Call it how I see it: CHILDISH!

[teehilden]

What in the world is up with these tour guys breaking clubs? When did this become an every week occurrence? It’s so childish to me and I can’t stand it. Rory did it a few months back, Si Woo did it at the Masters, Van Rooyen at the PGA, Cameron Smith, Hovland, and now Kizzire’s temper tantrum this week? That’s just to name a few. It’s more than just basketball players and football players that have become soft and childish. Spoiled with little sense of real life struggles. Golf, more so than any other sport, is supposed to be a “gentleman’s game” and it’s tough for me to see guys who play it for a living act like this with no decency or respect for the game.

 

Sorry, it has gotten out of control and I needed to vent about it. Someone tell me I’m not crazy.

[RCGA]

These guys change equipment so often (and not by choice) that it's easy to start blaming the club.

 

Has anyone ever spent $500+ on a 3 wood only to find out you can't keep it on the planet? That's a horrible feeling. Now imagine that shot costing you $50,000.  

[Abh159]

I think they look ridiculous when they throw their little temper tantrums, but like the previous poster said... if my bad shots were costing me hundreds of thousands of dollars I'd probably break some clubs also. 

[teehilden]

Yeah it’s a lot of money but I don’t know, I think some of these guys need to gain a little perspective.

[jholz]

Yeah, I'd have to say it's pretty weak to break clubs - on the tour or otherwise. You are pretty much spitting in the eye of everyone who has "earned" their golf clubs the hard way.

 

I used to play with a guy down in Georgia who had a brand new set of Burner 2.0 irons when I first met him. After a year, he had the 5, 6, 8, and PW left. Dumbass! 

[nsxguy]

1 minute ago, jholz said:

Yeah, I'd have to say it's pretty weak to break clubs - on the tour or otherwise. You are pretty much spitting in the eye of everyone who has "earned" their golf clubs the hard way.

 

I used to play with a guy down in Georgia who had a brand new set of Burner 2.0 irons when I first met him. After a year, he had the 5, 6, 8, and PW left. Dumbass! 

 

Seriously ? "Spitting in everyone's eye" ?

 

I can honestly say that I personally have NEVER felt that way watching anybody break a club.

 

Why should I care what others do with their clubs or any other property of their own ? So long as they're not endangering anybody else by doing so,,,,,,,,,,,,

[Hawkeye77]

9 hours ago, teehilden said:

What in the world is up with these tour guys breaking clubs? When did this become an every week occurrence? It’s so childish to me and I can’t stand it. Rory did it a few months back, Si Woo did it at the Masters, Van Rooyen at the PGA, Cameron Smith, Hovland, and now Kizzire’s temper tantrum this week? That’s just to name a few. It’s more than just basketball players and football players that have become soft and childish. Spoiled with little sense of real life struggles. Golf, more so than any other sport, is supposed to be a “gentleman’s game” and it’s tough for me to see guys who play it for a living act like this with no decency or respect for the game.

 

Sorry, it has gotten out of control and I needed to vent about it. Someone tell me I’m not crazy.

Out of control?  The tens of thousands of shots hit on Tours every season and so few incidents?

 

LOL, this affects you how?

Edited August 30, 2021 by Hawkeye77

[jholz]

4 minutes ago, nsxguy said:

 

Seriously ? "Spitting in everyone's eye" ?

 

I can honestly say that I personally have NEVER felt that way watching anybody break a club.

 

Why should I care what others do with their clubs or any other property of their own ? So long as they're not endangering anybody else by doing so,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

Seriously?! Taking exception with an opinion that differs from yours?!

 

You must never have been on the internet before. Why should you care so much about how someone else feels about an utterly meaningless argument? I am outraged. 

 

😀

 

 

[teehilden]

1 minute ago, jholz said:

 

Seriously?! Taking exception with an opinion that differs from yours?!

 

You must never have been on the internet before. Why should you care so much about how someone else feels about an utterly meaningless argument? I am outraged. 

 

😀

 

 

In what other respected profession is it acceptable to break stuff out of anger? It’s just funny watching adults act like babies because they don’t know how to handle a failure as small as missing a putt?

[MK7Golf21]

Doesn't really bother me but to young golfers probably not good to see. I remember one of our better players on the golf team in HS breaking his wedge after a bad shot. HSomehow the coach found out and he was chewed out in front of the team

Edited August 30, 2021 by Redjeep83

[nsxguy]

9 minutes ago, teehilden said:

In what other respected profession is it acceptable to break stuff out of anger? It’s just funny watching adults act like babies because they don’t know how to handle a failure as small as missing a putt?

 

You mentioned other sports so I suppose one can assume you're talking about sports in general and not just golf ?

 

As for missing a putt being small, didn't that take Kizzire out of a shot (albeit a long one) at a $10 mil prize next week ? Or am I misremembering ?

 

And while it sometimes IS funny watching it, I wonder how many adults people have never broken something in anger,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Hmmmm,,,,,,,,,,,

[Myherobobhope]

10 hours ago, teehilden said:

What in the world is up with these tour guys breaking clubs? When did this become an every week occurrence? It’s so childish to me and I can’t stand it. Rory did it a few months back, Si Woo did it at the Masters, Van Rooyen at the PGA, Cameron Smith, Hovland, and now Kizzire’s temper tantrum this week? That’s just to name a few. It’s more than just basketball players and football players that have become soft and childish. Spoiled with little sense of real life struggles. Golf, more so than any other sport, is supposed to be a “gentleman’s game” and it’s tough for me to see guys who play it for a living act like this with no decency or respect for the game.

 

Sorry, it has gotten out of control and I needed to vent about it. Someone tell me I’m not crazy.

I think professional golf is at an interesting crossroads... I think there is some larger market appeal with more "drama" on the course at the cost of alienating it's current base... Personally, I lump breaking clubs in with the fans shouting on the course... all of it needs to be punished.

 

Break a club on the course: get fined.

Yell during a round: Get tossed from the venue. 

 

I have no problems with golfers getting frustrated, but that doesn't justify temper tantrums... 

 

[jholz]

13 minutes ago, teehilden said:

In what other respected profession is it acceptable to break stuff out of anger? It’s just funny watching adults act like babies because they don’t know how to handle a failure as small as missing a putt?

 

I'd think tennis is the only sport where they will call a penalty on "equipment abuse." Maybe cricket? Can't say I've ever seen a cricket player smash a bat or anything. 

[teehilden]

9 minutes ago, Myherobobhope said:

I think professional golf is at an interesting crossroads... I think there is some larger market appeal with more "drama" on the course at the cost of alienating it's current base... Personally, I lump breaking clubs in with the fans shouting on the course... all of it needs to be punished.

 

Break a club on the course: get fined.

Yell during a round: Get tossed from the venue. 

 

I have no problems with golfers getting frustrated, but that doesn't justify temper tantrums... 

 

I think fines need to be implemented. And yeah, the fans are a whole different story. Did you hear the one jackwagon yell yesterday right as Bryson started his swing? Unbelievable. And I’m not even a Bryson fan.

[Hawkeye77]

25 minutes ago, teehilden said:

In what other respected profession is it acceptable to break stuff out of anger? It’s just funny watching adults act like babies because they don’t know how to handle a failure as small as missing a putt?

You haven't watched much football the last 100+ years - they break people, lol.

 

And it happened Friday - where was all that fire three days ago?

Edited August 30, 2021 by Hawkeye77

[teehilden]

12 minutes ago, Hawkeye77 said:

You haven't watched much football the last 100+ years - they break people, lol.

 

And it happened Friday - where was all that fire three days ago?

What, keyboard warrior needed something to do on the weekend?

[Hawkeye77]

1 minute ago, teehilden said:

What, keyboard warrior needed something to do on the weekend?

 

Not trying too hard to make sense of that, but it really doesn't make sense, lol. 

[me05501]

I think Tour players have some responsibility for setting the example for players of all levels. Any kind of behavior definitely flows from the telecasts to your local course. That goes for slow play, tossing/breaking clubs, removing gloves to putt, etc. 

[Hawkeye77]

23 minutes ago, teehilden said:

I think fines need to be implemented. 

Surprise (shouldn't be) - they get fined.  

[teehilden]

1 minute ago, Hawkeye77 said:

Surprise (shouldn't be) - they get fined.  

lol it’s like pennies

[Purple Toupee]

10 hours ago, teehilden said:

What in the world is up with these tour guys breaking clubs? When did this become an every week occurrence? It’s so childish to me and I can’t stand it. Rory did it a few months back, Si Woo did it at the Masters, Van Rooyen at the PGA, Cameron Smith, Hovland, and now Kizzire’s temper tantrum this week? That’s just to name a few. It’s more than just basketball players and football players that have become soft and childish. Spoiled with little sense of real life struggles. Golf, more so than any other sport, is supposed to be a “gentleman’s game” and it’s tough for me to see guys who play it for a living act like this with no decency or respect for the game.

 

Sorry, it has gotten out of control and I needed to vent about it. Someone tell me I’m not crazy.

Don’t worry, we’ll stay off your lawn.

[Hawkeye77]

5 minutes ago, teehilden said:

lol it’s like pennies

Really?  First you don't know they actually get fined but call for fines, now you know what the amounts are?

 

It's not a big problem, they end up looking stupid after the fact, pay $5,000 or more (not pennies) and life goes on.  

 

 

[Murdock]

56 minutes ago, nsxguy said:

 

As for missing a putt being small, didn't that take Kizzire out of a shot (albeit a long one) at a $10 mil prize next week ? Or am I misremembering ?

 

 

If it's the incident that I'm thinking of, Kizzire broke his driver.  Although he didn't pull a Stenson and snap it over his knee, he put it over his shoulders and flexed the shaft a little too much.  Saw it on PGA Tour Live.   His incident in particular I could understand, because the hole it occurred on and the one before he couldn't keep his driver on the course.  Was astonishing to watch to be honest, a PGA level tour pro hitting not just one, but probably 4 shots on a mishit/shank trajectory.....like 45+ degrees off line from his target  

[Krt22]

26 minutes ago, me05501 said:

I think Tour players have some responsibility for setting the example for players of all levels. Any kind of behavior definitely flows from the telecasts to your local course. That goes for slow play, tossing/breaking clubs, removing gloves to putt, etc. 

Putting with a glove on should absolutely be a penalty

[Socrates]

11 hours ago, teehilden said:

What in the world is up with these tour guys breaking clubs? When did this become an every week occurrence? It’s so childish to me and I can’t stand it. Rory did it a few months back, Si Woo did it at the Masters, Van Rooyen at the PGA, Cameron Smith, Hovland, and now Kizzire’s temper tantrum this week? That’s just to name a few. It’s more than just basketball players and football players that have become soft and childish. Spoiled with little sense of real life struggles. Golf, more so than any other sport, is supposed to be a “gentleman’s game” and it’s tough for me to see guys who play it for a living act like this with no decency or respect for the game.

 

Sorry, it has gotten out of control and I needed to vent about it. Someone tell me I’m not crazy.

You better buy a bunch of Mr. Roger's Neighborhood dvd's and curl up in a locked room for the duration.  Sure, I knew you could.

[Abh159]

5 minutes ago, Murdock said:

 

If it's the incident that I'm thinking of, Kizzire broke his driver.  Although he didn't pull a Stenson and snap it over his knee, he put it over his shoulders and flexed the shaft a little too much.  Saw it on PGA Tour Live.   His incident in particular I could understand, because the hole it occurred on and the one before he couldn't keep his driver on the course.  Was astonishing to watch to be honest, a PGA level tour pro hitting not just one, but probably 4 shots on a mishit/shank trajectory.....like 45+ degrees off line from his target  

 

The driver thing happened two events ago at the Northern Trust.

 

This past week at the BMW he broke his putter over his knee walking off the green, and then went on to try and tear his hat in half before ultimately throwing it in a trash can. 

 

 

[dugue4]

10 minutes ago, Krt22 said:

Putting with a glove on should absolutely be a penalty

Color me ignorant, but why?

[Hawkeye77]

13 minutes ago, dugue4 said:

Color me ignorant, but why?

It's a joke!

[Krt22]

10 minutes ago, Hawkeye77 said:

It's a joke!

Is it though? lol 

[MaineMariner]

 

 

...having posted this, I think golfers look unbelievably dorky when they break clubs.