MSchott
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Are caddies swing coaches? And it's not beside the point Erik. It is the point.
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I've never been one, whether it's basketball, football or golf to put much blame on anyone except the players. Obviously there are reasons other than LaCava that Tiger has not played well since Stevie left. So I feel it's all about the player and not the caddie. Stevie had Tiger in his prime. LaCava has had him older and injury riddled.
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I think the point is that caddies should be inconspicuous. Stevie is definitely not that. The golfer is the star not the caddie. It's the same reason Tiger fired Fluff Cowan. Jack Nicklaus said last week that he thinks players count far too much on caddies these days. Maybe he's out of touch with the modern game but back to the point of this thread, LaCava is known as a great caddie.
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Show up, keep up, shut up has been the caddy creed. Of course even Angelo Arguella, Jack's long time caddy did more than that but their job is not to be a therapist. They give yardages and clubs. I trust Tiger's judgement in caddies. LaCava is one of the greats.
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Exactly the problem with the HOF. It should be more exclusive.
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I'm not sure what you are talking about. Metal spikes were banned from most coursed due to the damage they do to greens. I don't know anything about insurance issues. And it was said above that many PGA players still wear them. I noticed Tiger Woods wearing them at Bay Hill.
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I'm surprised at the poll results that say yes. My immediate thought is he's not close to being a HOF'er. On reflection it's far too easy to make the World Golf HOF. Freddy being in is case in point although he's one of my favorites. Bubba should need at least 1 more major and 9 more PGA tour wins. All are entire possible.
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My point is obvious.
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You do know that tour pro's handicaps are -5 to -6? You claim to be a 2. I think you'd be lucky to break 85 under this pressure on this course from these tees.
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Maybe I'm drinking the Kool Ade but I have to imagine the top players are shaking in their shoes over Tiger's rapid progression along with his apparent good health. No one should be surprised if soon he's once again the best player in the world if his back holds out.
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I don't see how swinging past the conclusively ball caused it to move.
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I agree with this. If he can play close to how he played even in 2013, no matter how good the rest of the field has become, he will still be the best in the world. That's a big if but when Woods was a the top of his game, he was on a different level than the rest of the field. Not to mention the intimidation factor.
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Why shouldn't The Golf Channel (and NBC) fawn all over this. From my point of view I wouldn't have paid much attention to this tournament if Woods wasn't competing. And from the coverage on ESPN and even the cable news networks his presence was huge for the game of golf. There's widespread interest in having the greatest player of the last 20 years once again be competitive.
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In the context of his last few years, a strong A, in comparison to his competitors this weekend a B. If he can improve his game and stay healthy, they should be pretty scared.
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He seemed to be striking the ball very well. The key that I could see was he was pain free.
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Oh my, that's magnificent! I haven't been to Philadelphia in years. Looks like a need to make a trip.
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I did not know that. This is a terrific video about the home. Edgar Kaufman Jr is a large part of it but of course there's no mention of it being his father's spot for trysts. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qvQZbC1OOZc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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It's been a long time for me as well but other than the bedrooms I don't recall it being cramped. For Wright the primary living space was the living room where friends and family could gather for discussion, music and other events. Fallingwater's living room has a door that opens to the waterfall, is centered around the rock the home is built on, the huge fireplace and a built in kettle to warm wine and other beverages. No matter than some of this was impractical. It was a home to allow you to commune with nature. It's the organic site that's important. Also, it was not the Kaufman family's primary residence, it was a weekend getaway home.
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I've been a fan of his organic prairie architecture for decades. We are fortunate to have a number of his homes in Michigan including 5-6 in the Metro Detroit area. One is near Detroit Golf Club in a prestigious part of Detroit. He was a controversial figure with a huge ego and invariably his projects went way over budget. For example, in the late 1930's following the great depression Fallingwater, commissioned by the Kaufman family of Pittsburgh was estimated to cost $35,000.00 and ended up (including the separate guest house) running $155,000.00. Fortunately he usually had clients willing to pay to execute Wright's visions.
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I am open to any course that I find interesting to play. My local muni is a fine course, always in good condition, an easy walk and architecturally interesting. The latter is more important to me than most golfers. IMO the worst part of your description is "mature parkland". To me that means too many trees. I'd need to find it more interesting than other courses in my area in order to switch. That's a tall task and likely quite expensive to accomplish.
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It depends on the change. My take about golf courses is that the land dictates the course. Thus adding artificial water hazards and the like is something I abhor. I'm a fan of the Golden Age architects and their use of the land and bunkering. As far as a course changing, it's OK to narrow fairways reasonably, add rough and speed up greens for club tournaments but I'd hate to play a course like that on a regular basis. Lets just say I'd rather be a member at a course like Shinnecock than one like Medinah (specifically course 3).
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I interpret "adding water" as adding water hazards. And long rough is a crutch not a design feature. It has its place but narrowing fairways and adding rough is not design, it's punitive.
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But this is exactly the problem. You shouldn't need to trick up a course to make it tough. The land it's on and the architecture should accomplish that. Adding water and rough to existing courses is not golf course architecture, it's golf course vandalism. I agree with Erik that the ball is not the only culprit but the modern game has made many classic courses obsolete for the pros. I'm glad the US Open was played at Merion in 2013 but they really tricked up the course to get it to play tough for the best in the world. But for the rest of us it doesn't really matter. The Royal and Ancient have it right. Scoring at The Open is condition dependent. If the wind is up the scores will reflect it. If the weather is benign the pro's will tear it up. And that's OK. Par is just a number. As we know, Lowest Score Wins.
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No doubt. That was very entertaining. Two of the best fighting it out. Brings up an interesting question, power versus steadiness. While this is superficial as of course DJ has far more to his game than just power, Spieth is the better player and will have a better career. He's an assassin under pressure.
