2019 Masters Tournament hosted by ANGC (merged)

[HitEmTrue]

> @RobotDoctor said:

> > @HitEmTrue said:

> > > @gvogel said:

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> > > That's a point. But he wasn't lying in a hospital bed close to death.

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> > Yep. Shortly after the crash, the stories apparently indicated that he would recover, walk, and play again. Those original reports greatly understated how bad Hogan really was.

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> I thought it was reported Hogan might not walk again and would probably never play golf again.

 

Pretty sure those reports came later.

 

[farmer]

I did not think this would ever happen again. Tiger too old, too hurt, too broken. It remains to be seen if this the start of a new era or Jack in '86, but it was something to see. Taking nothing away from Tiger, I always hate to see a guy do what Molinari did today. He will be hurt for years.

[kcsf]

> @"Cool Runnings" said:

> That maybe your opinion but that’s factually not true. I hear, accept and converse openly with many different people, that’s why I’ve gained many different likes from many different people. You can also read my posts as evidence.

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> I admit I can argue my point strongly at times in the face of similar push back, but I always do it with logic and facts and without the personal insults… But that’s not reciprocated with you and a similar thinking small group here, and I have the posts to prove you and some others are literally trying to bully and troll me even when I’m having light hearted banter with another poster. Again, just look at my facts / posts recently as proof of this.

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> You and a couple others are in the wrong here, you’ve repeatedly trolled and insulted me without any provocation. Again, my posts are proof of this. It’s now got to the point I have to stick up for myself in the face of this continued abuse and trolling. And I’ll continue to highlight it and call you out until it stops.

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> So I’m asking you politely again, please stop this trolling and abuse and I won’t have to keep responding in self defence.

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> Ps: If you want to continue this discussion then please DM me so we don’t clog up the forum with this back and forth. Thanks.

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> > @BearQ said:

> > Thanks for giving me first 'abuse' for asking to ban you @"Cool Runnings". That's a great honour. You simply aren't going to trick the whole board though, the victim act is too little too late. Your posts are there for everyone to go over and so are mine. You literally fought over a 2012 ryder cup match for at least 20 posts in this thread alone. Directing anything towards you for to understand how difficult its been to deal with you, is essentially useless because you arent hearing/accepting ANY of us.

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> > We've been here a long time. People dont do what you do. No one is truly abusing you dude. You have legitimately angered so many people, Ive never seen anyone do this here.

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> > So I'll take that abuse rating with pride from you. But you will not manipulate me into thinking we hurt you or acted against general wrx behaviour/courtesy. You've been called out by the biggest WRX veterans and golf enthusiasts for WEEKS. I dont really have to prove my case against you.

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> > I stand by you being banned. Give me another abuse rating if you must. I'll take one for WRX if need be because I can't stand another tournament thread with you fighting with EVERYONE.

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Just stop. It's sad how much approval you need. Get help man, honestly.

[RobotDoctor]

> @HitEmTrue said:

> > @RobotDoctor said:

> > > @HitEmTrue said:

> > > > @gvogel said:

> > > >

> > > > That's a point. But he wasn't lying in a hospital bed close to death.

> > >

> > > Yep. Shortly after the crash, the stories apparently indicated that he would recover, walk, and play again. Those original reports greatly understated how bad Hogan really was.

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> > I thought it was reported Hogan might not walk again and would probably never play golf again.

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> Pretty sure those reports came later.

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Could be. That was a wee bit before my time. :)

[BearQ]

[legitimategolf]

> @Christosterone said:

> My favorite tournament will always be the 2006 Open at Hoylake...

> I’ve never seen irons hit so well...

> Pelz stimped the fairways to be faster than the greens....

> Tiger basically won on an airport runway...it was ludicrous

 

I loved that one too. Missed cut at the US Open which back then was a huge deal. And Hoylake was the start of an unbelievable run.

[hazebronso]

> @BlackM00Nlight said:

> Tiger just cracked a smile ?

 

Hey that's my line! :D

[legitimategolf]

Should never have gone to Sean Foley. Should've trusted himself all along.

[dalehead]

Patrick Reed couldn't get out of Butler Cabin fast enough after putting the green jacket on Tiger. Didn't even shake Tiger's hand.

[bscinstnct]

> @BearQ said:

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Cool, thanks, watch it later. Tiger aint gonna take that jacket off for a week, lol.

 

You know, he should give his golwrx fans a shout, I think.

 

 

[Mr. Grumpy]

> @dalehead said:

> Patrick Reed couldn't get out of Butler Cabin fast enough after putting the green jacket on Tiger. Didn't even shake Tiger's hand.

Yeah, that was pretty pathetic.. He tried to counter that outside,, but that was a hollow attempt.. Sad Reed..

 

[BearQ]

The Masters youtube channel did a great job this year. They are posting some gems right now go check it out

[gatorpedsMD]

LOL

[DivinDave]

Im just happy to see Tiger win the Masters. It was awesome!

[Tasals]

> @BearQ said:

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Brooksy... First time is ok, buy cmon Tiger you gotta drop it after the 20th time.

[Frankensteins Monster]

#15

[Pent08]

I can't imagine what his kids were thinking when thousands of people were chanting Tiger's name. What a moment.

[Jag80]

Breakfast with Tiger! I liked it..

 

 

[A.Princey]

> @farmer said:

> I did not think this would ever happen again. Tiger too old, too hurt, too broken. It remains to be seen if this the start of a new era or Jack in '86, but it was something to see. Taking nothing away from Tiger, I always hate to see a guy do what Molinari did today. He will be hurt for years.

Clearly different, Tiger's on a consistent upswing, Jack's was serendipitous, given his path leading into 86. Until he starts losing momentum, I say it's a semi-new era, albeit a *balder* one. Ha!

 

 

[SwooshLT]

> @" SwooshLT" said:

> > @dropkicked said:

> > TIGER WITH HIS B GAME TAKES OUT THE BEST OF THE BEST OF THIS GENERATION. THOSE WHO SAID THEY DIDNT FEAR THE BLACK AND RED REALIZED TODAY... TODAY WHAT IT MEANS TO BE FACED DOWN BY THE GOAT.

> > TIGER MFKN WOODS

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> You don't lead the field in greens with a sub A game.. .....might not made as many putts but this was a ball striking clinic

 

Tiger in his presser said that he played some of "best" golf over the last 3 days....so there's that

[pgapromex]

https://twitter.com/i/status/1117497381832933376

[wmblake2000]

The thing that strikes me... this is a monumental thing. When Tiger was literally publicly shamed (fair enough) and read that statement of regret/apology on national TV, I wondered how a person could ever come back from that. And then the chipping yips. The DUI. The back. These are powerful, painful things for a person to wrestle with. And we saw Tiger change... his gratitude to play again, his demeanor with fans and the press. Pain, when it is processed with some integrity, does this. It causes change, real change. Any time a person redeems him or herself, even a little, and moves toward something of our best nature, well, I revere this,

 

So now Tiger won again... and I for one am moved and am celebrating with him. Congratulations to him. This is an amazing story.

[BearQ]

> @wmblake2000 said:

> The thing that strikes me... this is a monumental thing. When Tiger was literally publicly shamed (fair enough) and read that statement of regret/apology on national TV, I wondered how a person could ever come back from that. And then the chipping yips. The DUI. The back. These are powerful, painful things for a person to wrestle with. And we saw Tiger change... his gratitude to play again, his demeanor with fans and the press. Pain, when it is processed with some integrity, does this. It causes change, real change. Any time a person redeems him or herself, even a little, and moves toward something of our best nature, well, I revere this,

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> So now Tiger won again... and I for one am moved and am celebrating with him. Congratulations to him. This is an amazing story.

 

Great insight. Solid post.

[Hawkeye77]

> @dalehead said:

> Patrick Reed couldn't get out of Butler Cabin fast enough after putting the green jacket on Tiger. Didn't even shake Tiger's hand.

Just got out of the way for Tiger's moment. They probably had already done that.

 

And, outside big handshake, smiles, etc.

 

Nothing to see there at all.

[Hawkeye77]

> @wmblake2000 said:

> The thing that strikes me... this is a monumental thing. When Tiger was literally publicly shamed (fair enough) and read that statement of regret/apology on national TV, I wondered how a person could ever come back from that. And then the chipping yips. The DUI. The back. These are powerful, painful things for a person to wrestle with. And we saw Tiger change... his gratitude to play again, his demeanor with fans and the press. Pain, when it is processed with some integrity, does this. It causes change, real change. Any time a person redeems him or herself, even a little, and moves toward something of our best nature, well, I revere this,

>

> So now Tiger won again... and I for one am moved and am celebrating with him. Congratulations to him. This is an amazing story.

 

Lots of changes, and a huge journey with a lot of physical challenges. I wonder if by virtue of the physical breakdown ad the prospect of no more golf if that is where he truly became humbled.

 

Now, and I'm no coach, but the limited sample size, all the other circumstances, etc. will never convince me he had the chipping yips. Not what I think people who really have them go through. Some loose shots under pressure when he wasn't physically and mentally ready to play, etc. Anyway, my take - maybe mostly because I think Brandel is FOS most of the time about Tiger and just wanted to make a big deal of it to get more attention.

[dropkicked]

P Reed, loves the Big Cat...

“We’re going to have to step up our games,” said 2018 Masters champion Patrick Reed, “because Tiger is back, and he’s proven it this week.”

[pgapromex]

[Hawkeye77]

Sitting here watching GOT and reflecting - in 50 plus years of watching the Masters, watching 4 balls go into the water out of the final groups (never saw four out of the three final groups of two I can recall) on 12 was the most stunning thing to me with all that was going on at that point in the tourney. It was simply unreal watching that unfold. Unreal.

[redfirebird08]

2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay. Besides the controversy over the greens and DJ choking on the last hole, the thing I have to look back on is how Tiger was completely out of sorts and Spieth was on top of the world. Pretty amazing turn of events for those guys since that time. Golf is a very fickle game to say the least.

[redfirebird08]

> @Hawkeye77 said:

> > @wmblake2000 said:

> > The thing that strikes me... this is a monumental thing. When Tiger was literally publicly shamed (fair enough) and read that statement of regret/apology on national TV, I wondered how a person could ever come back from that. And then the chipping yips. The DUI. The back. These are powerful, painful things for a person to wrestle with. And we saw Tiger change... his gratitude to play again, his demeanor with fans and the press. Pain, when it is processed with some integrity, does this. It causes change, real change. Any time a person redeems him or herself, even a little, and moves toward something of our best nature, well, I revere this,

> >

> > So now Tiger won again... and I for one am moved and am celebrating with him. Congratulations to him. This is an amazing story.

>

> Lots of changes, and a huge journey with a lot of physical challenges. I wonder if by virtue of the physical breakdown ad the prospect of no more golf if that is where he truly became humbled.

>

> Now, and I'm no coach, but the limited sample size, all the other circumstances, etc. will never convince me he had the chipping yips. Not what I think people who really have them go through. Some loose shots under pressure when he wasn't physically and mentally ready to play, etc. Anyway, my take - maybe mostly because I think Brandel is FOS most of the time about Tiger and just wanted to make a big deal of it to get more attention.

 

Could have been the pain drugs he was on to help him with his back injuries. He was not in a good place during that time. The back injuries started around summer 2013 and just kept getting worse. He kept playing through it. If he was on drugs to help with that, maybe his chipping nerves were killed by the drugs. Whether it was that or truly the chip yips, he managed to dig it out of the dirt and figured out a really good short game once again.

 

The thing I have been happy to see with Tiger most recently is this new 80% swing with the driver. Seems he has finally given up trying to keep pace with the young guns. Swing smoother to get the ball in the fairway and more importantly to protect his back. He is still one of the very best iron players in the world, so giving up 20 yards off the tee does not absolutely kill his chances.