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What what a great coincidence happened today in professional sports.  Two 55-year old men, the golfer Vijay Singh, and the bowler, Norm Duke, had the chance to be winners at their respective professional tournaments.  Today Norm Duke won his tournament beating guys 30 years younger than him.  And Vijay came very close to winning.  

And Norm Duke won last week as well!

And on the Senior PGA Tour, Mark O'Meara won his tournament at the age of 62, beating guys 12 years younger than him.

Being older is no reason not to be a champion. Let's hear it for the old guys!

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3 minutes ago, Herkimer said:

Being older is no reason not to be a champion. Let's hear it for the old guys!

True. But Vijay’s an ass. His age doesn’t give him a pass on that. 😏

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11 minutes ago, Vinsk said:

True. But Vijay’s an ass. His age doesn’t give him a pass on that. 😏

I’ve enjoyed every moment I’ve had with Vijay, and he’s well liked by his peers.

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10 hours ago, Vinsk said:

True. But Vijay’s an ass. His age doesn’t give him a pass on that. 😏

I never understood this?

I never rooted for him as a golfer, but I wouldn't call him an ass. I never had any interaction with him to call him that.

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I was pulling for Vijay.  We old guys need to stick together!

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2 hours ago, saevel25 said:

I never understood this?

I never rooted for him as a golfer, but I wouldn't call him an ass. I never had any interaction with him to call him that.

You’ve heard this before?

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Vijay gave it a good run.  To still have the juice to compete at his age, wow.  And Mark O too.  Great weekend of golf.  

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The PGA Tour didn't treat Vijay very well, did they?  I'm referring to the deer spray issue and the holding of his checks.  Does anyone here remember this?  Vijay sued the PGA Tour, I believe.  Does anyone know whatever happened with that lawsuit? 

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6 hours ago, Herkimer said:

The PGA Tour didn't treat Vijay very well, did they?  I'm referring to the deer spray issue and the holding of his checks.  Does anyone here remember this?  Vijay sued the PGA Tour, I believe.  Does anyone know whatever happened with that lawsuit? 

The crowd liked him though. On 17, they were chanting his name. Most fans forgot or forgave about that.

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18 hours ago, Herkimer said:

The PGA Tour didn't treat Vijay very well, did they?  I'm referring to the deer spray issue and the holding of his checks.  Does anyone here remember this?  Vijay sued the PGA Tour, I believe.  Does anyone know whatever happened with that lawsuit? 

It was settled and Vijay basically "won."

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On 3/5/2019 at 12:09 AM, Herkimer said:

The PGA Tour didn't treat Vijay very well, did they?  I'm referring to the deer spray issue and the holding of his checks.  Does anyone here remember this?  Vijay sued the PGA Tour, I believe.  Does anyone know whatever happened with that lawsuit? 

No, they didn't.  But when he was on top back in the early 2000s, the fans didn't always have that much love for him either, as he could be standoffish at best.

Now he's won his lawsuit, he's old, he almost won against a bunch of long-hitting monster kids, and everyone loved it.  Time heals all wounds.

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