The US Open Golf Tournament

[POJO_Risin]

Okay...here's what we have...

2 golfers...

1 in Mickelson who's won the last 2 majors. If Tiger did that...there'd be nothing else being talked about. As it stands...Mickleson is halfway to the Mickleslam...

1 in Woods who's coming off the first bout of life...his Dad died...

many think Woods will win...dedicating it to his father...but he hasn't played since then...and has only played once in the last 11 weeks.

many think Mickelson will win because he's on one of those tears...

What do you think?

and of course...Singh won today...to add another interesting mix...

I think we are in for some high drama...

more later...

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Nah, I don't see Tiger in the hunt at all....

His head won't be back in it yet....

I'd sure like to see him prove me wrong though....

[POJO_Risin]

Well..we are about to see if Tiger is BETTER than Jack...

when life happened to Jack...he struggled...

in the past...Tiger's just walled up...and win...

but he hasn't had anything like this happen to him yet...

the scary thing...is that it could make him play better...

I doubt it...but with Tiger...you never know...

[Va Beach VH Fan]

I think his mind has been focused on the Swedish pussy for too long now...

[POJO_Risin]

I doubt it...

[POJO_Risin]

originally posted by Ashtralia...in a dupe thread because he's lazy and didn't look...;)

will tiger win for his daddy?

will phil win for his bookie?

will vijay win for his caddy?

will cambo do it again?

will an aussie break the drought?

does anyone care?

i'll be watching it.

[POJO_Risin]

Tiger really had a poor showing on a tough course...in tough conditions..

he'll miss his first major cut since...I'll bet since he was an amateur...

wow...

12 over for the tourney...

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Originally posted by Va Beach VH Fan
Nah, I don't see Tiger in the hunt at all....

His head won't be back in it yet....

Hmmm, prophetic wouldn't you say ?

[POJO_Risin]

Yes Va...the prophet of golf predictions...

hahahhaha...

Shot an 86 today actually...playing out of the high grass a lot though...

had the putter firing today...

[Va Beach VH Fan]

LMFAO...

I'm here to provide a service my friend....

LOL, I sound like Mike Damone....

[POJO_Risin]

Steve Stricker at the top at -1...

Montgomerie prepped for his normal weekend fall at Even...

Mickelson at 3 over...

Vijay and Duval at 5 over...

this could be a fucking ugly weekend...

[DlocRoth]

ESPN says that counting today, Tiger has missed 5 cuts out of 193 pro events.....

Insane....

[POJO_Risin]

It is his first missed cut in a major since he was an amateur...

Did Jack ever miss a major cut?...discounting when he was an old fucker?

[DlocRoth]

When did he become an old fucker exactly? 1985?

[ashstralia]

Originally posted by POJO_Risin
It is his first missed cut in a major since he was an amateur...

Did Jack ever miss a major cut?...discounting when he was an old fucker?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Nicklaus#Results_in_major_championships

ta for the heads-up, poj.

i was a bit beery when i made the other thread...:cool:

good to see ogilvy up there..

[POJO_Risin]

anytime...

fucking Nicklaus finished 6th in 1998 at the Masters...christ...pushing 60...if he wasn't already...

he missed more major cuts than I thought...

[POJO_Risin]

wow...between 1962 and 1981...Jack went two years without a major only twice...incredible...

[POJO_Risin]

Holy Shite...

in the 1970's...Jack finished out of the top ten of a major 5 times...and had 1 cut...

5 times...

OUT OF 36 FUCKING MAJORS!


wow...that is unbelievable...

[POJO_Risin]

18 wins...and 19 seconds...

that's fucking incredible...

19 times he went home probably ready to kill someone...

[DlocRoth]

Jesus.....

He really is the best ever.....

On a totally unrelated topic, I have to laugh...

Ever since you started that thread in main, I haven't seen any of the usual trolls talking shit.

The keyboard is mightier than the sword! LOL

[ashstralia]

Originally posted by POJO_Risin
18 wins...and 19 seconds...

that's fucking incredible...

19 times he went home probably ready to kill someone...

and it's not as though he was playing against chumps, either!

[POJO_Risin]

lmfao...

I swear to christ dude...

that is the truth...

and fuck...

there'd be a militia or some shit waiting...

;)

Jack was incredible...it's amazing to me...that he hasn't won a major in 20 years...

[POJO_Risin]

No ash...starting with Arnie and Player...to Trevino, Miller and Watson...

incredible...

[DlocRoth]

I must confess, I don't follow him closely anymore....

Is he kickin ass on the senior circuit, or is he still playing with the big dogs?

[POJO_Risin]

Jack?

He doesn't play at all...anywhere...

[DlocRoth]

OK, right.....

He hung it up in the last couple of years though, right?

But he never did the old guys with 10 foot long putters gig.

[ashstralia]

Originally posted by POJO_Risin
No ash...starting with Arnie and Player...to Trevino, Miller and Watson...

incredible...

yes mate, and i can think of half a dozen or so others who would be far more
highly regarded if it weren't for the mighty golden bear.

i can't see ANYBODY dominating like that again.

anyway, i have to hope our boy ogilvy can hack the pressure.

[POJO_Risin]

Over the past 3 years or so...Jack played his last majors...

and had...more or less...a tour for each event...

He did play some senior events...and won some majors there as well...had some battles with Isao Ioki...if I remember...

He played his last Masters last year...then surprised everyone by playing the British. His grandson had died...so he played that tournament with his son...Steve, I think (Jackie usually caddies for him) as his caddie as a healing process deal...which was his last Major...

originally...he decided not to play any Majors other than the Masters (he still thought he could win if the right circumstances took place) after 2000...and those were the last years he played in the Open and the PGA...

[Dan]

Cambo bites the dust,I mean the long grass.:)

[ashstralia]

yep, dan! the classic usga set up.

long rough, tight fairways, slick greens and harsh pins.

par's gonna be a good score, alright!

[Dan]

Originally posted by ashstralia
yep, dan! the classic usga set up.

long rough, tight fairways, slick greens and harsh pins.

par's gonna be a good score, alright!

The look on The Kiwi's faces about the course said it all.

Just wasn't his open,better luck next year.

Good to see Tiger playing again.

[ashstralia]

Originally posted by Dan
The look on The Kiwi's faces about the course said it all.

Just wasn't his open,better luck next year.

Good to see Tiger playing again.

yeah, cambo has proved himself over the last 11 years or so...

and he's a top fella too. he'll be back.

[POJO_Risin]

Tiger and Jack...

interesting...

Jack's Dad died when he was 30 as well...and of cancer...

Jack hadn't won a major since 1967...until that British...and if you remember...

when he won that tourney...he hurled his putter into the sky...towards his dad...and he normally didn't show any emotion...

I don't think people remember how close Jack was to his Dad...

the similarities between the two are many...on the course...and some off it...

of course...by the time Jack was 30...he had 5 kids...but his wife...was like the general at home...he didn't have to worry about any of that shit...

no idea where I'm going with this...

Cambo?

Are we talking about Michael Campbell?

[Dan]

Originally posted by POJO_Risin
Tiger and Jack...

interesting...

Jack's Dad died when he was 30 as well...and of cancer...

Jack hadn't won a major since 1967...until that British...and if you remember...

when he won that tourney...he hurled his putter into the sky...towards his dad...and he normally didn't show any emotion...

I don't think people remember how close Jack was to his Dad...

the similarities between the two are many...on the course...and some off it...

of course...by the time Jack was 30...he had 5 kids...but his wife...was like the general at home...he didn't have to worry about any of that shit...

no idea where I'm going with this...

Cambo?

Are we talking about Michael Campbell?

Cambo is his Nickname.

We call him that down here in N.Z.

[ashstralia]

poj, very interesting reading.


*me and dan posted the exact same thing, so i took out the quote*

[POJO_Risin]

It should be interesting...the course will only get tougher...it will be interesting to see who lasts...

Mickelson is at 3 over...but obviously still in it...

and if Duval can continue his birdie power...and keep his head...he has as much talent as anyone to run of a birdie run...