"Florida man" naturally.
No limit on stupid
Still zero. And Phil just joined him with his horrific gaffe at the 13th hole at Shinnecock. Shameful. He should withdraw. I'm curious what he has to say after the round. Odd behavior from a player who has always been a good sportsman.i77cat wrote:I'm sticking with zero chance to win a major. I can't see him as a factor in the Open. Way too strong a field. And way too much attention from the media. They are falling all over a guy who is unlikely to finish with 20 strokes of the lead at The Masters.Dr. Bliss wrote:Zero chance? I think not.i77cat wrote:To be fair, I think he can perhaps still win the occasional golf tournament. Minor ones. Majors? Zero chance. The younger guys are too good and too hungry.
His game looks pretty good to me. The short-game troubles seem to be behind him and the putter looks good, esp. from short range.
He needs to win a tournament, any tournament, so that he can feel what it feels like again to be in contention down the stretch.
I expect him to be a factor in the British Open this year.
All this said, the hype is wearisome. Don't golf writers have something else to write about?
"Here’s what is the elephant in the room. Travis had a bag before. Now everyone has a bag. The Travis Ford recruiting prowess was greatly exaggerated."---SLU fan explaining how NIL took away Ford's recruiting edge
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Carl Spackler would tell Phil to quit the game.i77cat wrote:Still zero. And Phil just joined him with his horrific gaffe at the 13th hole at Shinnecock. Shameful. He should withdraw. I'm curious what he has to say after the round. Odd behavior from a player who has always been a good sportsman.i77cat wrote:I'm sticking with zero chance to win a major. I can't see him as a factor in the Open. Way too strong a field. And way too much attention from the media. They are falling all over a guy who is unlikely to finish with 20 strokes of the lead at The Masters.Dr. Bliss wrote:Zero chance? I think not.i77cat wrote:To be fair, I think he can perhaps still win the occasional golf tournament. Minor ones. Majors? Zero chance. The younger guys are too good and too hungry.
His game looks pretty good to me. The short-game troubles seem to be behind him and the putter looks good, esp. from short range.
He needs to win a tournament, any tournament, so that he can feel what it feels like again to be in contention down the stretch.
I expect him to be a factor in the British Open this year.
All this said, the hype is wearisome. Don't golf writers have something else to write about?
That'd be silly. He's still making great money, and he's good enough to win the lesser tournaments. And he'll set all kinds of records after he turns 50.
"Here’s what is the elephant in the room. Travis had a bag before. Now everyone has a bag. The Travis Ford recruiting prowess was greatly exaggerated."---SLU fan explaining how NIL took away Ford's recruiting edge
Tiger had one bad hole (twice) that knocked him out of it. Watch for him in the British.i77cat wrote:Still zero. And Phil just joined him with his horrific gaffe at the 13th hole at Shinnecock. Shameful. He should withdraw. I'm curious what he has to say after the round. Odd behavior from a player who has always been a good sportsman.i77cat wrote:I'm sticking with zero chance to win a major. I can't see him as a factor in the Open. Way too strong a field. And way too much attention from the media. They are falling all over a guy who is unlikely to finish with 20 strokes of the lead at The Masters.Dr. Bliss wrote:Zero chance? I think not.i77cat wrote:To be fair, I think he can perhaps still win the occasional golf tournament. Minor ones. Majors? Zero chance. The younger guys are too good and too hungry.
His game looks pretty good to me. The short-game troubles seem to be behind him and the putter looks good, esp. from short range.
He needs to win a tournament, any tournament, so that he can feel what it feels like again to be in contention down the stretch.
I expect him to be a factor in the British Open this year.
All this said, the hype is wearisome. Don't golf writers have something else to write about?
"There ain't no sanity clause!" Chico Marx
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He could make the cut next month.Dr. Bliss wrote:Tiger had one bad hole (twice) that knocked him out of it. Watch for him in the British.i77cat wrote:Still zero. And Phil just joined him with his horrific gaffe at the 13th hole at Shinnecock. Shameful. He should withdraw. I'm curious what he has to say after the round. Odd behavior from a player who has always been a good sportsman.i77cat wrote:I'm sticking with zero chance to win a major. I can't see him as a factor in the Open. Way too strong a field. And way too much attention from the media. They are falling all over a guy who is unlikely to finish with 20 strokes of the lead at The Masters.Dr. Bliss wrote:Zero chance? I think not.i77cat wrote:To be fair, I think he can perhaps still win the occasional golf tournament. Minor ones. Majors? Zero chance. The younger guys are too good and too hungry.
His game looks pretty good to me. The short-game troubles seem to be behind him and the putter looks good, esp. from short range.
He needs to win a tournament, any tournament, so that he can feel what it feels like again to be in contention down the stretch.
I expect him to be a factor in the British Open this year.
All this said, the hype is wearisome. Don't golf writers have something else to write about?
"Here’s what is the elephant in the room. Travis had a bag before. Now everyone has a bag. The Travis Ford recruiting prowess was greatly exaggerated."---SLU fan explaining how NIL took away Ford's recruiting edge
Top 10. Is that worth a beer to you?i77cat wrote:He could make the cut next month.Dr. Bliss wrote:Tiger had one bad hole (twice) that knocked him out of it. Watch for him in the British.i77cat wrote:Still zero. And Phil just joined him with his horrific gaffe at the 13th hole at Shinnecock. Shameful. He should withdraw. I'm curious what he has to say after the round. Odd behavior from a player who has always been a good sportsman.i77cat wrote:I'm sticking with zero chance to win a major. I can't see him as a factor in the Open. Way too strong a field. And way too much attention from the media. They are falling all over a guy who is unlikely to finish with 20 strokes of the lead at The Masters.Dr. Bliss wrote:Zero chance? I think not.i77cat wrote:To be fair, I think he can perhaps still win the occasional golf tournament. Minor ones. Majors? Zero chance. The younger guys are too good and too hungry.
His game looks pretty good to me. The short-game troubles seem to be behind him and the putter looks good, esp. from short range.
He needs to win a tournament, any tournament, so that he can feel what it feels like again to be in contention down the stretch.
I expect him to be a factor in the British Open this year.
All this said, the hype is wearisome. Don't golf writers have something else to write about?
Could even be top 5.
"There ain't no sanity clause!" Chico Marx
He can compete. He just can't win. I'll buy if he wins. I'll even buy if he finishes in the top 3. You buy if he isn't in the top 10.
"Here’s what is the elephant in the room. Travis had a bag before. Now everyone has a bag. The Travis Ford recruiting prowess was greatly exaggerated."---SLU fan explaining how NIL took away Ford's recruiting edge
Fair 'nuff.i77cat wrote:He can compete. He just can't win. I'll buy if he wins. I'll even buy if he finishes in the top 3. You buy if he isn't in the top 10.
I'm wondering about Phil. That was just totally out of character for him--although he can certainly be a know-it-all. I'm wondering if there is something else going on in his life that led to his frustrations boiling over.
"There ain't no sanity clause!" Chico Marx
It was weird. Looked like a 4-yr old playing Jungle Golf. The USGA screwed up today, but Phil screwed up worse. I don't know what he'll do tomorrow. Apologize? Apologize and withdraw? Play great and then donate his check? Double down and refuse to play in the 2019 US Open?
"Here’s what is the elephant in the room. Travis had a bag before. Now everyone has a bag. The Travis Ford recruiting prowess was greatly exaggerated."---SLU fan explaining how NIL took away Ford's recruiting edge
I think to fall on his sword might be the best thing in the long run. But he has this thing about needing to be right, so I doubt he'll do it.i77cat wrote:It was weird. Looked like a 4-yr old playing Jungle Golf. The USGA screwed up today, but Phil screwed up worse. I don't know what he'll do tomorrow. Apologize? Apologize and withdraw? Play great and then donate his check? Double down and refuse to play in the 2019 US Open?
"There ain't no sanity clause!" Chico Marx
Too late to be right. Can you imagine someone like Nicklaus doing something like that?
"Here’s what is the elephant in the room. Travis had a bag before. Now everyone has a bag. The Travis Ford recruiting prowess was greatly exaggerated."---SLU fan explaining how NIL took away Ford's recruiting edge