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Originally posted by Festivus Miracle:

RIckie Fowler went to school at Oklahoma State, thus the orange get up. No bigger than a popcorn fart but a really good player and decent person. Finished in the Top 5 in every major last year.
Reminds me of Anthony Kim, I think that is his name. Whatever happened to that guy?
 

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Anthony Kim had a few injuries including a bad wrist. He had an insurance policy worth millions and if he had come back to the PGA Tour or does come back, he will have to forfeit those millions. Otherwise, he had to choose between the millions or taking a chance on making it again on the PGA Tour. He choose the millions and the last that was reported was basically doing nothing around Houston, Texas. He was very, very talented and had a chance to really do some things before getting injured,
 

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Originally posted by Festivus Miracle:

Johnson's father-in-law is Wayne Gretzky and has attempted to work with him on the mental part of the game. Interestingly, Gretzky seemed more of a natural ice hockey player and didn't really require the mental edge that most do when it comes to be the greatest of all time. Johnson has a top 5 game on tour and just needs to get everything straight between the ears.


Thanks, had no clue. Gonna have to learn more about this Dustin fella.
 

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Originally posted by Festivus Miracle:

Anthony Kim had a few injuries including a bad wrist. He had an insurance policy worth millions and if he had come back to the PGA Tour or does come back, he will have to forfeit those millions. Otherwise, he had to choose between the millions or taking a chance on making it again on the PGA Tour. He choose the millions and the last that was reported was basically doing nothing around Houston, Texas. He was very, very talented and had a chance to really do some things before getting injured,


That's crazy. How did you find out about this guy?
 

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Kim's story is common knowledge among hard core PGA fans. There were evidently false stories about him living under a bridge and in a box, etc in Houston but I don't think most of those are accurate. He supposedly doesn't play golf at all, even for fun. And this was a fellow with as much golf talent as anyone.
 
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You seem to be pretty knowledgeable about golf, Festivus.

My question is how could an old guy like that Ben Crenshaw qualify for such a prestigious tourney like the Masters? He was awful.
 

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Originally posted by Festivus Miracle:

Kim's story is common knowledge among hard core PGA fans. There were evidently false stories about him living under a bridge and in a box, etc in Houston but I don't think most of those are accurate. He supposedly doesn't play golf at all, even for fun. And this was a fellow with as much golf talent as anyone.
Pure Potatoe
 

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Festivus, were you at the Gretzky/Johnson wedding? Part of the family or wedding party? You are really in the know about it, it seems. Impressive.
 

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Festivus - I'm curious as to why Spieth says "give me an ounce left/right" instead of inch? Does he realize that ounce is a measurement of weight?
 
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Here's one I bet you didn't know, Festi.

Amen Corner was named in honor of a small baptist church that used to sit on the tee box at 12. During service you could hear "Hallelujah" echoing across the hills and through the pines. Bobby Jones was torn between Hallelujah Corner and Amen Corner as a moniker for the now famous three hole confluence.
 

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Originally posted by CatManDoo:
I read that The Masters might come to Valhalla in a few years.
That would be unreal imo. I've been at the PGAs & Ryder Cup, and the fan support is like no other.

The Masters at Valhalla would be over the top IMO.

LETS MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

Festivus, who do we email to get this campaign started? Do you like our chances or nah?
 

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I mean, damn.


There are some MAJOR charges going on today...but it's like it doesn't matter.

This kid is a machine.
 

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Originally posted by Festivus Miracle:

JSRose, I was photographer at the honeymoon.
Knew it had to be something like that. Props to all of you for keeping the marriage secret from the Internet.
 

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Bobby Jones was originally going to call it the "Misters" because only men would be playing. Martha Burke Sr. pitched a ***** and staged a sit in on Washington Ave.. Jones relented, and now you know, the rest of the story. Festivus can back me up on this.
 

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Great performance by Spieth. Hope he hangs on.

Tiger proved me wrong about the yips and thank god. Could have been close to the end. VJ Singh won a ton in his 4o's breaking a record for most wins and Kenny Perry lit it up as well. If Tiger can stay somewhat healthy I think we still have 10-20 more wins in hm and a major or two.
 

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Hate the late train wreck at 17, but damn, that up and down at 18 almost made up for it. Really only two players with a chance to catch Speith tomorrow, Phil and Rose. I think JS holds on tomorrow.
 

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Originally posted by cawoodsct:
Tiger will play. I think he will unfortunately continue to struggle, the yips are no joke. Takes a lot of time and sometimes never go away, I'd say the chip yips are the worst to have. You can band-aid putting and driving but it's hard to do with chipping.
This post was edited on 4/3 4:53 PM by cawoodsct
He's not playing up to his standards, so we've got another injury. Poor Tiger.
 

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Originally posted by Bill - Shy Cat:
Originally posted by cawoodsct:
Tiger will play. I think he will unfortunately continue to struggle, the yips are no joke. Takes a lot of time and sometimes never go away, I'd say the chip yips are the worst to have. You can band-aid putting and driving but it's hard to do with chipping.
This post was edited on 4/3 4:53 PM by cawoodsct
He's not playing up to his standards, so we've got another injury. Poor Tiger.
Are you suggesting that a potential wrist injury is not legitimate?
 

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Originally posted by UK_Memphis:
Originally posted by Bill - Shy Cat:
Originally posted by cawoodsct:
Tiger will play. I think he will unfortunately continue to struggle, the yips are no joke. Takes a lot of time and sometimes never go away, I'd say the chip yips are the worst to have. You can band-aid putting and driving but it's hard to do with chipping.
This post was edited on 4/3 4:53 PM by cawoodsct
He's not playing up to his standards, so we've got another injury. Poor Tiger.
Are you suggesting that a potential wrist injury is not legitimate?
Tiger would never fake an injury. Old age is simply catching up with him. He doesn't know how to hold back.
 

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That was a pretty good stinger on Tiger's wrist. Nothing fake about that. Problem is that Tiger doesn't look like he enjoys the game anymore. Like it's work out there. I don't buy the "he's back" stuff. I think he's done... done meaning no more majors.
 

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Originally posted by Lord_Crow:
That was a pretty good stinger on Tiger's wrist. Nothing fake about that. Problem is that Tiger doesn't look like he enjoys the game anymore. Like it's work out there. I don't buy the "he's back" stuff. I think he's done... done meaning no more majors.
Tiger eagled the next par 5. It's a miracle.
 

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4 shot lead and on in 2 on 13 pretty much seals it. The question now is how much does he win by?
This post was edited on 4/12 5:48 PM by Catfan in Tn.
 

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Spieth is a stone cold killer to go for the green with a 4 shot lead right there instead of laying up.