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Running 2020 PGA Tour thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by TigerVols, Sep 11, 2019.

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  1. Deskgrunt50

    Deskgrunt50 Well-Known Member

    I don’t think the Bethpage crowd is going to disappoint.
     
    Deskgrunt50, Dec 19, 2019
    #169
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  2. BitterYoungMatador2

    BitterYoungMatador2 Well-Known Member

    They didn’t at the PGA
     
    BitterYoungMatador2, Dec 19, 2019
    #170
  3. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    Barracuda Open, set for July 2-5, moving from course in Reno to one just 15 minutes away. Well, 30 miles ... but it takes only 15 minutes!
     
    HanSenSE, Dec 19, 2019
    #171
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  4. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    This is a very thought-provoking column by Shipnuck:

    Can 'fanboys' and traditional golf journalists coexist on the golf beat?

    I was talking to a friend about some of this the other day; I'm in my mid-40s and an ex-scribe and sort of feel in the middle of journalist vs. fanboy and not completely enamored with either side as a golf media consumer. I know all too well the shrinking press rooms and such, but there's no excuse for the clickbait that is so often produced at golf.com, Golf Digest and other mainstream outlets. To still have a seat at the table is such a gift, and it's squandered by regurgitating twitter and other crap. On the fanboy side, I listen to No Laying Up podcasts after many tournaments and download some of their interviews, but I'm not deep enough into the group to know all the inside jokes and such, so I can only listen to so much. There's not enough hours in the day so I don't do any other fringe golf podcasts or websites, though perhaps I should search out something new.

    And I have next to zero interest in the insular world of "golf twitter" where both factions live and sometimes collide (hence Shipnuck's piece). The Barstool vs. Harig thing disgusted me on both sides. Barstool is Barstool and I'm not a fan, but Harig should have just let it go because arguing with those guys turns into an avalanche that you can't fight your way out of and I felt embarrassed for him.

    Anyhoo ... pretty good offseason fodder.
     
    Last edited: Dec 20, 2019
    playthrough, Dec 20, 2019
    #172
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  5. maumann

    maumann Well-Known Member

    Man, that basically describes NASCAR in a nutshell as well, or at least until 2012. (I'm certain other beat writers in other niche sports would nod in approval.)

    You've got one group of writers who are writing not for the general public, but trying to impress the other "cool kids" in the media center (and PR people) with their insider-ness. Then there are the bloggers and hangers-on just there for the experience of rubbing shoulders with Junior or Jimmie for a weekend. And somewhere in between, a tiny group of journalists actually trying to write what's actually happening instead of the weekend personality soap opera. And as the media center population keeps shrinking, I have no idea which group will win.
     
    maumann, Dec 20, 2019
    #173
  6. maumann

    maumann Well-Known Member

    When the story becomes "here's what Patrick Reed/Kyle Busch did to be a dick this week" instead of who won and why, we're not actually covering the sport any more. And even though that may be more clickable to the non-sports public, I still don't believe that's what the majority of actual fans want to know. Voyeur journalism is not self-sustaining unless you're TMZ.
     
    maumann, Dec 20, 2019
    #174
  7. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    It's another version of the old guard vs. young bucks discussion we see when another round of layoffs hits.
     
    HanSenSE, Dec 20, 2019
    #175
  8. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    Times. They are a changing.
     
    Chef2, Dec 21, 2019
    #176
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  9. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Nahhhhh, they've already changed.
     
    MileHigh, Dec 21, 2019
    #177
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  10. Cosmo

    Cosmo Well-Known Member

    Cosmo, Jan 2, 2020
    #178
  11. expendable

    expendable Well-Known Member

    I swear I can hear someone sawing logs on tonight’s Tournament of Champions broadcast from Hawaii.
     
    expendable, Jan 3, 2020
    #179
  12. ChrisLong

    ChrisLong Well-Known Member

    Very funny. Posting here because it's at Pebble Beach. Could be posted in an NFL thread.

     
    ChrisLong, Jan 5, 2020
    #180
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