rossvanwyk

I think he's been knocking back a bit of grandpa's cough medicine....

So I guy called Dudley comes onto TST and this is his first post....hmmmmm. There's a connection here somewhere but I can't quite place it.

Your response pretty much supports my post in it's entireity. Absolutely all empathy gone, you just care about the fact that he uses a cart and its unfair blah blah blah. That is seriously messed up. Have a heart for God's sake..

The guy has a useless leg that he has stated will probably have to be amputated one day. And here he is playing in a US open which must be the unlikeliest dream come true...and here we are arguing about an advantage he's going to have over others and rulings and and and. Can we just take a step back for a second and be human??? The guy has a leg he's probably going to lose. If he needs a cart let him use a cart. I cannot believe we're arguing over some damn ruling. Something has gone wrong somewhere in our nature if that's what we're arguing about and attempting to disallow a player from competing in a dream-come-true tournament against all the odds. That s**t is messed up....

Man alive Tiger hit the ball beautifully yesterday. I haven't seen him hit it that well in absolutely ages.

I will respectfully disagree Shorty. He simply said do you have the round breakdown/where I can find the card? All you had to say was, Golf Channel, that's what I use and it's great and he would have said awesome, thanks. That's how normal people respond. Or you could have ignored it if it was going to be too much trouble to tell the guy what site you use and suggest that he use it too. Hell, if you find something awesome to do with the golfing world involving Tiger Woods, don't tell us. Come on here and say "hey guys, google Tiger Woods July 2012 swing change if you want to see the latest on what he's working on. You might have to click through bunch of crap links but I'm sure you'll find the right one."

All he asked was where can he see the scores or view the golf card. All you had to say was Golf Channel. If you know of a good site, such as the Golf Channel, this saves other members googling and then trying some out which aren't that great and eventually finding one that is good. By telling others which site you use and recommending it, you're helping others find the info they need. I seriously don't see how that makes him lazy or asking others to do work for him. You were just being an ass, plain and simple.

John Daly is a great golfer though...no shame in being beaten by Daly... But you're probably right. Retirement is surely the only option.....

I can't believe this thread is still so active. Golf is so obviously a sport it seems like an absolute no-brainer to me.

Not sure if the post above me is for real or not haha...haha...err... Cranking a person with a golf ball can be fatal how can you not go and see that everything is ok and apologise??? So if I adopt your thinking, you hit a guy on a bicycle with your car...better do a runner, could get sued for this one....

Maybe I came into this thread late but I can't for the life of me figure out what being athletic has to do with defining a game or activity as a sport. To me, golf is 100% a sport. It's a game and a sport. Soccer is a game and a sport. Baseball is both too. You can be overweight, unable to run a mile or be light on your feet and still be a crazy good golfer. You're still playing this sport. Your physical limitations have absolutely nothing to do with that. Golf is a sport for me, lumped into the sport category with almost any competitive game.

Completely agree with turtle. If it's just touching the hands, I'm totally ok with any length. but as soon as it anchors to your belly or sternum or anywhere else, I completely disgree with it.

I disagree that you can say it's the same thing as larger driver heads. Not even close. A belly putter anchors the putter to your body. I see it the same as using a training aid during a competition. You might as well put on some fancy device to keep your elbow position consistent. Or any number of other aids that are created to help you ingrain a repeatable swing. Dealing with the yips and all other crazy mental factors is part of this game. Anchoring the putter to the body seems like cheating to me. I cannot believe it was ever allowed and is being used today to be honest. I would have thought that in its inception the suggestion of belly putters would have been thrown out by the powers that be immediately without question. It really baffles me to be honest.

^^ Pretty much this. Agree with Rudy 100%.

I think he's enjoying life. Golf doesn't have to be be all and end all. The guy must be on cloud 9 right now. Got a green jacket, made some good money, got a family and who knows what else he does in his spare time. What a sweet deal.

Someone's a little tense...

Don't know anything about Johnson's personality but I cannot stand watching him play. Probably the ugliest robotic like swing on tour. Chalk and cheese in that department compared to Dufner. Hope Dufner creams him.

I really think it's an impossible subject to gain a definitive answer to. Because it has to work both ways. What if Tiger was born in Hogan's era. What if he didn't have the luxury of going to a golfing school and college and being able to focus all his time on building his game. WHat if what if what if. There could have been players who would have kicked his ass. Maybe he would have been irrelevant. Maybe he wouldn't have bothered practising with crappy equipment in crappy conditions. I'm reckoning Snead would have whipped him good and proper. But hey, I'm speculating...just like everyone is when trying to answer a question such as this.

I'm not understanding your point. He wasn't a full time golfer. And neither were his competitors. And he was beating them. Therefore he was good in his era. It's like in cricket. People say Donald Bradman was the best of all time. Others say Tendulkar. People say well look who Bradman was playing against and this and that but the truth is, nobody else did remotely close to what he was doing at the time so.... on that front it's hard to argue. Your topic is so pointless it's just silly. People will always have their opinions. At least respect that. If anyone disagrees with you, you either LOL or call them racist.

I don't think you need to clarify man. You're going about it the right way. I'm married, but don't have any kids. I would never just declare something to my wife and tell her how it's going to be. The opposite is also not asking for permission to do something. I really wouldn't have thought this would need to be explained to people. I guess that's why so many marriages go south. It's give and take and compromise. Especially when kids are involved. Of course you're going to explain what you're wanting to do and see if it works out with her life and her wants and needs. Ain't nothing wrong with that. People seem to think you're less of a man because it seems like you're asking for permission, when really what you're doing is respecting your wife and considering her in your choices. A less of a man would go about as he pleases without caring how it affects his wife.

This guy is smart, listen up people. You don't get free stuff thrown around like this every day.

Hahahaha this guy is classic. The same argument is going to be used until the end of time. Look at the Jack vs Tiger thread. It always starts looking at who the guys were playing against. People claim Tiger didn't have stiff enough competition and that Phil was the only guy who didn't crumble and went after him. Now he's playing against people and youngsters who don't wilt when Tiger is in the field anymore and he can't bomb it way past them and etc etc etc I'm not saying any of the above is my opinion, but that's exactly what a lot of people say. People will have their own opinions and nothing you can say will change that. It has absolutely nothing to do with skin colour. I'll make it very very clear to you. You are being ridiculed cos of your lack of tact and your ridiculous posts and accusations. It has NOTHING to do with the colour of you skin, it is because you are an idiot. Got it?

Dry your eyes son. Your entire post and subsequent responses to anyone who tried to have a different opinion were rude and provoking. Like an idiot, you decided to play the racist card which nobody really has time for anymore. Racism works both ways. To say Tiger isn't the greatest of all time doesn't remotely make you a racist. I'm still running on the assumption that you're just trolling. On the off chance you aren't, then you're just a tool.

Man Hogan had a nice looking swing. Sjoe.

This thread is pure troll. It has to be. Stupid pointless arguments unable to be proven. Either he's Patrick or just another rude douchebag not worthy of response.