THWACK! The Golf Thread

[Whorehey]

Out of sheer boredom, spent the last couple of
evenings reading "The Big Miss" by Hank Haney.
Usually when I finish a book of this type, I feel
like I have a better understanding of the events
or the person (people) behind them.

I got no such satisfaction from this book. Other than
the revelation that TW fucked his knee up during a
SEAL exercise, the book came across as written
by a scorned spouse.

[ashstralia]

a quick brag; yesterday i played my best round in years... 8 pars 2 birdies including a 4 hole stretch of 3,3,3,3.

78 off the stick against a par of 72. fuck i love golf!!!!

[ashstralia]

82 today, finding the middle of the club. putting on fast true greens is the most fun.

[chefcraig]

Congrats to Ricky Fowler for his stirring win during the play-off at the Wells Cargo Championship, and even more so for his inspired choice of girlfriends. (She's the one on the right, the one on the left is his mom.)

[Fairwrning]

Kevin Nah is killing me..poor bastard..never seen anyone struggle to pull the trigger so bad before

[chefcraig]

Kevin Nah is killing me..poor bastard..never seen anyone struggle to pull the trigger so bad before

He drives me apeshit. He'll waggle repeatedly, then take a whiff shot yet not get penalized for it. Here is the thing: Yesterday afternoon, he was put on the clock for slow play by PGA officials. If he does it again, he'll be fined and take a 1 stroke penalty. The way this tournament is going with it's windy as hell conditions today, that one stroke is the difference between a win or a playoff amongst about 3-4 guys.

[Whorehey]

ESPN ripped him apart this morning. 48 seconds, and two
back-aways before a tee shot. Ben Crane and Sergio Garcia
take forever, too.

[Fairwrning]

What get's me is he's playing well..You would think he would be struggling to shoot par with all the heeby-jeebeees..

[Fairwrning]

" Get in the hole" replaced by " hit the fuckin ball"..

[Fairwrning]

I hope Fowler wins again...nothing against Na but Rickie is fun to watch

[Whorehey]

Mrs. Whorehey out shopping with her Mom.
Kids running around outside. House is stocked,
Fridge is full, and I just found a Norco in
the couch cushion.
Thought Na's birdie putt on 1 was in...

[Fairwrning]

Thats a good day except watching golf makes you want to go play golf...Norco?

[Whorehey]

Mrs Whorehey would serve me papers so fast
my head would spin if I played today.
Norco is Vicodin and Tylenol.
Got back issues.

[chefcraig]

Some of these meltdowns are downright painful to watch. Rory did it last year at the Masters, and bailed out on the TPC as a result. This time, it's Kevin Na, whose is bogeying everything in site, spraying the ball in every direction and just now found the water at the easiest hole on the course, 13. On top of that, some particularly mean spirited drunks in the gallery started sing "Na Na Na Na, Na Na Na Na, Hey Hey, Goodbye" to him. Dan Hicks and Johnny Miller were both indignant at this, adding to the general discomfort of watching this disaster.

[Whorehey]

Na took a free drop on 18 and elected to hit
off the cart path. Must be nice to trash a hybrid
knowing there will be an exact replacement
waiting for you in the equipment trailer after
your round.