young Mr. Baddeley. I think Adam Scott better watch out or Badds may surpass him as best young Aussie.


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well guys after and awesome weekend BADDS WON WOOO in a 4 hole play off to some european it was awesome BUT the worst possiable thing happened CHANNEL 7 STOPED THE COVERAGE OF THE GOLF ON THE 2ND LAST LAST PLAYOFF HOLE FOR THE FREAKON 6 OCLOCK NEWS AND IT WANST EVEN BREAKING NEWS JUST THE LOCAL NEWS IT WAS SO SHIT I HAD TO LISTEN TO IT ON THE RADIO AND THEY WONDER Y AUSSIE GOLF IS FAILING. i sent a very abusive email to channel 7 so many ppl rang up the radio stations it was so bull s*** and itss not like it was the 1st time it went into a play off the last 6 years 5 of them went into a playoff well im never watching channel 7 news ever i hope they lose the rights to brodcast the golf ever agian could u imagion tiger and phill in a playoff for the us masters adn then the coverage getting cut off for no reason thats what it felt like

Wow, dude, calm down. Punctuation is your friend. Complete sentences are also your friend. I understand that you are upset, but that was the most difficult to read and incoherent paragraph that I think I have ever read on the internet.

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Wow, dude, calm down. Punctuation is your friend. Complete sentences are also your friend. I understand that you are upset, but that was the most difficult to read and incoherent paragraph that I think I have ever read on the internet.

lol sorry man i was really angery and im not the best speller, will try 2 do better in the future


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Yeah i watched the final round, until stupid 7 news came on after the 3rd playoff hole out of 5!!! I think it was a great tournament but the Aussie Open will be better as Scott and Ogilvy will play!
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As Queensland doesn't have daylight saving we got to see the masters finish. It was great to watch and there was some great scrambling by Chopra for the first 3 holes and Baddeley on the final playoff hole. In Channel 7's defence, golf is not the most popular sport in the country and it was the first major news bulletin after the federal election results were finalised. I would have been upset with the decision as well but they did show a lot of hours of great coverage over the four days.

I actually think Australia golf is in a great state with more top quality players then I can remember. Sure, we don't have a Greg Norman but as Allenby said in his interview there is only 4 or 5 golfers in the last 50 years with as high a profile. Personally is doesn't bother me is most of Americans don't travel to Australia to play and I would rather the money go towards prize money and extra tournaments than appearance money for overrated players. (Obviously Tiger is not overrated but 4Million appearance money is a joke)

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