Nice hole at #11 for Charles Howell...nothing like the entire world internet audience watching you take 4 shots to get out of a bunker and take the quintuple bogey 9...
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Golferdow01
East-Coast Living
Sad doesn't have to mean crying, sad can also mean dissappointing, etc...
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Fungo Squiggly
Mortal enemy of all things Bucky
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Former Game Champion
'18 BPCFFB II Champ
'18 Keeper League Champ
I actually kind of agree with this sentiment. There was an article several years ago (close to ten years by now) in SI about him, and he was just an absolute dick.
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Norman once was one of my heroes. But I have worked as a volunteer at Muirfield for a number of years and it seems that every year I hear a new story about what a jerk he can be.
Great golfer, but less than a nice guy.
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In here late with favorites, but Els, Goosen, Furyk and Curtis. Seeing Furyk celebrating at the 2002 NC game made me a lifelong fan but I really want to see Ernie get this one right. A really nice guy who is doing some really good work for disadvantaged people with his foundation, quietly and without seeking any recognition for it.
Els owns a huge house on the beach a couple of hours from here. His mom and dad live two doors away and we rented a cottage in-between the two. With my accent, everyone thought I must be a US pro golfer. Kept my clubs in the bag, no sense in spoiling it for them!
Els owns a huge house on the beach a couple of hours from here. His mom and dad live two doors away and we rented a cottage in-between the two. With my accent, everyone thought I must be a US pro golfer. Kept my clubs in the bag, no sense in spoiling it for them!
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fourteenandoh
My swing feels like an unfolding lawn chair.
Funny you mention that. Norman was my favorite golfer when I was in sixth grade and I went to the Memorial with one goal in mind, get Norman's autograph. After his round I was waiting for him right at the entrance to the range. I was one of a small crowd (five people maybe) and he walked by with a human wall of police surrounding him and didn't acknowledge any of us. Since that day I've hated the prick. One of my most joyous moments watching the Masters came in 96 when he choked. I still get enjoyment when I think about it.
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Fungo Squiggly
Mortal enemy of all things Bucky
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'18 BPCFFB II Champ
'18 Keeper League Champ
Were you referring to Duval, Norman, or both?
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Buckeyes27
Go Bucks! Go Cavaliers!
I love to watch the masters, but it is hard to beat a week in dublin at jacks tourney. the memorial is a truly great time. cant wait for it this year!
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WestEnd
look ma no shoelaces, and I'm down with the KIIING
I don't remember where I read this (probably golf digest or golf magazine), but Furyk is actually a Penn State fan, but his wife is a HUUUGE buckeye fan, so during football season he just falls in line to stay out of the doghouse (this article was back a few years ago before last years PSU resurgance ...).
This is going to be an interesting weekend ... the first time tomorrow is at 10:40, so nobody in contention is going to get to play while the winds are down in the mid morning like vijay did on thursday and campbell did today.
I think if Campbell can play around even through the back nine sunday, he'll have a good chance. I'll bet the lead doesn't get much lower than -7. Tiger, Retief, Ernie, Phil, and Vijay are all right there in it, so it should be tons of fun to watch. I'd say a good position to be in after tomorrow would be -3 or lower for the tourny.
Again, it doesn't look like the changes in length are really making that big a difference. Hopefully we get to see alot of birdies on the back side tomorrow and sunday. That's what makes the masters great!
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NightmaresDad
Woody Rules!
I think he's talking about Duval - at least the original post was referring to Duval.
It's true Duval was an arrogant prick when he first came out of college. he was a four-time all american, but then he failed to get his tour card.
he is a totally different person now, though. he might still be portrayed by some media hack as a jerk because if you don't kiss all the media's butts, and you say what you truly think, they more often than not will crucify you.
He went through many of the same things that Curtis Strange went through after Strange won the US Open twice in a row. the pressure ruined him. Vertigo, total loss of his game, the same things that Duval has gone through. And Strange never really got his game back all the way. Duval won't either, it appears.
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He was interviewed here in South Africa in relation to Nicklaus' last hurrah at the Masters. He said something like, "You know Jack is from Columbus. My wife's is from there and her family is still there. I have spent a lot of time there and people have been very good to me there. I have even become a real Ohio State football fan. I love it there."
So, if he was, I don't think he is anymore!
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Coody, Duval a tale of two Masters' exits
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AUGUSTA, Ga. - It was an afternoon for farewells to Augusta. Charles Coody won the Masters in 1971, the same year David Duval was born, and it is probable both played the last competitive rounds of their lives here Friday.
But goodbyes come in all moods and expressions.
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</TD><TD width=10></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>The 68-year-old nearly shot par, and left with a smile on his face and a kiss on the cheek for his son, the caddie.
The 34-year-old had a 10 on one hole, and left tersely without a word.
That's the difference between a man exiting on his own terms, or forced to go because his game has inexplicably fallen apart.
Coody had an 89 on Thursday, precisely the kind of disaster that begs the question if former champions should be allowed to play past a certain age.
He had already decided this would be his final Masters. Friday would be his last round. Another 89 would be a tottering way to leave.
"I have to admit there was a lot of trepidation today," he said. "I didn't know what was going to happen."
What happened was he shot four birdies, and moments when he said to himself, "This is the way it used to feel."
He was 1-under for the day through 15, but a bogey and double bogey pulled him back. Still. A good many younger contenders would have loved to sign for a 74 on Friday. His last putt was a 15-footer he sank for par.
Kyle Coody caddied for his father. They talked of the old days as they took a last lap around Augusta.
"He said he was going to miss playing," Kyle said. "It was on No. 10, after he made the putt for par. And more important, he was going to miss me walking down the fairway with him."
Charles Coody made sure to save the ball from his last putt in 1971.
"I put it in my pocket," he said, pulling out the Titleist 4 he used for his last par Friday. "Just like this one."
Duval shot an 84 on Thursday, and began Friday with a double bogey on No. 1 and a 10 on No. 2, a score not seen on that hole since one Sam Byrd in 1948. Duval drove into the azaleas, then hit a hazard stick, two trees, another floral arrangement, and a bunker.
Duval was like a freeway wreck attracting rubber-neckers.
On No. 8, his drive hit a spectator and took a fortunate bounce.
"Hopefully, I saved you a stroke," Brooks Youmans said to Duval's caddie when he arrived.
"He can use every stroke he can get," the caddie answered.
On No. 11, a ball whizzed past me as I walked on the far right side of the fairway, and landed among the trees. I asked one of the marshals whose ball it was.
"I don't have the slightest idea," the man answered. "But I know Duval is coming up."
Duval's ball it was. Curious thing. He saved par, began a birdie binge, and put together a 32 on the back for a 75. But he still badly missed the cut, and the five-year Masters exemption from his 2001 British Open title is now expired.
Duval was No. 1 in the world in 1999, but his game has fallen off the table. The last three years he has been 211, 210 and 260 on the money list. He has become golf's Steve Blass.
"It's hard to fathom," Phil Mickelson said Friday. "I just can't understand what's going on, because he has a lot of game."
The sign of a golfer too baffling to diagnose: Duval had the worst front nine in the field Friday, and the best back nine.
"It's hard when you love someone," Susie Duval said, after watching her husband's misery. "I want for everybody to know he's been playing great. The best I've seen. You can't tell by the score."
Coody thanked the media Friday for talking to him, enjoying every moment.
Duval refused comment. Whether he thinks that 32 might somehow revive his game. Whether there is any way he will ever qualify to come back. He stood for a while beneath the giant oak tree by the clubhouse, one as silent as the other. Then he left the Masters.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. - It was an afternoon for farewells to Augusta. Charles Coody won the Masters in 1971, the same year David Duval was born, and it is probable both played the last competitive rounds of their lives here Friday.
But goodbyes come in all moods and expressions.
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</TD><TD width=10></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>The 68-year-old nearly shot par, and left with a smile on his face and a kiss on the cheek for his son, the caddie.
The 34-year-old had a 10 on one hole, and left tersely without a word.
That's the difference between a man exiting on his own terms, or forced to go because his game has inexplicably fallen apart.
Coody had an 89 on Thursday, precisely the kind of disaster that begs the question if former champions should be allowed to play past a certain age.
He had already decided this would be his final Masters. Friday would be his last round. Another 89 would be a tottering way to leave.
"I have to admit there was a lot of trepidation today," he said. "I didn't know what was going to happen."
What happened was he shot four birdies, and moments when he said to himself, "This is the way it used to feel."
He was 1-under for the day through 15, but a bogey and double bogey pulled him back. Still. A good many younger contenders would have loved to sign for a 74 on Friday. His last putt was a 15-footer he sank for par.
Kyle Coody caddied for his father. They talked of the old days as they took a last lap around Augusta.
"He said he was going to miss playing," Kyle said. "It was on No. 10, after he made the putt for par. And more important, he was going to miss me walking down the fairway with him."
Charles Coody made sure to save the ball from his last putt in 1971.
"I put it in my pocket," he said, pulling out the Titleist 4 he used for his last par Friday. "Just like this one."
Duval shot an 84 on Thursday, and began Friday with a double bogey on No. 1 and a 10 on No. 2, a score not seen on that hole since one Sam Byrd in 1948. Duval drove into the azaleas, then hit a hazard stick, two trees, another floral arrangement, and a bunker.
Duval was like a freeway wreck attracting rubber-neckers.
On No. 8, his drive hit a spectator and took a fortunate bounce.
"Hopefully, I saved you a stroke," Brooks Youmans said to Duval's caddie when he arrived.
"He can use every stroke he can get," the caddie answered.
On No. 11, a ball whizzed past me as I walked on the far right side of the fairway, and landed among the trees. I asked one of the marshals whose ball it was.
"I don't have the slightest idea," the man answered. "But I know Duval is coming up."
Duval's ball it was. Curious thing. He saved par, began a birdie binge, and put together a 32 on the back for a 75. But he still badly missed the cut, and the five-year Masters exemption from his 2001 British Open title is now expired.
Duval was No. 1 in the world in 1999, but his game has fallen off the table. The last three years he has been 211, 210 and 260 on the money list. He has become golf's Steve Blass.
"It's hard to fathom," Phil Mickelson said Friday. "I just can't understand what's going on, because he has a lot of game."
The sign of a golfer too baffling to diagnose: Duval had the worst front nine in the field Friday, and the best back nine.
"It's hard when you love someone," Susie Duval said, after watching her husband's misery. "I want for everybody to know he's been playing great. The best I've seen. You can't tell by the score."
Coody thanked the media Friday for talking to him, enjoying every moment.
Duval refused comment. Whether he thinks that 32 might somehow revive his game. Whether there is any way he will ever qualify to come back. He stood for a while beneath the giant oak tree by the clubhouse, one as silent as the other. Then he left the Masters.
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OSUsushichic
Fired up! Ready to go!
My brother had a similar experience. Norman took my brother's program and threw it to the ground. Nice guy. :(
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