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British Open Golf thread
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fustercluck
Diamond Member
Too sad 🙁 - Tuning out now.
GagHalfrunt
Lifer
No, the Masters and US Open should go to the British Open/PGA playoff format.
GagHalfrunt
Lifer
Other than the ridiculous US Open can you name a single sporting event on earth where they ignore the cameras, the crowds and the millions of people watching at home and decide to settle ties the next day when everybody is in work? Just one. I dare ya.
Seriously, can you imagine the riots that would occur if a Super Bowl ended in a tie and they decided to come back Monday morning? How satisfying would Wimbledon have been if Roddick and Federer left the court after 6-6 in the 5th set and finished it on Monday. A Monday playoff is the worst idea in the history of sports, that's why every other organization with an IQ over 1 has abandoned the idea and come up with a way to settle things while everyone is there. Hell, even the USGA admitted that Monday playoffs suck and have dropped them from ALL of their championships except the men's US Open. The women and the seniors both settle it on Sunday, only the men come back the next day.
We're talking about major golf here (not football), and this is the second time this year the player who played the best throughout the tournament has lost because they weren't given a chance to physically and mentally recover from their round (to a player who was given a chance to do so).
Settling majors soley to please the crowd is horseshit.
GagHalfrunt
Lifer
You might be the stupidest person on earth. Without the crowds there is no such thing as a major. Without TV there is no prize money. If a putt drops in the forest and there's nobody to see it does it make a sound? No! It's a freaking SPECTATOR sport zippy.
GagHalfrunt
Lifer
WTF does that have to do with anything? There's a reason why the final round is scheduled for Sunday rather than Monday. There's a reason why the tennis majors schedule their finals for Saturday and Sunday. There's a reason the triple crown races are held on Saturday. There's a reason why NBA playoffs, NHL playoffs and world series games are in prime time. There's a reason why the NBA is broadcast on Sundays and prime time. There's a reason why major college bowls are prime time, holidays and weekends. There's a reason why NO major sports decide their champions on Monday mornings. Everyone on earth understands those reasons. Everyone except you.
Really it wasn't that bad of a choke like say a pull-hook into the rough. All he did was carry the 8 iron an extra 10 feet or so, probably due to adrenalin. I've seen far, far worse on closing holes (monty in the US open, Norman, pick 'em, ect) and even then the ball bounced like a mofo on those hard greens and spilled over. LOL @ Asszinger's comment " this means everything to Cink and would have been just another major tournament to Watson", huh?, might have THE biggest upset in all of ANY sport for a 59 year old to win it..
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