Running Open Championship Thread

There has not been a doubt in my mind that they are gutless "pukes"... with all that incredible Tiger-created money for finishing second or worse.

 

You don't get it.

It's called The Open because it's the Brits. The US Open etc are mere pretenders to the golfing throne because well, they invented the game.

It's a leftover from their colonial attitude.

Let me give you an example (from a previous life).

In the North American bookselling world there are two associations that represent the trade: The American Booksellers Association and The Canadian Booksellers Association.

In Britain it's referred to as the Booksellers Association.

 

Golfers can never be gutless pukes.

Hockey players, yup.

Football players, yeah.

Baseball players, OK.

Golfers can be choking dogs but that's about it.

 

Well, if not for us a few decades back, seems to me it would be the Greater German Open.

 

When in Rome and all that...

It's the Open Championship.

 

Of course, if not for the French 230 years ago, the U.S. Open would be...The Open.

 

Spinning, no offense, but do you play golf?

And if so, do you shoot the same score every round?

And when you score higher than normal, do you consider yourself a "gutless puke?"

 

Add: I've always felt Jack's rivals were superior to Tiger's rivals, but tournament fields today are much deeper than in Jack's day. Have Phil, Ernie and Vijay missed out on a great opportunity? Hell, yeah. But "allowing" 53-year-old Greg Norman to post the second best score through two days is beyond anyone's control.

And by the way, I agree with Nicklaus in that today's players don't need to win to make a living. They play well, they earn great money. That's not conducive to learning how to win.

 

Let me rephrase.

Spinning, are you a complete fucking idiot?

 

Yeah, that paunchy Tiger.

 

The wind is screaming today and Ben Curtis somehow got around in 70.

 

I'm a 10-handicapper. I don't compete at the highest level. And you don't either.